This group meets fortnightly on Wednesdays, 11.00am–12.00noon in the Needham Research Institute Board Room (8 Sylvester Road, Cambridge, CB3 9AF) to focus on questions relating to the history of science, medicine and technology in East Asia.
Sessions will be a mix of formats, including close readings, discussions, presentations and paper workshops, and will offer a forum for conversations and dialogue between researchers from different perspectives, backgrounds, and disciplines. All are welcome!
Organised by Zhiyu Chen, Zhilin Chu, Arthur Harris and Fu Ge Yang.
Lent Term 2025
29 January
Non-sciences? Redefining science and medicine in East Asia
12 February
Borderlands? Redefining the geographical boundaries
26 February
Technologies? Redefining modernity and traditions
12 March
Philosophies? Redefining epistemology and thoughts in East Asia