Smart Cities: past and future of urban areas in our society Explore how cities evolve- from the smog-filled streets of industrial Manchester to today's digitally connected urban spaces. This event brings together ta…

As part of the upcoming Pint of Science festival, I'll be talking smells and cities on 18 May, yeah!

We'll explore factory air and labour, political history and smoke, and smelly waterways at the Taproom, near Piccadilly station in Manchester.

Info:
pintofscience.co.uk/event/smart-...

After this break of 3 weeks, we're excited that the #OLFAC #Lectureseries "The #Senses in #Performance will continue!

"Performing Snakes in Modernity and Today" by
Nicole Haitzinger and Christina Gillinger

This Wednesday 5 PM - join us online
(registration via office.olfac@kunstuni-linz.at)

Em with a copy of The Public Scholar A Practical Handbook

As seen at @asecsoffice.bsky.social — @lollardfish.bsky.social

Flatlay featuring said dissertation with a few other books

Today marks exactly 2 years since I submitted my PhD dissertation. Since it passed, it is now open access as required for public-funded research in France. Feel free to DL, send, cite, enjoy bits and pieces of almost 10 years of thinking about smell!

Link:
research.manchester.ac.uk/en/publicati...

Holding the book "Alimentary Orientalism" in front of cherry trees in full bloom

In "Alimentary Orientalism" Yin Yuan follows the politics of tea, sugar & opium in 18th & 19th c Britain: How did British authors portray Otherness & the consumption of the Orient?

#PostColonialStudies #Orientalism #FoodStudies #LiteraryStudies #Romanticism #VictorianLiterature

Check out the @danafoundation.bsky.social funded ITRC grant recipients. A little memory, some embodiment and olfaction, and color perception!

And the mentorship program!

Poster for the talk featuring a French imperial soldier attacking cholera with a phenol cannon.

Will be presenting some of my work on phenol disinfection, cholera policy and socio-environmental violence this Thursday at 7pm BST!

Info: www.chstm.org/group/health...

#frenchstudies #histmed #histsci #medhum #envhum #envhist #hstm

Outreach and Engagement Committee – BSHS – The British Society for the History of Science BSHS – The British Society for the History of Science

📣 BSHS Outreach & Engagement Project Grants

Have an idea for sharing #HistSci with wider audiences?

We offer grants of up to £500 to support creative engagement projects — from events to collaborations with museums or heritage sites.

Next deadline is May 15, 2026!

bshs.org.uk/oec/#project...

COVER REVEAL. Really excited to show off the fantastic cover for my new book Sniff from @yalebooks.bsky.social. It’s a history of smells across time and space and hits the shelves on the 8th September. Pre-order from Yale, your local bookshop, or the usual suspects! yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300...

Funded Postdoctoral Remote Sensing Finland 2026 | HigherJobz Apply for a funded Postdoctoral position in Remote Sensing at Natural Resources Institute Finland, Finland. Deadline: 22 April 2026.

🌲 Funded Postdoctoral in Remote Sensing
📍 Natural Resources Institute Finland, Finland
📡 Work on forest mapping, LiDAR, biodiversity & geospatial modelling
🎓 Eligibility: PhD in Forestry/Data Science
⏳ Deadline: 22 Apr 2026
🔗 higherjobz.com/funded-postd...
#PostdocJobs #RemoteSensing @luke.fi

I'll be in Leeds in July to talk about a military physician's olfactory experiences during the Prussian war. It'll be gruesome, but good vibes overall

25% of U.S. college students say they would rather lose their sense of #smell than their phone (thanks for the data, Rachel Herz!). Olfactory cultural studies clearly have work to do. Thanks to the organizers of the "Odorous Object" conference @brown.edu! @smellstudiesgroup.bsky.social #ERC #ERCCoG

#CFP: "What’s the Matter with Description? Form, Practice, and Material Culture"; University of Delaware’s 5th CMCS Conference in Material Culture, April 2-3, 2027

Deadline: July 15, 2026

Info: champ.ly/6TgMslzZ

#smellstudies #olfactorystudies #sensorystudies #materialculture #litstudies

#CFP: "Evident Tongues, Evident Bodies: Language, Sense, and Proof in the Early Modern World"
Book edited by Dr Mary Katherine Newman and Dr Rana Banna

Deadline: 12th April 2026

Info: champ.ly/KLwo5tTz

#smellstudies #olfactorystudies #sensorystudies #materialculture #bodystudies #materialstudies

#Event: "Symposium in Material Culture Studies"
Online, 07/03/2026, 11AM- 3:30PM CEST

Info: champ.ly/wZMxNZ4L

#smellstudies #olfaction #sensorystudies #chemicalsenses #academia #conference #materialculture

#CFP: "Sensation: The Sounds, Visions, and Words of David Bowie"
University of Agder, Norway
29. – 30. September 2026

Deadline: April 1, 2026

Info: champ.ly/TAzCFPLZ

#smellstudies #olfactorystudies #sensorystudies #callforpapers #callforsubmissions #soundstudies #visualstudies

#CFP: "Contagion, Information, Territory"

Deadline for abstracts: February 15, 2026

Info: champ.ly/CoipfUIV

#smellstudies #olfactorystudies #sensorystudies #callforpapers #callforsubmissions #envhum

CFP: "The Body and Anatomy"
Special Issue: Art & the Public Sphere

Deadline for abstracts: 30 April 2026

Info: champ.ly/7CBFRfrr

#cfp #smellstudies #olfactorystudies #sensorystudies #callforpapers #callforsubmissions

The Function of Beauty The Function of Beauty: A Transdisciplinary Conference “Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.”— Khalil Gibran Conference Dates: Thursday April 22-23, 2026Location: OnlineAbstra…

#CFP: "The Function of Beauty: A Transdisciplinary Conference"
April 22-23, 2026, London Arts-Based Research Centre
Location: Online

Deadline: March 1, 2026

Info: champ.ly/KsWjGabr

#smellstudies #olfactorystudies #sensorystudies #historyofcosmetics #aesthetics #beautystudies

Critical Studies in Men's Fashion Critical Studies in Men's Fashion; Critical Studies in Men's Fashion is the first peer-reviewed journal to focus exclusively on men's dress as a means of examining the tangible and intangible aspects of creating and maintaining appearance. The journal discusses gender, identity, sexuality, culture, marketing and business. All articles are double-blind peer reviewed. Theoretical and empirical scholarship in the form of original articles, reports and media reviews is welcome. This title is indexed with Scopus and the Web of Science’s Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI). For more information, to access the journal or to subscribe visit the Discover platform here.

#CFP: "Critical Studies in Men's Fashion Special Issue on Beau Brummell"

Deadline: March 31, 2026

Info: champ.ly/v9Ymj48n

#smellstudies #olfactorystudies #sensorystudies #callforpapers #callforsubmissions #fashionstudies #mensfashion

#CFP: "Beyond Human: Unruly Senses of Being, Knowing, and Feeling Existence"
University of California, San Diego
In-Person, May 15-16, 2026

Deadline: March 9th, 2026

Info: literature.ucsd.edu/news-events/...

#ecopoetics #sensorystudies #envhum #envhum #criticaltheory

#CFP: "Sensing Matters: Bodies, Experiences, and Objects" (Bard Graduate Center)

Deadline: February 27, 2026

Info: champ.ly/hGsIHSOt

#cfp #smellstudies #olfactorystudies #sensorystudies #callforpapers #callforsubmissions

The Senses and Medical Humanities A one-day workshop exploring sensory studies and medical humanities through short talks, creative activities, and networking.

I'm delighted to share details of the first of two workshops I'm hosting this year on The Senses and Medical Humanities. The first workshop will take place in Durham on 24 February. Spaces are limited, so reserve yours now.

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-senses...

The CFP deadline for our upcoming workshop on 'unwanted non-human life', broadly conceived, here at York has been extended a couple of weeks. Do send in an application if it appeals to you, we've already got a great pair of keynotes lined up!

Intersections in Medical and Environmental Humanities An online talk by Dr Clare Hickman about Air, Weather and Multispecies Encounters in the British Tuberculosis Sanatoria.

📅 On Monday 9 February 5–6pm we are delighted to be hearing from
@drhick.bsky.social about 'Air, Weather and Multispecies Encounters in the British Tuberculosis Sanatoria'.

This is a free, online event. More info and book 👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/intersecti...

Sensing Heat, Finding Cool: The Search for Water in Summertime Paris, New York, and London, 1880–1930 Abstract. At the turn of the twentieth century, Paris, New York, and London were epicenters of urban modernity, but these cities and their inhabitants were

Our @meltingmetropolis.bsky.social article on keeping cool in summertime Paris, New York and London is free to read in the Journal of Social History. doi.org/10.1093/jsh/...

How Artists and Museums Are Using Scents to Tell New Stories Two exhibitions in Germany highlight how scents and olfaction are shaping the way we view and experience art.

#article: "Is Smell the Next Big Thing in Art?" by Louisa Elderton

Link: champ.ly/Wydr2gcC

#smellstudies #olfaction #sensorystudies #chemicalsenses #arthistory #museology #museumstudies

E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved by Limiting Air Pollution In a reversal, the agency plans to calculate only the cost to industry when setting pollution limits, and not the monetary value of saving human lives, documents show.

Breaking News: The EPA will stop considering lives saved when setting pollution limits and instead calculate only the cost to businesses.

Curator of Material Culture Job UK | Powell-Cotton Trust | HigherJobz Apply for Curator of Material Culture job at Powell-Cotton Trust, UK. Full-time, fixed-term museum role. Salary £30,000. Deadline 27 Jan 2026

Curator of Material Culture – Powell-Cotton Trust, UK.
Full-time, fixed-term role in museum curation & material culture research.
Eligibility: Degree in heritage-related field with collections experience.
Deadline: 27 January 2026.
Apply: higherjobz.com/curator-of-m...

#MuseumJobs #HeritageCareers