An event not run by the BSHM that may still be of interest to our members.
A blazing concert of songs inspired by real-life STEM pioneers. No need to book, just turn up! 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 Girton College, Cambridge: mathematician Charlotte Scott, astronomer Annie Maunder, chemist […]
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 […]
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 […]
This year’s Thomas Harriot Lecture will be given by Stefano Farinella, of the University of Hamburg, on Tuesday, 10 November 2026 in the Champneys Room, Oriel College, Oxford. The lecture will begin at 5 pm and be followed by an informal drinks reception, also in the Champneys Room, at 6 pm. The title of Mr Farinella’s lecture will be “Between […]