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BSLS 2015 conference – call for papers
The tenth annual conference of the British Society for Literature and Science will take place at the University of Liverpool, on 16-18 April 2015. Keynote talks will be given by Professor Keith Barnham (Imperial College London), Dr Patricia Fara (University of Cambridge), and Dr Claire Preston (Queen Mary University of London). The BSLS invites proposals…
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The National Archives seeks proposals from university partners for collaborative doctoral studentships to start in October 2015
The National Archives seeks proposals from university partners for collaborative doctoral studentships to start in October 2015. The National Archives is a member of the Thames Consortium, supporting (in total across the Consortium) six new collaborative research studentships each year via the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Collaborative Doctoral Partnership scheme. Students are jointly…
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Research Associate on Humphry Davy Letters Project
Lancaster University is recruiting a research associate to work on the Davy Letters Project. Here are the details of the post: Part-time Senior Research Associate English & Creative Writing Salary: £32,277 pro rata Closing Date: Monday 11 August 2014 Interview Date: Friday 29 August 2014 Reference: A1039 Working on the MHRA funded Davy Letters Project,…
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Essay competition on science communication
At the recent PCST conference in Bahia, the issue of the deficit model was raised, in the session on science communication and its audiences. To stimulate the debate and to contribute to the community, the journal Public Understanding of Science would like to announce an essay competition. The essay title is as follows: “In Science Communication,…
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BSLS Symposium on Teaching Literature and Science
The BSLS has voted to hold an annual one-day symposium in addition to its annual conference. Unlike the conference, the symposium will be on a specific theme each year. The BSLS will make a budget of £500 available to members each year in the first instance to fund the symposium. The theme of each symposium…
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BSLS/JLS Essay Prize
The British Society for Literature and Science and the Journal of Literature and Science would like to announce a prize for the best new essay by an early career scholar on a topic within the field of literature and science. Essays should be currently unpublished and not under consideration by another journal. They should be between 6,000 and 8,000…