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Society for the Social History of Medicine (SSHM)
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The Society for the Social History of Medicine (SSHM) has pioneered interdisciplinary approaches to the history of health, welfare, medical science and practice https://sshm.org/
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Sharing forthcoming @roysocmed.bsky.social events (in person and online).
Just search 'medicine' on the events page to find out more about these events in January and February and others
www.rsm.ac.uk/events/
Please note fees may apply.
#histmed #histSTM #medhumanities
Image of a poster with picture of medicine jars on shelves and text 'Representing medicine in the past' Wednesday 4 February 2026 5:30-7.45pm at RSM, London or online. image of a poster showing a treatment room with blue walls containing medical equipment and a radiator. This advertises presentation 'Histories of Medical care in prisons'. Wednesday 14 January 2026 5:30-7:35pm at RSM London or online.
November 12, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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The Royal Society of Medicine (London, UK) is hosting the Sarah Hughes Memorial Lecture: The power of 8: Understanding our senses for safety, regulation, and learning
📅Fri 5 Dec 2025
🕰️6:00pm – 8:00pm GMT
Location: Royal Society of Medicine and online (charge applies)
www.rsm.ac.uk/events/histo...
Flyer with text and a picture of a woman advertising the Sarah Hughes Memorial Lecture; The power of 8: Understanding our senses for safety, regulation and learning. Friday 5 December 2025 6-8.00pm In person and online.
October 30, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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Elena Danieli awarded Commended in the 2024/5 Roy Porter Essay Prize for her essay 'Portraits of Art: Truth, Representations and Scientific Trajectories in French and British Obstetric Illustrations from Second Half of 18th Century’.
#histmed @elenadanieli.bsky.social @rebeccawynter.bsky.social
July 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Drumroll please🥁🥁
For announcement of the SSHM Roy Porter Essay Prize 2024/5 winning essay!
Congratulations to Charlotte Stobart, studying at University of Manchester @manchstm.bsky.social
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July 21, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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📣Exciting News 📣
Dates & host institution for the SSHM Biennial Conference #SSHM2026 are confirmed!
Save the Date in your planners 📅
Theme and CFPs to follow later
#histmed #medhumanities #histSTM
July 12, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Sharing details of 2025/6 diploma courses from the Centre for Health Studies, the academic arm of the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries.
Also, a short course on Art in Medicine and Pharmacy (September 2025)
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A poster advertising different diploma courses run by the Centre for Health Studies, Apothecaries Hall. A combination of images and text with QR codes and contact details. A poster advertising the short course Art in Medicine and Pharmacy Wednesday 17- Friday 19 September run by Centre for Health Studies Apothecaries Hall. Images and text and a QR code.
June 26, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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The latest issue of Social History of Medicine is available online 📚
Includes 7 research articles (5 are open access) plus book reviews
academic.oup.com/shm/issue
Front cover in purple with white text: social history of medicine Volume 38 Number 1 February 2025 [Oxford University Press]
June 13, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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✨Join the team ✨ The Society's peer reviewed journal Social History of Medicine published by @oxfordacademic.bsky.social has a vacancy for a co-editor.
Deadline for applications 27 June 2025
Further details available at sshm.org/notices/
#histmed #skystorians
Front cover of the journal Social History of Medicine published by Oxford University Press. Purple cover with white text. The logo for the Society for the Social History of Medicine - a purple background with the central design of letters SSHM a lighter shade of purple.
May 30, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Writing Population History in a time of Planetary Crisis - 2nd-3rd June 2025, University of Exeter.
Please submit an abstract of c.250 words to R.Williams2@Exeter.ac.uk by 25th March 2025. Decisions on submitted abstracts will be made by 2nd April.

Find out more sshm.org/portfolio/up...
Image of the blurb about the conference writing population history in a time of planetary crisis. The conference is on the 2nd to the 3rd of June. All the content of this image is available via the link to the SSHM website.
March 18, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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New Blog! 📝 #histmed #histSTM #medicalhumanities
Learn more about the recent Workshop: Network for Medical Humanities Scholars Teaching in Medical Schools
by @harbottlestores.bsky.social @richardtbellis.bsky.social Sally Frampton and Gina Hadley and how you can participate
sshm.org/blog-posts/
Three people sitting in front of screen and windows. L-R: Gina Hadley, Sally Bromley, and Sally Frampton discuss patient experience. Photo: Luca Di Gregorio
February 11, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Another excellent keynote for #SSHM2024 from Rana Hogarth, 'Reading Race and Resistance in the Eugenic Archive'
#histmed #skytorians
Image of Keynote speaker Rana Hogarth at University of Strathclyde for SSHM 2024
July 17, 2024 at 11:16 AM
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CFPs for JOINT workshop, University of Warwick (15th Feb), please send a 250-word abstract + short bio, to jamie.banks@warwick.ac.uk by close of Monday 15 January 2024. Please include an indication of whether you require further support with travel costs/ additional accommodation.
JOINT is an early career drugs history network, formed in 2022 through the generous support of a networking grant from the Wellcome Trust and Society for the Social History of Medicine (SSHM). Created to provide a forum for early career scholars (broadly defined) to network and share their research, JOINT is delighted to announce the first of two workshops exploring the demarcation of drugs into the binary categories of ‘uppers’ and ‘downers.’ In this first workshop, hosted by the University of Warwick, we invite papers (from any discipline) which problematise and/or complicate any aspect of this demarcation with respect to ‘downers.’ Whilst conventionally associated with substances such as opiates, barbiturates, and benzodiazepines, this umbrella term has also included alcohol, cannabis, and its synthetic derivatives, as well as novel substances such as GHB. We also encourage participants to think about the double-meaning of the word ‘downers’
December 28, 2023 at 1:15 PM
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CFP: EXTENDED DEADLINE for Global Recipes in the Early Modern World, Ingredients, Actors, Exotica! Send a provisional title, abstract (max 300 words) + short bio to globalrecipes2024@gmail.com by the 15th of January
Image of a poster for a call for papers, the conference deadlines has been extended and the text calls for papers on the ingredients of global recipes, authority and expertise, fashioning and stating, collecting and translating. All abstracts and bios to be emailed over by the 15th Janaury 2024
December 28, 2023 at 1:12 PM
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CFPs for JOINT workshop at Warwick University (15th Feb), please send a 250-word abstract + short bio, to jamie.banks@warwick.ac.uk by close of Monday 15 January 2024. Please include an indication of whether you require further support with travel costs/ additional accommodation.
Image showing a call for papers about Uppers and Downers a JOINT workshop. Those who are interested in exploring the double meaning of downers are asked to submit an abstract of 250 words and a short bio by Monday the 15th of January. They should also mention if they need help with travel and accommodation expenses.
December 22, 2023 at 10:54 AM
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CFP: EXTENDED DEADLINE for Global Recipes in the Early Modern World, Ingredients, Actors, Exotica! Send a provisional title, abstract (max 300 words) + short bio to globalrecipes2024@gmail.com by the 15th January
Image of a poster for a call for papers, the conference deadlines has been extended and the text calls for papers on the ingredients of global recipes, authority and expertise, fashioning and stating, collecting and translating. All abstracts and bios to be emailed over by the 15th Janaury 2024
December 22, 2023 at 10:52 AM
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#CFP for an ECR conference dedicated to 'Global Recipes in the EM World' (support by ourselves and the British Society for the History of Science If you are a PG/ECR working on any aspect of EM global recipe-making, don't forget to apply by as the extended deadline of the 15th January 2024!
December 15, 2023 at 2:00 PM
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#CFPs from CSHM on research related to the history of any aspect of medicine and health. Submit an abstract in English or French and one-page CV for consideration by November 30, 2023 by e-mail to Kim Girouard (kgirouar@uottawa.ca) and Susan Lamb (slamb@uottawa.ca)
November 20, 2023 at 4:36 PM
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We have reached 100+ followers on BlueSky, thank you so much for helping us reach that!
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November 20, 2023 at 4:28 PM
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The 13th Genealogies of Memory conference is happening from the 22nd to the 24th of November, and there are some amazing speakers. Check out the programme via the link enrs.eu/edition/gene...
November 20, 2023 at 4:22 PM
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We are almost at 100 followers on BlueSky, can you help us reach 100? #DisHist #HistSci #HistMed #MedHums
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November 20, 2023 at 12:43 PM
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We are delighted to introduce our next online public event, free of charge, in recognition of World AIDS Day, with some fabulous speakers such as Dr Aishah Scott and Dr Antoine Johnson, with the event chaired by Dr Richard A. McKay

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sshm-world...
Image of a flyer for the event, it has the bios of the two speakers, full text of this can be found via the link to eventbrite Image of a flyer for the event, it has the bios chair, full text of this can be found via the link to eventbrite
November 19, 2023 at 6:39 PM
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The Centre for the Social History of Health and Healthcare are hosting the next SSHM conference at the University of Strathclyde in July 2024. The theme is 'Resistance'
Proposals in a single Word document including a 250 word abstract +short bio via email to resistance@strath.ac.uk by 2 February
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November 19, 2023 at 6:24 PM