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  • British Society for Literature and Science Conference 2014: Registration Open

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    Registration is now open for the ninth annual conference of the British Society for Literature and Science, which will take place at the University of Surrey, Guildford, on 10-12 April 2014. Keynote talks will be given by Professor Jim Al-Khalili (University of Surrey), Professor Bernard Lightman (York University, Toronto), and Professor Mary Orr (University of…

  • PhD studentship at the University of Reading on literature and zoology

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    The University of Reading is offering a PhD studentship to study the relationship between zoology and literature in relation to the Cole Library of Early Medicine and Zoology. The studentship covers full fees and a bursary of £2000 per year. The project will begin in October, and the deadline for applications is 29th March. For the full…

  • Science and the Humanities for Early Career Scholars

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    The centre for Interdisciplinary Research into the Humanities and Science at the University of Reading is holding a one-day interdisciplinary workshop, funded by the British Academy, bringing together scholars working in the history of science with those working on literature and science. The workshop is aimed at PhD students, postdocs, and those in the early stages…

  • Science and Performance conference

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    Performing Science: Dialogues Across Cultures The Science and Performance Conference The Lincoln School of Performing Arts, The University of Lincoln, 23rd April – 25th April, 2014 The Science and Performance conference aims to bring together academic scholars from humanistic and scientific disciplines as well as practitioners and funders, to examine ideas and practices – past,…

  • SLSAeu conference

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    The 8th European Society for Literature, Science and the Arts (SLSAeu) Conference, “Life, in Theory”,  will take place June 3-6, 2014, in Turin, Italy. To read the call for papers and the relevant information, visit http://litsciarts.eu/. The deadline for submission of proposals is February 16, 2014. The plenary speakers will be Claire Colebrook, Roberto Esposito, Giuseppe Testa,…

  • Science and Literature Commission conference

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    The following updates concerning the Athens International Conference on Science and Literature are available on the website of the Science and Literature Commission: The deadline for the submission of proposals has been extended up to 15th of February 2014. There is an initial list of invited speakers A list of hotels has been provided.

  • Botanical Ontologies conference

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    The Oxford Research Centre for the Humanities (TORCH) is holding a two-day conference on Botanical Ontologies in May. To read the call for papers, including further details, click here: Botanical Ontologies CFP

  • BSHS conference 2014

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    The British Society for the History of Science annual conference will be taking place at the University of St Andrews from 3rd to 6th July. The deadline for proposals is 10th February. To read more about the conference or to submit a proposal, click here.

  • Fashionable Diseases conference

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    The deadline for proposals for the conference on Fashionable Diseases: Medicine, Literature and Culture 1660-1832 to be held at Newcastle and Northumbria Universities in July has been extended to the end of February. To download full details of the conference, including how to submit a proposal, click below: Fashionable Diseases

  • Doctoral Studentships on Citizen Science

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    The Universities of Oxford and Leicester are recruiting  doctoral students to work on medical and natural history periodicals in the nineteenth century for their AHRC project on Citizen Science. For more information, click on the links below: English Doctoral Studentship at Oxford in Nineteenth-Century History of Science and Literature PhD Studentship in English at Leicester

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