The UK Home Office has *denied a visa* to the six year old daughter of a Kenyan academic expert working at Bristol University. This appalling cruel decision must be reversed. End the hostile environment! theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/n…

“African nationals applying for a visitor’s visa – which scientists need to attend research conferences in the UK – were three to four times more likely to be rejected than applicants in east Asia” Shame on the Home Office

The BSHS council expresses its support for Dr Jenny Bulstrode's seminal work on 'Black metallurgists and the making of the Industrial Revolution', confirmed in its scholarly depth and accuracy by the thorough review of the editors at History + Technology. 1/2

LOVE this ad for the divestment movement! Love Olivia Colman too.

I’m not one for getting teary but I was really moved by Museum of Oxford’s beautifully executed dual language allotment display. Not only was it an excellent example of best practice it also echoed exactly what I found researching allotments - they are inclusive spaces and yet

Brian Cox reads If I Must Die, by beloved Palestinian poet, teacher and martyr Refaat Alareer. Refaat was killed on December 7th by an Israeli airstrike. This was the last poem he published.

Delighted to share that our article, "Tikaram and Chandrakala Dhananjaya: A Collaborative Couple in Mathematics from Nepal," has been published in Elsevier. 📚 Explore the journey of this remarkable duo and their contributions to #mathematics. 🧮 #Nepal doi.org/10.1016/j.ende…

That's it - another series of The Secret Genius of Modern Life done! 😭 Here's our last video from Hannah saying why this show is so successful! Will there be a series 3? 🤞 Let's hope so! Watch series 1 and 2 again on BBCiPlayer: ow.ly/jtAF50QfT7q

Endeavour’s latest is out, featuring the groundbreaking collection on “Calculating Couples” skillfully guest-edited by David E. Dunning and Brigette Stenhouse (Dr Brigitte Stenhouse) sciencedirect.com/journal/endeav…

Happy birthday Mary Somerville! Born Boxing Day 1780, the mathematician and science writer known as 'The Queen of Science' was a strong advocate for women’s education. Find out more on our blog: bit.ly/47cNyCH

The third in the 'Games, Puzzles, Paradox and Proof' event series at Gresham College with @sarahlovesmaths is TONIGHT, taking place both in-person and online. Free registration, all welcome 👇 gresham.ac.uk/whats-on/maths…

Cofiwch y dyddiad! Bydd ein cynhadledd flynyddol 2024 yn cael ei gynnal o Orffennaf y 10fed i’r 13eg yn Aberystwyth! Edrychwch allan am ein Galwad am Bapurau: conference.bshs.org.uk/cy/call-welsh/ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿📜

📣 Call for Participants 📣 Looking to interview people that migrated to Britain as children (under 16) from the Caribbean & experienced school in both places. Prioritising people that migrated to Birmingham but please get in touch or share with anyone that might fit!

We are proud to be co-sponsoring 'Beyond the Pipeline: Women & Non-Binary People in Mathematics Day', organised by Mathematrix and Mirzakhani Societies at Oxford Mathematics. Speakers: Dr Brigitte Stenhouse Mura Yakerson, Melanie Rupflin, Vandita Patel and Christl Donnelly ➡️ oxwomeninmaths2024.co.uk

ICYMI, registration is open for the 2024 Spitalfields History of Mathematics Meeting and Hirst Lecture. Speakers: Erhard Scholz, Jeremy Gray. Maths History 🗓️ Fri 26 Apr ⏰ 14:00 (GMT) 📍 De Morgan House and online via Zoom 🎟️ Free, all welcome! ➡️ lms.ac.uk/events/lms-spi…

Just launched our website for the British Society for the History of Science ARCHIVE annual conference in Aberystwyth. It was so much fun doing it bilingual! I'm trying to get the social media posts in Cymraeg, too, but my language skills are more limited than Adobe's trials. Check out, anyway! conference.bshs.org.uk

In case you don’t know what I’m referencing, you can read all about it here! inclusionexclusion.org/2023/03/27/sho…

Black women participants needed I’m still looking for Black women participants (including Black mixed), over 18 and living in the UK, to take part in my Black women TV streaming audiences research project. Details in the poster. Please share with others.

We cannot mark International Women in Maths Day without celebrating our Mathematicians at the OU! Access a special issue of Endeavour, in which Dr Brigitte Stenhouse (Dr Brigitte Stenhouse) was co-editor, focusing on collaborative couples in mathematics. ow.ly/YPqr50RBpOz OU Maths & Stats