📅Our PhDs are presenting at #SSHM2026 : Krittapak Ngamvaseenont, “The Creation of a Mental Health Model for Developing Countries: Thailand and International Mental Health in the Cold War” Megan Bridgeland, “Teaching, Tinkering and Toys: Crafting a New Culture of Neurosurgical Education, c.1930–60”
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Society for the Social History of Medicine (SSHM)
Профиль VivelyThe Society for the Social History of Medicine (SSHM) has pioneered interdisciplinary approaches to the history of health, welfare, medical science and practice https://sshm.org/ #histmed
On train to @sshmedicine.bsky.social conference in Leeds. Looking forward to talks by our keynote speaker Keith Wailoo and our previous Roy Porter prize winners this afternoon! Say hello if you're around. ahc.leeds.ac.uk/history/even...
#CFP #CA22159 Workshop: Sexuality and Regimes of Expertise: Bodies, Gender and Sexual Health in Southern and Eastern Europe (1940s-1990s) 21 - 22 January 2027 Madrid #CFP Closes 31 July 2026 - see Call here 👉 tinyurl.com/4k7uku62 #Skystorians #MedHums #HistMed #ReproHist
#CFP #CA22159 Workshop: Negotiating Care: Health Systems & the Social Contract @tcddublin.bsky.social 29-30 Oct 2026 - Modern healthcare systems rest on a set of promises...yet these promises have repeatedly gone unfulfilled... See here👉 tinyurl.com/3v2p3edm #HistMed #MedHums #ReproHist #Midwifery
A great opportunity for Members! The Extended Call for Paper Abstracts is open until June 26th at 11:59PM EST. #milwelfhist #histmed
Elaine AyersCall for abstracts for Joint Atlantic Seminar for the History of Medicine extended to June 26! Hosted by Johns Hopkins this year, this is a great opp for grad students to workshop their research, practice giving talks + meet others in the field. The JAS's are great. jashistofmed.wordpress.com
(2) 🔷 Online in our MA MedHums Webinar 🔷 Friday 3 July, 3-3.50pm (BST) 🔷 More information and book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ma-in-medi... We look forward to seeing you there! 💡
The full #CFP can be found on our website: ukdishisthub.mystrikingly.com/blog/call-fo... #DisHist
CFP alert: We are thrilled to announce the Call for Presenters for a hybrid event in collaboration with @britishlibrary.bsky.social! This will be taking place on 27th November 2026, with presentations happening both in-person and online. Deadline to submit your ideas is: 31st July 2026! #DisHist
Registration closes next Friday! Come join us. #histmed #histstm #medicalsky #medievalsky #historysky
Premodern HealthscapingRegistration has opened for our conference - "Health and the Environment in the Preindustrial World: Multidisciplinary Approaches"! Attendance is both virtual and in-person in Melbourne, Australia. See the program here: drive.google.com/file/d/1mZ4F... Registration: forms.gle/TqQ6GmN9c6pK...
There's just under 10 days left to apply for this funded PhD studentship on the history of unorthodox health activism in Britain! #HistMed #PhDFunding Strathclyde is a lovely place to work and Glasgow is a seriously great city! www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/...
One week to go! Make sure to sign up to our special panel event, 'Women's Reproductive and Maternal Health' happening on Tuesday 23rd June at 10am BST. We'll be hearing about research spanning from the medieval age to the present day. Register on our website: womenshistorynetwork.org/sign-up-to-o...
Before next week's @ihr.bsky.social London Summer School (Sickness & Health) begins, all are welcome to browse the library's collection guide on Medical History. It includes an overview of what can be found in the library and links to other relevant collections - www.history.ac.uk/library/coll...
Deadline extended! Applications open until 1 July 2026!
Society for the Social History of Medicine (SSHM)A multidisciplinary summer school that brings together perspectives from the life and natural sciences and the humanities to re-examine the multifaceted nature of fever. Deadline: 14 June 2026 #histmed #medhumanities For more details 👇 www.marsilius-kolleg.uni-heidelberg.de/de/studium/i...
In the final part of our blog series introducing our three strands, @fabiolacreed.bsky.social charts a few policy changes regarding gambling sports sponsorships in ‘Banned to Bustling Betting’. Read all about it below: kickingthehabit.uk/blog/illegal...
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Military Welfare History NetworkWe are just one week away from the 5th international Military Welfare History Network conference in wonderful Cluj-Napoca in Romania. For more see the final programme at: militarywelfarehistory.com/2026-confere... #milwelfhist #histmed #histnursing #welfare #veterans #military
Really looking forward to sharing some new work on 19C medical photography, care and the ethics of care at this seminar! Working on this has shifted how I think about medical photography so can't wait to see what others think! I'll give the full paper at the #SSHM conference in Leeds #histmed #photo
Dr Beatriz PichelFor the final online seminar of The Ethics of Medical Photography Network we have the amazing Liz Orton, María Berghs @mariaberghs.bsky.social and me talking about CARE! Thursday 25 June at 2 pm BST online, all the details here! empnetwork.our.dmu.ac.uk/2026/06/04/m...
Join me on r/AskHistorians on Tuesday, June 9! I'll be answering questions about my book Standardizing Sex: A History of Trans Medicine @uchicagopress.bsky.social
Dan HowlettOf course, it isn't all US 250 this month! Tomorrow Edna Cummings discusses the Six Triple Eight, the African American Women's Army Corps unit. Tuesday, @slagstadk.bsky.social for Standardizing Sex: A History of Trans Medicine Wednesday, Rod Phillips for Cats: A History @hopkinspress.bsky.social
CFP: VivaMente Conference in the History of Ideas: Deafness in the Premodern Mediterranean, 17 - 18 November 2026. The deadline for submission is 10 September 2026. csmbr.fondazionecomel.org/events/vivam... #histmed #histstm