Professor Jesper Lützen (University of Copenhagen) will deliver a seminar at The Open University on A History of Mathematical Impossibility, focusing especially on Arrow's Impossibility Theorem (all ranked-choice voting procedures have spoilers). If you would like to attend, either in-person or via Microsoft Teams, then please contact Dr Brigitte Stenhouse no later than February 25th […]
The International Commission on the History of Mathematics are holding a meeting to celebrate honours recently awarded to historians of mathematics. The event will take place at the Mathematical Institute, Oxford (full details at the bottom of the page). Registration is free, via this google form: https://forms.gle/SyBiCXjaBWeFYa9r5. Please note that bookings will close a week […]
The Queen's College, Oxford (full details below). Our annual meeting which provides an opportunity for research students in any area of the history of mathematics to present their work to a friendly and supportive audience. Alongside the student speakers there will be a selection of posters on display throughout the day. The meeting will be […]
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 joint meeting between the BSHM and the INI, Cambridge. Save the date.
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. The call for papers is now […]
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). More details forthcoming, save the date.
Our annual online meeting showcasing current research in history of mathematics. Registration is free and open to all. Speakers to be announced; save the date!