Notes and Records Essay Award

Announcing the 8th Notes and Records Essay Award
Notes and Records reports on current research and archival activities throughout the field of history of science, technology and medicine. The Essay Award is open to researchers in the history of science who have completed a postgraduate degree within the last five years. The previously unpublished essay of up to 8,000 words should be based on original research and it may relate to any aspect of the history of science, technology and medicine in any period.

The winning entry is chosen using the journal’s standard criteria for selection (i.e. excellence and interest to a wide audience) and will be published in the journal.

The winner of the 2022 Essay Award is Robin S. Reich for her entry, ‘Ptolemy’s Almagest and the translation of Diagrams’. Watch Robin S. Reich discuss her essay in a recorded seminar and interview with Notes and Records editor, Professor Anna Marie Roos.

The award consists of:
A cash prize of £500
Publication of the winning entry in Notes and Records
A year’s subscription to Notes and Records