The Partington Prize 2008

The Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry has established the 
Partington Prize in memory of Professor James Riddick Partington, the 
Society’s first Chairman. It is awarded every three years for an original 
and unpublished essay on any aspect of the history of alchemy or 
chemistry. The prize consists of three hundred and fifty pounds (£350).

The competition is open to anyone with a scholarly interest in the history 
of alchemy or chemistry who, by the closing date of 31 December 2007 has 
not reached 35 years of age, or if older has completed a doctoral thesis 
in the history of science within the previous three years. Scholars from 
any country may enter the competition, but entries must be submitted in 
English and must not have been previously submitted to another journal. 
The prize-winning essay will be published in the Society’s journal, Ambix. 
One hard copy of the entry, word processed on one side of the paper, 
should be submitted, along with a copy of the entry on disc. We prefer 
files to be in Microsoft Word 2000, if possible. Essays must be fully 
documented using the conventions used in the current issue of Ambix. 
Essays must not exceed 10,000 words in length, including references and 
footnotes. All entries must be submitted with a word count.

All entries should be sent to Dr Gerrylynn K. Roberts, Department of the 
History of Science, Technology and Medicine, The Open University, Walton 
Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, UK, with the words “Partington Prize” 
written clearly on the envelope. Each entry should contain a separate 
title page giving the author’s name, institution, postal address, email 
address and date of birth (and if relevant the date of completion of their 
thesis). The author’s name and contact details must not appear on the 
pages of the essay as the identity of the author will not be made 
available to the judges. Essays (no more than one from each competitor) 
must be received no later than 31 December 2007.

The decision of the judges appointed by the Council will be final. The 
Society reserves the right to divide the prize between two or more entries 
of equal merit, or not to award a prize should no essay be deemed of 
suitable standard.

The name of the winner will be announced by 30 April 2008, and all essays 
will be returned to competitors soon after that date.

For further information please see www.ambix.org or contact Dr Anna 
Simmons, Hon. Secretary, Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry, 
Department of History of Science, Technology and Medicine, The Open 
University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, UK or via email 
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