New Website Content Editor

Posted on 10/05/2016 by mzuber

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 and SHAC as a whole are very grateful for her willingness to step forward in this regard, and we wish her all the best for her work in keeping the website up to date as well as for her PhD research.

Partington Prize 2016/17

Posted on 10/05/2016 by mzuber

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 It is awarded every three years for an original and unpublished essay on any aspect of the history of alchemy or chemistry.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 awarded to a single essay of sufficient merit. Alternatively, it may be divided, or not awarded at all.

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Annual trustees’ report and accounts for 2015

Posted on 24/04/2016 by mzuber

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

Posted on 06/04/2016 by mzuber

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 2016. Fostering exchange among historians of alchemy and chemistry, the workshop offers postgraduate students and early-career researchers the opportunity to share ideas, explore methodological issues and network in a stimulating atmosphere.

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SHAC Award Scheme 2016 Now Open for Applications

Posted on 02/03/2016 by mzuber

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

Posted on 02/03/2016 by mzuber

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

Posted on 10/02/2016 by mzuber

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”, supervised by Dr Rina Knoeff.

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