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16 April 2026 1pm GMT Online Seminar, WG1 & WG4 welcome Prof Barry Doyle to speak on the topic 'What is a hospital' Link via bulletin #CA22159 #EuroHistHealth #MedHums #HistMed

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Figments: Madness, Health and Creativity A one-day conference exploring the relationship between creativity and madness.

Excited to announce that registration for the 'Figments: Madness, Health and Creativity' conference (University of Glasgow, 15 June) is now open. See the draft programme and book a space here: figments2026.eventbrite.co.uk/

#medhums #madstudies

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Working with medical and mental health records This session will explore the complexities of working with records related to medical scandals, terrorism, and personal trauma.

👇 This looks like a cracking session for #Skystorians and #Archivists #MedHums #HistMed #HistNursing #HistMidwifery #ReproHist #Archives www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/working-wi...

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What’s the point? Medicine needs the Humanities "Medicine, like people, is messy." In the first episode of a new series from the Medical Humanities podcast, we tackle a question often asked by both sceptics and practitioners: What is the point of ...

'What's the point? Medicine needs the Humanities' - fantastic new podcast episode from @bmj.com Medical Humanities. #medhums #medicaleducation

www.podbean.com/ew/pb-hbcfs-...

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📣New Event 📢

'Teaching Mental Health Humanities', feat. @harbottlestores.bsky.social & Grace Lucas. Come, think, & share methodologies with us & leave with new ideas!

Online, Wed 29 April, 3-4.30pm UK time

For the link, email/DM me, @stinaface.bsky.social or Cheryl McGeachan

#MedHums

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BFI collaboration: The Public's Health

This blog is part of @torchoxford.bsky.social The Public's Health project, which looks at the history and ethics of moving images in public health, in partnership with the British Film Institute (BFI)

www.torch.ox.ac.uk/bfi-collabor...

#mentalhealth #fim #skystorian #medhums #publichealth

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For those who may be interested, the eventual introduction of the 1994 Stillbirth Act means that if you experienced a #stillbirth in #Ireland before 1995, you are still able to retrospectively register your baby's birth. #ReproHist #HistMed #MedHums #HistMidwifery #ReproductiveLoss #Miscarriage

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Program is now out for #HSTM2026 24 April 2026 hstmnetworkireland.org/2026/03/16/h... @unioflimerick.bsky.social #Skystorians #Speirgorm #HSTM #HistMed #MedHums

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Then there's Christy's, @safetyworkhstm.bsky.social and Iro Filippaki's agenda-setting article on injury studies! A truly interdisciplinary emergent field (and a powerful network, check them out!) that has the potential to disrupt some of the most established concepts in #medhums and #histmed

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There is still time to send applications!
#histmed #photohist #medhums #photo #ethics

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When the world spins  - Medical Independent vertigo. It is understandable that the busy clinical schedule of medics might disincline some from setting aside time for...

Excellent review in @medindonews.bsky.social of A Cultural History of Vertigo: Unbalanced by @dranindyar.bsky.social

www.medicalindependent.ie/life/book-re...

#medhums

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Woman in white dress with small boys standing in tunnel -  early Victorian era

Woman in white dress with small boys standing in tunnel - early Victorian era

#SaveTheDate for #HSTM #HSTMIreland #HSTMNetwork Annual Meeting 24 April 2026 hosted by our lovely colleagues @unioflimerick.bsky.social Convenor Dr José M Moreno - Theme *** The History of Knowledge in Ireland - Where do we Stand Today? *** #HistMed #MedHums #TechHist #SciHist #Skystorians

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Hybrid Workshop 12 May 2026 #CFP The Child Patient and Medical Expertise in Times of War, Crisis and Transformation (20th century). The full call 👉 shorturl.at/sylPI 👉 Abstracts Due by 27 March 2026 #HistMed #MedHums

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A tale of two roots: rhubarb in Chinese and European medicine An exploration of the introduction of rhubarb into European medicine by Lai Yan Wong, PhD student in the Department of English at King’s College London.

Delighted to share our fascinating blog post on #rhubarb as a medicine within #Chinese and #European pharmaceutical traditions by
@kingsenglish.bsky.social
doctoral researcher Lin Yan Wong herbalhistory.org/home/a-tale-... #histherb #earlymodern #medhums

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Join the Conversation The Polyphony publishes the most exciting work in the medical and health humanities: our aim is to capture, celebrate and extend the diversity of voices which together make up this interdisciplinar…

Happy to say I'm now an associate editor for @the-polyphony.bsky.social. I'm particularly interested in pitches on the intersections between health and the built environment, but would love to hear from anyone who wants to write about their #medhums work! More info: thepolyphony.org/get-involved/

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Measurement Heretics Workshop: Being, Meaning, and Measuring Well This 3-day workshop brings together international & interdisciplinary perspectives to guide the future of ethical, meaningful health data.

Excited to host the Measurement Heretics Workshop: Being Meaning and Measuring Well on March 11-13, at the Institute for Medical Humanities, Durham University. The keynote will be hybrid so register for this free event!
@durhamimh.bsky.social
#histsci #histmed #hps #philsci #medhums #histtech #sts

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Postdoctoral Research Associate at Durham University Apply for the Postdoctoral Research Associate role on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for academic positions in higher education. View details and apply now.

This looks like a brilliant role with the #MedHums team at Durham (2 year postdoc, 28 hours/week) ‘Amplifying the mental health of Black university students: A Black, Mad and Disability Studies Intersectional Inquiry’: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQQ154/p...

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WG4 Seminar : Socialist Tropical Medicine:
Of Pathologies, Bodies & Geopolitics by Dr Bogdan Cristian Iacob 1PM GMT - 5 March 2026 ONLINE link in bulletin #Skystorians #HistMed #MedHums #TropicalMed #EuroHistHealth #CA22159

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Lunctime Seminar: How the cobalt bomb did change the cancer services at the Hospital in 1950s-1960s Barcelona by Dr Alfons Zarzoso *** RESCHEDULED to 26 Feb 2026 *** at 12.30pm CET - link via email. #Skystorians #HistMed #MedHums

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WG5 Seek Papers: Ethical Considerations in Medical Museums & GLAM Sector - Cluj, Romania 7-8 May 2026 Workshop - see email for details #MedHums #HistMed #GLAM #Museums #Skystorians

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Lunchtime Seminar: Making (up) healthy people: A German-German history of health education, 1945–1967 by Dr Christian Sammer - link via email. 27 Feb at 1pm CET #Skystorians #MedHums #HistMed

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#Ethics in #Healthcare - #Health is #Politics #Sksytorians #MedHums #HistHealth #HistMed

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Deadline for abstracts: February 6th!

#histmed #histsci #medhums #histmaths #histphi #histpsych

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Weather, Climate & Health Research Theme

P.s. Our Weather, Climate and Health research theme co-led by @hepach.org, me, Jed Stevenson (Geog, Soci, Anthro) has a webpage and our event line-up can be found here: mhep.github.io/wch/#events
Inc. webinars+ in-person workshops + hybrid roundtables

#medhums #envhums #sociology #climate

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Working Group 1 seminar 23 January 2026 1pm CET
Known and trusted’: Treating patients in secret during the Irish War of Independence by Kevin Finnan (Dublin City University, Ireland) - zoom link via the news bulletin #EuroHistHealth #HistMed #MedHums #Skystorians

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#Spain is where all the action is in 2026!! Following our Madrid event, our University of Granada hosts welcome #ReproHist scholars to #HistMed #MedHums workshop. Zoom link will issue to registered attendees only. #HistNursing #HistMidwifery #Skystorians #GenderHist #WomensHistory #HistHealth

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This image is the cover of Donaghy's book, which features a 17th century Dutch oil painting of a doctor inspecting a pregnant woman's urine.

This image is the cover of Donaghy's book, which features a 17th century Dutch oil painting of a doctor inspecting a pregnant woman's urine.

Returning from holidays to the delightful news that my book, based on my PhD, has just been published 🌟

Mola, False Conception, and False Pregnancy in British Medicine, 1550–1850

Buy from Boydell & Brewer for 35% off with code BB135 ⬇️

boydellandbrewer.com/book/mola-fa...

#earlymodern #medhums

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Continuity and Change in Southern European and Mediterranean Healthcare (1850–2000) hosted at Facultad de Medicina Alcalá de Henares university by WG1 this Fri & Sat - this is hybrid so check bulletin for link if you can't join in person #HistMed #Skystorians #MedHums

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I didn't make it to this last year but what a great theme! #CFP extended 22 Jan for any #speirgorm #historians who write on knowledge, science, tech, philosophy, medicince and #medhums

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Coming along to #HSTM2026 is José Moreno #UL a #historian of Maritime History #MeetUp #Speirgorm #CFP #Skystorians #MarineHistory #Limerick #EarlyModern
#HSTM2026 link👉 shorturl.at/2c6KW
👉 The History of Knowledge in Ireland: Where do we Stand Today? #CFP closes 22 Jan 2026 #MedHums #Ireland

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