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Cultural Biography of the Prostate

Event Date:

Wed, 24/03/2021

This event will entirely take place online. It will be live streamed and also available to view after the event. We are all suffering an acute case of prostrate angst. Men worry about their own prostates and those of...

The Art of Dying and the History of Chloroform

Event Date:

Wed, 03/02/2021

This event will entirely take place online. It will be live streamed and also available to view after the event. Join authors Ambrose Parry (Dr Marisa Haetzman & Chris Brookmyre) to discuss their new historical...

Christmas Past, Christmas Present

Event Date:

Wed, 09/12/2020

This event will entirely take place online. It will be live streamed and also available to view after the event. Join us to uncover the past and present of festive maladies. First Kevin O’Dell (Professor of Behaviour...

Serpents in Scotland: Edinburgh's Forgotten Contribution to Antivenoms in Australia

Event Date:

Wed, 16/09/2020

This event will entirely take place online. It will be live streamed and also available to view after the event. Speaker: Dr Peter Hobbins, Department of History, University of Sydney The 1890s were a critical decade in...

Cause for Complaint: Men’s Sexual Health in Early Modern England

Event Date:

Wed, 19/08/2020

This event will entirely take place online. It will be live streamed and also available to view after the event. Speaker: Dr Jennifer Evans, Senior Lecturer in History, University of Hertfordshire How did men cope with...

From Casualty Room to A&E: History of a Hospital Space in the Twentieth Century

Event Date:

Wed, 22/07/2020

This event will entirely take place online. It will be live streamed and also available to view after the event. Speaker: Associate Professor Dr Graham Mooney, Institute of the History of Medicine, John Hopkins...

The Mütter Research Institute: Looking to the Past to Improve Our Future

Event Date:

Wed, 24/06/2020

This event will entirely take place online. It will be live streamed and also available to view after the event. Speaker: Anna Dhody, Curator, Mütter Museum, The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Can old specimens...

Online lecture: Plague and the emergence of epidemic photography

Event Date:

Wed, 27/05/2020

Plague_small.jpg Speaker: Dr Christos Lynteris, Senior Lecturer, University of St. Andrews Photographic representations of infectious disease epidemics like SARS, Ebola and COVID-19 reflect and in turn influence twenty-...

Exploring Disease Histories: A Case Study of Migraine

Event Date:

Wed, 10/06/2020

***Due to the current situation this event has now been cancelled More information can be found here **** Speaker: Dr Katherine Foxhall, University of Leicester Why do histories of disease matter? What are the benefits...

The Truth About Vaccines

Event Date:

Thu, 09/04/2020

***Due to the current situation this event has now been cancelled More information can be found here **** Speakers: Professor Gareth Williams, University of Bristol and Dr Heidi Larson, London School of Hygiene and...

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Cultural Biography of the Prostate

The Art of Dying and the History of Chloroform

Christmas Past, Christmas Present

Serpents in Scotland: Edinburgh's Forgotten Contribution to Antivenoms in Australia

Cause for Complaint: Men’s Sexual Health in Early Modern England

From Casualty Room to A&E: History of a Hospital Space in the Twentieth Century

The Mütter Research Institute: Looking to the Past to Improve Our Future

Online lecture: Plague and the emergence of epidemic photography

Exploring Disease Histories: A Case Study of Migraine

The Truth About Vaccines