Glasgow Encounters with Tropical Disease Friday 8th January 2016 Many of the diseases that are endemic to developing countries in the tropics are caused by parasites. An extraordinary number of these parasites were first discovered by Scottish scientists and doctors, many of whom were graduates of the University of Glasgow. This symposium, organised by the… Continue reading
University of Glasgow Monday 4th July 2016 The Wellcome Trust-funded Science Fiction and the Medical Humanities project invites abstracts for its concluding conference. Science fiction is a fertile ground for the imagining of biomedical advances: technologies such as cloning, prosthetics, and rejuvenation are frequently encountered in science-fiction storytelling. Science fiction also offers alternative ideals of… Continue reading
Following ‘Dissecting the Page: Medical Paratexts’, Harry Newman and Louise Powell have written short conference reflections (published below). As conference organisers, we would like to thank everyone who participated in the event, and added to what we found to be diverse and wide-ranging discussion. Thank you! Best, Hannah, Diane, Johanna and Francesca medicalparatexts@gmail.com Conference… Continue reading
Are you interested in doctoral study in the medical humanities? At the Medical Humanities Research Centre here in Glasgow University, we are looking for applicants to enter the Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities AHRC Doctoral competition. At the discretion of the Medical Humanities Research Centre, applicants may also be supported for the later… Continue reading
What does it mean to ‘regenerate’, and what are the scientific, social, cultural and ethical implications of regeneration in its various forms? From biomedical engineering to stem cell therapy, the growth of regenerative medicine in the modern context has the potential to address challenges raised by stretched supplies of organ donors, chronic diseases and ageing… Continue reading
Wellcome Trust Humanities and Social Science pre-application workshops The Wellcome Trust will be holding two workshops in Autumn 2015 for researches thinking of applying to the Wellcome’s funding schemes in Humanities and Social Science. The dates of the workshops are: Thursday 19 November, 10.30 – 16.30 (Wellcome Trust, 215 Euston Road, LONDON NW1 2BE) Friday… Continue reading
Dissecting the Page: Medical Paratexts University of Glasgow | Friday 11th September 2015 We have finalised the schedule and are counting down to the conference! Please download the schedule here. We are really excited by the diversity of the attendees who have registered so far and by the range and standard of the research being presented. We… Continue reading
Dissecting the Page: Medical Paratexts Sir Alwyn Williams Building, Lilybank Gardens University of Glasgow, G12 8QQ 9am-6pm, Friday 11 September 2015 Registration is open for ‘Dissecting the Page: Medical Paratexts’ conference, to be hosted by the University of Glasgow on Friday 11 Sept 2015. Thanks to funding from the Wellcome Trust, there is no fee to attend the… Continue reading
Dissecting the Page: Medical Paratexts Sir Alwyn Williams Building, Lilybank Gardens University of Glasgow, G12 8QQ 9am-6pm, Friday 11 September 2015 This interdisciplinary conference draws together two emerging and complementary areas of research in the medical humanities: book history (as it pertains to medical texts), and the study of medical paratexts. We understand paratext… Continue reading
Announcing a new Wellcome-Trust funded project headed by Dr Gavin Miller, Director of the Medical Humanities Research Centre in the School of Critical Studies, University of Glasgow. The project investigates the significance of science fiction for the medical humanities, and is intended to pathfind for a future, large-scale research project. Science fiction isn’t confined to novels,… Continue reading
