European Association for the History of Medicine and Health

A page of cursive handwriting featuring a flourish about the final D of each word.

Title page of "A Syllabus of the Lectures on Midwifery, Delivered at Guy's Hospital, 1813 and 1814" by Dr. Haighton.

The book open at two page. The left shows a printed syllabus with information about the placenta, the righthand page is filled with handwritten notes on the topic.

Image shows the marbled cover of the book.

For #HandwritingDay, step into an 1813 classroom. This book belonged to a student who attended Dr Haighton’s midwifery lectures at Guy’s. The writing is in a flowing cursive. Look for the flourish on the letter D. It’s interleaved: a printed syllabus bound together with blank pages for notes.

#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

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

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

William Osler Medal William Osler Medal About the William Osler Medal   Osler Medal Essay Contest, 2026   The William Osler Medal is awarded annually for the best-unpublished essay on a medical historical topic written b...

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

Shryock Medal Shryock Medal Graduate students are invited to enter the Shryock Medal Essay Contest. The medal honors Richard Harrison Shryock (1893–1972), a pioneer among historians interested in the history of med...

The Shryock Medal, given for the best unpublished paper written by a graduate student, is also still accepting nominations: histmed.org/shryock-medal/ #histmed

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Senior Research Officer at University of Essex An opportunity for an academic position as a Senior Research Officer is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings.

33 month postdoc (0.8 FTE) on a really interesting project at Essex on #EarlyModern German and English witchcraft...

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQC497/s...

One PhD and one postdoc position available in the interesting ERC research project on Beyond Thalidomide: The Patient as an Agent of Change (2024-2029) run by dr Birgit Nemec:
jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...

Visit @nichecanada.bsky.social for this new article co-authored by Dr. Heather Green of @historysmu.bsky.social and Kaley MacMullin BA’25, #SMUSociology graduate and Dr. Green's research assistant on the Mining Danger Project. #SMUHistory #envhist #mininghistory #cdnhist #research #artswithimpact

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

#HistSTM jobs!

@sshmedicine.bsky.social @ghsptampere.bsky.social @wellcometrust.bsky.social @sochistorywar.bsky.social @smh-historians.bsky.social @aahmhistmed.bsky.social @aahnhistnursing.bsky.social @eahmh.bsky.social @eahnursing.bsky.social

IHR London Summer School 2026: Sickness and Health From the Black Death to the Covid-19 pandemic, from medieval medicine to public health across the centuries, from hospitals to archives & collections. Join us to discover Londo...

The #London #SummerSchool 2026 is now booking on the theme of 'Sickness & Health'. From the Black Death to Covid-19. Use code HEALTH10 before 24th Jan to get 10% discount! Bursaries available www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

A quote from Helena Wells, Research Manager at Wellcome: "These awards will support transdisciplinary teams to lay the foundations for discoveries at the intersection of genomics, humanities, social sciences and wider society."

What if genomics, other disciplines and wider society came together to shape research?

This is the goal of our Genomics in Context Awards.

Find out more ⤵️
https://wellcome.org/research-funding/schemes/genomics-in-context-awards?utm_source=&utm_medium=o-wellcome&utm_campaign=bluesky&utm_content=

Call for Submissions: "Botanical Imaginations" - Edge Effects Edge Effects invites submissions for that explore our complex relationship to plants and proliferate botanical imaginations.

Call for Submissions - Botanical Imaginations

In this special series, @edgeeffectsmag.bsky.social seeks to diversify, complicate, and proliferate Botanical Imaginations. How do communities around the world relate with plants?

edgeeffects.net/botanical-im...

#envhist #envhum #plants #botany

Here's a preview of the cover and contents of 'Global Environment' 19.1 (2026), a special issue on 'Global Fat Resources' edited by Elena Kochetkova, Matthias Heymann and Ines Prodöhl; #openaccess thanks to the KOALA Consortium and all our subscribers! @globalenvironment.bsky.social #envhist #fat

Image showing our blue and clear glass trophies with the names and logos etched in the glass.

The deadline for nominating for 4S Prizes for our Society is extended until December 31st! Get your nominations in for our suite of prizes (Edge, Mullins, STSInfra, Carson, Fleck, Bernal). Self-nominations are more than welcome, they are encouraged: www.4sonline.org/4s_prizes.php

Agnes Hunt stands in the grounds of a stately home. The photograph is taken in 1912, and she wears a long skirt, overcoat, and hat. She is supported by a walking stick.

A portrait of Agnes Hunt in her later years.

A group portrait of Agnes Hunt, her long-time companion and colleague Emily Goodford, and a bulldog called Turtle Dove.

The inside of a historical book shows a drawn portrait of Agnes Hunt at the age of 12.

For #InternationalDayOfPersonsWithDisabilities, we’re remembering Agnes Hunt (1866-1948), the first orthopaedic nurse.

Her own experiences of a painful hip condition shaped her patient care and the field of orthopaedic nursing.

Explore more on disability and nursing: https://bit.ly/449zuvd

Appel à candidatures – Writing Support Program 2026 (European Society for Environmental History) Date limite de candidature : 11 décembre 2025 ESEH NEXTGATe is launching the 6th round of the Writing Support Program for emerging scholars in Environmental History and the Environmental Humanities. W...

Appel à candidatures – Writing Support Program 2026 (European Society for Environmental History @eseh.bsky.social)

Date limite de candidature : 11 décembre 2025
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A poster with branding for the MRC-University of Glasgow Centre fo Virus Research, labelled 'Virus Snowflakes.' The poster shows snowflake-like virus designs and song lyrics reading: On the twelfth day of Christmas, a virus gave to me, Twelve fights worth winning, Eleven Christmas dinners, Ten lunar landers, Nine childhood vaccines, Eight tools for teaching, Seven dogs a-barking, Six wasps a-laying, FIIIIVE TIIINY RIIIIIIINGS, Four vaccine platforms, Three genome segments, Two twinned capsids, and A world that is too small to see

Feeling festive?
Why not deck the halls with @cvrinfo.bsky.social's papercraft #VirusSnowflakes and celebrate the science of viruses and the fight against viral diseases.
Download for free: cvr-engagement.co.uk/virus-snowfl...
#scicomm #sciart #decorations

UPCOMING SSHM EVENTS SSHM Mid-Career Writing Retreat funded by Wellcome Friday 9th and Monday 12th January 2026 10am-5.30pm GMT Deadline for applications: 17 December 2025 (23:59 GMT) Led by Professor Rowena Murra…

✨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

Promotional image for "A Home for Nursing: Behind the Scenes Tour" on 3rd December 2025, 3-4pm at the Royal College of Nursing in London. The image features an elegant interior with a large circular window and warm lighting.

Walk through history on a guided tour of 20 Cavendish Square – home to nursing, politics and a few ghosts! Our next tour is happening tomorrow, 3 December.

Book now 👉 https://bit.ly/478gsG0

Tonight’s the night!
Renée Bergland’s online lecture on Natural Magic begins at 6:30pm GMT.
Free event on Zoom—register via Eventbrite to receive the link and join us for an evening of poetry, science, and 19th-century “natural magic.” ✨ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/natural-ma...

A Social History of Polio Vaccination in Australia, 1950s to 1970s

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...

A quote from Michael Dunn, Director of Discovery Research at Wellcome: "These awards will enable the power of early collaboration to drive innovative discovery research in genomics and other fields."

We’re funding teams to lay the foundations for discoveries at the intersection of genomics, humanities, social sciences and wider society.

Our Genomics in Context Awards are open now.

Read on to find out more about the call ⤵️

Equity in AMR Action | LSHTM In 2025, the Network’s seminar series invites 2-3 speakers for each event to present their work on a particular theme around prioritisation. This fourth seminar of the series presents ‘Equity in AMR

Join us for LSHTM’s Equity in AMR Action seminar, which explores how equity influences responses to AMR.

Speakers will share their work from the WHO, LSE, and the Global Strategy Lab.

📅 12 Dec
⏲️ 13:00 GMT
Check the event details 👇
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...

A selection of book covers from our Disability History Month reading list.

This #DisabilityHistoryMonth, we've prepared a new list of resources shining a spotlight on:

🧑‍⚕️ Disabled nurses' stories
🟰 Disability rights issues
🧠 Accessible healthcare

Find the full content list: https://bit.ly/449zuvd

📍 In London? See the book display at the RCN Library and Museum. #UKDHM

Nominations are open for the BSHS Pickstone Prize 2026, recognising the best scholarly English-language book in the history of science.
📆 Deadline: 31 Jan 2026.
Anyone may nominate (self-nominations welcome).
Submit via our online form on the BSHS website www.bshs.org.uk/the-bshs-pic...

One week to go!
Join us on 2 Dec at 6:30pm GMT for Renée Bergland’s online lecture on Natural Magic ✨ , the 2025 Hughes Prize–winning book exploring Dickinson, Darwin & the dawn of modern science.
Free—register on Eventbrite to receive the Zoom link www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/natural-ma...