CFP Being a Minority in Medieval and Early-Modern Sciences
22.09.2023
Dear colleagues, This is a reminder of a call for papers for the workshop BEING A MINORITY IN MEDIEVAL AND EARLY-MODERN SCIENCES (Warsaw, 25-26 January 2024). I would appreciate it if you spread the word. I call your attention to the fact that there are scholarships (to cover the round trip to Warsaw and hotel […]
The international scientific conference organized by the Institute for the History of Science of the Polish Academy of Sciences at the Finale of the World Copernican Congress in Toruń
22.09.2023
On 11–16 September 2023, the Institute for the History of Science of the Polish Academy of Sciences organized an international conference entitled Copernicus and Astronomy: Continuity, Reform, and Dissemination as part of the Toruń celebrations at the World Copernican Congress, commemorating the 550th anniversary of the birth of Nicolaus Copernicus. The Congress, which concluded on […]
CFP Being a Minority in Medieval and Early-Modern Sciences
02.08.2023
Call for papers for the final workshop Being a Minority in Medieval and Early-Modern Sciences [PDF]
Copernican Astronomy in Shakespeare’s London
02.05.2023
Dr. Barbara Bienias talks about the latest research conducted at the Institute for the History of Science of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw under the supervision of Prof. Jarosław Włodarczyk on the early reception of Nicolaus Copernicus’s heliocentric theory in England in Shakespeare’s time. The story revolves around the figure of Edward Gresham […]
Copernicus and Astronomy: Continuity, Reform, and Dissemination Conference at the World Copernican Congress 2023
08.09.2023
Copernicus and Astronomy: Continuity, Reform, and Dissemination Conference is part of the Copernican Congress to be held in Poland in 2023 on the occasion of the 550th birth anniversary of Copernicus. The anniversary is organized by academic centres such as the Jagiellonian University in Cracow, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, the University of Warmia and […]
Call for Papers – SCIENTIAE conference in Prague
14.12.2022
The 10th SCIENTIAE conference (Disciplines of Knowing in the Early Modern World) will take place in Prague next year (7–10 June 2023). The congress is open to all historical perspectives related to the 1400–1800 period. Please check the website for the CfP and more information: https://scientiaeacademic.com/call-for-papers-prague-2023-4a95f8f19505. Submit your proposal online before January 15th, 2023.
Job announcement: Technical Assistant in a research project
26.04.2022
The Institute for the History of Science of the Polish Academy of Sciences is looking for a MA or Ph.D. student with good knowledge of English to work as a technical assistant (10 hours per month) for a professor at the Institute, starting in May 2022. The project is titled Minority Cultures on the Periphery […]
Call for a postdoctoral researcher at the History of Education and Anthropology of Culture Research Unit
01.04.2022
JOB POSTING ANNOUNCEMENT Name of the entity: Institute for the History of Science, Polish Academy of Sciences Name of the position: Postdoctoral Researcher Requirements — doctoral degree in history or any other discipline relevant to the project; — expertise and experience in archival research and editing source texts; — interest in gender studies or the […]
Mikhail Khorkov the second PASIFIC Fellow at the Institute for the History of Science, PAS!
17.04.2022
We are pleased to announce that Prof. Mikhail Khorkov is the second PASIFIC Fellow at the Institute for the History of Science, PAS, where he will implement a project titled Transmission of texts and individualisation of knowledge at the end of the 15th century: Carthusian libraries as transregional hubs for accumulation of ideas and practices […]
