BSLS members might be interested in the Celebrating Science blogspot on the creative links between literature and science (see in Links too).
I am Reader in English and American Literature at Nottingham Trent University. I have worked broadly on literature, science and technology, and have published monographs on the relations between the Arts and the Sciences, and the the representation of nuclear technology in United States fiction and prose. I am General Editor of the the peer-reviewed, open-access journal, Writing Technologies (www.ntu.ac.uk/writing_technologies/).
Applications are invited for BSLS small grants to advance and/or promote the study of literature and science. Examples of things for which the awards might be used are expenses for visiting speakers, seminar series and debates, and other funding to stage events on literature and science. The scope of the scheme is being widened also to provide funding in the form of contributions toward conference fees and travel (within the UK) for special BSLS panels at conferences (in these cases, all panellists should be members of BSLS and acknowledgement of sponsorship of the panel by the British Society for Literature and Science should be included in the conference programme or equivalent).
Applicants should be members of BSLS (with membership paid for 2011) and should apply by making a case, in up to 300 words, for how the award will contribute to the development of literature and science; a brief costing should be appended to the end of the application. Where funding is sought for BSLS panels a clear indication of the scope of the panel, and of its contribution to the understanding of literature and science, should be included; applications for panels at the 2012 BSLS conference are not eligible.
The application should be e-mailed, as a Word attachment, to the BSLS Treasurer, Daniel Cordle (daniel.cordle@ntu.ac.uk), by 30 October 2011. Applications will be considered by the BSLS Executive Committee and a total of up to £400 will be awarded. Applicants may apply for any amount up to £400. Successful applicants will be informed in November; in some instances a proportion of the amount applied for may be awarded. Queries about the scheme may be directed to Daniel Cordle, but no correspondence will be entered into about the decisions of the Committee. International members of BSLS are welcome to apply for the awards, but should note that they will be distributed in the form of bank cheques made out in pounds sterling. Serving members of the BSLS Executive Committee are not eligible to apply for the awards.
Applications are invited for BSLS small grants of up to £150 to advance and/or promote the study of literature and science. Examples of things for which the awards might be used are conferences, panels on literature and science, expenses for visiting speakers, seminar series and debates.
Applicants should be members of BSLS and should apply by making a case, in up to 300 words, for how the award will contribute to the development of literature and science; a brief costing should be appended to the end of the application. The application should be e-mailed, as a Word attachment, to the BSLS Treasurer, Daniel Cordle (daniel.cordle@ntu.ac.uk) by 30 June 2011. Applications will be considered by the BSLS Executive Committee and a total of up to £300 will be awarded, with successful applicants being informed by September; no correspondence will be entered into about the decisions of the Committee.
International members of BSLS are welcome to apply for the awards, but should note that they will be distributed in the form of bank cheques made out in pounds sterling. Serving members of the BSLS Executive Committee are not eligible to apply for the awards.
Things are coming together for our annual conference on 9 April. Thank you for bearing with us while we’ve made new arrangements – we look forward to welcoming you to a packed day of stimulating discussion about literature and science.
Further details of the location, and the arrangements, can be found by following the conference link at the top of this page. A full programme, and details of how to register, will be posted as soon as possible.