TODAY! To close this term's seminar series, we will have PhD researcher Jieluan Huang to discuss her paper 'Medical Diasporas: Chinese Medicine in London and a Family Case Study.' #histmed #histsci #histtech #histstm @kingshistory.bsky.social

This Wednesday! We wrap up our seminar series this term with: 'Medical Diasporas: Chinese Medicine in London and a Family Case Study' – Jieluan Huang 🗓️ Wednesday 25 March 🕰️ 15.30-17.00 📍8th floor, Strand building #histmed #histsci #histtech #histstm @kingshistory.bsky.social

📌 Coming up in our seminar series next week! Jieluan Huang, 'Medical Diasporas: Chinese Medicine in London and a Family Case Study' 🗓️ Wednesday 25 March 🕰️ 15.30-17.00 📍8th floor, Strand building www.kingschostm.com/seminar-series #histmed #histsci #histtech #histstm @kingshistory.bsky.social

Thanks Tom - this was a lovely conversation and we could have talked for hours! If you missed it and want to catch up, you can listen to the 9pm repeat or follow this link: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Many thanks to all attending our webinar tonight. We are thrilled to see so many people interested in researching the history of science, technology and medicine! Don't miss the chance, the Hans Rausing Scholarship call for applications is still open! #histsci #histtech #histmed #histstm

Thrilled that The Face is included in The Telegraph’s “Best Books of 2026 (so far)”! www.telegraph.co.uk/books/non-fi...

✨ Thank you all! Ironically, your feedback and ideas were immeasurably valuable 🙏 look forward to taking this forward.

Tomorrow! Join us for a discussion of @mrweatherburn.bsky.social 's "Taylorism transcends." 🗓️ Wed 11 March 🕰️ 15.30-17.00 📍S8.08, 8th Floor, Strand Building More information on how to access the material below. @kingshistory.bsky.social #histsci #histtech #histstm #management

⚡ Proud to be asked to speak with Historians without Borders at Senate House, @londonu.bsky.social! Thanks for the hosting from @historyandpolicy.bsky.social and Institute for Cultural Diplomacy. (full event overview: historianswithoutborders.fi/en/tapahtuma...) 1/2

Interested in pursuing a research degree in the history of STM? Or do you know someone who might? Come to our webinar: 📌 Thursday 12 March 🕰️ 17.00-18.00 GMT Registration required via Eventbrite ⬇️ #histsci #histtech #histmed #histstm @kingshistory.bsky.social @kingsartshums.bsky.social

Next in our seminar series: we will discuss @mrweatherburn.bsky.social’s paper which explores the concept of “Taylorism”, its multiple changes in meaning, and how this reflects generational conflict, particularly from the 1960s. 🗓️ Wed 11 March 15.30-17.00 📍 Strand Building, KCL #histstm

'Men’s faces are under scrutiny as never before, in positions of cultural as well as political power: on red carpets, in tabloid closeups, across social media feeds, and in movies, TV shows and adverts'. An article by our colleague @fayboundalberti.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026...

It's world book day! To celebrate, here are three recent publications by incredible colleagues @kingshistory.bsky.social @kingschostm.bsky.social and @cemskcl.bsky.social running the gamut from #EarlyModern to #HistSTM 🗃️

Many thanks to author David Brydan, commentators @fayboundalberti.bsky.social and Federico Turkheimer, and all attendants for a rich conversation about David’s new book “Smart”. #histsci #histtech #histmed #histstm

Well that was rather wonderful and what a great book. Congratulations David! @kingschostm.bsky.social

Today! We will celebrate the publication of our colleague David Brydan's "Smart: A history of intelligence" (Footnote Press) with a Book Launch Party at King's History 8th Floor Open Space. More about "Smart"➡️ footnotepress.com/books/smart/ #histsci #histtech #histmed #histstm

📣Interested in pursuing a postgraduate degree in the history of STM? Wishing to apply to our Hans Rausing Scholarship? Then this webinar is for you! Pursuing a research degree in the history of STM Thursday 12 March 17.00-18.00 (GMT) Register via Eventbrite ⬇️ #histsci #histtech #histmed #histstm

Excited to be on the line-up for this fab seminar series — if you’re disgruntled with Emerald Fennell, come along next week to immerse yourselves in the dangerous histories of an alternative (and dare I say superior) moor

📣📣 If you are interested in researching the history of STM and wishing to apply to our Hans Rausing Scholarship, this event is for you! Webinar: Pursuing a research degree in the history of STM Thursday 12 March 17.00-18.00 (GMT) Register via Eventbrite ➡️ tinyurl.com/webinar-chos... #histstm

Two weeks ago David Brydan's "Smart: A History of Intelligence" (Footnote) came out! Don't miss the chance to hear the author, and @fayboundalberti.bsky.social and Federico Turkheimer's comments in our Book Launch Party next Tue 03 March. Register via Eventbrite tinyurl.com/smart-brydan

Hooray hooray publication day! Huge thanks to the team at Allen Lane 🐧

Congratulations to @fayboundalberti.bsky.social for the publication of “The Face: A cultural history” today! You can now get it from your preferred bookshop in the UK! tinyurl.com/the-face-fba @kingshistory.bsky.social @kingsartshums.bsky.social @ctb-kcl.bsky.social #histmed #histtech #body

Stewart Brand's How Buildings Learn was one of the inspirations for my Shock of the Old. His new book on Maintenance (prefigured in How Buildings Learn) tells some fascinating stories. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

🔔 Coming up in our seminar: New Book Party! Smart: A history of intelligence by David Brydan (with comments by Professor @fayboundalberti.bsky.social and Professor Federico Turkheimer) 🗓️ Tues 3 March, 18.00-19.30 📍 8th floor, Strand building Register in Eventbrite ➡️ tinyurl.com/smart-brydan

💡 Call for applications to our Hans Rausing scholarship is open until 17 April. Contact a prospective supervisor before applying to one of @kingshistory.bsky.social programmes. 🛎️ First round of applications to the MAs closes 9 March! www.kingschostm.com/funding-oppo... #histsci #histtech #histstm

Thanks to @chrismanias.bsky.social for his talk yesterday on his exciting new project “Deep Time and the Polycrisis.” Keep an eye on what comes out of it! And many thanks to all attendants for a great discussion! @kingshistory.bsky.social @kingsartshums.bsky.social #histsci #histstm #polycrisis

Today! @chrismanias.bsky.social will talk about his exciting new project “Deep Time and the Polycrisis”. @kingshistory.bsky.social #histsci #histtech #histmed #histstm

Already a couple of reviews for our colleague @fayboundalberti.bsky.social's book 'The Face: a cultural History'. Congrats!

📊Metode SSJ, Vol. 15 No. 8 (2025): «Science without a conscience. Technology at war’s service» «The British sciences and the Great War: Myths and histories» By @davidedgerton.bsky.social (@kingschostm.bsky.social) DOI: doi.org/10.7203/meto...

In 2019, I launched the Healthy Scepticism project w/ support from @wellcometrust.bsky.social and including fave colleagues @agnesjuliet.bsky.social and @amazzonefuriosa.bsky.social. Thanks to @hurstpublishers.bsky.social, it's a book! Preorder (w/ discount) here. waterstones.com/book/healthy...

Read @fayboundalberti.bsky.social latest piece in The Guardian. Her book "The Face: A Cultural History" is coming out later this month! www.theguardian.com/science/2025... @kingshistory.bsky.social @kingsartshums.bsky.social @ctb-kcl.bsky.social #histmed #histtech #histsci #histstm

[Seminar series] We have two exciting events coming up: 🗓️ New project talk | 18 Feb (16.00-17.30) 🗓️ Book launch party | 3 March (18.00-19.30) (Register here: tinyurl.com/smart-brydan) For more information, visit our website ➡️ tinyurl.com/chostm-seminar #histsci #histtech #histmed #histstm

Do not miss the chance to book your ticket!

🔔 Next in the CHoSTM seminar, we will have @chrismanias.bsky.social talk about his new project: 'Deep Time and the Polycrisis' 18 February 2026 16.00-17.30 Strand Building See more about this event in our website www.kingschostm.com/seminar-series #histsci #histstm @kingshistory.bsky.social

[PUBLICATION] Edisson Aguilar looks at water treatment techniques, arguing imitation was key to the adoption of chlorine in Colombia, the UK and the US. Aguilar's work invites to reconsider assumptions about technological change, imitation and agency. tinyurl.com/4z32cavd #histtech #histsci #histstm

The Face by Professor Fay Bound Alberti is listed in the @newscientist.com best new popular science books for February. The book explores the ways humans have interpreted faces and how they have shaped our ideas of morality, social hierarchy and psychology. www.newscientist.com/article/2513...

[STUDY] Our Hans Rausing Scholarship fully funds Home and International students to study the history of science and technology at MA and PhD level. Contact a prospective supervisor ➡️ tinyurl.com/4ftpvrcj tinyurl.com/m4u52ech @kingshistory.bsky.social #histsci #histtech #histstm

“Smart: A History of Intelligence” by David Brydan (published with @wearefootnote.bsky.social) is out for the world to read! The book explores the people and projects that have shaped the idea of modern intelligence. 📚 tinyurl.com/mr2t7e3s @kingshistory.bsky.social #histsci #intelligence #histm

Many thanks to all participants for a very stimulating discussion on @davidedgerton.bsky.social manuscript of his upcoming book on the global history of production since 1900. And special thanks to Jean-Baptiste Fressoz for coming to comment all the way from Paris. #econhist #histstm

TOMORROW! The next session of our seminar series will be a discussion of @davidedgerton.bsky.social manuscript of his upcoming book on the global history of production since 1900 (2027). #histtech #histsci #histmed #histstm @kingshistory.bsky.social

Don't miss the opportunity to apply to the Arts and Humanities Doctoral Studentships. If you want to start a PhD at CHoSTM and the Department of History by autumn 2026, find a prospective supervisor and discuss your application here ➡️ kingschostm.com/people ⏰ Applications close 13 February, 5 pm‼️

Our department seeks to appoint a Lecturer in Early Medieval History. You will be expected to undertake teaching and research in early medieval history (600–1150 CE) www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQH751/l...

Congratulations to our PhD Francisca Valenzuela for passing her viva this Wednesday for her thesis "A comparative history of land telegraphy in nineteenth century South America." And many thanks to her examiners, Richard Noakes and Ana María Otero.

Congratulations to Cat Byers for being awarded the Elizabeth Longford Brief Lives Essay 2025 for her essay "Kingdom of the dead. Clovis Pierre: morgue keeper, poet.” Cat’s essay is published in the Times Literary Supplement. 👉 tinyurl.com/bdcpzbum #histmed #histstm

Viswanathan Venkataraman looks at the evolution of water filtration methods, arguing that tech change requires to consider alternatives at a global scale. 20thC Madras shows that available knowledge, politics and economics mediated the adoption of specific methods over time. ➡️ tinyurl.com/2s395c59

Applications open to our scholarship to study the history of science and/or technology with us at MA and PHD-level. Get in touch with a prospective supervisor to discuss your proposal. More about how to apply, what we offer and deadlines in the link tinyurl.com/mw84w7py #histsci #histtech #histstm

We have an exciting line-up for term 2, with book manuscripts workshop (@davidedgerton.bsky.social) project talks (@chrismanias.bsky.social), book launch (David Brydan) and paper discussion (@mrweatherburn.bsky.social). See more in our website: www.kingschostm.com

Two weeks left to apply for a postdoc position on my project! I'm looking for historians, anthropologists, STS and Global Health researchers with a broad interest in #Brazil, #rural populations, #health, #medicine, and #zoonosis. For more information👇

Happy publicanniversary to @chrismanias.bsky.social and all contributors! If you want to read Palaeontology in Public, it is open access!

Applications are open until 17 April to our Hans Rausing Scholarship to enter an MA+PhD or PhD-only to study the history of science and/or technology from October 2026. Contact a prospective supervisor and find out more about the schemes here: tinyurl.com/mw84w7py