Thrilled to be heading to @unistrathclyde.bsky.social today for the Oral History Society conference! I’ve got a lovely morning of fascinating papers before presenting myself on interviewing men about contraception in 1970s Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Naturally, this poster features heavily…

It was an absolute privilege to be at @rcpsgheritage.bsky.social yesterday for the premier of ‘The Boy from Bute’: a fascinating documentary tracing the unsung story of Sir William Macewen - the grandfather of #neurosurgery 🧠

✨CALL FOR PAPERS✨ History and/as social science

1.5 Day workshop @uofgsotl.bsky.social exploring the teaching of history as/in social sciences AND/OR the experiences of historians teaching in social sciences.

Deadline 14 March. Details below (inc alt text).

Please share! ✨

I need #Thetraitors to release a print of the Queen Claudia painting yesterday please and thank you.

The only monarch I recognise.

Classes prepped for 2025, merry Christmas (TAKE A BREAK) emails sent to my dissertation students, out of office on, and I’m away until the new year 🎄

Immediately walked out the door and to the gym, which I’ve avoided for 2 weeks(months) because I’ve been too tired from work, feeling good ♥️

Nothing says merry Christmas more than decorating the tree with my festive penicillin microbe 👏🏼👏🏼 #histmed #science

Down at the Ozdust today to see #Wicked 🩷💚 29-year-old me loved it, 9-year-old me can’t believe it’s really a real movie 😭 honestly outstanding from start to finish 💕✨🫧

The back garden chronicles continues with FIRST FALL OF SNOW IN THE NEW HOUSE ♥️♥️♥️

First frost in my new home 🥹 honestly I have been so busy these past few months, this is the first time I’ve started to feel “at home”.

Hoping the warm tea and the frosty view will inspire my writing today ✍️

#skyhistorians

The descent (2024)

I recently moved house for the first time in years and so naturally, I had to find some #histmed artwork. My partner is thrilled(!) that I found ArtUK and got myself a copy of my favourite Thomas Rowlandson image “Death as an Apothecary’s assistant”

…who doesn’t want quackery in their new home??

11 years ago, after being rejected from Glasgow Uni, I got an unconditional offer to study at the Strathclyde. The first in my family to do any kind of further education.

Today, I gave a lecture on my research topic, on a module I co-convene with 2 brilliant colleagues, at Glasgow uni.

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