A showcase of research into the history of natural history being done by doctoral and early career researchers across the globe.
About this Event

SHNH
Early Career Researcher Symposium
Online, Thursday 20 February 2025

10:55am Welcome

11:00am – 12:30pm Session One

Tracing the Journey of American Cacti in China
Cynthia ST Yeung, KU Leuven, Belgium
From Local Collectors to Global Science: Hidden Histories of the Kew Herbarium
John Schaefer, University of Cambridge in collaboration with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom.
Language of flowers? An alternative perspective. Plant names in botanical paintings, a tool for communication and cultural obfuscation.
Charlotte Brooks, Royal Horticultural Society’s Lindley Library and Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom

Lunch

1:30pm – 3pm Session Two

The Long Shadow of Linnaeus: Luke Howard’s Cloud Nomenclature and the Natural History of the Sky, 1802–1820
Brian S.-K. Li, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Cutting Peat: The Historical Ecology and Dissection of the Chat Moss Ecosystem
Andrew Osbourne, Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom
When Music Tamed the Beasts: Animal responses to Music in the Early Modern Period.
Tasio Rodrigo, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain

Break

3:30pm – 5:00pm Session Three

Hare, Hyrax, and Hart: Biblical Natural History and Hermeneutics in British Expeditions to the Holy Land, 1863-1884
Theo Detweiler, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Anachronisms in the History of (Natural) Science. The Secret Face of Isaac Newton
Matteo Costa, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

Beyond the Collection: Race and the Circulation Regime of Animal Brains in the French and British Empire (1770-1850)
Maxime Guttin, European University Institute, Florence, Italy

5:00pm – 5:15pm Closing Remarks