About: Katerina Vlantoni

The Department of Humanities, Social and Political Sciences (D-GESS; www.gess.ethz.ch) at ETH Zurich invites applications for two professorships, one in History of Technology, the other in Philosophy of Science. The open positions are for two researchers with an outstanding record in philosophy, history or neighbouring disciplines whose research focuses (a) on the history of technology and…

The Melvin Kranzberg Dissertation Fellowship is presented annually to a doctoral student engaged in the preparation of a dissertation on the history of technology, broadly defined. This award is in memory of the co-founder of the Society and honors Melvin Kranzberg’s many contributions to developing the history of technology as a field of scholarly endeavor…

The John Scholes Prize, is awarded annually to the writer of a publishable paper based on original research into any aspect of the history of transport and mobility. This year  the prize will consist of; vouchers up to the value of £150 to be spent on Sage publications , €250 in cash and a year’s membership…

Submissions open for the 2025 Hughes Prize – deadline 11 April 2025 In keeping with the British Society for the History of Science aim to communicate history of science to broad audiences, the 2025 Hughes Prize will be offered for the best book in the history of science, technology, and medicine, first published in English…

Technologies of Migration – Migrating Technologies Migration has shaped the civilized world. The circulation of people, goods, and ideas is tightly connected to technologies, as is the monitoring, control or prevention of such movements. The deep history of human migration is characterized by several waves– caused by climatic changes, economic crises, or political forces. Due…

Between 1974 and 1977, the MIT professor, science organizer and Club of Rome executive committee member Carroll L. Wilson organized the international Workshop on Alternative Energy Strategies (WAES). Assembling energy experts from academia, specialized agencies and particularly oil companies, the three-year workshop series explored alternative scenarios for the future of energy demand and supply. The…

This year, the Commitee for the History of Electricity and Energy is running its sixth summer school on the history of energy, designed for young researchers affiliated with research institution, either in Europe or beyond. This next summer school will be held in Grenoble from July 1st to 4th 2025. The summer school provides a…

The European Society for Environmental History (ESEH) and the Centre for Anthropocene History at KTH Royal Institute of Technology are inviting applications for the 2025 ESEH Summer School to be held in and around Stockholm on the topic of Anthropocene Histories. The Anthropocene is not just a geochronological epoch to be defined by the International Commission…

The International Committee for the History of Technology (ICOHTEC) welcomes submissions for the Maurice Daumas Prize, which aims to encourage innovative scholarship in the history of technology. ICOHTEC is interested in the history of technological development as well as its relationship to science, society, economy, culture, and the environment. There is no limitation as to theoretical…

Sustainability transitions in business history Background Businesses today face unprecedented pressure to transform their operations in response to environmental crises, particularly climate change, and government policy. From the European automobile industry's mandated transition to zero-emission vehicles by 2035 to the emergence of entirely new manufacturing sectors like battery cell production in China, we are witnessing…