Issue 14 of the Society’s newsletter, Chemical Intelligence, is now available for download. As our current newsletter editor, Dr Jo Hedesan (Oxford), is stepping down with this issue, we would like to thank her for the dedicated work she has done in this capacity over the last two years.
[Archived] Call for Papers: ‘Alchemy and Chemistry in Sickness and in Health’ (6th SHAC Postgraduate Workshop)
Call for Papers | Alchemy and Chemistry in Sickness and in Health
6th SHAC Postgraduate Workshop
Maison Française, University of Oxford (Friday, 30 October 2015)
This year the annual postgraduate workshop of the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry (SHAC) will take place in the UK, at the Maison Française, Oxford. The workshop offers postgraduate students and early-career researchers the opportunity to share ideas, explore methodological issues and network in a stimulating atmosphere. There will also be the chance to hear papers from, and ask questions of, two keynote speakers. Continue reading
[Archived] SHAC Spring Meeting (Monday 15 June 2015): Programme and Call for Registrations
An incredibly varied spring meeting, from alchemy to Arrhenius, elixirs to electrons
Venue: Clare Hall (NOT to be confused with Clare College!), Herschel Road, Cambridge and Department of History and Philosophy of Science, Free School Lane, Cambridge
For registration form, click here.
[Archived] 2015 Oxford Seminar in the History of Alchemy and Chemistry
The 2015 Oxford Seminar in the History of Alchemy and Chemistry will take place between 27 May and 17 June 2015 at the Maison Francaise d’Oxford (2-10 Norham Rd, OX2 6SE) every Wednesday, 3pm-5pm. The seminar is free of charge, and anyone with an interest in the history of alchemy, chemistry, medicine or the sciences is invited to attend. The format is two papers followed by a Questions & Answers session. There will be an opportunity to socialise at a nearby pub afterwards. In addition, everyone is welcome to join us for dinner with the speaker and chair.
[Archived] SHAC Spring/Summer Meeting: Call for Papers
Spring/Summer Meeting, Monday 15 June 2015: Call for Papers
The first biannual meeting of SHAC in 2015 is being arranged for the morning to mid-afternoon of Monday 15 June 2015 at Clare Hall, Herschel Road, Cambridge. The first part of the meeting will not be to address any particular theme but will consist of a succession of papers on topics appropriate to the Society’s interests. Later in the afternoon participants will make their way to the History and Philosophy of Science Department in Free School Lane for presentations in the ADHOC series by Professor Hasok Chang and Professor Klaus Ruthenberg (of Coburg University) on the history/philosophy of acidity. ADHOC has been financially supported by SHAC for a number of years.
[Archived] SHAC Award Scheme 2015
Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry Award Scheme 2015
The Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry invites applications for its award scheme for 2015. SHAC offers two types of award: support for research into the history of chemistry or history of alchemy by New Scholars and support for Subject Development of either history of chemistry or history of alchemy. The deadline for both awards is 31 May 2015.
[Archived] 2015 Morris Award: Call for Nominations
The Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry solicits nominations for the 2015 John and Martha Morris Award for Outstanding Achievement in the History of Modern Chemistry or the History of the Chemical Industry.
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