Zeeman Fellows at Vossius Center
The Vossius Center is proud to announce that the two Zeeman Fellows for 2019 will be Karine Chemla and Jürgen Renn. The Zeeman Fellows are hosted by the Vossius Center and endowed by the Pieter Zeemanfonds.
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Book presentation new book by Rens Bod
You are cordially invited to the book presentation of Rens Bod's new book 'Een wereld vol patronen' on 23 January at 17:00, Uitgeverij Prometeus, Herengracht 48.
RSVP publiciteit@pbo.nl re: book presentation Een wereld vol patronen.
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CfP Towards a History of Knowledge
On 21-22 June 2019 Gewina, the Belgian-Dutch Society for the History of Science and Universities, will hold its 8th biannual meeting in the Woudschoten Hotel & Conference Centre (Zeist). This two-day conference brings together historians of science, medicine, and technology; historians of scholarship and universities; and all those from other fields with an interest in the history of knowledge. The theme of this year’s conference is Towards a History of Knowledge. The deadline for the Call for Papers is 15 January 2019
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Christiaan Huygens and the culture of 'popular' science
Hugh Aldersey-Williams meets Fabian Kraemer
9 January 17:00-18:30 Spui 25
When is science popular, and why are scientists sometimes unenthusiastic about this side of the sciences? Far from a modern concept, translating scientific discoveries and narratives to a broad audience has long been a passion of many great explorers and researchers. In the seventeenth century, Christiaan Huygens made spreading the discoveries of the budding Enlightenment his life’s work, before the rise of the lauded Isaac Newton. How can we take histories such as Huygens’ out of the ivory tower?
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Technical Art History Colloquium
24 January 16:00-17:30 Ateliergebouw, room B 1st floor
This edition of the Technical Art History Colloquium will be organised in Amsterdam and focuses on Polychromy with lectures by Kaja Kollandsrud and Aleth Lorne.
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Ten UvA women in the spotlight
until 31 March Special Collections Museum café
An exhibition about ten important women in the history of the UvA is on display at the Special Collections Museum café. On view are portraits and biographies of, amongst others, Marijke Spies, professor History of Rhetoric, 1934-2013 and Emilie Haspels, professor Classical Archeaology, 1894-1980. Entrance is free.
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Call for Research Fellows
The Vossius Center offers funding for Research Fellows, meant for inviting top researchers for 1-3 months to the UvA. There are two kinds of fellowships:
- A Junior Fellow carries out research in the field of history of humanities and/or sciences, and presents her/his work at a colloquium at the Vossius Center, public lectures or/and research seminars. We encourage that the junior fellow’s work lead to a funding application.
- A Senior Fellow, in addition, establishes or consolidates a concrete collaboration with one or more members of the Vossius Center preferably leading to a joint project proposal.
Candidates should have a clear affinity with the history of humanities and/or sciences. Fellows are expected to participate in the activities of the Vossius Center whenever possible. Deadline is 1 February 2109.
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Call for Colloquiums/Master classes
The Vossius Center offers funding for Colloquiums/Master classes, meant for international guest researchers in the field of HHS who want to visit the UvA for a few days to maximally a week. The guest researcher will give a lecture or/and a master class and intends to brainstorm on a project proposal. Deadline is 1 February 2019.
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