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# Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry

SHAC promotes academic scholarship in the field of the history of alchemy and chemistry broadly defined.

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- [June 2026 News](https://www.ambix.org/june-2026-news/) - A mixture of meetings, webinars, appeals for volunteers, information on Sources of Alchemy and Chemistry and the call for nominations for the 2027 Morris Award this month! 1. New SHAC Communications Editor Wanted The SHAC Communications Editor is responsible for advertising upcoming SHAC sponsored events and award opportunities on the SHAC social media accounts (Bluesky, Instagram,
- [May 2026 News](https://www.ambix.org/may-2026-news/) - THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY IN NORTHWEST EUROPE: LOCAL AND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES, LILLE, TUESDAY 5 MAY 2026, 11.00-17.20 CET The history of the chemical industry has long attracted scholarly attention and continues to do so today. This workshop, organised by Gabriel Galvez Behar and Joris Mercelis, reflects on the current state of the historiography, including its implications
- [SHAC Autumn Meeting 2026 - Call for Papers](https://www.ambix.org/shac-autumn-meeting-2026-call-for-papers/) - 5 and 6 November 2026 at the Deutsches Museum, Munich, https://www.deutsches-museum.de/en SHAC is delighted to announce that its next meeting will take place at the Deutsches Museum, Munich. Following the success of the meeting at the Science History Institute in Philadelphia in 2025, SHAC is continuing its programme of holding meetings outside of Britain and welcomes
- [April 2026 News and Upcoming Events](https://www.ambix.org/april-2026-news-and-upcoming-events/) - 1. SHAC AWARD SCHEME 2026 Remember the deadline is 31 May 2026 and application forms have to be requested in advance from grants@ambix.org . SHAC offers two types of award: support for research into the history of chemistry or history of alchemy by both new and independent scholars and support for Subject Development of either history of chemistry or history of
- [2026 Partington Prize Winner](https://www.ambix.org/2026-partington-prize-winner/) - The Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry is delighted to announce that the winner of the 2026 Partington Prize is Dr Flavio Bevacqua of University of Padua for the entry “Alchemy in 15th-Century Byzantium: The Case for the Role of Georgios-Gennadios Scholarios’ Circle”. Flavio’s entry brings together for the first time two medieval
- [Spring 2026 Oxford Seminar in the History of Alchemy and Chemistry](https://www.ambix.org/spring-2026-oxford-seminar-in-the-history-of-alchemy-and-chemistry/) - Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce the Spring 2026 series of the Oxford Seminar in the History of Alchemy and Chemistry. Please find the programme below. Oxford Seminar in the History of Alchemy and Chemistry Convenors: Ellen Hausner (Oxford), Sergei Zotov (Warburg), and Jo Hedesan (Oxford) The meetings take place between 3 pm and 5
- [March Online Seminar "Defending the New Chemistry: The Columbian Chemical Society of Philadelphia, c. 1811-13"](https://www.ambix.org/march-online-seminar-defending-the-new-chemistry-the-columbian-chemical-society-of-philadelphia-c-1811-13/) - Professor John C. Powers (Virginia Commonwealth University) will presentDefending the New Chemistry: The Columbian Chemical Society of Philadelphia, c. 1811-13This will be live on Thursday, 26 March 2026, beginning at 5.00pm (London time). The format will be a talk of 20-30 minutes, followed by a moderated discussion of half an hour. From this seminar we
- [Annette Lykknes receives 2026 HIST Award](https://www.ambix.org/annette-lykknes-receives-2026-hist-award/) - SHAC is delighted to announce that the new Editor-in-Chief of Ambix, Professor Annette Lykknes, is the winner of the Joseph B. Lambert HIST Award for Outstanding Achievement in the History of Chemistry for 2026 for her outstanding contributions to the advancement of the study and communication of the history of chemistry. In her nominating letter, Brigitte
- [Chemical Intelligence Winter 2026 issue](https://www.ambix.org/chemical-intelligence-winter-2026-issue/) - The winter 2026 issue of Chemical Intelligence, edited by Karoliina Pukkinen, is now available online for members to enjoy: Final_ChemIntelligence 2026WDownload
- [Announcing the 2026 Award Scheme](https://www.ambix.org/announcing-the-2026-award-scheme/) - Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry Award Scheme 2026 Opening date: 1 March 2026 Closing date for applications: 31 May 2026 The Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry invites applications for its Award Scheme for 2026. SHAC offers two types of award: support for research into the history of chemistry or history of alchemy by both
- [SHAC Spring meeting "Remembering Bill Brock"](https://www.ambix.org/shac-spring-meeting-remembering-bill-brock/) - SHAC Spring meeting "Remembering Bill Brock: Chemistry and Culture" 10 April 2026 Arranged with and at the Maison Française d’Oxford, 2-10 Norham Road, Oxford, OX2 6SE This meeting is being held to commemorate the life, work and legacy of William Hodson Brock (1936-2025), who spent his entire career at the University of Leicester. Sometime chair
- [Online Seminar: Michael Bycroft, Gems and the Crafts in the Chemical Revolution](https://www.ambix.org/online-seminar-michael-bycroft-gems-and-the-crafts-in-the-chemical-revolution/) - Next SHAC on-line seminar, Thursday, 22 January 2026, 5pm (London Time) The next on-line seminar of the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry will be given by Dr Michael Bycroft (University of Warwick) who will present: Gems and the Crafts in the Chemical Revolution This will be live on Thursday, 22 January 2026,
- [Oxford talk: Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent on Michel Serres](https://www.ambix.org/oxford-talk-bernadette-bensaude-vincent-on-michel-serres/) - ‘Michel Serres, historian of science despite himself’ Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent, Emeritus Professor, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne 9 April 17:00 Maison Française d'Oxford Abstract: In 1969 Michel Serres was elected professor in the history of science at University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne where he served until 1989. However, this mathematician turned philosopher considered this election as a mistake
- [Online Seminar "From Sacred Plants to Golden Wine"](https://www.ambix.org/online-seminar-from-sacred-plants-to-golden-wine/) - The next on-line seminar of the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry will be given by Dr Stefania Buosi-Moncunill (University of Barcelona) who will present: From Sacred Plants to Golden Wine: The Alchemist’s Art of Healing This will be live on Thursday, 27 November 2025, beginning at 5.00pm (London time). The format will
- [Remembering Bill Brock - CfP SHAC Meeting 10 April 2026](https://www.ambix.org/remembering-bill-brock-cfp-shac-meeting-10-april-2026/) - William ‘Bill’ Hodson Brock (1936-2025) was one of the leading historians of chemistry of the last fifty years. As Chair of SHAC and editor of Ambix he played a major role in the Society from the 1960s to the 2000s. He also wrote on the history of publishing, education and many other aspects of nineteenth-century science and
- [1st Brock Award given to Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent](https://www.ambix.org/1st-brock-award-given-to-bernadette-bensaude-vincent/) - The first Brock Award is given to Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent for her lifetime of outstanding work in the history of chemistry. For about four decades she has produced original and thought-provoking research in the history and philosophy of chemical and materials science, significantly shaping the historiography of chemistry. Her work stands as an inspiring example of how innovative
- [Call for Papers SHAC 2026 Postgraduate and Early Career Conference “The Secrets of Nature”](https://www.ambix.org/call-for-papers-shac-2026-postgraduate-and-early-career-conference-the-secrets-of-nature/) - Friday 20 March 2026 at the Allard Pierson Artis Library, Plantage Middenlaan 45, 1018 DC Amsterdam. Deadline for submissions: January 5th 2026 This conference seeks to explore the relation between (al)chemical work and “The Secrets of Nature” within and beyond the laboratory. By foregrounding this theme, this conference emphasizes the central role of nature in
- [October 2025 News](https://www.ambix.org/october-2025-news/) - Lots of SHAC events and activities are coming up in the next six months. We hope you can join us at one of them and that you enjoy the new publications. Remembering Bill Brock William ‘Bill’ Hodson Brock (1936-2025) was one of the leading historians of chemistry of the last fifty years. As Chair of
- [Fall 2025 News: Brock Award, SHI Meeting, Ambix Special Issues, Partington Prize](https://www.ambix.org/fall-2025-news-brock-award-shi-meeting-ambix-special-issues-partington-prize/) - Brock Award 2025 The Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry is pleased to announce the winner of the first Brock Award. The Brock Award honours Professor William ‘Bill’ Hodson Brock (1936-2025), one of the leading historians of chemistry of the last fifty years, and is for outstanding contributions in the fields of the
- [Chemical Intelligence Summer 2025 issue](https://www.ambix.org/chemical-intelligence-summer-2025-issue/) - The summer 2025 issue of Chemical Intelligence, edited by Karoliina Pukkinen, is now available online for members to enjoy: Final_Final_10.9.2025_ChemIntelligence 2025SDownload
- [Upcoming Online Seminar "Women and the construction of scientific memory"](https://www.ambix.org/upcoming-online-seminar-women-and-the-construction-of-scientific-memory/) - The next on-line seminar of the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry will be given by Dr Francesca Antonelli (University of Bologna) who will present: Family historians? Women and the construction of scientific memory, from Mme Lavoisier (1758-1836) to Lucie Laugier (1822-1900) This will be live on Thursday, 25 September 2025, beginning at
- [May News (Online Seminar about Alchemical Characters, AGM, Partington Prize, Brock Award & future meetings)](https://www.ambix.org/may-news-online-seminar-about-alchemical-characters-and-agm/) - This post is almost overflowing with news of forthcoming events brought to you by SHAC over the next few months. 1. SHAC WEBINAR - Thursday 22 May 2025 at 5pm BST: Ellen Hausner - Early modern alchemical characters: the case of Simon Forman (1552-1611) An invitation to the next SHAC seminar to be held on 22nd May and a
- [The Partington Prize 2026](https://www.ambix.org/the-partington-prize-2026/) - The Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry established the Partington Prize in memory of Professor James Riddick Partington, the Society’s first Chairman. It is awarded every three years for an original and unpublished essay on any aspect of the history of alchemy or chemistry. The prize consists of five hundred pounds (£500) if
- [March 2025 News](https://www.ambix.org/march-2025-news/) - The next on line seminar will be on Thursday, 27 March 2025 The next on-line seminar of the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry will be given by Dr Christopher Halm (Deutsches Museum, Munich) who will present: Escaping Earth, Sustaining the Moon: The 'Chemistry' Behind Public Narratives of Lunar Habitation and Cosmic AgeThis
- [Chemical Intelligence Winter 2025 issue](https://www.ambix.org/chemical-intelligence-winter-2025-issue/) - The winter 2025 issue of Chemical Intelligence, edited by Karoliina Pukkinen, is now available online for members to enjoy: FINAL_ChemIntelligence 2025WDownload
- [SHAC Spring Meeting 29th March in person at UCL](https://www.ambix.org/shac-spring-meeting-29th-march-in-person-at-ucl/) - The Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry (SHAC) is holding its Spring Meeting, which will also mark its 90th Anniversary, in person on Saturday 29 March 2025 at University College London (LG04, 26 Bedford Way). The meeting will be on The Biographies of Alchemists and Chemists and registration, which costs £18.50, is now available via this TicketSource link: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/society-for-the-history-of-alchemy-and-chemistry/t-vvgzdpy Programme: We look forward
- [2025 Joseph B. Lambert HIST Award for Prof. Seth C. Rasmussen](https://www.ambix.org/2025-joseph-b-lambert-hist-award-for-prof-seth-c-rasmussen/) - The recipient of the 2025 Joseph B. Lambert HIST Award of the Division of the History of Chemistry (HIST) of the American Chemical Society is Seth C. Rasmussen. Professor Rasmussen is a member of the faculty in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND. The HIST Award is for
- [90th Anniversary Meeting (Spring 2025)](https://www.ambix.org/90th-anniversary-meeting-spring-2025/) - SHAC is holding the SHAC Spring Meeting 2025 and it marks the Society’s 90th Anniversary, It will be held “in person” on Saturday 29 March 2025 at University College London (LG04, 26 Bedford Way) on the subject of: Biographies of Alchemists and Chemists Registration costs £18.50 and is now available via this TicketSource link: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/society-for-the-history-of-alchemy-and-chemistry/t-vvgzdpy
- [Welcome](https://www.ambix.org/welcome/) - Welcome to the Website of the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry (SHAC), publisher of the scholarly journal Ambix. Founded in 1935, SHAC has consistently maintained the highest standards of scholarship in all aspects of the history of alchemy and chemistry from early times to the present. The Society has a wide international
- [Next online seminar: “Undecompounded bodies” in nineteenth-century chemical textbooks](https://www.ambix.org/next-online-seminar-undecompounded-bodies-in-nineteenth-century-chemical-textbooks/) - The next on-line seminar of the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry will be given by Dr Sarah Hijmans (Université Paris Cité) who will present: Not quite simple: The classification of “undecompounded bodies” in nineteenth-century chemical textbooks This will be live on Thursday, 23 January 2025, beginning at 5.00pm GMT (6.00pm CET, 12
- [Dezember 2024 News](https://www.ambix.org/dezember-2024-news/) - More interesting news for you to ponder on during the holiday break. 1 The November issue of Ambix has been published online and hard copies will be dispatched soon, although there may be delays in delivery over the holiday season. Members can access the issue by logging in at https://www.ambix.org/ . A list of contents is available at https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/yamb20/current 2
- [SHAC Postgraduate and Early Career Workshop Agenda (January 2025)](https://www.ambix.org/shac-postgraduate-and-early-career-workshop-agenda-january-2025/) - Alchemy and Chemistry as Vessels for Cultural Discourse Online / New Seminar Room (St John’s College, University of Oxford) 14th January 2025 For those attending in person, please meet at the St John’s College lodge at 8:30. If you wish to attend in person, please email Josh Werrett at studentrep[at]ambix.org Zoom details will be released
- [SHAC Six Announcements: Seminars, Meetings and Awards](https://www.ambix.org/shac-six-announcements-seminars-meetings-and-awards/) - Dear SHAC Members, a reminder about seminars, meetings, conferences and awards coming up in the next six months. We hope to see you online or in-person at some of them. Please scroll down to see everything! 1. Next SHAC Online Seminar - Thursday 21 November The next on-line seminar will be given by Professor Matthew
- [SHAC Special ICHC14 Award Scheme – Grants to support attendance at ICHC14 in Valencia, Spain, 11-14 June 2025](https://www.ambix.org/shac-special-ichc14-award-scheme-grants-to-support-attendance-at-ichc14-in-valencia-spain-11-14-june-2025/) - Applicants are invited to apply for grants under a Special Award Scheme from the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry (SHAC) to support attendance of early-career scholars and independent scholars at the 14th International Conference on the History of Chemistry in Valencia, Spain on 11 June to 14 June 2025. Awards of up
- [Online Seminar on Jane Ewbank on Thursday, 21 November 2024](https://www.ambix.org/online-seminar-on-jane-ewbank-on-thursday-21-november-2024/) - The next on-line seminar of the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry will be given by Professor Matthew Daniel Eddy (University of Durham) who will present: ‘A Very Curious Subject’: Jane Ewbank, Public Lectures and Experimental Philosophy in Late Georgian YorkThis will be live on Thursday, 21 November 2024, beginning at 5.00pm GMT
- [Announcing the Brock Award and a call for nominations](https://www.ambix.org/announcing-the-brock-award-and-a-call-for-nominations/) - The Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry (SHAC) has decided to establish the Brock Award which honours Professor William ‘Bill’ Hodson Brock, one of the leading historians of chemistry of the last fifty years. For most of that time he was based at the University of Leicester, where he also directed the Victorian
- [Call for Papers: SHAC Session on the Pesticide Chemical Industry in the 20th Century at ICHC 2025 (Valencia)](https://www.ambix.org/call-for-papers-shac-session-on-the-pesticide-chemical-industry-in-the-20th-century-at-ichc-2025-valencia/) - SHAC is sponsoring this session at the ICHC meeting in Valencia (Spain) next year. Please find the call for papers attached below. We are looking forward to your contributions! CfP_ICHC-20thCenturyPesticidesChemicalIndustryDownload
- [2025 Spring meeting on The Biographies of Alchemists and Chemists](https://www.ambix.org/2025-spring-meeting-on-the-biographies-of-alchemists-and-chemists/) - The SHAC Spring meeting To be held on Saturday 29 March 2025 at University College London on the subject of The Biographies of Alchemists and Chemists. Over the last few years a number of excellent biographies of alchemists and chemists have been published and more are in preparation. So, now seems an appropriate juncture to
- [Davy Notebooks Launch](https://www.ambix.org/davy-notebooks-launch/) - The Davy Notebooks Project is glad to announce that we have fully transcribed all 120 of Humphry Davy’s notebooks and sets of lecture notes, the vast majority of which are held at the Royal Institution in London, the rest in Kresen Kernow in Redruth. In total, including our pilot project that took place in 2019, our volunteers transcribed
- [Registration for the Autumn one-day meeting at the Allard Pierson on 11 October 2024](https://www.ambix.org/registration-for-the-autumn-one-day-meeting-at-the-allard-pierson-on-11-october-2024/) - The Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry (SHAC), in collaboration with the Allard Pierson of the University of Amsterdam and the Centre for History of Hermetic Philosophy and Related Currents (HHP), will hold its Annual Autumn Meeting at the Allard Pierson, Amsterdam, on 11 October 2024, starting at 9:30 am and ending at
- [Next SHAC on-line seminar, Thursday, 19 September 2024, 5pm BST](https://www.ambix.org/next-shac-on-line-seminar-thursday-19-september-2024-5pm-bst/) - The next on-line seminar of the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry will be given by Joshua Werrett (University of Oxford) who will present: Imitatio Christi and the Aesthetics of Martyrdom in The Visions of Zosimos of Panopolis This will be live on Thursday, 19 September 2024, beginning at 5.00pm BST (6.00pm CEST,
- [The Summer 2024 Issue of Chemical Intelligence is online!](https://www.ambix.org/the-summer-2024-issue-of-chemical-intelligence-is-online/) - Please find SHAC’s latest edition of Chemical Intelligence where you will find information of upcoming conferences and details of the latest research funded by SHAC grants among other information of interest to members here: Final_ChemIntelligence-S2024Download Also please note the Society’s AGM minutes are now online https://www.ambix.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SHAC-Final-AGM-Minutes-1190304-May-2024.pdf
- [SHAC Postgraduate and Early Career Workshop, 14th January 2025, Online / St John’s College, University of Oxford](https://www.ambix.org/shac-postgraduate-and-early-career-workshop-14th-january-2025-online-st-johns-college-university-of-oxford/) - The Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry (SHAC) invites proposals for the 2025 iteration of its annual postgraduate and early career workshop, ‘Alchemy and Chemistry as Vessels for Cultural Discourse’. This conference seeks to explore the interface between (al)chemical work and various facets of culture outside of the laboratory. For as long as
- [Minutes of the 2024 AGM are now online!](https://www.ambix.org/minutes-of-the-2024-agm-are-now-online/) - We are pleased to announce that the minutes of the recent Annual General Meeting covering 2023 have been published. The meeting was held on May 2024 via Zoom. You can find older meeting minutes here. SHAC-Final-AGM-Minutes-1190304-May-2024Download
- [SHAC Autumn 2024 Meeting CfP](https://www.ambix.org/shac-autumn-2024-meeting-cfp/) - The Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry (SHAC), in collaboration with the Allard Pierson of the University of Amsterdam and the Centre for History of Hermetic Philosophy and Related Currents (HHP), invites abstract submissions for its Annual Autumn Meeting on 'Alchemy, Freemasonry, Hermeticism and Rosicrucianism', to be held at the Allard Pierson on 11 October 2024. The meeting will be
- [The 2024 Morris Award goes to Carsten Reinhardt](https://www.ambix.org/the-2024-morris-award-goes-to-carsten-reinhardt/) - The Society for the History of Chemistry wishes to announce that the Morris Award for 2024 has been given to Carsten Reinhardt for his outstanding work on the recent history of chemistry and the history of the chemical industry. He has been an innovator and a leader in the history of modern chemistry and chemical
- [Next online seminar: Discovering elements in the age of radioactivity](https://www.ambix.org/next-online-seminar-discovering-elements-in-the-age-of-radioactivity/) - The next on-line seminar of the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry will be given by Professor Annette Lykknes (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) and Dr Brigitte Van Tiggelen (Science History Institute) who will present: Discovering elements in the age of radioactivity – two contrasting stories This will be live on Thursday,
- [SHAC Spring Meeting 'From Antique to Early Modern Alchemy: New Approaches, New Horizons’](https://www.ambix.org/shac-spring-meeting-from-antique-to-early-modern-alchemy-new-approaches-new-horizons/) - You are invited to attend the SHAC Spring Meeting 'From Antique to Early Modern Alchemy: New Approaches, New Horizons’ held on 28 and 29 May 2024 at Maison Française d’Oxford. The meeting will host panels on topics that include ancient perfume making in Egypt and Assyria, alchemical symbolism and imagery, the use of new
- [Oxford Double Book Launch](https://www.ambix.org/oxford-double-book-launch/) - Oxford Double Book Launch 2024Download We are pleased to announce a double book launch event, to celebrate thepublication of two books by distinguished and long-serving historians ofscience and chemistry. Thomas Garnett: Science, Medicine, Mobility in Eighteenth-CenturyBritain (Bloomsbury) by Robert Fox Emeritus Professor of History ofScience, Oxford, published in February 2024. Carbon: A Biography (Polity), the
- [Spring 2024 Talks in the Turba series on the history of alchemy](https://www.ambix.org/spring-2024-talks-in-the-turba-series-on-the-history-of-alchemy/) - The Turba series on the history of alchemy is returning this spring with three online (Zoom) meetings scheduled in April and May. Please join us for one or more of the following: Friday, 12 April 2024Antonio Clericuzio (Roma Tre) – ‘Thomas Willis’ Chemical Philosophy’ Friday, 26 April 2024Matteo Soranzo (McGill) – ‘A Lullian Workshop in
- [Recheduled SHAC on line seminar and other matters](https://www.ambix.org/shac-recheduled-on-line-seminar-and-other-matters/) - We were sorry to have to postpone the on-line seminar two weeks ago due to technical difficulty. These have now been resolved and the seminar has been rescheduled to 25th April. The next on-line seminar of the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry will be given by Professor Robert Fox (University of Oxford) who
- [2024 Morris Award: Call for Nominations](https://www.ambix.org/2024-morris-award-call-for-nominations-2/) - The Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry solicits nominations for the 2024 John and Martha Morris Award for Outstanding Achievement in the History of Modern Chemistry or the History of the Chemical Industry. This award honours the memory of John and Martha Morris, the late parents of Peter Morris, the former editor of Ambix,
- [Oxford Seminar in the History of Alchemy and Chemistry 2024](https://www.ambix.org/oxford-seminar-in-the-history-of-alchemy-and-chemistry-2024/) - The Oxford Seminar this year will be running three sessions, each consisting of two papers.The session dates and times are Weds May 22nd, May 29th, and June 5th 3pm-5pm, Salon at the Maison Française d’Oxford, Norham Rd, Oxford.Each session has two speakers, who will deliver papers of 30-40 minutes, leaving 20-30minutes for questions and discussion.
- [Summer 2024 SHAC events](https://www.ambix.org/summer-2024-shac-events/) - Here are details of a one day in person meeting, a call for papers, the SHAC award scheme and Chemical Intelligence. I hope you find the information useful. The Development of the Chemist’s Notebook This one-day in-person meeting organised by the Historical Group will take place on Wednesday 13 March 2024, 10.30-17.00, at Burlington House, Piccadilly, London
- [SHAC Spring Meeting CfP - Deadline extended!](https://www.ambix.org/shac-spring-meeting-cfp-deadline-extended/) - We have extended the CFP deadline for the Spring Meeting to 10th of March. The original call is attached below. Hope this will encourage more of you to submit! (Original Call below:). SHAC Spring Meeting – Call For Papers The Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry (SHAC) invites abstract submissions for its Annual Spring Meeting, to
- [Upcoming March Seminar on Thomas Garnett](https://www.ambix.org/upcoming-march-seminar-on-thomas-garnett/) - Next on Line Seminar 21st March The next on-line seminar of the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry will be given by Professor Robert Fox (University of Oxford) who will present: Thomas Garnett: Science, medicine, mobility in eighteenth-century Britain This will be live on Thursday, 21 March 2024, beginning at 5.00pm GMT (6.00pm CET,
- [Winter 2024 issue of Chemical Intelligence is out!](https://www.ambix.org/winter-2024-issue-of-chemical-intelligence-is-out/) - The winter 2024 issue of Chemical Intelligence, edited by Karoliina Pukkinen, is now available online for members to enjoy: 19.2.2024.ChemicalIntelligence-Winter2024Download
- [SHAC 2024 Spring Meeting - Call for Papers](https://www.ambix.org/shac-spring-meeting-call-for-papers/) - The Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry invites abstract submissions for its Annual Spring Meeting, to be held at the University of Oxford (Maison Francaise d’Oxford) on 28 May 2024. The meeting will be hybrid, although we strongly encourage in person attendance. The keynote speaker is Prof. Jennifer M. Rampling (Princeton). The theme is ‘From Late Antique to
- [Upcoming Post Graduate Conference (Saturday, 13th January 2024)](https://www.ambix.org/upcoming-post-graduate-conference-saturday-13th-january-2024/) - Here’s somewhat short notice about the upcoming Post Graduate Conference and, by the way the next SHAC on line seminar will be on Thursday 18th January 2024, not in 2025 as recently advised! The SHAC PG Conference, Uncovering the Secrets of the Universe, will be held this Saturday (13th January 2024) coming from St John's College, Oxford.
- [2024 Morris Award: Call for Nominations](https://www.ambix.org/2024-morris-award-call-for-nominations/) - The Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry solicits nominations for the 2024 John and Martha Morris Award for Outstanding Achievement in the History of Modern Chemistry or the History of the Chemical Industry. This award honours the memory of John and Martha Morris, the late parents of Peter Morris, the former editor of
- [Upcoming Online Seminar: The Davy Notebook Project ](https://www.ambix.org/upcoming-online-seminar-the-davy-notebook-project/) - The next on-line seminar of the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry will be given by Professor Sharon Ruston (Lancaster University) who will present: The Davy Notebook Project This will be live on Thursday, 18 January 2024, beginning at 5.00pm GMT (6.00pm CET, 12noon ET, 9.00am PT). The format will be a talk of
- [Upcoming SHAC on-line seminar: Some discontinuities in eighteenth-century instrumentation](https://www.ambix.org/upcoming-shac-on-line-seminar-some-discontinuities-in-eighteenth-century-instrumentation/) - Reminder - Next SHAC on-line seminar, Thursday, 9 November 2023, 5pm GMT The next on-line seminar of the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry will be given by Dr Adrian Wilson (University of Leeds) who will present: Some discontinuities in eighteenth-century instrumentation The pneumatic trough and the Fahrenheit thermometer are well recognised as eighteenth-century
- [SHAC Autumn Meeting - 'Alchemy and Chemistry in the Long Eighteenth Century'](https://www.ambix.org/shac-autumn-meeting-alchemy-and-chemistry-in-the-long-eighteenth-century/) - One day in-person meeting to be held on Saturday 25 November 2023. B.4.04, Cruciform Building, University College London, Gower Street, WC1E 6BT. Please register (fee £20) at https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/society-for-the-history-of-alchemy-and-chemistry/t-dvpgxjr
- [Call for Papers: SHAC Postgraduate Workshop "Uncovering the Secrets of the Universe"](https://www.ambix.org/call-for-papers-shac-postgraduate-workshop-uncovering-the-secrets-of-the-universe/) - 13 January 2024, Online / St John’s College, University of Oxford The Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry (SHAC) invites proposals for the 2024 iteration of its annual postgraduate workshop, “Uncovering the Secrets of the Universe.” This conference explores the relationship between the (al)chemical sciences and the fundamental nature of our reality. From
- [Partington Prize winning essay “Senses and Utility in the New Chemistry” is published Open Access!](https://www.ambix.org/partington-prize-winning-essay-senses-and-utility-in-the-new-chemistry-is-published-open-access/) - The Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry is delighted to announce that Armel Cornu’s Partington Prize winning essay “Senses and Utility in the New Chemistry” is published Open Access in the November 2023 issue of Ambix. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00026980.2023.2265681?src= The winner Armel Cornu is a postdoctoral researcher funded by the Swedish Research Council and based
- [Upcoming SHAC events](https://www.ambix.org/upcoming-shac-events/) - There are several events and publications taking place in the new few weeks, including a SHAC seminar and the Autumn SHAC meeting: 1. Next SHAC on-line seminar, Thursday, 9 November 2023, 5pm GMT The next on-line seminar of the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry will be given by Dr Adrian Wilson (University of Leeds)
- [New feature: Set "new content" alerts for Ambix!](https://www.ambix.org/new-feature-set-new-content-alerts-for-ambix/) - Starting now, new content alerts are available for Ambix. In order to achieve this, you simply have to visit tandfonline.com/yamb, click on "new content alerts" and register for free. That way, you never miss any brand new Ambix content.
- [Minutes of the last AGM are now online!](https://www.ambix.org/minutes-of-the-last-agm-are-now-online/) - We are pleased to announce that the minutes of the recent Annual General Meeting covering 2022 have been published. The meeting was held on May 3rd 2023 via Zoom. SHAC AGM Minutes 3 May 2023 FinalisedDownload
- [Summer 2023 issue of Chemical Intelligence](https://www.ambix.org/summer-2023-issue-of-chemical-intelligence/) - The summer 2023 issue of Chemical Intelligence, edited by Karoliina Pukkinen, is now available online for members to enjoy: Chemical_Intelligence Summer2023Download Summer 2023 is a bumper issue, including reports on the International Conference on the History of Chemistry in Vilnius and the Oxford Seminars in the History of Alchemy and Chemistry. There is information about
- [Member Area](https://www.ambix.org/member-area/) - As the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry publishes with Taylor & Francis, SHAC members are entitled to a 30% books discount. This discount is valid on any full priced CRC Press or Routledge book. Please click the button below for the code. Or click ‘Use Code’ to be taken to the
- [New Royal Society Publishing history of science platform ](https://www.ambix.org/new-royal-society-publishing-history-of-science-platform/) - Royal Society Publishing recently launched a new history of science platform. Science in the making that allows free access to digitised versions of over 30,000 archival items related to the publication of our journals from the past 400+ years. This is an extremely important and ambitious digitisation programme that presents the complex material that lies behind the published
- [Call for papers & online access to Sources of Alchemy and Chemistry](https://www.ambix.org/call-for-papers-online-access-to-sources-of-alchemy-and-chemistry/) - As a SAHC member you may be interested in the following symposium organised by La Société Française d’Histoire de la Chimie (SFHC) www.sfhc.fr/ and partner institutions Symposium “Heritage of Chemistry / Patrimoine de la Chimie” - To be held in Rennes (France) on 23-24 November 2023. Theme: The Laboratory: its buildings, its instruments, and its
- [End of May 2023 Newsletter (John Perkins, Edited Collections, Conversations on Chemistry)](https://www.ambix.org/end-of-may-2023-newsletter-john-perkins-edited-collections-conversations-on-chemistry/) - John Perkins We were very saddened to learn that John Perkins, SHAC Treasurer from 2007 to 2013, has passed away recently. John helped transform the Society’s activities during his tenure as Treasurer, introducing our grants scheme, co-founding the Oxford History of Alchemy and Chemistry Seminar Series and bringing together the series of conferences on Sites of
- [Last chance to apply for the 2023 Award Scheme!](https://www.ambix.org/last-chance-to-apply-for-the-2023-award-scheme/) - Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry Award Scheme 2023 - Deadline 31 May 2023 Here’s a reminder to you that Grants of up to £1000 are available for research into the history of chemistry or the history of alchemy by both new and independent scholars and also support for Subject Development of either
- [Upcoming History of Alchemy Events in Oxford](https://www.ambix.org/history-of-alchemy-events-in-oxford/) - Dear colleagues, Please find below two announcements related to the history of alchemy: Talk by Prof Jennifer M. Rampling at the Oxford Seminars in the History of Science, Medicine, and Technology Monday 24 April 2023, 4pm-5:15pm,Maison Française d’Oxford, 2-10 Norham Road, Oxford OX2 6SE (walk-in, no registration required) Fantasy or experiment? Reading alchemical imagery in
- [One month left to apply for SHAC Awards 2023!](https://www.ambix.org/one-month-left-to-apply-for-shac-awards-2023/) - Grants of up to £1000 are available for research into the history of chemistry or the history of alchemy by both new and independent scholars and also support for Subject Development of either history of chemistry or history of alchemy. Further details: https://www.ambix.org/grants/ Applicants must be members of the Society in good standing at the time
- [Armel Cornu wins the 2023 Partington Prize](https://www.ambix.org/armel-cornu-wins-the-2023-partington-prize/) - The Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry is delighted to announce that the winner of the 2023 Partington Prize is Dr Armel Cornu of the Science History Institute for her entry “Senses and utility in the New Chemistry.” Armel Cornu is a postdoctoral researcher at the Science History Institute in Philadelphia. She majored
- [Next online seminar: British 2nd WW Nerve Agent Research](https://www.ambix.org/neyt-on-line-seminar-british-2nd-ww-nerve-agent-research/) - The next on-line seminar of the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry will be given by Dr Alison McManus (Johns Hopkins University) who will present “A Compound of Considerable Interest”: British Nerve Agent Research during the Second World War This will be live on Thursday, 23 March 2023, beginning at 5.00pm GMT (6.00pm
- [<strong>Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry Award Scheme 2023</strong>](https://www.ambix.org/society-for-the-history-of-alchemy-and-chemistry-award-scheme-2023/) - Opening date: 1 March 2023 Closing date for applications: 31 May 2023 The Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry invites applications for its Award Scheme for 2023. SHAC offers two types of award: support for research into the history of chemistry or history of alchemy by both new and independent scholars and support
- [Winter 2023 issue of Chemical Intelligence and Awards](https://www.ambix.org/winter-2023-issue-of-chemical-intelligence-and-awards/) - The winter 2023 issue of Chemical Intelligence, edited by Karoliina Pukkinen, is now available online for members to enjoy: https://www.ambix.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/FINAL_ChemicalIntelligence-WINTER2023.pdf It introduces our new webmaster, Sarah Lang, and new postgraduate representative, Josh Werrett. There are details of the new FOHCS mentoring scheme, obituaries of Trevor Levere, Piyo Rattansi and Peter Spargo, and other SHAC news
- [History Lab Plus 2023 Event for PhDs: Community and Collaboration](https://www.ambix.org/history-lab-plus-2023-even-for-phds-community-and-collaboration/) - Are you in the latter stages of your PhD or post PhD? Does/did that PhD involve historical research? Then scroll no further! To mark the relaunch of History Lab Plus you are warmly invited to attend History Lab Plus 2023: Community and Collaboration on 13 January 2023. History Lab Plus is a national network, affiliated with
- [Online Seminar January 19th: A History of the Periodic Table](https://www.ambix.org/online-seminar-january-19th-a-history-of-the-periodic-table/) - the next on-line seminar of the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry will be given by Professor Eric Scerri (UCLA) who will present A Brief Philosophical History of the Periodic Table This will be live on Thursday, 19 January 2023, beginning at 5.00pm GMT (6.00pm CET, 12noon ET, 9.00am PT). The format will be a
- [Workshop: Material Substances in Chemistry and Beyond](https://www.ambix.org/workshop-material-substances-in-chemistry-and-beyond/) - Workshop "Material Substances in Chemistry and Beyond" Department of the History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge 6 December 2022 The Association for the Discussion of the History of Chemistry (AD HOC) will host a one-day workshop on Tuesday 6 December 2022 exploring the historiography of material substances beyond the traditional boundaries of the
- [Online Seminar Nov 17th: A Not-So-Lazy Henry](https://www.ambix.org/online-seminar-nov-17th-a-not-so-lazy-henry/) - The next on-line seminar of the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry will be given by Professor Peter Forshaw (University of Amsterdam) who will present A Not-So-Lazy Henry: Heinrich Khunrath in his Laboratory This will be live on Thursday, 17 November 2022, beginning at 5.00pm GMT (6.00pm CET, 12 noon ET, 9.00am
- [Apply for 2023 SHAC Award Schemes!](https://www.ambix.org/apply-for-2023-shac-award-schemes/) - SHAC Special ICHC13 Award Scheme – Grants to support attendance at ICHC13 in Vilnius, May 2023 Applicants are invited to apply for grants under a Special Award Scheme from the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry (SHAC) to support attendance of early-career scholars and independent scholars at the 13th International Conference on the
- [Call for Applications: Postgraduate Representative](https://www.ambix.org/call-for-applications-postgraduate-representative/) - The Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry (SHAC) invites applications for Postgraduate Representative, a two- or three-year term to begin in January 2023. As leader of SHAC’s extensive Graduate Network, the Postgraduate Representative serves as an advocate for early career scholars in the history of alchemy, chemistry, and related fields. They are chiefly
- ["Humphry Davy in Naples" Online Seminar (29th Sept)](https://www.ambix.org/humphry-davy-in-naples-online-seminar-29th-sept/) - The next on-line seminar of the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry will be given by Professor Frank James (University College London) who will present Trying to Return Europe to the Ancien Régime: Humphry Davy in Naples Chemically Recovering Ancient Literature, 1817-1820 This will be live on Thursday 29 September 2022 beginning at 5.00pm
- [<strong>SHAC Postgraduate Workshop</br> Secrets of Matter, Matters of Secrecy: Concealing (al)Chemical  Knowledge from Ciphers to the Military-Industrial Complex </strong>](https://www.ambix.org/shac-postgraduate-workshop-secrets-of-matter-matters-of-secrecy-concealing-alchemical-knowledge-from-ciphers-to-the-military-industrial-complex/) - SHAC Postgraduate WorkshopSecrets of Matter, Matters of Secrecy: Concealing (al)Chemical Knowledge from Ciphers to the Military-Industrial Complex June 3-4, 2021 Registration link Please note that the schedule reflects U.S. Eastern Time. THURSDAY, JUNE 3rd 9:30-10:00 | INTRODUCTIONS 10:00-10:50 | CONCEALING GENDERED KNOWLEDGE Natacha Klein Käfer, Private Spaces, Secret Practices: Gender and Concealment in Alchemical Laboratories under
- [SHAC Award Scheme 2020 Recipients](https://www.ambix.org/shac-award-scheme-2020-recipients/) - The SHAC Award Scheme for 2020 funded seven applicants. Six Research Awards were made. Georgiana Hedesan, Independent Scholar, research trip to the University of Glasgow to explore Alchemy in Antonio Neri’s manuscript Il Tesoro del Mondo (1598-1600). Joris Mercelis, John Hopkins University, research trip to Rochester New York to study written and visual sources in
- [New Website Content Editor](https://www.ambix.org/new-website-content-editor/) - It is with pleasure that I am able to announce that Lyke de Vries (PhD candidate, Radboud University Nijmegen) will take over my duties in maintaining the content of this website. Please address any information on events or other relevant matters you would like to see advertised here to her at contenteditor [AT] ambix.org. The Council
- [Partington Prize 2016/17](https://www.ambix.org/partington-prize-201617/) - The Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry established the Partington Prize in memory of Professor James Riddick Partington, the Society’s first Chairman. It is awarded every three years for an original and unpublished essay on any aspect of the history of alchemy or chemistry. The prize consists of five hundred pounds (£500) if
- [Annual trustees' report and accounts for 2015](https://www.ambix.org/annual-trustees-report-and-accounts-for-2015/) - Members are invited to note that the trustees annual report and annual accounts for 2015 have been posted online and may be accessed using the links on the About page.
- [7th SHAC Postgraduate Workshop: Call for Papers](https://www.ambix.org/7th-shac-postgraduate-workshop-call-for-papers/) - Colouring and Making in Alchemy and Chemistry 7th SHAC Postgraduate Workshop Utrecht University (Wednesday, 26 October 2016) Keynote Lecturers Tara Nummedal (Brown University) Ernst Homburg (Maastricht University) Hosted by the ARTECHNE research group, the annual postgraduate workshop of the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry (SHAC) will take place at Utrecht University in
- [SHAC Award Scheme 2016 Now Open for Applications](https://www.ambix.org/shac-award-scheme-2016-now-open-for-applications/) - Until 31 May 2016, it is now possible to apply for awards of up to £500 through the SHAC Award Scheme. To view the call for applications, please click here. To learn more about the SHAC Award Scheme generally, please refer to our grants section.
- [New Issue of Ambix Available Online](https://www.ambix.org/new-issue-of-ambix-available-online/) - The special issue on Chemical Knowledge in Transit (Ambix 62: 4) can now be accessed online. Members wishing to benefit from free access should log in first and access this issue through our member area.
- [Postdoc in the history of 18th c. medicine at the University of Groningen](https://www.ambix.org/postdoc-in-the-history-of-18th-c-medicine-at-the-university-of-groningen/) - Application deadline: 14 February 2016 The Center of Historical Studies, Faculty of Arts, welcomes applications for an 18 month postdoc position (0.7 fte) to conduct research in the history of Boerhaavian medicine in the eighteenth century. The postdoc project is embedded in the NWO Vidi project “Vital Matters. Boerhaave’s Chemico-Medical Legacy and Dutch Enlightenment Culture”,
- [New Chemical Intelligence](https://www.ambix.org/new-chemical-intelligence/) - A new issue of Chemical Intelligence, the first to be edited by Judith Mawer, is now available. You can download it here or access it alongside all the former issues.
- [Spring Meeting 2016: High Pressure in the Interwar Period (11 February 2016)](https://www.ambix.org/spring-meeting-2016-high-pressure-in-the-interwar-period-11-february-2016/) - Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry: Spring Meeting 2016 To be followed by the Morris Award lecture and reception HIGH PRESSURE IN THE INTERWAR PERIOD Thursday, 11 February 2016 Location: Dana Research Centre and Library, 165 Queens Gate, London SW7 5HD (10 minutes’ walk from South Kensington or Gloucester Road underground stations) NB:
- [BSHP & RPS Present a Lecture by Julia Sheppard (8 February 2016)](https://www.ambix.org/bshp-rps-present-a-lecture-by-julia-sheppard-8-february-2016/) - British Society for the History of Pharmacy Lecture Julia Sheppard on "The Forgotten Partner: Silas M. Burroughs" Monday 8th February 2016, 5:30pm Venue: Royal Pharmaceutical Society, 66 East Smithfield, London E1W 1AW (nearest tube: Tower Hill). Julia Sheppard, Burroughs’ biographer and former Head of Research and Special Collections at the Wellcome Library. Burroughs’ contribution to
- [[Archived] 2013-2014 Rumford Scholarship](https://www.ambix.org/2013-2014-rumford-scholarship/) - The Chemical Heritage Foundation (CHF) and the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry (SHAC) are pleased to invite applications for the 2013-2014 Rumford Scholarship. This annual award will enable a North American scholar to travel to Europe in order to undertake original research in the history of chemistry or alchemy in libraries/archives/museum collections
- [Chemical Intelligence #11](https://www.ambix.org/chemical-intelligence-11/) - A new issue of the Society's newsletter is now available for download.
- [[Archived] Conference Announcement - CESIMA ANNO XX - August 24-26, 2014](https://www.ambix.org/conference-announcement-cesima-anno-xx-crossing-oceans-exchange-of-products-instruments-procedures-and-ideas-in-the-history-of-chemistry-and-related-sciences/) - CESIMA ANNO XX - Crossing Oceans: Exchange of Products, Instruments, Procedures and Ideas in the History of Chemistry and Related Sciences "In 2014, CESIMA (Centre Simão Mathias of Studies in History of Science) celebrates its 20th anniversary. To mark the occasion, CESIMA will host an international conference, co-sponsored with the Society for the History of Alchemy
- [[Archived] CESIMA XX: registration still open](https://www.ambix.org/cesima-xx-registration-still-open/) - The Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry is delighted to announce that its first meeting in Latin America, "Crossing Oceans: Exchange of Products, Instruments, Procedures and Ideas in the History of Chemistry and Related Science", will take place on 24-28 August 2014 in São Paulo. This international conference will be hosted and organised
- [HIST Award for Outstanding Achievement in the History of Chemistry: Call for Nominations](https://www.ambix.org/hist-award-for-outstanding-achievement-in-the-history-of-chemistry-call-for-nominations/) - The Division of the History of Chemistry (HIST) of the American Chemical Society solicits nominations for the 2015 HIST Award for Outstanding Achievement in the History of Chemistry. This award, formerly known as the Dexter Award and then the Edelstein Award, continues a tradition started in 1956. The deadline for nominations is Dec. 31, 2014.
- [[Archived] 2015 Oxford Seminar in the History of Alchemy and Chemistry](https://www.ambix.org/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
- [[Archived] BSHP Lecture Announcement: "Joseph Banks, Lincolnshire Botanist"](https://www.ambix.org/bshp-lecture-announcement-joseph-banks-lincolnshire-botanist/) - British Society for the History of Pharmacy Lecture Andrew Sankey, "Joseph Banks, Lincolnshire Botanist" Monday 12th October 2015, 5:30pm Royal Pharmaceutical Society, 66 East Smithfield, London E1W 1AW (nearest tube stop: Tower Hill) Andrew Sankey, garden designer and lecturer, will be talking about the life and times of Joseph Banks. Banks was an extraordinary man
- [[Archived] BSHP & Medway School of Pharmacy Present a Talk by Catherine Dewsbury](https://www.ambix.org/bshp-medway-school-of-pharmacy-present-a-talk-by-catherine-dewbury/) - The British Society for the History of Pharmacy and the Medway School of Pharmacy jointly present: “History of the Pocket Prescriber - a small talk about a small book,” by Catherine Dewsbury, Clinical Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice at the Medway School of Pharmacy. Date: Tuesday 10 November 2015, 19:30 Venue: The Ward Room, Pembroke Building, Central
- [Chemical Intelligence #12](https://www.ambix.org/chemical-intelligence-12/) - The most recent newsletter of the Society is now available for download here.
- [New Issue: Ambix 62, no. 1 (2015) now online!](https://www.ambix.org/new-issue-ambix-62-no-1-2015-now-online/) - The first issue of Ambix for 2015 is now available online. Its contents can be found here.
- [[Archived] SHAC Spring Meeting (Monday 15 June 2015): Programme and Call for Registrations](https://www.ambix.org/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. Programme 10.00am Registration and Coffee, Clare Hall Common Room 10.25am Opening of meeting,
- [[Archived] Call for Papers: 'Alchemy and Chemistry in Sickness and in Health' (6th SHAC Postgraduate Workshop)](https://www.ambix.org/call-for-papers-alchemy-and-chemistry-in-sickness-and-health/) - 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
- [[Archived] 6th Postgraduate Workshop: Deadline for Submissions Extended](https://www.ambix.org/6th-postgraduate-workshop-deadline-for-submissions-extended/) - In view of the summer and holiday season, the deadline for submissions to present a paper at Alchemy and Chemistry in Sickness and in Health: 6th SHAC Postgraduate Workshop has been extended until 30 July. It is with great pleasure that we are now in a position to announce our keynote speakers: Prof. Robert J.
- [[Archived] Autumn Meeting: 'Chemistry and Its Audiences'](https://www.ambix.org/autumn-meeting-chemistry-and-its-audiences/) - The SHAC Autumn meeting Chemistry and Its Audiences will be held on Saturday, 14 November 2015, at the Royal Institution, 21 Albemarle Street, London, W1S 4BS. Papers will be presented on Audiences for Science Communication in the 21st Century; Humphry Davy’s Audience; Audiences for Chemistry in 18th Century Paris; Facts or Fantasies in the Lecture
- [[Archived] Programme and Registration: "Alchemy and Chemistry in Sickness and in Health" (30 October)](https://www.ambix.org/programme-and-registration-alchemy-and-chemistry-in-sickness-and-in-health/) - Hosted by the Maison Française d'Oxford and convened by the SHAC student representatives, the 6th SHAC Postgraduate Workshop will take place on 30 October. The finalized programme is now available in two versions: click for either the elaborate or the plain version, respectively. A poster for the event, including a call for registrations with a
- [[Archived] Chemistry and its Books, Nov. 2013](https://www.ambix.org/chemistry-and-its-books-nov-2013/) - Autumn 2013: 'Chemistry and its Books' 9 November, London The Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry and the Bolton Society (of the Chemical Heritage Foundation, Philadelphia) will hold a joint meeting in London on Saturday 9 November 2013. The Bolton Society will have further meetings in Cambridge (on 11 November) and Oxford (on
- [[Archived] SHAC Autumn Meeting: "Chemistry and Its Audiences" (14 November 2015)](https://www.ambix.org/shac-autumn-meeting-chemistry-and-its-audiences-14-november-2015/) - Chemistry and its Audiences SHAC Autumn Meeting Saturday 14 November 2015, at the Royal Institution, 21 Albemarle Street, London, W1S 4BS 10.30: Registration 11.00: Welcome and introduction 11.10: Oliver Marsh (University College London) 'Who are the Audiences for Science Communication in the Twenty-First Century?' 11.50: Hattie Lloyd (University College London) 'Press Cuttings and Personal Accounts: How
- [[Archived] New Chemical Intelligence Available](https://www.ambix.org/new-chemical-intelligence-available/) - 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] SHAC Award Scheme 2015](https://www.ambix.org/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
- [[Archived] 2015 Morris Award: Call for Nominations](https://www.ambix.org/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. This award honours the memory of John and Martha Morris, the late parents of Peter Morris, the former editor of
- [[Archived] SHAC Spring/Summer Meeting: Call for Papers](https://www.ambix.org/shac-springsummer-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
- [Revised Constitution](https://www.ambix.org/revised-constitution/) - At the recent Annual General Meeting (8 December), the SHAC membership approved the revised constitution. It can be found online here.
- [[Archived] Call for Registrations: Making Chemistry. History, Materials, and Practices](https://www.ambix.org/call-for-registrations-making-chemistry-history-materials-and-practices/) - Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry Making Chemistry: History, Materials, and Practices Monday 8 December 2014 Locations: Royal Institution and Institute of Making, UCL, London The programme and registration form are available for download here. 9.30 | Coffee and Registration at the Royal Institution Directions to the Royal Institution may be found
- [[Archived] Free Ambix articles to commemorate WWI centenary](https://www.ambix.org/free-ambix-articles-to-commemorate-wwi-centenary/) - To commemorate the centenary of World War I, five Ambix papers have been made available as free downloads. Timothy D. Moy, Emil Fischer as “Chemical Mediator”: Science, Industry, and Government in World War One Yoshiyuki Kikuchi, World War I, International Participation and Reorganisation of the Japanese Chemical Community Danielle M. E. Fauque, French Chemists and
- [[Archived] New Issue: Ambix 61, no. 2 (2014) Now Available Online!](https://www.ambix.org/new-issue-ambix-61-no-2-2014-now-available-online/) - Guest edited by Antonio García-Belmar and John Perkins, this special issue is devoted to the topic 'Sites of Chemistry in the Nineteenth Century'.
- [[Archived] CESIMA XX: Crossing Oceans](https://www.ambix.org/cesima-xx-crossing-oceans/) - The Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry's first meeting in Latin America, "Crossing Oceans: Exchange of Products, Instruments, Procedures and Ideas in the History of Chemistry and Related Sciences", will shortly take place in São Paulo, Brazil, from Sunday 24 until Thursday 28 August 2014. This international conference will be hosted and organised by CESIMA
- [[Archived] New Issue: Ambix 61, no. 3 (2014) Now Available Online!](https://www.ambix.org/new-issue-ambix-61-no-3-2014-now-available-online/) - Featuring contributions on topics ranging from the 16th to the 20th century, find the contents here.
- [[Archived] The Royal Typographer and the Alchemist: Willem Sylvius and John Dee (Antwerp, 26 October 2014)](https://www.ambix.org/the-royal-typographer-and-the-alchemist-willem-sylvius-and-john-dee-antwerp-26-october-2014/) - Venue: Museum Plantin-Moretus, Vrijdagmarkt 22, Antwerp, Belgium A meeting sponsored by the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry, ‘The Royal Typographer and the Alchemist: Willem Sylvius and John Dee’, will take place on 26 October at the Plantin-Moretus Museum in Antwerp, Belgium. Coinciding with the 450th Anniversary of the publication of John Dee’s
- [[Archived] Programme/Call for Registrations: Geographies of Alchemy and Chemistry (5th SHAC Postgraduate Workshop)](https://www.ambix.org/programmecall-for-registrations-geographies-of-alchemy-and-chemistry-5th-shac-postgraduate-workshop/) - Programme | Geographies of Alchemy and Chemistry 5th SHAC Postgraduate Workshop (October 24, 2014) Venue: University of Amsterdam, Bungehuis 1.01, Spuistraat 210,1012VT Amsterdam Information on keynote speakers and abstracts will be made available soon. A PDF of the programme, now including abstracts and short biographies on keynote speakers, may be downloaded here. 09:30 Registration
- [New Issue: Ambix 61, no. 4 (2014) Now Available Online!](https://www.ambix.org/new-issue-ambix-61-no-4-2014-now-available-online/) - Ambix 61, no. 4, is a thematic special issue on the topic "Analysis and Synthesis in Medieval and Early Modern Europe." For the full contents, click here.
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- [[Archived] 2nd Call for Papers: Sites of Chemistry in the 17th Century](https://www.ambix.org/2nd-call-for-papers-sites-of-chemistry-in-the-17th-century/) - Maison Française, Oxford (17-19 July 2014) This is the fourth conference of the project Sites of Chemistry, 1600-2000 which investigates the multitude of sites, spaces and places where chemistry has been practiced since the beginning of the 17th century. It is part of a series of four annual conferences each devoted to a particular century.
- [[Archived] New Issue: Ambix 61, no. 1 (2014) Available](https://www.ambix.org/new-issue-ambix-61-no-1-2014-available/) - The new articles deal with nine newly discovered letters by Michael Maier (1568-1622), George Fordyce's additios and modifications to William Cullen's philosophical chemistry and the growing role of titrimetry in late nineteenth-century industry.
- [[Archived] The Third Issue of Ambix is Now Available!](https://www.ambix.org/the-third-issue-of-ambix-is-now-available/) - Articles from this issue explore different facets of nineteenth-century chemistry - from Robert Bunsen's British students, to Benjamin Brodie's attempt at constructing a 'chemical calculus', and the journal's first excursus into crystallochemistry.
- [[Archived] Call for Registration: 4th Postgraduate Workshop on the History of Alchemy and Chemistry](https://www.ambix.org/call-for-registration-4th-postgraduate-workshop-on-the-history-of-alchemy-and-chemistry/) - Call for Registration: 4th Postgraduate Workshop on the History of Alchemy and Chemistry ‘Alchemy and Chemistry in Context’ Keynes Library, Birkbeck College Malet Street, London WC1E 7HX Saturday 26 October 2013 Every year the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry (SHAC) runs an international workshop for graduate students and early career scholars working
- [Chemical Intelligence #10 is Now Available!](https://www.ambix.org/chemical-intelligence-10-is-now-available/) - The November issue of our Newsletter Chemical Intelligence is now out! Download it here or go to our Chemical Intelligence page. Highlights include: Reports on several summer and autumn meetings, including the SHAC-sponsored ICHSTM Symposium, the Sites of Chemistry in the Twentieth Century conference, the James Crawford Tercentenary Conference at the University of Edinburgh, the 4th SHAC
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- [[Archived] Sites of Chemistry - 20th Century CFP](https://www.ambix.org/sites-of-chemistry-20th-century-cfp/) - CALL FOR PAPERS for the conference on Sites of Chemistry in the 20th Century which will be held at the Karolinska Institute, Stockholm on 19-21 August 2013. It immediately precedes the 9th ICHC conference on Chemistry in Material Culture in Uppsala on August 21-24.
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- [[Archived] SHAC Spring Meeting: In the Beginning: Sources of Alchemy and Chemistry](https://www.ambix.org/sources/) - This year, the Society launches Sources of Alchemy and Chemistry, a new series of supplements to Ambix. These will offer critical editions and English translations of important works in the history of chemistry, including works composed in Greek, Syriac, Arabic, Hebrew and Latin. These editions will showcase the best and most up-to-date scholarship on early
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- [[Archived] Ambix Journal of the Month at Maney Publishing](https://www.ambix.org/ambix-journal-of-the-month/) - The new issue of Ambix is up on the Maney site. It features a gorgeous new cover style, a new editor (Dr Jennifer Rampling) and tantalising articles by Prof Lawrence Principe on Sir Kenelm Digby, Dr Didier Kahn on Joseph Du Chesne, Dr Christopher Baxfield on Stephen Hales and Dr Melanie Keene on early Victorian
- [[Archived] Call for Papers: ‘Alchemy and Chemistry in Context’, 4th SHAC Postgraduate Workshop](https://www.ambix.org/call-for-papers-alchemy-and-chemistry-in-context-4th-shac-postgraduate-workshop/) - Every year, the SHAC Graduate Network organises an international workshop to provide training on research skills and methodology for graduate students and early career researchers. This year the theme of our workshop will be ‘Alchemy and Chemistry in Context’ and will explore the extent to which chemical knowledge has been shaped by its social, economic,
- [[Archived] Chemical Intelligence no. 9 is Out](https://www.ambix.org/chemical-intelligence-9/) - The May issue of our Newsletter Chemical Intelligence is now out! Download it here or go to our Chemical Intelligence page. Now under the new editorship of Dr Jo Hedesan, with the assistance of Ignacio Suay Matallana, it features a new layout style and plenty of detail on the upcoming summer meetings in the field.
- [[Archived] "Strange Ice": A Very Special Demonstration and Lecture (July 23, 4pm)](https://www.ambix.org/strange-ice-a-very-special-demonstration-and-lecture/) - At the 24th International Congress of History of Science, Technology and Medicine (University of Manchester, July 21-28, 2013), Andrea Sella—professor of chemistry at UCL—will demonstrate some of the strange properties of plain, everyday water ice. To learn more about this SHAC-sponsored event, download the flyer here. For further information, do not hesitate to contact Dr

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- [2003 Meetings](https://www.ambix.org/meetings/past-meetings/2003-meetings/) - Jump to: Autumn 2003: 'John Dalton Bicentenary Meeting' Autumn 2003: 'Early Metallurgy' Spring 2003: 'Justus Liebig (1803-1873): A Critical Appraisal on the 200th Anniversary of his Birth' 'Justus Liebig (1803-1873): A Critical Appraisal on the 200th Anniversary of his Birth' 22 May 2003, Science Museum London The Society for the History of Alchemy and
- [2004 Meetings](https://www.ambix.org/meetings/past-meetings/2004-meetings/) - Spring 2004: 'Chemistry and Medicine in the Eighteenth Century' Autumn 2004: 'Chemistry at University College' Chemistry and Medicine in the Eighteenth Century 22-24 April 2004, Museum Boerhaave, Leiden The first of two Anglo-Dutch Meetings was held at the Museum Boerhaave, Leiden from 22 to 24 April 2004. It was organised jointly between the Royal
- [2005 Meetings](https://www.ambix.org/meetings/past-meetings/2005-meetings/) - Spring 2005: 'John Dee and Alchemy' Autumn 2005: 'History of Forensic Chemistry' 'John Dee and Alchemy' 28 May 2005, Birkbeck College, London The spring meeting of the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry was held on 28 May 2005 at the Department of English, Birkbeck College, Russell Square, London. This building previously
- [2006 Meetings](https://www.ambix.org/meetings/past-meetings/2006-meetings/) - Spring 2006: 'Innovation in Industrial Chemistry' Autumn 2006: 'Chemistry and Publishing' 'Innovation in Industrial Chemistry' 28 April 2006, Royal Society of Chemistry, London On Friday 28 April 2006 the Historical Group of the Royal Society of Chemistry, in conjunction with the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry, held a one-day conference at the
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- [2009 Meetings](https://www.ambix.org/meetings/past-meetings/2009-meetings/) - Jump to: Spring 2012: 'Pharmacy in History' (May 2009) Autumn 2012: 'Chymistry and Mechanism' (Nov 2009) 'Pharmacy in History' 12th May 2009, Apothecaries Hall, Blackfriars Lane, London On Tuesday 12th May, the Society held a joint meeting with the Royal Society of Chemistry Historical Group and the Faculty of the History and Philosophy of Medicine
- [2010 Meetings](https://www.ambix.org/meetings/past-meetings/2010-meetings/) - For a report of the 75th Anniversary Meeting, The History of the History of Chemistry (Autumn 2010) click here. Journée d’étude sur la chimie et l’alchimie au XVIIe siècle (Colloquium on seventeenth-century chemistry and alchemy) 9 June 2010, Lille On Wednesday 9 June, The Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry held a meeting
- [2012 Meetings](https://www.ambix.org/meetings/past-meetings/2012-meetings/) - Spring 2012: Charles Webster Lecture Autumn 2012: 'What's the Matter? The Material Culture of Chemistry' Charles Webster Lecture 6 March 2012, University of Oxford On Tuesday 6 March 2012, Charles Webster presented his lecture: ‘Paracelsus: Chemistry and Revolution’, in the History Faculty Lecture Theatre at the University of Oxford. The lecture was sponsored by
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