STEM vs. Humanities has often been the battle played out in academic environments – which is a shame because both historically and culturally the two need each other. Therefore, to mark British Science Week we are reminding people of the incredible journey(s) that science has taken over hundred of years to establish itself out of a world of magic and religion. We are exploring some of the key figures that increased our understanding of the world through scientific discovery as well as through explorative plunder and blunder.

And remember part of the importance of science is knowing where each step of change came from – and that is the story that history provides.

General resources

• Podcast series: The history of science (open access until the end of March)
• Real Lives: Anna Wessels Williams (1863–1954): forgotten pioneer of microbiology (open access until the end of March)
• Mary Brancker, former president of the British Veterinary Association (open access)
• Patrick Steptoe, co-creator of IVF (open access)
• The London School of Medicine for Women (open access)
• Helen Sharman, astronaut (open access)

Secondary resources

• Podcast series: The history of science (open access until the end of March) 
• Copernicus and the reformation of astronomy
• What Have Historians Been Arguing About... medieval science and medicine? (open access until the end of March) 
• Polychronicon: Stonehenge

Primary resources

• Podcast series: The history of science (open access until the end of March)
• Linking history and science: how climate affected settlement
• Women and space: reaching for the stars (open access until the end of March)

Podcasts

(accessible to all HA members)

• Early British Women engineers (Open access until the end of March)
• Podcast: the life and significance of Alan Turing