International Society for the History of Physical Education and Sport (ISHPES). est. 1989
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ISHPES 2026
Registration is now open!
Join us for an international gathering of researchers and professionals in #SportsHistory.
📅 Important dates:
• Early Bird: 05 June 2026
• Regular Registration: 10 July 2026
📍 Taipei, Taiwan
🗓️ 18–22 August 2026
Don’t miss it!
New Book Release
We're pleased to share the book Producción, circulación y traducción transnacional de ideas y expertos en la Cultura Física y la Educación Física, by Alejo Levoratti and Pablo Scharagrodsky
🔗 Available at:
tinyurl.com/nhb3d9rx
ISHPES extends its best wishes to all its members for 2026.
We would also like to remind you that our Annual Conference will take place in Taipei, Taiwan, from August 18 to 22, 2026.
Don’t miss it!
🔗 Visit: ishpes.org/ishpes-congress-2…
We look forward to seeing you soon!
Attention Early Career Scholars
Gigliola Gori Award
The submission period is now open.
👉 tinyurl.com/Gigliola-Gori
Summer School – Taipei 2026
Great for academic exchange, training, and networking
👉 tinyurl.com/yc4k9vpx
ISHPES Members – Survey for 2026 actions (email ✉️)
ISHPES retweeted
@UlsterSchSport is offering one fully funded PhD studying the history and present of boxing and combat gyms in Belfast.
Please do reach out and share widely!
@BritSportHisSoc @iaphistorians @ISHPES
🎓FULLY FUNDED PHD POSITIONS🎓
We are advertising 3 PhD projects!
Check out & apply by the following link 👉 ulster.ac.uk/doctoralcollege…
Come join ‘The 2024 University of the Year’ 🏆
#WeAreUU
Abstract submissions open on December 10.
More details are available at:
ishpes.org/ishpes-congress-2…
ISHPES 2023 (Lausanne) Abstract Deadline Extended
The deadline has been extended to March 12, 2023 (at 8pm (GMT+1)) !
All the information at the link below: wp.unil.ch/ishpes2023/call-f…
The Call for Abstracts for the ISHPES 2023 conference at the @unilsport (July 12-14, 2023) is now OPEN!
The main topic is: “Individuals, Institutions, (Trans)nationalism. Sport and History facing new challenges”.
All the information at the link below: wp.unil.ch/ishpes2023/call-f…
ISHPES is accepting applications for the 2023 GIGLIOLA GORI AWARD, that is awarded for an unpublished essay in the field of sport history, and will be presented at the 2023 ISHPES Congress to be held in Lausanne, Switzerland on June 12-14. More info here: ishpes.org/awards/awards
On August 25, the @eoaolympic will host the EOA Seminar in Klaipeda, on “Opportunities and limits of the Olympic Movement for international understanding and peace in the context of current time”. The event will be streamed online via Zoom:
eoaolympic.org/listen-in-at-…
Congratulations to Alec S. Hurley (university of Texas at Austin) for winning ISHPES Gigliola Gori Award 2022 !
« The Other YMCA: Reverend McQuaid’s Young Men’s Catholic Association’s alternative to the Protestant recreation ethic in Rochester, NY, 1872-1909 ».
The International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education @ICSSPE is offering a position as Sport Science Research Manager.
All information at: icsspe.org/content/icsspe-se…
ISHPES and @ceshSportHist recognize the impact that the atrocities of war have on the pleasure of enjoying and researching sport. We stand in solidarity with our colleagues in Ukraine and all those impacted by this conflict.
Papers for the ISHPES Gigliola Gori Junior Scholar Award can be submitted at [email protected] , by March 31, 2022! The prize of 500€ is awarded for an unpublished outstanding essay on sport history, written by a PhD Student.
ishpes.org/early-scholar-awa…
You still have 5 days to send your proposal for the ISHPES Conference 2022 (Oslo, June 29th - July 2nd)! To submit your abstract, follow this link: conftool.net/2022-ishpes-con…