What do you discover when studying the colonial past of your faculty? Yavanne van Tiggelen interviewed Elian Schure about her experiences researching Utrecht University's Faculty of Science. Read all about it on the blog in English or Dutch: www.shellsandpebbles.com/2025/06/09/k...

Yes your favourite place to find gems of history of science (humanities, knowledge, etc) is now on bluesky! Shells and Pebbles publishes (short) essays on topics ranging from a fabulous drawing found in an archive to discussions about the future of the field. Go explore (and submit your own essay!)

Yes your favourite place to find gems of history of science (humanities, knowledge, etc) is now on bluesky! Shells and Pebbles publishes (short) essays on topics ranging from a fabulous drawing found in an archive to discussions about the future of the field. Go explore (and submit your own essay!)

*Job Claxon*: we're hiring a Postdoc to research the Colonial History of the Botanic Gardens at Universiteit Utrecht. www.uu.nl/en/organisat... #skystorians #jobs #histofscience #colonialhistory #botanicalgardens

They just don’t make organisational charts like they used to anymore.. Found this gem in the archive this week. A clear(?) overview of the structure of an academic institute from 1970, but mostly showcasing the Dutch power of abbreviation 🧐