14 August 2026
Deadline for Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh History of Medicine Award.
Applicants will submit an abstract research paper of no more than 1,000 words. Award amount: £1,000. The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh History of Medicine Award aims to support and develop the study of the history of medicine. Award finalists will present their papers at a public event on 15 October 2026.
Please contact library@rcpe.ac.uk with any questions
20 July to 24 July 2026
Edinburgh Bibliographical Seminar and Workshop: Catalogues and Registers as Evidence in the History of Mathematics, Science, and Technology, 20 July to 24 July 2026.
25 May 2026
Pitch-to-Peer HoSMEd event at the Institute of Advanced Study in the Humanities (IASH).
1 April 2026
Grant opportunity deadline! The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh invites applications for the 2026 Physicians’ Collections Research Grant. The Physicians’ Collections Research Grant aims to encourage new research into, and engagement with, the College’s archive and library collections. The recipient is expected to share their research with the public through a variety of channels. Deadline: 1 April 2026 Grant amount: £3,000
https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/education/physicians-collections-research-grant. Please contact library@rcpe.ac.uk if you have any questions
5 March 2026
HoSMEd Writing Workshop: Prof Jenny Reardon (UCSC), the Birth of Scientific Racisms, STIS, Old Surgeons Hall, 1.62.
16 May 2025
HoSMEd event at the Institute of Advanced Study in the Humanities (IASH). ‘Mapping the History of Science and Medicine in Edinburgh’
