The Leverhulme Trust Collections research group at the University of Glasgow invite you to attend the first annual public event of the Human Constellations project, showcasing developments in collaborations across our group’s research on collections and collecting practices. Join us for our first annual public event with guest speaker Professor Hayden Lorimer (University of Glasgow) and… Continue reading
Disability and Diversity: taking the twin track to inclusion Professor Tom Shakespeare, Professor of Disability Research, Norwich Medical School Tuesday 25 October 2016 Lyndsey Stewart Lecture Theatre, Edinburgh Napier University, Craiglockhart Campus, Glenlockhart Road, Edinburgh, EH14 1DJ Lecture begins at 5.30pm followed by refreshments How much is required to enable disabled people to participate fully… Continue reading
Mental Cases: Nurses, Doctors, Poets and War Trauma at Craiglockhart, Edinburgh Napier Tuesday 11 October 2016, 16:00 – 18:00 The Royal College of Nurses is hosting Mental Cases: Nurses, Doctors, Poets and War Trauma at Craiglockhart as part of our centenary programme and we would be delighted if you would be able to join us.… Continue reading
Historical Perspectives is an established history society based at the University of Glasgow which acts as a network for postgraduate researchers throughout the United Kingdom. Our monthly seminar series provides a comfortable environment for postgraduate students to present their research, receive vital feedback, and generate discussion and explore ideas with their peers. Seminars are free… Continue reading
Date: Monday, June 27, 2016 from 12.30pm to 2pm (lecture starts at 12.45pm) Location: Wolfson Medical Building, Yudowitz Lecture Theatre, Glasgow, G11 6PB (View Map) Register: via our Eventbrite page Prof. Julia Watts Belser (Georgetown University) will be presenting a guest lecture on ‘Disability and the Destruction of Jerusalem: Gender, Sex, and Flesh in Early Jewish Narrative’ on Monday 27th June 2016 at… Continue reading
Date: 5.45pm, Wed 15th June 2016 A free-to-attend evening event in Edinburgh about egg freezing, delaying motherhood and whether women can beat the biological clock, organised by the Progress Educational Trust (PET). The event will begin with refreshments at 5.45pm, followed by a panel discussion at 6.30pm. This event is supported by the Scottish Government,… Continue reading
The Sutherland Trust Spring Lecture 2016: Desmond Ryan In Search of the ‘Good Enough Environment’ for Young Teenagers Presented by Dr. Desmond Ryan Wed 18 May 2016, 6.30pm for lecture at 7.00pm Lauriston Hall, Lauriston Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9DJ Refreshments are included in the ticket price and will be available from 6.30pm British children consistently score low… Continue reading
Date: Friday 15th April 2016 from 09:30 to 15:30 (BST) Location: Gannochy Room, Wolfson Medical Building, University of Glasgow, G12 8QQ (View Map) Registration: Visit the Eventbrite page here. The Wellcome Trust-funded Science Fiction and the Medical Humanities project at the University of Glasgow has opened registration for the third and final workshop of 2016. Previous workshops discussed the… Continue reading
You are warmly invited to the next WWI lunchtime talk at the University of Glasgow on Friday, 18 March 2016 at 13.15 in the University Chapel. Dr Jen Novotny, University of Glasgow: ‘To “take their place among the productive members of society”: Treating WWI wounded at Erskine in 1916.” One hundred years ago in March… Continue reading
The Future of Organ Donation in Scotland Date: 6.30pm – 9pm, Friday 1st April Location: Laboratory of Human Anatomy, Thomson Building, University of Glasgow, G12 8LU I would like to warmly extend out an invitation to you for an evening event in the Laboratory of Human Anatomy. This event will present research informed findings and discussion… Continue reading
