The LMS is hosting the 2026 Spitalfields History of Mathematics Meeting and Hirst Lecture, comprising two lectures by Professor June Barrow-Green (The Open University) and Dr Brigitte Stenhouse (The Open University). This meeting will take place both in person and online. The meeting features the Hirst Lecture 2026, given by the winner of the Joint […]
A day of talks reflecting on how archival work can be mathematically fruitful and how a deep engagement with the mathematical content of archival materials can reveal new historical or philosophical insight. This event takes place at the Isaac Newton Institute, Cambridge (full details at the bottom of the page) and online via a zoom […]
The History of Science Society and the European Society for the History of Science will have their first joint meeting 13–16 July 2026 in Edinburgh, Scotland, with the support of the British Society for the History of Science. The theme of the conference is: Shifting Perspectives: Plural Worlds, Contested Sciences. More details and the conference programme […]
Building on the core idea of the Novembertagung, “Framing Mathematics” aims to foster connections between the widely spread community of early career historians and philosophers of mathematics. Complementing the Novembertagung format, we especially encourage contributions by postdocs and others in the later stages of their early-career path for this workshop. We in particular hope this […]
A blazing concert of songs inspired by real-life STEM pioneers at the British Science Festival. Tickets are free but booking is required: British Science Festival | Mayflower. The Cambridge First All-Ladies Fire Brigade is an energetic ensemble musical, following the world of British physicist and inventor Hertha Ayrton and four of her contemporaries at 1880s […]
Our annual joint lecture with Gresham College in the heart of central London and online. This year we will hear from Professor Dr Volker Remmert (Bergische Universität Wuppertal) on: What do you need a mathematician for? Perspectives from the 17th century. In the early modern period, it was common practice to praise the mathematical sciences, […]
We are really excited to present ‘Talking History of Maths’! Supported by the British Society for the History of Mathematics, this will be a set of five talks and discussions over the 2026/27 academic year. It is aimed at undergraduate mathematics or joint honours students, but anyone is welcome to take part. Each of the […]
Join Dr Brigitte Stenhouse for an LSE Department of Mathematics public lecture exploring the life and work of mathematician Mary Somerville (1780-1872). Through the case of Mary Somerville, this lecture will explore what it meant to become a mathematician in the nineteenth century and consider the opportunities, challenges and circumstances that shaped her mathematical life […]
John Fauvel was one of Britain’s most distinguished historians of mathematics. He contributed extensively to teaching at the Open University and to the embedding of history of mathematics into mathematics teaching more broadly. 2026 marks the 25th anniversary of his passing, and as such the OU are hosting a 1-day meeting in his honour. The […]
To celebrate the publication in December 2025 of an edited book with the above title, Steven Balbus (Savilian Professor 2012–24) and Robin Wilson are organising this one-day meeting in which the authors of this book and others will present the 400-year history of the Savilian Chair of Astronomy. There is no attendance fee but if […]