NOTCOM is pleased to announce &ldquo\;Utopianism and Early Modern Scientific Collaboration&rdquo\;\, a conference taking place on 11 &\; 12 May 2026. It will be held on both days at the Maison Franç\;aise d&rsquo\;Oxford.
\nThe conference will discuss various utopian aspects of early modern natural knowledge production\, with particular interest in the collaborative institutions dedicated to its advancement. \;Papers will include discussions of the relationship between early modern missionary writing and utopian fiction\; investigations into the link between seventeenth-century arguments for research specialisation and ideal learned societies\; and inquiries into ideas of household economy and common goods in early modern utopianism.
ORGANIZER;CN=Niall Dilucia: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260411T130016Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260528T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260529T170000 SUMMARY:SCIENCE\, CRITIQUE AND OPINION: CHALLENGES FOR SCIENTIFIC CONSENSUS UID:20260415T072931Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-f5d4878dd-dnjxp TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:2-10 Norham Rd\, Oxford OX2 6SE\, Oxford\, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION:The core focus of this two-day conference will be the perception gap between the scientific community and the general public when it comes to the authority of scientific discourse and scientific consensus. When and why did science start to lose its authority as a discourse? How can we explain this lack of receptivity on the side of the public (and which publics in particular)? What are the solutions\, innovations\, or strategies put in place by researchers to rebuild trust between institutions\, researchers and the broader public? What forms of consensus are desirable without falling back into the perceived violence of modernity?
\nSpeakers confirmed:
\n&mdash\; Anne Alombert (Paris VIII)
\n&mdash\; Daniele Cavalli ( ENS/ PSL)
\n&mdash\; Benoî\;t Dillet (Bath university)
\n&mdash\; Sara Franceschelli (ENS/IHRIM)
\n&mdash\; Ian James (Cambridge)
\n&mdash\; Eve Judah (Cambridge)
\n&mdash\; Eric Pardoux (Aix-Marseille)
\n&mdash\; Dominic Smith (Dundee University)
\n&mdash\; Ben Turner (Queen Mary University - London)
\n&mdash\; Jodie Williamson (Dundee University)
\n&mdash\; Joel White (Dundee University)
\n&mdash\; Ashley Woodward (Dundee University)
ORGANIZER;CN=Amelie Berger-Soraruff: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR