Richard Bellis

This auction is just what the doctor didn’t order The Royal Society of Medicine is putting some of its rarest books and photographs up for auction at Christie’s this month. Phillip Prodger argues that it’s a case of medical negligence

Spectacular anatomical atlases, landmark works in the history of medicine, irreplaceable manuscripts and rare early photographs from the Royal Society of Medicine’s collection are being auctioned at Christie’s London this month.

Phillip Prodger explains why these items are too important to be sold

It turns out, after a 24-hour on/off hunt, the washing machine !

I know where the pickled lemons are though....

Currently trying to envisage where a 16-month-old would hide a lemon in the house....

Universitiws are one of the only three truly world-class institutions that the UK has and this government wants them to collapse. It's mind boggling.

This is an astonishing and maddening and sad story, just incredible work from Sirin Kale.

It’s also downstream of many of the things @aliceemmalouise.bsky.social has talked about on @skepticswithak.org for a decade - medical mistrust as a result of medial bias, exploitation of women as empowerment.

UCL – University College London UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

Maternity leave cover for a health humanities post www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

I was thrilled to travel to Scotland this week to open an installation I’ve been working on for the School of Medicine @uniofstandrews.bsky.social. The installation showcases diverse alumni from St Andrews’ past to inspire incoming students to the #MBChB. #histmed #medsky #medhums #skystorians

My favorite comment on the FT story

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Booking is now live for our exciting online workshop Object Stories in Health and Medicine 1700-1900!
See the full programme and grab a ticket here: www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/objec...

A group of wooden animals in front of an ark are looking at a skeleton wooden toy flanked by two human wooden toys representing Noah and his wife.

A Halloween 'invitation to play' I made for my little boy- the anatomy lesson of Dr Noah. Attendees went in two by two...

"Since when did we become Big Tech's free PR department?"

I'm really pleased to see an article like this pushing back on the uncritical adoption of (gen)AI by our universities. It hits all the major concerns.

“We need talk about the lack of ideas in here and what that lack signifies about the current situation for universities in this country”

Government style ad in watercolour. Image of a burglar stealing a painting from the wall of a home. Tagline: "It's not theft... if you say you're using it to train your AI algorithm". Body text: "Theft is now legal, so we can boost the economy by eliminating jobs. If that doesn't make any sense, ask a chatbot to explain it to you." HM government logo in the corner.

Did a new one

Excellent! I went for the strangest/most Scottish looking ones (Iron Brew excepted). Looking forward to your pronunciation, Dan's correction, and finding out if they're fit for human consumption. (The soor plums were excellent from there, so you should be alright)

In which Nick Hillman tells some home truths to the 'Battle of Ideas' about HE myths and the alleged 'alternatives': in fact we need more education, not less.

Cannot begin to express how illegal this should be

David Squires on … plane sailing for Tuchel’s England amid off-field distractions Our cartoonist on a smooth journey towards the World Cup for England against a backdrop of patriotic uproar

David Squires on … plane sailing for Tuchel’s England amid off-field distractions

A shop front with a yellow sign with red writing and red window frames. Sign says Dee Valley Confectioners

Was reminded of @camsell59.bsky.social when in Ballater. Sweets on their way!

Really looking forward to the @cshhh.bsky.social 20th Anniversary later this month, with Tracey Loughran and @joannabourke.bsky.social giving public lectures to help us celebrate! #HistSex #HistRepro #HistMed

Got nowhere with this - so if you know of a (bio)med or health journal that has OA now but subscription-only archives - or that is somehow still entirely paywalled - please drop a reply. I’ll make me own list! ✍️

10 days until the #CFP deadline for the online workshop *Object Stories in Health and Medicine 1700-1900*.

We invite proposals for 15-minute talks on a single object related to health or medicine during the 18th & 19th centuries #histmed #histpsych #medhums

www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/objec...

"If we go light on the Kissinger part, I wouldn't complain" is an instant hall-of-famer.

In case you were wondering, two of the thirteen projects funded by the NIH's $50m Autism Data Science Initiative (ADSI) talk about prevention in their project abstracts: dpcpsi.nih.gov/autism-data-...

UK public has paid £200bn to shareholders of key industries since privatisation – study Analysis reveals ‘privatisation premium’ of £250 per household per year paid to owners of water, rail, bus, energy and mail services since 2010

But it will trickle down? Won't it?

yes! one was a technology of popular and bourgeois revolution; the other, for a neofeudal restoration of elite privilege and security from democratic intervention

This is excellent:

An advert with the fanzine logo and the latest cover of the fanzine with Conor Woods celebrating a goal in Chester's black third kit.

Issue 39 of the fanzine is out on Saturday. In this issue:

A look back at the play-offs
Interview with Kieron Shiel, club chairman
We review Ian Rush's musical (yes really)
60s away days
A very special Ex-Men cartoon
And much more!

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Here's a #GiftLink for those who want to read the full NYT obit of historian of science & gender, Margaret Rossiter. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/s... #histSTM 🧪🗃️