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Events

Past meetings and events


SHNH Early Career Researcher Symposium showcasing research into Natural History. Thursday 22 February 2024 online 09.15-17.45 GMT

February 22, 2024 09:15am - 05:45pm

For this symposium we have welcomed papers from across the field which speak to any aspects of the history of natural history. The speakers have been drawn from individuals registered for PhD programmes or within 3 years of being awarded their doctorate. Speakers have been convened into sessions of related 15-20 minute papers with a […]

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Finding W. H. Hudson – The Writer Who Came to Britain to Save the Birds Monday 4 December, 7pm (UK time), Online.

December 4, 2023 07:00pm - 08:00pm

Conor’s recently published biography of William Henry Hudson (1841–1922) Finding W. H. Hudson: The Writer Who Came to Britain to Save the Birds (Pelagic Publishing, 2023, ISBN-13: ‎ 978-1784273286) reveals how this unschooled, impoverished, battle-scarred emigrant from Argentina to Britain in the mid-Victorian era came to be so influential in the creation of the Royal […]

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Visit to ZSL Prince Philip Zoological Library & Archives 21st September 2023

September 21, 2023 02:30pm - 05:30pm

ZSL Library contains a wide range of books and journals on all types of animals and their conservation. It has: More than 200,000 volumes & 5,000 journal titles Archives of ZSL Books dating from 16th century to the present, ranging from popular to technical Special collection relating to information on zoos The ZSL drawings and prints […]

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CALL FOR PAPERS The Language of Nature SHNH International Summer Meeting and AGM Thinktank, Millennium Point, Birmingham Tuesday 13 June 2023 (with visits planned for 14 June)

June 13, 2023 09:15am - June 14, 2023 05:15pm

Abstracts for 20-minute papers should be submitted to Dr Elle Larsson, Meetings Secretary at: meetings@shnh.org.uk. Please include a title, an abstract (up to 250 words) and a speaker biography (up to 100 words). The deadline for submission is 17 March 2023. Successful papers will be selected to cover a range of topics and on the […]

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The Language of Nature SHNH International Summer Meeting – Thinktank, Millennium Point, Birmingham Tuesday 13 June 2023 (with visits planned for 14 June)

June 13, 2023 09:00am - June 14, 2023 05:15pm

For this meeting we have welcomed papers from across the field which speak to any aspects of the history of natural history. Speakers have been convened into sessions of related 20 minute papers with a shared session for questions at the end of each session.  Please see the programme below. Programme 13 June 9:15 – […]

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Visit to ZSL Prince Philip Zoological Library & Archives

March 16, 2023 02:30pm - 05:30pm

ZSL Library contains a wide range of books and journals on all types of animals and their conservation. It has: More than 200,000 volumes & 5,000 journal titles Archives of ZSL Books dating from 16th century to the present, ranging from popular to technical Special collection relating to information on zoos The ZSL drawings and prints […]

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SHNH Early Career Researcher Symposium showcasing research into Natural History. Thursday 23 February 2023 online 09.15-17.45 GMT

February 23, 2023 09:15am - 05:45pm

For this symposium we have welcomed papers from across the field which speak to any aspects of the history of natural history. The speakers have been drawn from individuals registered for PhD programmes or within 3 years of being awarded their doctorate. Speakers have been convened into sessions of related 15-20 minute papers with a […]

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‘Darwin in Conversation – The endlessly curious life and letters of Charles Darwin’, Cambridge University Library.

November 10, 2022 03:30pm - 06:00pm

Charles Darwin’s name is so famous, still so constantly invoked in debates on evolution, society, and religion, that the man himself is easily overlooked. Darwin’s letters sit alongside his famous publications, providing a more rounded, personal view of Darwin. A prolific correspondent, he wrote and received over 15,000 letters in his lifetime. Cambridge University Library’s […]

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SHNH AGM 30 June 2022 at 16:00 BST on Zoom

July 30, 2022 04:00pm - 06:00pm

Dear Member, SHNH President Gina Douglas Hon FLS We look forward to meeting you at our virtual Annual General Meeting on 30 June (4.00 pm London time / 16:00 BST); and extend a special welcome to our new members and international members. We have much to celebrate in 2022 as we recently held our first […]

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Pioneer Naturalists: Champions of Conservation and Environmental Engagement (online) 11 May 2022

May 11, 2022 02:00pm - 05:30pm

Programme 2.00-2.10 Welcome and introduction   2.10-2.30 Carlo Bovolo University of Eastern Piedmont, Italy Protecting Mountains: Hunting, Naturalists and Nature Conservation in 19th Century Piedmont 2.30-2.50 Nathan Smith University of Cambridge Mycological Collections as Legacy in Early Twentieth Century Yorkshire 2.50-3.10 Ian Beavis Tunbridge Wells Museum and Art Gallery, Conserving Arcadia – Naturalists and Campaigners […]

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