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Forum History of Sciences 2026/1

10 February 2026 | 10:00 - 18:00 Uhr | International Meeting-Centre (M38), University of Erfurt

In February, the Chair for the History of Sciences hosts it's annual Forum on the History of Sciences, discussing current research and publication projects by members of the chair and associates.

Im Februar veranstaltet die Professur für Wissenschaftsgeschichte ihren jährlichen Studientag Wissenschaftsgeschichte und diskutiert dabei aktuelle Forschungs- und Publikationsprojekte von Lehrstuhlangehörigen und -assoziierten.

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18. February 2026

Conference Report on "Figures, Types, and Images of the Social in the 19th and 20th Centuries" published

The proceedings of the conference "Figures, Types, and Images of the Social in the 19th and 20th Century" have been published and are now available on HSozKult.

10. February 2026

Conference report on "Truth Politics between Science and Society" published

The proceedings of the conference "Truth Politics between Science and Society" have been published and are now available on HSozKult.

15. December 2025

WortMelder article "On the relationship between historiography and morality"

In her latest contribution to the University of Erfurt's research blog, Meike Katzek provides insights into the two-day workshop on "Moral History" organised by the "Voluntariness" research group.

11. December 2025

Call for Papers for the 17th Forum Literature and the History of Science published

The Max Planck Institute for the History of Science and the Friedrich Schlegel Graduate School of the Freie Universität Berlin invite early career scholars to take part in the 17th Forum on Literature and the History of Science, also known as…

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