Society for the Social History of Medicine (SSHM)
- Reposting this query for the #HistMed lunchbreak crowd in the UK and the breakfast crowd across the Atlantic. Would be grateful for reposts.
- A query for #HistMed colleagues: is anyone aware of good histories of ALS? I know Barron Lerner's chapter on Lou Gehrig in his book When Illness Goes Public (2006), but can't think of anything else.
- We're thrilled to have joined Bluesky 🎉 Follow us for updates on library resources, research support, open access, including LSHTM Press and highlights from our archives. We're looking forward to connecting and sharing with you here soon! 🙌
- TOMORROW! The next session of our seminar series will be a discussion of @davidedgerton.bsky.social manuscript of his upcoming book on the global history of production since 1900 (2027). #histtech #histsci #histmed #histstm @kingshistory.bsky.social
- Come work with us! Two fully funded 36-month PhD positions in the history of medicine at Charité Berlin. The positions are part of the EU-funded Gender Insight network researching biopsychosocial aspects of diverse hormonal transitions. Deadline 28 Feb 2026 #histmed genderinsight.eu
- Excellent reviews of 2025 Hist of Med in Southeast Asia (HoMSEA) meeting in Jogjakarta. Thanks Mai Thi My Vi, @ngamvaseenont.bsky.social, and Vivek Neelakantan. Congrats @hanspols.bsky.social, Prof Yayi, & team! @sshmedicine.bsky.social #histmed #histstm @anzshm.bsky.social @aahmhistmed.bsky.social
- Please join the friends and members of the Military Welfare History Network @milwelfhist.bsky.social #online Monday 2 February 11:00 to 17:30 (Dublin time) The 3rd event supported by Wellcome-SSHM Network Grants For programme see 👇 & for Zoom link contact militarywelfarehistory@gmail.com #histmed
- One week left to enter @sshmedicine.bsky.social Roy Porter Essay Prize 2025/6 Deadline: Sunday 1 February #histmed #histSTM #medhumanities
- Great call for papers in #photohist and #histmed!
- Following up with the first 2 adverts for our new @wellcometrust.bsky.social funded project on the history of smallpox and measles. The ads are linked below along with a write-up on the project. Both are effectively a fully funded PhD position, for those so inclined. 1/4 bsky.app/profile/fanc...
- I am very pleased and grateful to share this announcement of our recent award from the @wellcometrust.bsky.social for a project on history of smallpox and measles #histmed #histsci news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h... The project will be based @exeter.ac.uk @cceh-u24.bsky.social led by ... 1/2
- Thanks to 101.9 CFRC for featuring our name change! Listen below👇 #CaandianMuseumofHealthCare #Histmed
- This Wednesday (28 Jan) we are back again reading Forman and Napier. Dm if you’d like to join! @laurenkassell.bsky.social @hpscasebooks.bsky.social #skystorians #casebooks
- 📣New Issue 📣 With 9 articles (7 #OpenAccess) plus book reviews. Explores Greco-Roman medical tradition; medieval medical manuscripts; 19th c public health in Greek State; Japanese colonial policy for Ainu health; the women's health movement in India; and Leprosy control in colonial Nigeria #histmed
- Working Group 1 seminar 23 January 2026 1pm CET Known and trusted’: Treating patients in secret during the Irish War of Independence by Kevin Finnan (Dublin City University, Ireland) - zoom link via the news bulletin #EuroHistHealth #HistMed #MedHums #Skystorians
- PUBLICATION: Petros Bouras-Vallianatos has published a long, annotated bibliography on Byzantine medicine in Oxford Bibliographies! This resource looks very useful for both teaching and research. #histmed #history
- We're hosting a hybrid conference in July! "Health and the Environment in the Preindustrial World: Multidisciplinary Approaches" will explore traditional and recent themes converging on public health history. To be notified when registration opens, fill out this form: forms.gle/5dMU4rNd8d5q...
- SAHMS @histmedsouth.bsky.social update. Event is now online Deadline for proposals now 6 February 👇 #histmed #histSTM
- 📢 UPDATE SAHMS 2026: The event is now ONLINE, on April 9-10. This gives us the opportunity to showcase scholars who could not have been able to make the trip otherwise. CFP is BACK ON! Please consider submitting an abstract: sahms.wildapricot.org/submit Questions: sahmsconference@gmail.com
- Tomorrow the #CFP closes for #HSTM2026. If you are working on any aspect of the #History of #Science #Technology #Medicine or #Philosophy then pop in an abstract and join us in #Limerick in April #AcademicChatter #ECR #Skystorians ##MedHums #HistMed #Tech #SciFi
- #HSTM2026 #CFP Extended Now Due 22 Jan 👉 shorturl.at/2c6KW 👉 The History of Knowledge in Ireland: Where do we Stand Today? The organisers seek papers asking fundamental questions about how knowledge is understood #Science #Tech #Medicine #Speirgorm #Skystorians #MedHums #HSTM #Ireland #STM
- Early modern view on tobacco 'the smoke of it is held to be a great antidote against venom and pestilential diseases' Find out more in our exhibition ‘Hooked’ www.rcpe.ac.uk/heritage/hoo...
- Visit the exhibition to discover more about the wide range of topics in our library, the disasters its survived (including plague, theft, fire & bombs!) & much more. You can visit free during our opening hours & at special Late openings 👉 history.rcp.ac.uk/visit-us #BodyOfKnowledge #histmed
- Call for Papers - Space, Place, and Patients 2nd Annual Virtual Conference for Graduate Students and Early Career Researchers - @aahnhistnursing.bsky.social February 19-21, 2026, via Zoom Abstract Deadline: January 23, 2026 niche-canada.org/2026/01/15/c... #envhist #histmed #histnursing
- Very excited for the @cshhh.bsky.social upcoming seminar series. #HistMed & #HistSex folks should come along if they can! Keep an eye on the page as we've to come! www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/d...
- The Shryock Medal, given for the best unpublished paper written by a graduate student, is also still accepting nominations: histmed.org/shryock-medal/ #histmed
- There's also still time to apply for the Osler Medal, which is awarded for the best essay in the history of medicine written by a medical student: histmed.org/william-osle... #histmed
- There's still time to get your materials in for some AAHM prizes! If you're an early career scholar, consider applying for the Pressman-Burroughs Early Career Development award by Jan 31: histmed.org/pressman-bur... #histmed
- Job at my beloved undergrad alma mater: VAP in #histsci #histmed at UW-Madison, due Jan 28. jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/visitin...
- We have been watching #Amadeus and the opening titles piqued our interest. The animations show the making of catgut, a material used for both musical instruments and for surgical suturing. We've paired some stills with images from our collection to show how catgut was made 🧵🪡 CW: Gore, needles
- Coming up in February, is the jointly organised #ECR Training School hosted by our gracious colleagues at the University of Granada. Thank you to WG2 & WG3 for their collective efforts. Zoom link sent to REGISTERED participants who are tuning in for this hybrid event. #ECR #Skystorians #HistMed
- #Spain is where all the action is in 2026!! Following our Madrid event, our University of Granada hosts welcome #ReproHist scholars to #HistMed #MedHums workshop. Zoom link will issue to registered attendees only. #HistNursing #HistMidwifery #Skystorians #GenderHist #WomensHistory #HistHealth
- Forthcoming with the CSMBR Online Lecture Series csmbr.fondazionecomel.org/events/onlin... #Avicenna #Brain #Diagram #imagetext #Medieval #IslamicateTradition #Rhazes #Ventricles
- We are delighted to share the programme for our upcoming conference! We will be running fourteen panels across two days in early February - all online and open to everyone 😊 please see our website for more details on speakers, panels and how to book.
- Deadline to submit your proposals is 11 January! #SSHM2026 Histories of health and medicine will explore what ‘in’ & ‘out’ can reveal about the impact of different gateways, routes, breaks, and barriers on people’s experiences of health, disability, illness, and healthcare in the past. #histmed
- As we welcome in the New Year 🎉 and things to look forward to in 2026…… A reminder of the deadline for proposals for #SSHM2026 (University of Leeds, 30 June- 3 July 2026) Deadline for abstracts: 11 January
- We're hosting a hybrid conference in July! "Health and the Environment in the Preindustrial World: Multidisciplinary Approaches" will explore traditional and recent themes converging on public health history. To be notified when registration opens, fill out this form: forms.gle/5dMU4rNd8d5q...
- And we are back after the Christmas now,waiting to see those abstracts roll in for #HSTM2026 #CFP👉 shorturl.at/2c6KW 👉 The History of Knowledge in Ireland: Where do we Stand Today? Call opne to 15 Jan. #Speirgorm #Skystorians #HistSci #HistMed #MedHums #HistTech #TechiesUnite #HistPhil #Philosophy
- Do you love researching #History of #Science #Medicine or #Technology? #CFP now open for abstracts for the #HSTM Annual Meeting 26 April 2026 @unioflimerick.bsky.social CALL CLOSES 15 Jan 2026. This is a very friendly conference for those interested in how humans have constructed knowledge
- 🚨 Attention all #HistSTM #HistMed #DisHist #HistPsych #HistNursing, folks - this CfP is for you and closing soon! 🚨🗃
- Deadline approaching for 'In/Out' SSHM2026 at University of Leeds! Submit your paper or panel proposals by 5pm GMT, 11 Jan 2026 to sshm2026leeds@leeds.ac.uk More details at: sshm.org/sshm-2026-in... @sshmedicine.bsky.social @historynerdess.bsky.social @universityofleeds.bsky.social #histmed
- An exciting conclusion to my time as Research Fellow on the @mediaandepidemics.bsky.social project! Dr Melissa Dickson & I are co-writing a book ‘A British Literary Contagion: ‘Russian Flu’ and Popular Culture at the Fin de Siècle’ for the @manchesterup.bsky.social @sshmedicine.bsky.social series🦠
- Deadline 15 January 2026! Special edition journal Submit now! The MWHN, in partnership with the JMVHR, will produce its second special issue. With the theme of 'Medical welfare and care of military communities: a collection of historical studies'. #histmed #histnursing #milwelfhist
- This includes the @sshmedicine.bsky.social book series, Social Histories of Medicine. Good stuff here! manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/series/socia...
- HAPPY NEW YEAR! 🎉 To celebrate the start of a new year, we are currently offering 40% OFF EVERY SINGLE BOOK on our website, until 31st January 2026. Head to our website (link in bio) to shop now. #booksky
- Deadline approaching for 'In/Out' SSHM2026 at University of Leeds! Submit your paper or panel proposals by 5pm GMT, 11 Jan 2026 to sshm2026leeds@leeds.ac.uk More details at: sshm.org/sshm-2026-in... @sshmedicine.bsky.social @historynerdess.bsky.social @universityofleeds.bsky.social #histmed
- Leuven Centre for Health Humanities organises a yearly lecture series. Join online (or on campus, at KU Leuven) This series explores entangled relations between nature and health with perspectives from medical history, psychology, disability & colonial studies, & environmental humanities. #histmed
- @csmbr-pisa.bsky.social online event The Transformation of Infectious Disease Histories Three Decades of Paleogenetics and Historians’ Responses with @monicamedhist.bsky.social 13 January 5:00pm (CET) #histmed
- Join us in Leeds!
- As we welcome in the New Year 🎉 and things to look forward to in 2026…… A reminder of the deadline for proposals for #SSHM2026 (University of Leeds, 30 June- 3 July 2026) Deadline for abstracts: 11 January
- Forthcoming with the CSMBR ONLINE LECTURE SERIES csmbr.fondazionecomel.org/events/onlin... #CSMBR #Lecture #Sympathy #AncientPhilosophy
- Looking for a Way to Celebrate 2026? 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐂𝐒𝐌𝐁𝐑 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩! CSMBR members enjoy access to exclusive events, research initiatives, publication discounts, and funding opportunities: csmbr.fondazionecomel.org/donate/becom... #CSMBR #Membership
- As we welcome in the New Year 🎉 and things to look forward to in 2026…… A reminder of the deadline for proposals for #SSHM2026 (University of Leeds, 30 June- 3 July 2026) Deadline for abstracts: 11 January
- SSHM invites submissions to its 2025/6 Roy Porter Essay Prize for the best original and unpublished essay in #histmed 🏆£500 first prize Open to all students (registered at the deadline for entries or were awarded their degree in 2025). For the entry form and rules and eligibility see👇 #histmed
- New article out 🎉 Drawing on my PhD research, I explore the construction of the 'prostitute' and the 'client' within England's AIDS Policy in the late 1980s. Published with the @sshmedicine.bsky.social and now available to read here (though sadly not open access!): #histmed #histsex #AIDShistory
- A final festive reminder about our conference before we sign off for the year. The programme is now available on our website and everyone is invited to sign up (free of charge) via the link below. ✨ Merry Christmas! ✨
- Still time for mid-career SSHM members to sign up for the Wellcome funded Online Writing Retreat - deadline 17 December 📝💻
- ✨SSHM Mid-Career Online Writing Retreat✨ funded by Wellcome Over 2 days: Friday 9th and Monday 12th January 2026 10am-5.30pm GMT This event is for SSHM members. To sign up and for more details see website Deadline for sign-up: 17 December 2025 (23:59 GMT) #histmed
- 🌟 PhD Opportunity in History of Health 🌟 Social History of Polio Vaccination in Australia, 1950 to 1970 with Prof Catharine Coleborne Newcastle (or Sydney-based) Domestic students only Applications close 30 January 2026 ❗ More information ⬇️ www.newcastle.edu.au/study/resear... #histSTM #histmed
- WG5 Seminar Series: Worldmaking through Health: Notes on Yugoslav Social Medicine and the Moral Imagination of Global Health speaker Jelena Kupsjak (University of Zadar, Croatia) 12 Dec 2025 12.30pm CET #Skystorians #HistMed #HealthHist #MedHums #CA22159
- Working Group 1 seminar 10 December 2025 1pm CET Providing Healthcare in the Periphery: The Role of Provincial Doctors in Sweden, 1850–1962 Helene Castenbrant (Lunds Universitet) ONLINE - link via email / bulletin #Skystorians #MedHums #HistMed #CA22159 #History
- ✨SSHM Mid-Career Online Writing Retreat✨ funded by Wellcome Over 2 days: Friday 9th and Monday 12th January 2026 10am-5.30pm GMT This event is for SSHM members. To sign up and for more details see website Deadline for sign-up: 17 December 2025 (23:59 GMT) #histmed
- Amazing History of Medicine PhD scholarship opportunity at the University of Newcastle (Australia), part of Prof Cathy Coleborne's ARC grant on Australian experiences of polio: www.newcastle.edu.au/study/resear...
- Next week several of our team members will be presenting at the @anzamems.bsky.social ANZAMEMS annual conference. See our post for a breakdown of our panels, focusing on premodern #publichealth across Italy, Mughal India, and England. premodernhealthscaping.hcommons.org?p=1568 #histmed
- Fellows of the Royal Historical Society are historians working in a wide range of sectors (in and beyond education) in the UK and worldwide. We've a new guide about becoming a Fellow: bit.ly/48iH0oG If you'd like to join a 4000+ community of historians, please consider an application #Skystorians
- Online this Wednesday, 3-4pm Florence time @laurenkassell.bsky.social @hpscasebooks.bsky.social #skystorians #casebooks
- Casebooks Therapy is back! Here’s our schedule for 2025-2026. As usual, everyone is welcome to bring cases to read from the digital edition casebooks.lib.cam.ac.uk or to simply come along and enjoy! Our first session is next month, 29 October. For the zoom link, please dm or email me
- Two #histmed CFPs with deadline for abstracts Jan 2026! Life Histories in Mind: Mental Ill Health and Learning Disability in Context (Manchester) & Blood is the price of coal: Coal communities, health and welfare in Britain and beyond from the 19th century to the present (Warwick) For more details 👇
- Call for Statements of Interest - open now! In 2026 the MWHN, in partnership with the JMVHR, will produce its second special issue. With the theme of 'Medical welfare and care of military communities: a collection of historical studies'. Full details attached #histmed #histnursing #milwelfhist
