Aisling Shalvey
@ashshalvey.bsky.social
Author of ‘Paediatrics in the Reichsuniversität Straßburg’ - MSCA postdoc project UCARE 1945 (unaccompanied children’s access to healthcare 1945-1950) - historian of medicine - COST Action HIDDEN Vice Chairperson
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WG1 Autumn Seminars resume with - From research subject to named victim: identifying child victims of brain research during National Socialism from perpetrators’ papers by
Dr Aisling Shalvey @ucc.ie THU 16 OCT - zoom link by email 12.30pm CET #CA22159 #EuroHistHealth #Skystorians #HistMed
Dr Aisling Shalvey @ucc.ie THU 16 OCT - zoom link by email 12.30pm CET #CA22159 #EuroHistHealth #Skystorians #HistMed
October 15, 2025 at 8:50 AM
WG1 Autumn Seminars resume with - From research subject to named victim: identifying child victims of brain research during National Socialism from perpetrators’ papers by
Dr Aisling Shalvey @ucc.ie THU 16 OCT - zoom link by email 12.30pm CET #CA22159 #EuroHistHealth #Skystorians #HistMed
Dr Aisling Shalvey @ucc.ie THU 16 OCT - zoom link by email 12.30pm CET #CA22159 #EuroHistHealth #Skystorians #HistMed
Delighted to be taking part in this workshop today, thank you for hosting us @eurohealthhist.bsky.social !
MEMBERS ONLY workshop Thurs 25 Sep 2025 #COSTAction #EuroHistHealth #CA22159
Program available for * Holocaust Survivors as Postwar Patients and Beyond *
Hosted by our colleagues at the Swedish Holocaust Museum, Stockholm. All members MUST REGISTER - info on how has been circulated by email.
Program available for * Holocaust Survivors as Postwar Patients and Beyond *
Hosted by our colleagues at the Swedish Holocaust Museum, Stockholm. All members MUST REGISTER - info on how has been circulated by email.
September 25, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Delighted to be taking part in this workshop today, thank you for hosting us @eurohealthhist.bsky.social !
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It's notable that humanities and social sciences once again make up 50% of ERC starting awards in Ireland (a notably higher proportion than in other countries) despite the weak financial support for research in these disciplines nationally. We should fund what we're good at!
September 4, 2025 at 10:47 AM
It's notable that humanities and social sciences once again make up 50% of ERC starting awards in Ireland (a notably higher proportion than in other countries) despite the weak financial support for research in these disciplines nationally. We should fund what we're good at!
First archive visit of #UCARE1945 today in La Courneuve Archives Diplomatique, I’m very excited to get going! @uccresearch.bsky.social @mariescurie-ire.bsky.social
September 1, 2025 at 7:58 AM
First archive visit of #UCARE1945 today in La Courneuve Archives Diplomatique, I’m very excited to get going! @uccresearch.bsky.social @mariescurie-ire.bsky.social
Unsere Datenbank ist jetzt online! Ich bin sehr glücklich ein Teil davon gewesen zu sein, und es nun mit der Welt teilen zu können
Erzwungene medizinische Forschung im Nationalsozialismus: Historiker und Leopoldina-Mitglied Paul Weindling von der Oxford Brookes University spricht über Hirnforschung in der NS-Zeit und die neue Opfer-Datenbank von @maxplanck.de und Leopoldina➡️ www.leopoldina.org/presse/newsl...
August 27, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Unsere Datenbank ist jetzt online! Ich bin sehr glücklich ein Teil davon gewesen zu sein, und es nun mit der Welt teilen zu können
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Erzwungene medizinische Forschung im Nationalsozialismus: Historiker und Leopoldina-Mitglied Paul Weindling von der Oxford Brookes University spricht über Hirnforschung in der NS-Zeit und die neue Opfer-Datenbank von @maxplanck.de und Leopoldina➡️ www.leopoldina.org/presse/newsl...
August 27, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Erzwungene medizinische Forschung im Nationalsozialismus: Historiker und Leopoldina-Mitglied Paul Weindling von der Oxford Brookes University spricht über Hirnforschung in der NS-Zeit und die neue Opfer-Datenbank von @maxplanck.de und Leopoldina➡️ www.leopoldina.org/presse/newsl...
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Same but with history of Nazi Germany/Holocaust
Not to be obnoxious and do the "as a historian" thing but I never honestly thought that my research/teaching on the histories of eugenics would ever be as acutely relevant in understanding the present, and goddess knows, I wish it wasn't the case
August 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Same but with history of Nazi Germany/Holocaust
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Not to be obnoxious and do the "as a historian" thing but I never honestly thought that my research/teaching on the histories of eugenics would ever be as acutely relevant in understanding the present, and goddess knows, I wish it wasn't the case
August 18, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Not to be obnoxious and do the "as a historian" thing but I never honestly thought that my research/teaching on the histories of eugenics would ever be as acutely relevant in understanding the present, and goddess knows, I wish it wasn't the case
Delighted to take part in the press conference on the official launch of the Victims of Biomedical Research under National Socialism today - you can find the full database online now; ns-medical-victims.org/institutions...
Victims of Biomedical Research under National Socialism
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August 18, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Delighted to take part in the press conference on the official launch of the Victims of Biomedical Research under National Socialism today - you can find the full database online now; ns-medical-victims.org/institutions...
I’m on LinkedIn now, no idea how to add all the bits and pieces - just in case you see a very odd profile with no info trying to follow you, that’s probably me 😅
August 12, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I’m on LinkedIn now, no idea how to add all the bits and pieces - just in case you see a very odd profile with no info trying to follow you, that’s probably me 😅
It’s publication day for Do Less Harm 🎉 congrats to @drkyliesmith.bsky.social @cethompson.bsky.social for all their hard work in putting this together, and to all the co-authors. Can’t wait to get my hands on a physical copy www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/...
Do Less Harm
Ethical Questions for Health Historians
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August 6, 2025 at 8:30 AM
It’s publication day for Do Less Harm 🎉 congrats to @drkyliesmith.bsky.social @cethompson.bsky.social for all their hard work in putting this together, and to all the co-authors. Can’t wait to get my hands on a physical copy www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/...
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Today is official publication day of @cethompson.bsky.social and my little collection “Do Less Harm: Ethical Questions for Health Historians”. It has 28 essays on names, images, museum and archival practices, teaching, reparations, positionality, citation and more. www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/...
Do Less Harm
Ethical Questions for Health Historians
www.press.jhu.edu
August 5, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Today is official publication day of @cethompson.bsky.social and my little collection “Do Less Harm: Ethical Questions for Health Historians”. It has 28 essays on names, images, museum and archival practices, teaching, reparations, positionality, citation and more. www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/...
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Happy publication day to @drkyliesmith.bsky.social and @cethompson.bsky.social (& their authors!) we are so excited to read it!
Today is official publication day of @cethompson.bsky.social and my little collection “Do Less Harm: Ethical Questions for Health Historians”. It has 28 essays on names, images, museum and archival practices, teaching, reparations, positionality, citation and more. www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/...
Do Less Harm
Ethical Questions for Health Historians
www.press.jhu.edu
August 5, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Happy publication day to @drkyliesmith.bsky.social and @cethompson.bsky.social (& their authors!) we are so excited to read it!
Fantastic position for any #histmed people!
2 things: (1) I’m having a baby (!) & (2) you can apply for my mat cover at the Health Foundation! I love working here, it’s a fab job at a fascinating time for UK health policy, fab team, great organisation. Happy to answer any qs! Espec from academics/ #histmed ! lde.tbe.taleo.net/lde01/ats/ca...
Hiring Policy Fellow – NHS Reform, - London, EC4Y 8AP
View job details and apply now
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August 3, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Fantastic position for any #histmed people!
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Being bilingual doesn't mean I'm perfectly fluent in two languages it means I often can only think of the word I want to use in the language I'm not using
August 22, 2023 at 10:36 PM
Being bilingual doesn't mean I'm perfectly fluent in two languages it means I often can only think of the word I want to use in the language I'm not using
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And this is exactly what is so insidious about eugenics: these ideas have persisted and are encouraged, but too often we balk at calling eugenicist ideas and people exactly what they are. Not to mention too many people don’t know what positive eugenics is, or that eugenics is not just Nazis.
And a point on that: I have had some weird replies in previous months where people seem to think eugenics needs to actually “work” to be eugenics. But it’s an *idea* and a *project*. Of course all the initiatives and “science” for increasing intelligence etc. are phony.
July 17, 2025 at 1:05 PM
And this is exactly what is so insidious about eugenics: these ideas have persisted and are encouraged, but too often we balk at calling eugenicist ideas and people exactly what they are. Not to mention too many people don’t know what positive eugenics is, or that eugenics is not just Nazis.
My contribution to the British Journal of the History of Science Viewpoint is out - discussing the ethics of human remains collections. It’s Open access and free to read here; www.bshs.org.uk/wp-content/u...
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July 16, 2025 at 2:46 PM
My contribution to the British Journal of the History of Science Viewpoint is out - discussing the ethics of human remains collections. It’s Open access and free to read here; www.bshs.org.uk/wp-content/u...
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WeTransfer just changed their TOS giving themselves permission to train AI on any content you transfer and produce derivative works based on content you transfer that they are allowed to monetize and you are not allowed payment for.
Stop using WeTransfer.
Stop using WeTransfer.
July 14, 2025 at 11:05 PM
WeTransfer just changed their TOS giving themselves permission to train AI on any content you transfer and produce derivative works based on content you transfer that they are allowed to monetize and you are not allowed payment for.
Stop using WeTransfer.
Stop using WeTransfer.
Happy to have some news on the UCC website @ucc.ie @uccresearch.bsky.social @radhumslab.bsky.social - read more about my work here; www.ucc.ie/en/future-hu...
New Marie Skłodowska-Curie Project at the School of History and the Radical Humanities Laboratory | University College Cork
Explore the latest news and events from the Future Humanities Institute.
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July 7, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Happy to have some news on the UCC website @ucc.ie @uccresearch.bsky.social @radhumslab.bsky.social - read more about my work here; www.ucc.ie/en/future-hu...
It finally feels real! Today is day one of my Marie Sklodowska Curie postdoc UCARE 1945 (unaccompanied children’s access to healthcare) @ucc.ie - watch this space for updates! @uccresearch.bsky.social @radhumslab.bsky.social @mariescurie-ire.bsky.social
July 1, 2025 at 8:53 AM
It finally feels real! Today is day one of my Marie Sklodowska Curie postdoc UCARE 1945 (unaccompanied children’s access to healthcare) @ucc.ie - watch this space for updates! @uccresearch.bsky.social @radhumslab.bsky.social @mariescurie-ire.bsky.social
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Many countries mark Refugee Weeks in June to celebrate refugees' stories and contributions. 🌍 June 20 | World Refugee Day
This month, HIDDEN will share inspiring stories and important facts. Join us in standing with those forced to flee their homes. @costprogramme.bsky.social
This month, HIDDEN will share inspiring stories and important facts. Join us in standing with those forced to flee their homes. @costprogramme.bsky.social
June 2, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Many countries mark Refugee Weeks in June to celebrate refugees' stories and contributions. 🌍 June 20 | World Refugee Day
This month, HIDDEN will share inspiring stories and important facts. Join us in standing with those forced to flee their homes. @costprogramme.bsky.social
This month, HIDDEN will share inspiring stories and important facts. Join us in standing with those forced to flee their homes. @costprogramme.bsky.social
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June is Refugee Awareness Month.
This month, we’re sharing stories that matter—like You Don't Know What War Is by Yeva Skalietska.
At just 12 years old, Yeva fled war-torn Ukraine. Her diary is a raw, unforgettable account of survival and courage. @costprogramme.bsky.social
This month, we’re sharing stories that matter—like You Don't Know What War Is by Yeva Skalietska.
At just 12 years old, Yeva fled war-torn Ukraine. Her diary is a raw, unforgettable account of survival and courage. @costprogramme.bsky.social
June 6, 2025 at 2:38 PM
June is Refugee Awareness Month.
This month, we’re sharing stories that matter—like You Don't Know What War Is by Yeva Skalietska.
At just 12 years old, Yeva fled war-torn Ukraine. Her diary is a raw, unforgettable account of survival and courage. @costprogramme.bsky.social
This month, we’re sharing stories that matter—like You Don't Know What War Is by Yeva Skalietska.
At just 12 years old, Yeva fled war-torn Ukraine. Her diary is a raw, unforgettable account of survival and courage. @costprogramme.bsky.social
A bit late announcing it, but delighted to say the project I worked on @leopoldina.org funded by @maxplanck.de is now available online! The database of the victims of biomedical research under National Socialism is open access, including biographies ns-medical-victims.org/mpg-project
Victims of Biomedical Research under National Socialism
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June 15, 2025 at 9:50 PM
A bit late announcing it, but delighted to say the project I worked on @leopoldina.org funded by @maxplanck.de is now available online! The database of the victims of biomedical research under National Socialism is open access, including biographies ns-medical-victims.org/mpg-project
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"Skulls once subject to racist study in Germany are laid to rest in New Orleans": www.npr.org/2025/05/31/n....
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Skulls once subject to racist study in Germany are laid to rest in New Orleans
A memorial and jazz funeral honored 19 Black Americans, whose remains were recently repatriated from Germany where they were used for racial research in the late 1800s.
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June 13, 2025 at 4:45 PM
"Skulls once subject to racist study in Germany are laid to rest in New Orleans": www.npr.org/2025/05/31/n....
#PublicHistory #PublicHistoryNews
#PublicHistory #PublicHistoryNews
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We found that AI tools - both general like #ChatGPT and research-specific like #Elicit - lack the reliability, relevancy and accuracy to summarise research for teachers. This is important because we have been sold the idea that AI will make research more accessible.
I am delighted to announce that my new paper with @darrenmacey.bsky.social is now published, entitled 'All sizzle, no steak: AI tools are not able to act as credible knowledge brokers by summarising evidence in mathematics education'
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June 10, 2025 at 6:15 AM