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🏆 Congratulations to Lucy Jameson (Durham) and Michelle Pfeffer (Oxford), winners of the 2026 BSHS Singer Prize! Read about their award-winning essays, the special commendations and the panel's comments here: bshs.org.uk/singer-prize... More on the authors coming soon!

That was a fantastic conference in beautiful Edinburgh! #ESHS-HSS A huge Thank You to all, from the organisers to the venues' staff, for making a gathering of this challenging size possible! 🙏 Safe travels home and feel free to share your impressions and highlights below.

Last day starting strong! Enjoy the final day of the conference, and don't forget to swap contacts with everyone you want to get in touch afterwards. Gotta catch 'em all! #ESHS-HSS

Don't miss tonight's early career mixer at 7 pm at 56 North Bar! #ESHS-HSS #EarlyCareer

BSHS EGM just started with sandwiches and thanks to the fantastic people who made this meeting possible! Welcome to all new council members and our greatest thanks to the retiring council members and chairs! The BSHS would not be possible without all your hard work!

It begins! #ESHS-HSS #Edinburg26

Last lecture by our very own Alex Aylward on Unbecoming Science and where do sciences go? #ESHS-HSS

We already reached our second topic this evening on Sovereign Flowers and Georg Christian Oeder in this joined Early-Career Lecture #ESHS-HSS #ESHS #HSS

Starting with wonderful weather and an intriguing lecture on camel dung and late 19th c alchemy studies! Enjoy the early career lectures and the upcoming days! #ESHS-HSS

📖 The Summer 2026 issue of *Viewpoint* is out! Read about the value of celebrating local heroes in the history of science, the construction of Nanyang natural history, the power of natural history collections, and the discovery of DNA. Get your free digital copy here 👇 bshs.org.uk/viewpoint-no...

Viewpoint No. 138 is out! – BSHS – The British Society for the History of ScienceBSHS – The British Society for the History of Sciencebshs.org.uk

Are you an early career researcher or postgraduate joining us in Edinburgh this week? 👋 Don't miss our Postgrad Rep's short guide to activities and opportunities during the conference. With a packed programme, it's a great way to meet & exchange! #Edinburgh26 bshs.org.uk/early-career...

Early Careers @ Edinburgh 2026 – BSHS – The British Society for the History of ScienceBSHS – The British Society for the History of Sciencebshs.org.uk

To all members who are also in Edinburgh next week, don't miss our BSHS Extraordinary General Meeting! Tuesday 14th July 2026, 1pm National Museum of Scotland, Seminar Room See you all there!

📢 We're now on LinkedIn! Follow the British Society for the History of Science for longer items on news, prizes, grants, publications, events and opportunities from across the HistSTM community. 👉 www.linkedin.com/company/bshs

The ESHS/HSS Joint Meeting in Edinburgh 2026 is approaching fast! Check out the final programme and see you all in beautiful Scotland next week! #HistSTEMEdinburgh26 bshs.org.uk/final-progra...

📢 Call for Proposals – Deadline: 31 July Interested in HistSTEM & childhood? 🧸 🪀 This Leeds symposium (16–18 Nov) may be for you. Check out the CfP on our website: bshs.org.uk/symposium-gl... We're pleased to support the event through our Small Conference Grant: bshs.org.uk/grants/#smal...

Symposium: Global Childhood (s) and Histories of Science, Technology, and Medicine – BSHS – The British Society for the History of ScienceBSHS – The British Society for the History of Sciencebshs.org.uk

🆕 From the latest issue of BJHS ☢️🏛️ What happens when a museum puts nuclear energy on display? Harry Parker examines a controversy over a nuclear-energy gallery at London's Science Museum in the 1980s, revealing how debates about exhibitions, authority and sponsorship shaped museum politics. 🔗👇️

The politics of ‘the politics of display’: a nuclear-energy gallery, a science museum in the 1980s and a debate about patronage | The British Journal for the History of Science | Cambridge CoreThe politics of ‘the politics of display’: a nuclear-energy gallery, a science museum in the 1980s and a debate about patronagewww.cambridge.org

🆕 From the latest issue of BJHS: 🏛️⚙️ A science museum 'to rival South Kensington'? @erinbeeston.bsky.social examines how post-war Manchester used the history of science and industry to forge civic identity and inspire a new generation of scientists. 🔗 👇️

A science museum ‘to rival South Kensington’: historicizing the industrial city and galvanizing ‘modern’ science in post-war Manchester | The British Journal for the History of Science | Cambridge CoreA science museum ‘to rival South Kensington’: historicizing the industrial city and galvanizing ‘modern’ science in post-war Manchesterwww.cambridge.org

🆕 From the latest issue of BJHS: 🧬🌱 What can flax tell us about Cold War genetics? @ejrichards.bsky.social revisits Alan Durrant's "genotroph" experiments, tracing their roots in Britain's linen industry and re-examining evidence linked to Lysenkoism. 🔗 👇

Linen, genotrophs and a mid-century bridge to Eastern genetics | The British Journal for the History of Science | Cambridge CoreLinen, genotrophs and a mid-century bridge to Eastern geneticswww.cambridge.org

🎉 The 2026 BSHS Pickstone Prize panel also Highly Commended two outstanding books: 📘 @tulaneu.bsky.social Lab Dog: What Global Science Owes American Beagles 📗 @sadiahqureshi.bsky.social Vanished: An Unnatural History of Extinction Check them out and have a look at our shortlist! 🔗 buff.ly/EtCVxUz

🏆 We're delighted to announce the winner of the 2026 BSHS Pickstone Prize! Congratulations to David Singerman, whose book Unrefined has been awarded this year's prize! Check out the judging panel's decision and more on our website! 🔗https://bshs.org.uk/the-bshs-pickstone-prize-2026-winner/