Documenting HIV epidemic: national survey of HIV archives
@documenting-hiv-uk.bsky.social
Project to survey HIV and Aids archive collections in the UK. Based at West Sussex Records Office in Chichester, West Sussex.
The report outlines a 2-year project surveying HIV and AIDS archive collections in the UK, detailing their locations, strengths, and weaknesses. It also shares findings from private archives and offers recommendations for preserving and improving access to collections www.wsro.org.uk/special-proj...
June 3, 2025 at 8:17 AM
The report outlines a 2-year project surveying HIV and AIDS archive collections in the UK, detailing their locations, strengths, and weaknesses. It also shares findings from private archives and offers recommendations for preserving and improving access to collections www.wsro.org.uk/special-proj...
#AtoZofHIVArchives
Z- Patient Zero (Gaëtan Dugas)
For the final post in the series, I have chosen Gaëtan Dugas (1953-1984), who is known in the history of HIV and AIDS as “Patient Zero”.
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Z- Patient Zero (Gaëtan Dugas)
For the final post in the series, I have chosen Gaëtan Dugas (1953-1984), who is known in the history of HIV and AIDS as “Patient Zero”.
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February 28, 2025 at 10:54 AM
#AtoZofHIVArchives
Z- Patient Zero (Gaëtan Dugas)
For the final post in the series, I have chosen Gaëtan Dugas (1953-1984), who is known in the history of HIV and AIDS as “Patient Zero”.
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Z- Patient Zero (Gaëtan Dugas)
For the final post in the series, I have chosen Gaëtan Dugas (1953-1984), who is known in the history of HIV and AIDS as “Patient Zero”.
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#AtoZofHIVArchives
Y is for Dr Mike Youle
Mike Youle is a British doctor and clinical researcher specialising in HIV and AIDS treatment. He began treating HIV and AIDS patients at St Stephen’s Hospital (now Chelsea and Westminster) in London in the mid-1980s.
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Y is for Dr Mike Youle
Mike Youle is a British doctor and clinical researcher specialising in HIV and AIDS treatment. He began treating HIV and AIDS patients at St Stephen’s Hospital (now Chelsea and Westminster) in London in the mid-1980s.
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February 26, 2025 at 12:44 PM
#AtoZofHIVArchives
Y is for Dr Mike Youle
Mike Youle is a British doctor and clinical researcher specialising in HIV and AIDS treatment. He began treating HIV and AIDS patients at St Stephen’s Hospital (now Chelsea and Westminster) in London in the mid-1980s.
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Y is for Dr Mike Youle
Mike Youle is a British doctor and clinical researcher specialising in HIV and AIDS treatment. He began treating HIV and AIDS patients at St Stephen’s Hospital (now Chelsea and Westminster) in London in the mid-1980s.
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#AtoZofHIVArchives
X – X-rated
It is not possible to talk about history of HIV and AIDS without talking about sex.
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X – X-rated
It is not possible to talk about history of HIV and AIDS without talking about sex.
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February 22, 2025 at 12:42 PM
#AtoZofHIVArchives
X – X-rated
It is not possible to talk about history of HIV and AIDS without talking about sex.
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X – X-rated
It is not possible to talk about history of HIV and AIDS without talking about sex.
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#AtoZofHIVArchives
W - Women
HIV and women intersect in multiple ways from those living with the virus, to mother-child transmission and impact on the family to name a few. As of 2023, 53% of people living with HIV were women according to UNAIDS.
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W - Women
HIV and women intersect in multiple ways from those living with the virus, to mother-child transmission and impact on the family to name a few. As of 2023, 53% of people living with HIV were women according to UNAIDS.
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February 19, 2025 at 11:40 AM
#AtoZofHIVArchives
W - Women
HIV and women intersect in multiple ways from those living with the virus, to mother-child transmission and impact on the family to name a few. As of 2023, 53% of people living with HIV were women according to UNAIDS.
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W - Women
HIV and women intersect in multiple ways from those living with the virus, to mother-child transmission and impact on the family to name a few. As of 2023, 53% of people living with HIV were women according to UNAIDS.
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#AtoZofHIVArchives
V – is for candlelight vigils
Lighting candles as an act of remembrance has been a long religious tradition in Western Europe. In more recent times this has developed into a form of non-violent protest or a show of support for a specific cause.
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V – is for candlelight vigils
Lighting candles as an act of remembrance has been a long religious tradition in Western Europe. In more recent times this has developed into a form of non-violent protest or a show of support for a specific cause.
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February 17, 2025 at 9:53 AM
#AtoZofHIVArchives
V – is for candlelight vigils
Lighting candles as an act of remembrance has been a long religious tradition in Western Europe. In more recent times this has developed into a form of non-violent protest or a show of support for a specific cause.
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V – is for candlelight vigils
Lighting candles as an act of remembrance has been a long religious tradition in Western Europe. In more recent times this has developed into a form of non-violent protest or a show of support for a specific cause.
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#AtoZofHIVArchives
U stands for U = U: Undetectable = Untransmittable.
The Prevention Access Campaign (PAC) launched the U=U campaign in 2016 to promote the largely unknown fact: people living with HIV who are on treatment and have an undetectable viral load cannot sexually transmit HIV.
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U stands for U = U: Undetectable = Untransmittable.
The Prevention Access Campaign (PAC) launched the U=U campaign in 2016 to promote the largely unknown fact: people living with HIV who are on treatment and have an undetectable viral load cannot sexually transmit HIV.
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February 12, 2025 at 2:10 PM
#AtoZofHIVArchives
U stands for U = U: Undetectable = Untransmittable.
The Prevention Access Campaign (PAC) launched the U=U campaign in 2016 to promote the largely unknown fact: people living with HIV who are on treatment and have an undetectable viral load cannot sexually transmit HIV.
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U stands for U = U: Undetectable = Untransmittable.
The Prevention Access Campaign (PAC) launched the U=U campaign in 2016 to promote the largely unknown fact: people living with HIV who are on treatment and have an undetectable viral load cannot sexually transmit HIV.
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#AtoZofHIVArchives
T is for Terry Higgins
Terry Higgins was born on 10 June 1945 in Haverfordwest in Wales. As a young man he joined the navy, before moving to London and taking various jobs, including as a Hansard reporter for the House of Commons.
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T is for Terry Higgins
Terry Higgins was born on 10 June 1945 in Haverfordwest in Wales. As a young man he joined the navy, before moving to London and taking various jobs, including as a Hansard reporter for the House of Commons.
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February 10, 2025 at 1:26 PM
#AtoZofHIVArchives
T is for Terry Higgins
Terry Higgins was born on 10 June 1945 in Haverfordwest in Wales. As a young man he joined the navy, before moving to London and taking various jobs, including as a Hansard reporter for the House of Commons.
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T is for Terry Higgins
Terry Higgins was born on 10 June 1945 in Haverfordwest in Wales. As a young man he joined the navy, before moving to London and taking various jobs, including as a Hansard reporter for the House of Commons.
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#AtoZofHIVArchives
S is for SAM (Scottish AIDS Monitor)
Scottish AIDS Monitor (SAM) was founded in 1983 in Edinburgh, by Derek Ogg (1954-2020), after he had become concerned after hearing of an illness affecting young gay men in United States in early 1980s.
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S is for SAM (Scottish AIDS Monitor)
Scottish AIDS Monitor (SAM) was founded in 1983 in Edinburgh, by Derek Ogg (1954-2020), after he had become concerned after hearing of an illness affecting young gay men in United States in early 1980s.
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February 5, 2025 at 5:29 PM
#AtoZofHIVArchives
S is for SAM (Scottish AIDS Monitor)
Scottish AIDS Monitor (SAM) was founded in 1983 in Edinburgh, by Derek Ogg (1954-2020), after he had become concerned after hearing of an illness affecting young gay men in United States in early 1980s.
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S is for SAM (Scottish AIDS Monitor)
Scottish AIDS Monitor (SAM) was founded in 1983 in Edinburgh, by Derek Ogg (1954-2020), after he had become concerned after hearing of an illness affecting young gay men in United States in early 1980s.
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#AtoZofHIVArchives
R is for Recreational Drugs
One of the largest groups living with HIV in 1980s-90s were people who inject drugs in the UK. In Simon Garfield's book, The End of Innocence: Britain in the Time of AIDS, by the end of 1994, 2664 people had been diagnosed, making up 12% of cases.
R is for Recreational Drugs
One of the largest groups living with HIV in 1980s-90s were people who inject drugs in the UK. In Simon Garfield's book, The End of Innocence: Britain in the Time of AIDS, by the end of 1994, 2664 people had been diagnosed, making up 12% of cases.
February 3, 2025 at 9:49 AM
#AtoZofHIVArchives
R is for Recreational Drugs
One of the largest groups living with HIV in 1980s-90s were people who inject drugs in the UK. In Simon Garfield's book, The End of Innocence: Britain in the Time of AIDS, by the end of 1994, 2664 people had been diagnosed, making up 12% of cases.
R is for Recreational Drugs
One of the largest groups living with HIV in 1980s-90s were people who inject drugs in the UK. In Simon Garfield's book, The End of Innocence: Britain in the Time of AIDS, by the end of 1994, 2664 people had been diagnosed, making up 12% of cases.
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This LGBT History Month, we're looking back at our archive.
If you're a former staff member or volunteer, help us mark our history at a drop-in at the Bishopsgate Institute, hosted by Sir Nick Partridge.
📅 14 Feb
⏰ 2pm-4pm
RSVP to niamh.glanville-frayne@bishopsgate.org.uk
If you're a former staff member or volunteer, help us mark our history at a drop-in at the Bishopsgate Institute, hosted by Sir Nick Partridge.
📅 14 Feb
⏰ 2pm-4pm
RSVP to niamh.glanville-frayne@bishopsgate.org.uk
February 1, 2025 at 9:09 AM
This LGBT History Month, we're looking back at our archive.
If you're a former staff member or volunteer, help us mark our history at a drop-in at the Bishopsgate Institute, hosted by Sir Nick Partridge.
📅 14 Feb
⏰ 2pm-4pm
RSVP to niamh.glanville-frayne@bishopsgate.org.uk
If you're a former staff member or volunteer, help us mark our history at a drop-in at the Bishopsgate Institute, hosted by Sir Nick Partridge.
📅 14 Feb
⏰ 2pm-4pm
RSVP to niamh.glanville-frayne@bishopsgate.org.uk
#AtoZofHIVArchives
Q is for Quilt
The AIDS Memorial Quilt is considered the largest community arts project in history. It was conceived in 1985 by the American HIV and LGBTQ activist, Cleve Jones and in 1987 the NAMES AIDS Memorial Quilt was created in San Francisco.
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Q is for Quilt
The AIDS Memorial Quilt is considered the largest community arts project in history. It was conceived in 1985 by the American HIV and LGBTQ activist, Cleve Jones and in 1987 the NAMES AIDS Memorial Quilt was created in San Francisco.
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January 29, 2025 at 10:39 AM
#AtoZofHIVArchives
Q is for Quilt
The AIDS Memorial Quilt is considered the largest community arts project in history. It was conceived in 1985 by the American HIV and LGBTQ activist, Cleve Jones and in 1987 the NAMES AIDS Memorial Quilt was created in San Francisco.
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Q is for Quilt
The AIDS Memorial Quilt is considered the largest community arts project in history. It was conceived in 1985 by the American HIV and LGBTQ activist, Cleve Jones and in 1987 the NAMES AIDS Memorial Quilt was created in San Francisco.
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How did young people in 1980s Ireland navigate a lack of sex education and repressive climate around sexual health?
Laura Kelly (@tortietabby.bsky.social) explores the activist history of the Irish Family Planning Association Youth Group 🗃️
Laura Kelly (@tortietabby.bsky.social) explores the activist history of the Irish Family Planning Association Youth Group 🗃️
Youth Sexuality and Activism in 1980s Ireland
How did young people in 1980s Ireland navigate a lack of sex education and repressive climate around sexual health?
www.historyworkshop.org.uk
January 28, 2025 at 7:23 AM
How did young people in 1980s Ireland navigate a lack of sex education and repressive climate around sexual health?
Laura Kelly (@tortietabby.bsky.social) explores the activist history of the Irish Family Planning Association Youth Group 🗃️
Laura Kelly (@tortietabby.bsky.social) explores the activist history of the Irish Family Planning Association Youth Group 🗃️
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There's just 1 week left to apply for the Collaborative PhD Studentship for "AIDS, Inequality and Religious Ethics of Care in 1980s and 90s Britain", with David Minto, Julie-Marie Strange, @salvarmyarchive.bsky.social, and @leannemccormick.bsky.social. Don't miss out!
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLJ476/p...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLJ476/p...
PhD Studentship - AIDS, Inequality and Religious Ethics of Care in 1980s and 90s Britain at Durham University
Explore a PhD Studentship - AIDS, Inequality and Religious Ethics of Care in 1980s and 90s Britain on jobs.ac.uk. Discover more PhD opportunities and apply today!
www.jobs.ac.uk
January 27, 2025 at 12:13 PM
There's just 1 week left to apply for the Collaborative PhD Studentship for "AIDS, Inequality and Religious Ethics of Care in 1980s and 90s Britain", with David Minto, Julie-Marie Strange, @salvarmyarchive.bsky.social, and @leannemccormick.bsky.social. Don't miss out!
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLJ476/p...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLJ476/p...
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WARNING: The HIV Language Guide, developed by NIAID to prevent the use of stigmatising language related to HIV, has been taken off US Government websites.
This is frightening.
If there are resources you need, esp. related to sexual or reproductive health, download them now.
This is frightening.
If there are resources you need, esp. related to sexual or reproductive health, download them now.
January 25, 2025 at 11:33 AM
WARNING: The HIV Language Guide, developed by NIAID to prevent the use of stigmatising language related to HIV, has been taken off US Government websites.
This is frightening.
If there are resources you need, esp. related to sexual or reproductive health, download them now.
This is frightening.
If there are resources you need, esp. related to sexual or reproductive health, download them now.
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One week left to apply for our collaborative PhD with @durhamhistory.bsky.social. Working with David Minto, Julie-Marie Strange and @leannemccormick.bsky.social on The Salvation Army's work with people living with HIV/AIDS:
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLJ476/p...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLJ476/p...
January 24, 2025 at 11:43 AM
One week left to apply for our collaborative PhD with @durhamhistory.bsky.social. Working with David Minto, Julie-Marie Strange and @leannemccormick.bsky.social on The Salvation Army's work with people living with HIV/AIDS:
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLJ476/p...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLJ476/p...
#AtoZofHIVArchives
P is for Prison
Cases of AIDS first appeared in Europe in the early 1980s, and prisons were soon identified as requiring action due to the potential high levels of HIV transmission through injecting drug use in prison populations.
P is for Prison
Cases of AIDS first appeared in Europe in the early 1980s, and prisons were soon identified as requiring action due to the potential high levels of HIV transmission through injecting drug use in prison populations.
January 24, 2025 at 11:06 AM
#AtoZofHIVArchives
P is for Prison
Cases of AIDS first appeared in Europe in the early 1980s, and prisons were soon identified as requiring action due to the potential high levels of HIV transmission through injecting drug use in prison populations.
P is for Prison
Cases of AIDS first appeared in Europe in the early 1980s, and prisons were soon identified as requiring action due to the potential high levels of HIV transmission through injecting drug use in prison populations.
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Mildmay’s role during the 1980s AIDS crisis is preserved in the National HIV Story Trust Archive. Discover our history & how we continue to honour those memories.
Read more: mildmay.org/post/preserving-history-the-hiv-story-trust-archive-mildmay-hospital-s-role-in-the-aids-crisis
Read more: mildmay.org/post/preserving-history-the-hiv-story-trust-archive-mildmay-hospital-s-role-in-the-aids-crisis
Preserving History: the National HIV Story Trust Archive & Mildmay Hospital’s Role in the AIDS Crisis
Mildmay’s role during the 1980s AIDS crisis is preserved in the National HIV Story Trust Archive at the London Archives.
www.mildmay.org
January 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Mildmay’s role during the 1980s AIDS crisis is preserved in the National HIV Story Trust Archive. Discover our history & how we continue to honour those memories.
Read more: mildmay.org/post/preserving-history-the-hiv-story-trust-archive-mildmay-hospital-s-role-in-the-aids-crisis
Read more: mildmay.org/post/preserving-history-the-hiv-story-trust-archive-mildmay-hospital-s-role-in-the-aids-crisis
#AtoZofHIVArchives
O is for Open Door
Open Door was a Brighton-based HIV charity that was based in the Kemptown area of the city from 1988 until its closure in 2008.
O is for Open Door
Open Door was a Brighton-based HIV charity that was based in the Kemptown area of the city from 1988 until its closure in 2008.
January 22, 2025 at 11:45 AM
#AtoZofHIVArchives
O is for Open Door
Open Door was a Brighton-based HIV charity that was based in the Kemptown area of the city from 1988 until its closure in 2008.
O is for Open Door
Open Door was a Brighton-based HIV charity that was based in the Kemptown area of the city from 1988 until its closure in 2008.
#AtoZofHIVArchives
N is for the National AIDS Helpline
Telephone helplines played a vital role in providing information about #HIV in the 1980s-1990s. Many of the early helplines that developed from local gay organisations that had existing telephone counselling services.
N is for the National AIDS Helpline
Telephone helplines played a vital role in providing information about #HIV in the 1980s-1990s. Many of the early helplines that developed from local gay organisations that had existing telephone counselling services.
January 20, 2025 at 2:27 PM
#AtoZofHIVArchives
N is for the National AIDS Helpline
Telephone helplines played a vital role in providing information about #HIV in the 1980s-1990s. Many of the early helplines that developed from local gay organisations that had existing telephone counselling services.
N is for the National AIDS Helpline
Telephone helplines played a vital role in providing information about #HIV in the 1980s-1990s. Many of the early helplines that developed from local gay organisations that had existing telephone counselling services.
#AtoZofHIVArchives
M is for Mildmay
Mildmay Mission Hospital based in Bethnal Green, London, in 1988 opened the first AIDS Hospice in Europe.
The Mildmay continues to provide HIV care and last year was honoured with the naming of the London Overground line for its work during the AIDS crisis.
M is for Mildmay
Mildmay Mission Hospital based in Bethnal Green, London, in 1988 opened the first AIDS Hospice in Europe.
The Mildmay continues to provide HIV care and last year was honoured with the naming of the London Overground line for its work during the AIDS crisis.
January 15, 2025 at 10:42 AM
#AtoZofHIVArchives
M is for Mildmay
Mildmay Mission Hospital based in Bethnal Green, London, in 1988 opened the first AIDS Hospice in Europe.
The Mildmay continues to provide HIV care and last year was honoured with the naming of the London Overground line for its work during the AIDS crisis.
M is for Mildmay
Mildmay Mission Hospital based in Bethnal Green, London, in 1988 opened the first AIDS Hospice in Europe.
The Mildmay continues to provide HIV care and last year was honoured with the naming of the London Overground line for its work during the AIDS crisis.
It was great to talk to the @thtorguk.bsky.social "Before 96" group last night about the survey. Really enjoyed the Q & A and being (moderately) grilled about the project :)
Looking forward to speaking again at the "Before 96 and Beyond" group meeting next month!
Looking forward to speaking again at the "Before 96 and Beyond" group meeting next month!
January 15, 2025 at 9:35 AM
It was great to talk to the @thtorguk.bsky.social "Before 96" group last night about the survey. Really enjoyed the Q & A and being (moderately) grilled about the project :)
Looking forward to speaking again at the "Before 96 and Beyond" group meeting next month!
Looking forward to speaking again at the "Before 96 and Beyond" group meeting next month!
#AtoZofHIVArchives
L is for LGBT Foundation
The archives of HIV and AIDS can often be found in community archives of LGBTQ+ groups across the UK. One of the largest collections, LGBT Foundation, can be found at the Manchester Central Library.
L is for LGBT Foundation
The archives of HIV and AIDS can often be found in community archives of LGBTQ+ groups across the UK. One of the largest collections, LGBT Foundation, can be found at the Manchester Central Library.
January 10, 2025 at 12:59 PM
#AtoZofHIVArchives
L is for LGBT Foundation
The archives of HIV and AIDS can often be found in community archives of LGBTQ+ groups across the UK. One of the largest collections, LGBT Foundation, can be found at the Manchester Central Library.
L is for LGBT Foundation
The archives of HIV and AIDS can often be found in community archives of LGBTQ+ groups across the UK. One of the largest collections, LGBT Foundation, can be found at the Manchester Central Library.
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Reminder that our collaborative funded PhD with @durhamhistory.bsky.social on The Salvation Army's historic HIV/Aids work is still open for expressions of interest until 31 January.
www.northernbridge.ac.uk/applyforastu...
('Projects Recruiting for Entry in 2025/2026' and search 'Aids').
www.northernbridge.ac.uk/applyforastu...
('Projects Recruiting for Entry in 2025/2026' and search 'Aids').
January 10, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Reminder that our collaborative funded PhD with @durhamhistory.bsky.social on The Salvation Army's historic HIV/Aids work is still open for expressions of interest until 31 January.
www.northernbridge.ac.uk/applyforastu...
('Projects Recruiting for Entry in 2025/2026' and search 'Aids').
www.northernbridge.ac.uk/applyforastu...
('Projects Recruiting for Entry in 2025/2026' and search 'Aids').
#AtoZofHIVArchives starts again on Friday!
Each post refers to a subject relating to HIV archives in the UK.
If you would like to catch up on the posts for A to J you can the links for the posts on the project's Instagram page below 👇
A to Z of HIV = @documenting_hiv_uk
See Instagram 'A to Z of HIV' highlights from Chris Olver (@documenting_hiv_uk)
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January 7, 2025 at 4:55 PM
#AtoZofHIVArchives starts again on Friday!
Each post refers to a subject relating to HIV archives in the UK.
If you would like to catch up on the posts for A to J you can the links for the posts on the project's Instagram page below 👇