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CALL for PAPERS for ‘Early Career Researcher Symposium – showcasing research into the history of natural history’ Online, Thursday 20 February 2025

January 20, 2025 09:15am - 05:00pm

The Society for the History of Natural History is a diverse community of people united by an active interest in the study of natural history through time, believing that a greater awareness of how nature has been considered, documented, valued and exploited by societies and individuals worldwide leads to a deeper understanding and celebration of nature. […]

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Society for the History of Natural History AGM 2024 (online)

July 4, 2024 04:30pm - 05:30pm

Dear Member, The Society for the History of Natural History looks forward to meeting you at our online Annual General Meeting on 4 July at 4:30pm (London time / BST). The official business of the AGM will be followed by a presentation of the Society’s awards, and short talks by our award winners. Details of […]

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CALL FOR PAPERS on ‘The Palette of Nature’: SHNH International Summer Meeting, National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, Thursday 13th June 2024, with visits on Friday 14th June

June 13, 2024 09:15am - June 14, 2024 05:15pm

‘The Palette of Nature’ This one-day international meeting will explore the use and importance of colour within the history of natural history. For centuries, the colours of the natural world have enticed and enthralled observers and led them to develop various means by which to convey this aspect of nature. The aesthetic appeal of certain […]

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SHNH visit to the University Herbarium at Winterbourne House and Garden, Birmingham, Friday 19 April from 11.00 am

April 19, 2024 11:00am - 01:30pm

Restored to its Edwardian Arts and Craft splendour, Winterbourne House is a unique heritage attraction – set within seven acres of beautiful botanic gardens. Only minutes from Birmingham city centre, Winterbourne is a hidden gem – home to beautiful antiques and over 6,000 plant species from around the world. Wander along the woodland walk, stroll […]

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‘Painting animals in 18th-century Saint-Domingue (now Haiti)’ by Professor Victoria Dickenson, McGill Library and Collections, online 17 April 2024 19:00-20:00 BST

April 17, 2024 07:00pm - 08:00pm

Saint-Domingue (now Haiti) was the richest colony in the French Empire in the 18th century. Columbus visited the island of Hispaniola in 1492 and described great flocks of parrots darkening the skies. By the time the French engineer René Gabriel de Rabié (1717-85) arrived in 1742, the environment had been impacted by the intensive agriculture […]

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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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