Elizabeth Austin
@elaustin.bsky.social
Social and medical historian | pt PhD 16thC English medicine, networks and recipes. Tudor living history with Linstock and Pledget and garden enthusiast.
Great mentoring session with the SSHM EC team at #SSHM2026 postgraduate and EC workshop.Thank you to Yuliya Hilevych @beapichel.bsky.social @ecrichardson.bsky.social @hpsvanessa.bsky.social Organised by @meggraham9.bsky.social & @alexandra-ward.bsky.social (Leeds organising team) #histmed
Are you interested in local history? @vch-home.bsky.social @hackney-society.bsky.social @history.dulwichsociety.com In this free workshop, you will be taught how to produce a short video from the material you have collected to share the stories you are uncovering. www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Something for the early modernists!
Hey Bluesky!👋 We're the Revels Office, an academic network for PGRs and ECRS researching all things early modern📚 Our community is a friendly space to share ideas and resources, ask questions, support each other, and meet fellow early modernists. Check out our website for more! revelsoffice.com
Notes and Records reports on current research and archival activities across the #histSTM Their 9th Essay Award is open to researchers from STM fields who have completed a postgrad degree within the last five years. A chance to win £500 and publication in the journal Deadline: 28 Feb 2026 #histmed
Are you a researcher in the field of history of science, technology and medicine? The #NotesAndRecord essay award is now open for entries until 28 February 2026. Visit our website find out more: buff.ly/dedMm93 #HistSci #HistSTM
For a taster of this pathbreaking new research, one of the authors (@markhailwood.bsky.social) has written a series of short blog posts on the experience of work in #EarlyModern England. Today's post: manyheadedmonster.com/2025/10/09/t...
The Experience of Work in Early Modern England II: Family Fortunes
This post is part of a series that marks the publication of The Experience of Work in Early Modern England. The book is co-authored by monster head Mark Hailwood, along with Jane Whittle, Hannah Ro…
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Oooh, an important talk by Anna Gili, with new evidence for elements of Constantine the African's attempts to salvage parts of al-Majusi's Kitab al-Malaki. November 11. csmbr.fondazionecomel.org/events/onlin... #MedievalMedicine #Pharmaceutics #MedievalSky #histmed
The Science of Compound Medicaments - CSMBR
This lecture explores al-Majūsī’s "Kitāb al-Malakī" and its Latin translation, showing how Book X on compound medicaments was reshaped into a new synthesis of pharmacology and philosophy.
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Deadline approaching! Are you organising a #histmed conference or workshop in 2026? Applications for SSHM Conference funding awards close 1 October. sshm.org/conference-f...
Conference Funding
The Society for the Social History of Medicine awards financial assistance for conferences and workshops on the history of medicine. Applicants should note that grants are not retrospectively awar…
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Another important lecture in this series: @fancynahyan.bsky.social talking on "In Ibn al-Nafis' Shadow Transformations in Medical Theory in Islamic Societies (1200-1520)," Oct. 7: csmbr.fondazionecomel.org/events/onlin.... #histmed #MedievalMedicine #MedievalSky
In Ibn al-Nafis' Shadow - CSMBR
This lecture explores how Ibn al-Nafis reshaped medical theory by innovating on Greek and Arabic authors, influencing empirical practice and philosophical thought in Islamic societies (1200–1500)
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I wish I could attend. This sounds great! #HistSci #EarlyModern
📣Two new events in collaboration with @thelondonarchives.bsky.social! 📣 Apprenticeship and the Rise of London, 1500-1800 | 15 Oct | 5.30 - 7.30pm tinyurl.com/2uayfe7r From Bones to Books to Blitz Scrap – What London Recycled during the Second World War | 10 Dec | 5.30 - 7.30pm tinyurl.com/3t2f435p
We are thrilled to share our Michaelmas Term CFP on the theme 'Defining Environments. ' Abstracts are due on 20 September, and we look forward to reading them! Please get in touch if you'd like a plain text version or have any questions.
Just over ONE WEEK to go! The deadline for submitting an abstract for the Winter Conference is Friday 12th September! Share the news with your friends and come on down and join us in Norwich 🏰 @ueahistory.bsky.social @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social @chase-dtp.bsky.social
We are thrilled to announce our Lent Call for Papers- If you are interested in submitting a 20 min paper on the theme of 'Exchanging Knowledge,' please send us your abstract by 6 January! Read below for more details or DM us for a plain text version.
Save the date! EAHMH 2025 conference in Berlin: "Health Beyond Medicine" August 26-29, 2025 Deadline for submitting applications March 10, 2025. We are experiencing a technical setback, submission site will open shortly, detailed CFP will be available later this week on the EAHMH website. #histmed
📢The call for papers for our 2025 conference is now ✨LIVE✨ We are the biggest gathering of social and cultural historians in the UK and will be at the @bclivingmuseum.bsky.social from 7-9 July 2025! Call is open until 17 January 2025🌟🗃️ Please share widely! socialhistory.org.uk/conference/s...
SHS Annual Conference 2025
Our next annual conference will be held in person at the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley. Our call for papers is open now. What to Expect Our next annual conference will take place at the Bla…
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🗣️Calling all students/ECRs! The London Archives are hosting Lightning Talk sessions in January for any topics on London and Londoners. Sign up and submit abstracts below ⬇️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lightning-...
Lightning Talks at The London Archives
Are you a student or Early Career Researcher? Need feedback on in-progress research? Can you summarise your research in 5 minutes or less?
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