📣CFPs - deadline 31 July📣 Symposium: Global Childhood(s) and Histories of Science, Technology, and Medicine 📆16-18 November 2026 🏛️The Centre for History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Leeds (UK) In-person with online presentation option #histmed #histSTM

History of Medicines CFPs

If you wish to share your CFPs on the SSHM website please contact the Exec Sec, Dr Justine Pick admin@sshm.org Symposium: Global Childhood(s) and Histories of Science, Technology, and Medicine Keyn…

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Register for our 4SToronto26 conference now! You can buy banquet tickets, register to be in the program, and sponsor a student or event! All available in store here: www.xcdsystem.com/4sonline/att... Deadline: August 31, 2026

Following Roy Porter Essay Prize 2025/6 announcement at #SSHM2026 @alexandreamchugh.bsky.social awarded Highly Commended for essay 'It would tend greatly to the Safety and Convenience of the Inhabitants’: Improvement Acts and Public Health in Eighteenth-Century Britain' tells us more! #histSTM

Job Alert! Two-year postdoctoral position (100%, Jan 2027-Dec 2029) on the biological & social history of enteric pathogens in post-war France: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/448818 (1/4)

Post-doctoral Position in History of Medicine, Social Sciences, and Geography

Archaeology of Disappeared Pathogens (ArchPath) reconstructs the interwoven biological and social histories of enteric fever (typhoid and paratyphoid B) endemism and eradication in post-war France.

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👏 Another amazing #SSHM2026 keynote! Professor Stefanie Ganger, Universitat Heidelberg ‘Never yet recovered any tolerable degree of health’. Histories of Fevers and Lingering Illness 1750-1830’ Chaired by Prof. Jonathan Reinarz of @eahmh.bsky.social @feverprojecthd.bsky.social #histmed

It’s hot in Berlin but Kate Fisher’s research is hotter! An amazing conversation with artist Aliz Farkas and historian Ketil Slagstad on care, medicine, sexuality and the vital importance of history in navigating life today at Beyond Bare Life #DefendExeterUni @exeter.ac.uk @humboldtuni.bsky.social

With the ESHS/HSS conference in Edinburgh coming up, check out curiousedinburgh.org, a walking tour app developed by the University of Edinburgh to guide you through the Athens of the North! From the History of Public Health to the Women in STEM Art Trail - there's something for everyone!

Hello everyone, over the next few hours I’ll be answering questions on r/AskHistorians about my book *Standardizing Sex* and the history of trans medicine! @dhowlett1692.bsky.social www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...

From the AskHistorians community on Reddit: I am Dr. Ketil Slagstad, here to talk about my book "Standardizing Sex" and the history of trans medicine. AMA!

Explore this post and more from the AskHistorians community

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We are collaborating with the Uni of Portsmouth on a project to assess the value of digital cultural heritage. The project gives you access to our Making History collection of oral histories. Best of all, you are offered a cash incentive! The project’s website is here: tinyurl.com/makinghistor...

We invite you for our final event in the @socmederc.bsky.social seminar series on June 9, 2 pm CET: a conversation with @dinafainberg.bsky.social and Tal Zalmanovich on displacement and movement of expertise. Join us in Berlin or online, details below! socialistmedicine.com/june-9-speci... #histmed

Socialist Medicine ERC Research Seminar

June 9 Seminar Special Roundtable - World in Turmoil: Displacement as Academic and Historical Experience

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In the first of three blogs exploring each of the project’s strands, @d-oneill.bsky.social takes us through a short history of tobacco sponsorship in British professional sport. Read more about Dan’s research here: kickingthehabit.uk/blog/cavalie...

Cavaliers, Cars, and Cancer: a short history of tobacco sponsorship in British sport - Kicking The Habit

Smoking remains a pressing public health issue in Britain, with the NHS estimating that there were 74,600 deaths attributable to smoking in England in 2019

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Ich freue mich sehr darauf, am 6. Juni im Rahmen der Langen Nacht der Wissenschaft gemeinsam mit den Studierenden der Universität der Künste die Geschichte der Medizin zu erkunden. Komm doch vorbei! @eahmh.bsky.social

1 week left to apply! Postdoc on history of educational experiences linked to migration of Asian immigrants within East and Southeast #Asia over longue durée + contemporary knowledge dynamics of Asian diasporas in Europe. #migration #DisasterSTS #EconomicMobility #gender www.mpg.de/26445995/one...

Postdoctoral Scholar (m/f/d) | Migratory Expertise and Practices of Knowledge Transmission

Department “Artifacts, Action, Knowledge” studies the history of knowledge and action considering the changing role of artifacts: texts, objects, and spaces. Our research collectively examines the pro...

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Both authors were based at CHSTM when the book was published. #HistMed #HistSTM

Carsten Timmermann@ctimmermann.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Check out this #OpenAccess book on the history of our dealings with fungal disease, by Aya Homei and Mick Worboys. Fungal Disease in Britain and the United States 1850-2000: Mycoses and Modernity link.springer.com/book/10.1057...

New open-access book: The Organism–Environment Pairing: A Historical and Philosophical Reappraisal, by @alejandrofabregastejeda.com. Download it via our Environment & Society Portal! #envhist #histsci #envphil

The Organism–Environment Pairing: A Historical and Philosophical Reappraisal

In this first systematic book-length examination of the organism-environment relationship in the life sciences, Alejandro Fábregas-Tejeda addresses a crucial gap in our understanding of a foundational...

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Congratulations on receiving such a positive review for Wonder Foods, @haushoferl.bsky.social. I couldn't agree more — it's a meticulously researched book that's also beautifully written. www.hsozkult.de/publicationr... @hsozkult.bsky.social

Join us in person or online to hear from a varied panel of nurses as they share frontline experiences and the unique challenges of working in forensic and justice healthcare settings. 📅 28 May 2026 🕠 5.30-8.00pm 📍 RCN Scotland HQ, Edinburgh and Online Book your space now: https://bit.ly/4bpoqN6

The Society is pleased to publish today the Shortlist of its 2026 Early Career Article Prize: bit.ly/4wEuVoW This year's list includes eight articles published in 2025 and follows an open call for submissions. Our two winners for this prize will be announced in July #Skystorians 1/2

JOB ALERT: Two 4.5 year postdoctoral positions to work on my Wellcome-funded project 'Conserving Global Health: Biodiversity Protection and the Prehistory of Planetary Health'. Please share widely! CLOSING DATE: 23 April (the date on Jobs.ac.uk is apparently incorrect)

🎧 #Wissenschaftsgeschichte auf die Ohren: Heute startet der neue Leopoldina-Podcast "1652" – benannt nach dem Gründungsjahr der Akademie. Es geht um Schätze aus mehr als 370 Jahren Wissenschaftsgeschichte – zu finden im Archiv und der Bibliothek der Leopoldina.

Looking forward to giving this paper virtually at the Bill Brock memorial conference being held in Oxford tomorrow. #HSTM #STS #blackstudies #HPS @africanarchives.bsky.social @bho.bsky.social @global-ih.bsky.social @eahmh.bsky.social @thevicsoc.bsky.social @euchems-histchem.bsky.social

Just in case you missed it! April isssue of The Gazette is now available to download with news of #histmed events and #SSHM2026 plus links to our latest publications sshm.org/wp-content/u...

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Some of the archives we'll be using for this strand of the project include... 📜Bishopsgate Institute Special Collections and Archives @bishopsgateinst.bsky.social 📜Warwick Modern Records Centre @mrcwarwick.bsky.social ...plus oral history interviews 🗣️🎙️

Voices of Motherhood@voicesofmotherhood.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Our sixth strand asks how the politicisation of disability has shaped disabled women’s relationship to motherhood. How did disabled women navigate pregnancy, birth and parenting? Has the stigma surrounding disabled motherhood eased or hardened over time? 🧵(6/7)

We have over 50 subject guides linking out to key resources, books and journals - all curated with the support of topic experts. Have a look at our Care home subject guide: https://www.rcn.org.uk/library/Subject-Guides/care-homes

Thinking about submitting to the BSHS Singer Prize? The prize recognises an outstanding essay based on original research in the history of science, technology, or medicine. Open to postgraduate researchers and recent PhDs (within 5 years). Learn more:

@smh-historians.bsky.social @sochistorywar.bsky.social @vahs.bsky.social @societyarmy.bsky.social @aahmhistmed.bsky.social @aahnhistnursing.bsky.social @eahmh.bsky.social @eahnursing.bsky.social #histmed #nursinghist

Military Welfare History Network@milwelfhist.bsky.social · 4mo ago

@wellcometrust.bsky.social @sshmedicine.bsky.social It is with great pleasure that we present a selection of recorded papers from our recent funded conference series. Listen to them here #milwelfhist #histmed #military #welfare #benefits historyhub.ie/military-com...

Opportunity | Become our new Policy Officer 👤 We're looking for a part-time policy officer (22.5 hours per week) to play a leading role in developing our policy and campaigns work. Scroll/tap to find out more 👇

Opportunity | Become our new Policy Officer - Museums Association

We're looking for someone to play a leading role in developing our policy and campaigns work

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Wonderful new open access book on Hildegard of Bingen by Minji Lee! #medievalsky #HistSTM nursingclio.org/2026/03/18/r...

Review of Minji Lee, The Medieval Womb: Hildegard of Bingen’s Views on the Female Reproductive Body (Arc Humanities Press, 2025)

I teach a course called “Women and Medicine” that explores the history of women as medical practitioners, patients, and objects of medical knowledge from the ancient Greeks to the present. Early in…

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Check out @csmbr-pisa.bsky.social YouTube channel with recordings of their lecture series For example, January’s lecture by @monicamedhist.bsky.social 👇 #histmed @eahmh.bsky.social youtu.be/hHErGu2nRzs

THE TRANSFORMATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE HISTORIES - M. Green (Independent)

YouTube video by CSMBR Pisa

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Monica H Green@monicamedhist.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Many thanks to all who were able to come to the @csmbr-pisa.bsky.social lecture today. The bibliography of works cited in the talk has been posted online: doi.org/10.17613/5k9.... The recorded lecture will be posted on the CSMBR site in another week or so. #histmed #aDNA #EpiSky #PandemicThinking

New Comment: "I am researching book on the Saugeen Ojibway at Saugeen Chippewa Village near Southampton. Is there any record of the smallpox epidemic in that area?" - Keith Stelling niche-canada.org/2020/04/03/q... #histmed #cdnhist #indigenoushistory #envhist

Quarantine in the Northwest: The Hudson’s Bay Company’s Measures to Stop the 1779-1783 Smallpox Epidemic

The 1779–1783 smallpox epidemic devastated Indigenous communities in western North America; Hudson’s Bay Company traders used quarantine and sanitation to slow spread.

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