The Aga Khan University (AKU) is an international, research-intensive university, Chartered in 1983 as Pakistan’s first private university. It is dedicated to improving quality of life in Asia and Africa. Guided by the principles of IQRA – Impact, Quality, Relevance and Access – AKU’s vision is of inclusive, pluralistic societies where knowledge, compassion and ethical leadership drive positive change. AKU-FAS invites applications for the position of Assistant Professor/ Associate Professor and Professor in below major fields: Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Environmental Studies, Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, Social Development Studies, deadline, January 15, 2026. Read more at: networks.h-net.org
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ERC Plus Grant
This webpage on the ERC Plus Grant call is provided for informational purposes only, pending the adoption of the updated Work Programme 2026 by the European Commission. The updated work programme, which will confirm the content of this webpage, is expected to be adopted in January 2026. The new funding scheme, ERC Plus Grants, is planned to support outstanding researchers from Europe and anywhere in the world with bold ideas and a vision for transformative research that goes beyond the scope of existing ERC programmes. The funding for this new grant scheme was announced by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in her speech of 5 May 2025 on the ‘Choose Europe’ initiative. Read more at:
Science History Institute Fellowships & Travel Grants (Philadelphia) — 2026–27/28 Cycle
The Science History Institute (Philadelphia) hosts one of the largest fellowship programs in the United States for research in the historical study of science, medicine, and technology, welcoming around 20 scholars in residence each year. Through its Beckman Center, the Institute offers short- and long-term residential fellowships for projects that benefit from using its collections, alongside Othmer Library travel grants. Applications for 2026–2027/2028 fellowships are currently open and must be received by 15 January 2026, while travel grant applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
More information: https://www.sciencehistory.org/research/fellowships/
Call for Extended Abstracts: Transition Design Conference 2026 (Mexico City) — “Weaving Regenerative Futures”
The 5th International Transition Design Conference will take place 8–11 July 2026 in Mexico City, hosted at Tecnológico de Monterrey (Mexico City campus) and available in a hybrid format (in person and online). Centered on the theme “Weaving Regenerative Futures,” the conference invites extended abstracts for papers and posters from academics, researchers, and practitioners working on sustainability transitions and long-term systems change. The submission deadline is 1 February 2026 (papers may be in English or Spanish; posters in English). (transitiondesigninstitute.net)
More information and updates:
https://eventos.tec.mx/s/lt-event?language=en_US&id=a5uUG000000IQAXYA4
Cycling Research Board Annual Meeting 2026 (Ghent) — Call for Abstracts
The Cycling Research Board (CRB) is preparing its 10th Annual Meeting, to be held in Ghent, Belgium, 16–18 September 2026, hosted by the Urban Cycling Institute in collaboration with Ghent University and the Chair of Cycling. CRBAM describes itself as an intentionally interactive, collaborative event (rather than a traditional conference), designed to spark debate and cross-disciplinary exchange. The 2026 framing—“Place, People, Politics and the Reimagination of Space”—invites contributions that use cycling as a lens on lived experience, identity and belonging, infrastructural justice, people-centred metrics, inclusivity, and the mediated/digital cycling experience. (cyclingresearchboard.com)
For full details and updates (including submission/registration information), see:
https://cyclingresearchboard.com/
Call for Applications: “Planetary Transitions 2026” Artist Residency (Potsdam, Germany)
The DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Program, the City of Potsdam, and the Research Institute for Sustainability (RIFS at GFZ) invite international artists to apply for the “Planetary Transitions 2026” residency in Potsdam. The fellowship supports projects at the intersection of art and sustainability, fostering dialogue between arts, academia, politics, and civil society, and encouraging critical perspectives. The residency lasts 4–6 months from mid-2026 and offers a €2,500 monthly stipend, plus travel support and up to €5,000 toward housing. Applications (in English) are due 8 February 2026.
More information:
https://www.rifs-potsdam.de/en/node/11905
15th International Conference of the Association of Latin American and Caribbean Historians (ADHILAC)
The history of mobility in the Atlantic and the Pacific: People, goods, ships, ideas, and routes between the continents and islands. Single cut-off date for submission of presentation and closed panel proposals: April 15, 2026. networks.h-net.org
Epistemic Passages: Knowledge in Translation, GWMT annual conference, Prague 9-11 September
The board of the Society for the History of Science, Medicine, and Technology (GWMT) invites you to the 2026 annual conference in cooperation with the Masaryk Institute and Archives of the Czech Academy of Sciences, the Faculty of Social Sciences of Charles University and the Prague department of the Leibniz Institute for the History and Culture of Eastern Europe (GWZO). The conference will take place 9–11 September 2026 in Prague and will focus on the theme: Epistemic Passages: Knowledge in Translation. Languages of the conference will be English and German. Please submit proposals by 15 February 2026. networks.h-net.org
Call for Contributions: After Permafrost – Thinking with Frozen Earth on a Thawing Planet
The volume seeks contributions that build bridges between the social sciences, the humanities, and the arts. In addition to more conventional scholarly chapters, we warmly welcome creative academic writings and artistic interventions that engage permafrost and thawing earth through visual, auditory, or mixed-media forms. All contributions will be integrated into the book, which is planned to be published as an open-access volume. We invite proposals (500–800 words) for contributions of 6,000–8,000 words or equivalent artistic length by 15 February 2026, accompanied by a brief academic or artistic CV (max. 3 pages). Priority will be given to contributions that clearly articulate how thinking with permafrost unsettles or updates certain established theoretical assumptions and concepts. Please send submissions to one of the volume editors, Anastasiya Halauniova (anastasiya.halauniova@durham.ac.uk). networks.h-net.org
CfP: Workshop (Sept 2026, Madrid) ‘Locating Knowledge: Science & Technology in Commodity Frontiers’ (Commodities of Empire Annual Workshop)
Organisers: ‘Commodities of Empire’ British Academy Research Project, ERC Consolidator Grant WILDHIST, and the AMBTEC project funded by the Spanish State Research Agency. Deadline for abstract submissions: 14 February 2026.