Bicentenary of the Royal Observatory of Belgium

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Vacancy: PhD positions on early modern astronomical culture

2 PhD positions in a research project on early modern astronomical culture in the Habsburg Netherlands at the Sarton Centre for History of Science and Humanities (Ghent University) and research group Histories of Art, Architecture and Visual Culture (VISU) (Vrije Universiteit Brussel).

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DHST Dissertation Prize 2027

The DHST is happy to invite submissions to the 9th DHST Dissertation Prize, which recognizes outstanding doctoral work in the broad field of the history of science and technology.

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Keynote YRD '25 :: Gert Storms - Science in Textbooks and Science in Practice: Two Different Worlds?

On our most recent Young Researchers Days, we were particularly pleased to welcome Professor Gert Storms (KU Leuven, Faculty of Psychology) as speaker to talk about scientific integrity and its history. The lecture is now freely available on Youtube!

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Podcast: Thomas Kuhn

In the “Philosophy Podcast,” Ghent-based philosopher of science Pieter Beck talks about Thomas Kuhn.

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GUM: new exhibition 'Borders'

Step into an exhibition that challenges where things end and begin.

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Price Jan Gillis

The biennial Jan Gillis Prize (deadline: 31/03) awards an important and original work related to the history of scientific thought.