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EXTENDED DEADLINE: 01 JULY 2026 / CfA: International Marsilius Academy “Feel the Heat” 20-25 Sept, 2026
We would like to draw your attention to the International Marsilius Academy 2026 “Feel the Heat: Science and Histories of Fever”. It will take place from 20 to 25 September 2026 at the Marsilius Kolleg of Heidelberg University, Germany.
The deadline has been extended until 01 July 2026.
This multidisciplinary summer school explores fever not only as a biological and medical phenomenon, but also as a historical, cultural, political, and social experience. Bringing together scholars from the life and natural sciences, medicine, the humanities, and social sciences, the Academy aims to foster dialogue across disciplinary boundaries and to reflect on how societies have understood, experienced, represented, and managed fever across time and cultures.
Particular attention will be given to how febrile epidemics and pandemics have shaped societies, how debates surrounding prevention measures and vaccines generate trust or resistance, how fever has been culturally interpreted and experienced, and how infectious diseases continue to raise social, political, and ethical questions in both historical and contemporary contexts.
The Academy is aimed at Master’s students and PhD candidates from a broad range of disciplines, including medicine, the life and natural sciences, as well as the humanities, law, and the social and cultural sciences. Participants are expected to present the current status of their work in a poster session and short pitch presentation.
We are very pleased that many distinguished speakers from different academic fields and with diverse professional backgrounds and experiences have agreed to participate in the Academy, including experts from infectious diseases, virology, neuroscience, epidemiology, medical and cultural history, parasitology, archaeology, paleogenetics, and science journalism.
Participation fee: 100 EUR (including accommodation and meals). Travel expenses must be covered by the participants themselves.
Further information and online application: https://www.marsilius-kolleg.uni-heidelberg.de/de/feel-the-heat-science-and-histories-of-fever
The team of the Marsilius Academy 2026: Friedrich Frischknecht, Stefanie Gänger, Ulrich Schwarz, Yijie Huang, Jenny Sure, Julian Voits, Tobias Just