Updates

Recollections of Derek Winstanley

Over the past few years, I have developed a relationship with Derek Winstanley who was involved in 1970s climate discussions. He has entrusted me with his autobiographical recollections, which can be found here.

Report for Workshop “Climate & the Beginning of the Crisis Decades: Climate Research & Discourse During the 1970s,” Manchester, August 30, 2024.

Due to the generous support of the International Commission for the History of Meteorology and the British Society for the History of Science, Manchester’s Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine (CHSTM) was able to host a workshop exploring climate research and discourse during the crucial but often-neglected decade of the 1970s. The…

Final Information for Workshop “Climate and the Beginning of the Crisis Decades” Aug 30 Manchester

We’re very excited to welcome colleagues to Manchester next Friday. The final book of abstracts and workshop guide can be found here: https://robertlnaylor.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/book_of_abstracts_4.pdf Here is a reminder of the timings of the day: Registration – from 9am Introduction, welcome, housekeeping – 9.30am – 9.50am Panel 1 – 10am – 11.40am Lunch – 11.40am – 12.40pm…

PhDone

Pleased to report that my PhD award has now been confirmed. My thesis on the post-war development of atmosphere-energy systems in the UK can can be found here. Please don’t tell me about any typos!

CFP: Climate, Food & Famine in History

Call for papers (please circulate). We are delighted to announce that we are now open to submissions for the upcoming workshop Climate, Food, and Famine in History. This will be held on April 14, 2023 at Manchester’s Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine, sponsored by the International Union for History and Philosophy…

Collaboration in the Humanities

As I make clear in my upcoming publication in Spontaneous Generations, I strongly believe that science education can take a lot of lessons from the humanities, especially when it comes to allowing students to express themselves as free thinking and politically active individuals. However, this goes two ways. I had the pleasure of writing my…

First Publication

Very happy to announce my first peer-reviewed paper on climatologist Reid Bryson. Read on to find out about climate and crisis in the 1970s. This paper is an offshoot of my masters project that started in late 2018, so has been a long time coming. It feels so great to finally have an academic voice…

Call for Papers: Past, Present, and Future of the History of Meteorology

As part of the International Commission for the History of Meteorology’s 20th anniversary celebrations this year, I am organising a conference on the Past, Present, and Future of the History of Meteorology, online on 15th Sept 2021. The Call for Papers can be found at: http://meteohistory.org/2021/call-for-papers-past-present-and-future-of-the-history-of-meteorology/. The deadline for abstracts of 250 words is July 15,…

Something went wrong. Please refresh the page and/or try again.


Follow Updates

Get new content delivered directly to your inbox.