On 6 July 2026, researchers from across the UK & beyond gathered for the Body in History Interdisciplinary PGR & ECR Conference, that brought together scholars exploring the history, representation, & experience of the human body & its environments. @bodyinhistoryox.bsky.social tinyurl.com/57vu4uzb

Reflections on the Body in History Conference

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Me for @vittles.bsky.social on the long history of longevity dieting. open.substack.com/pub/vittles/...

How To Live to 100

Helena Aeberli looks back at Luigi Cornaro, the first longevity influencer

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Meanwhile the same university goes all-in for environmentally and intellectually devastating AI.

Bodleian Libraries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk · 4w ago

#BodleianReaders As the weather is hot again, we may temporarily close reading rooms that exceed 30 degrees Celsius. Please check our website for closure notices. www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk

my research featured on the @oocdtp.bsky.social blog! #skystorians www.oocdtp.ac.uk/article/hele...

New #OpenAccess article by @helenaaeberli.bsky.social on pica, a lesser-known eating disorder, and its gendered associations with pregnant women and pubescent girls in early modern England. #EarlyModern #Skystorians #GenderHistory #HistMed onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/CYRU3R...

Thank you to everyone who presented at and attended our conference today! We loved meeting you all and are so grateful that you travelled from far and wide to join us for the event. We can't wait to see you all again next year. Watch this space for more Body in History events! 😊

Delighted with our @bodyinhistoryox.bsky.social conference today! So many fascinating and thought provoking papers from talented postgraduate and early career scholars. Thank you @torchoxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk for hosting us!

Oh, and my first academic article is now out with @genderandhistory.bsky.social! It’s on the gendered depiction of the eating disorder pica in 17th century medicine and theatre. No idea how to promote these things so any advice welcome.

Gender & History Journal@genderandhistory.bsky.social · last mo.

New #OpenAccess article by @helenaaeberli.bsky.social on pica, a lesser-known eating disorder, and its gendered associations with pregnant women and pubescent girls in early modern England. #EarlyModern #Skystorians #GenderHistory #HistMed onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/CYRU3R...

Super excited for tomorrow’s conference! We still have a couple of spots to attend due to drop outs if anyone is in Oxford and keen to swing by.

Body in History Network, University of Oxford@bodyinhistoryox.bsky.social · last mo.

We look forward to seeing you at our conference tomorrow! Registration opens at 8:30am, with panels running from 9am–5pm and complimentary food and drinks provided during breaks. It’s set to be another hot day, so please wear light layers. See you tomorrow! 😊🐷

Please see our final programme for the Body in History Conference on Monday, 6 July. If you missed the chance to register, don't fret! Few places have just opened up.Drop us an email if you're interested. We look forward to seeing you! 🐷

Really enjoyed presenting my research at #SSHM2026! Failed to get the prerequisite conference PowerPoint picture, so here’s my slides in the wild.

Can oats be controversial? Can porridge be political? Or dangerous? Do the choices in the grains you eat betray your character? Yes, and they have for millennia. ⁠ ⁠ Read the latest story from #Distillations magazine, Fitter for a Stable Than a Table, written by @helenaaeberli.bsky.social ⬇️

Fitter for a Stable Than a Table

A potted history of porridge.

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Possibly the most ridiculous thing I've ever written - I researched the history of porridge for Distillations Magazine. Breakfast by way of Galen, Robert Burns, and a whole lot of Quaker oat adverts. Oh, and horses🥣🐴 www.sciencehistory.org/stories/maga...

Literary londoners! A week tomorrow you could be hearing new writing while drinking negronis! Get ur tickets here! www.thehorsehospital.com/events/reenc...

Too much public interest in the Marlowe/Shakespeare relationship. Not enough interest in the Shakespeare/Jonson relationship.

my History Today piece on early modern women’s pregnancy pica is now online! a little look into what I’ve spent the past few years thinking about…

History Today@historytoday.com · 7mo ago

The men and medics of the #17thcentury were consumed with anxiety over women’s pregnancy cravings. 🔓 Helena C. Aeberli’s new History Matters is free for 7 days www.historytoday.com/archive/hist...

I'll be chairing this lecture with Professor Helen King tomorrow - do come by if you're in Oxford!

Body in History Network, University of Oxford@bodyinhistoryox.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Quick reminder that our keynote talk with Professor @helenking.bsky.social is happening this Friday, 28th of November at 1:30 pm in the Learning Centre (Room 00.018) at the Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities. No tickets are needed, everyone is welcome! Refreshments will be provided 😊

Our new Body in History Network MT2025 Term Card has been released. The @bodyinhistoryox.bsky.social brings together researchers across disciplines interested in the history, representation, and experience of the human body and its environments.