Book Review: Reading the Psychosomatic in Medical and Popular Culture, edited by Carol-Ann Farkas (London and New York: Routledge, 2018).

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  Book: Reading the Psychosomatic in Medical and Popular Culture, edited by Carol-Ann Farkas (London and New York: Routledge, 2018).  Reviewer: Dr Cris Sarg, University of Glasgow Reading the Psychosomatic in Medical and Popular Culture (2018) is an edited collection by Carol-Ann Farkas. As is evident from the title this book examines the perceptions/interpretations of the… Continue reading →

Medical Humanities Discussion Group: Charlotte Orr (PhD in Medical Humanities, University of Glasgow), ‘The self-construction of the scientist in Sir Ronald Ross’s Memoirs: with a full account of the great malaria problem’

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Date: 1-2pm, Wednesday 14 February 2018 Location: Room 216, the Hetherington Building, University of Glasgow The Medical Humanities Research Centre is delighted to announce the next speaker and topic for the Medical Humanities Discussion Group. On 14th February, Charlotte Orr (PhD student in Medical Humanities, University of Glasgow) will give a talk entitled ‘The self-construction of… Continue reading →

London Event: Implementing an opt-out organ donation policy in England Philosophical and Policy Questions

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Date: Saturday 17th February 2018 10.00-17.00 Location: The Wellcome Collection, 183 Euston Rd, London On the 12th December 2017 the UK Department of Health announced a consultation on organ donation seeking the views of individuals and institutions on how and whether a policy of presumed consent could work in England. Given the importance of this proposal… Continue reading →

Job Opportunity: Post-Doctoral Researcher in Philosophy/Ethics at Institute of Ethics, History and Theory of Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich

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Position: Postdoctoral researcher. Area: Philosophy/Ethics. 100%, initial fixed-term 36 months Location: The Institute of Ethics, History and Theory of Medicine at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich Deadline: 28th February 2018 The Institute of Ethics, History and Theory of Medicine at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich invites applications for the following position to be filled as of 1 April 2018 or… Continue reading →

Call for Applications: International Bioethics Summer School, New York City, July 2-16, 2018

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Date: 2nd-16th July 2018 Location: Bohemian National Hall, 321 E 73rd St., Manhattan, NY. The Global Bioethics Initiative, the New York Medical College, and the Bohemian Benevolent and Literary Association invite students and professionals worldwide to attend the International Bioethics Summer School hosted by the Bohemian National Hall. The program in NYC is open to everyone from… Continue reading →

Visiting Researcher and Post-Doctoral Opportunities: Digital Scholarship Fellowships at IASH, Edinburgh

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Location: Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities (IASH), University of Edinburgh Deadline for Applications: 28th February 2018 for the Visiting Researcher Fellowships and 30th April 2018 for the Postdoctoral Fellowships and Bursaries Applications are now open for two new Fellowships in Digital Scholarship, based at the university’s Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities (IASH). IASH… Continue reading →

Seminar: ‘Do new tools need new ethics? The challenge of advancing biotechnology for ethics and policy’, Professor Jeff Kahn (Berman Institute for Bioethics), Mason Institute, Edinburgh

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Date: Tuesday 30th January, 1-2pm Location: Sydney Smith Lecture Theatre (second floor) Doorway 1, Teviot Place, University of Edinburgh The Mason Institute at the University of Edinburgh invites you to attend a special seminar to be presented by Professor Jeff Kahn (Berman Institute for Bioethics): Title: ‘Do new tools need new ethics? The challenge of advancing… Continue reading →

“Going to the Dogs?” A Workshop Series on Research at the Intersection of Disability and Animal Studies, Leeds University Centre for Medical Humanities

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Date: 19th February 2018 from 2–5pm Location: Centre for Medical Humanities in the School of English (6–10 Cavendish Road), University of Leeds The first meeting of ‘“Going to the Dogs?” A Workshop Series on Research at the Intersection of Disability and Animal Studies’ will take place at the Centre for Medical Humanities in the School of… Continue reading →

Talk: ‘Medicine, Mistakes and Manslaughter’, Dr Oliver Quick, Edinburgh

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Date: 12.30-2.00 pm, 24th January Location: Elder Room, Old College, University of Edinburgh Please follow the link below for details of a talk by Dr Oliver Quick (University of Bristol) to be given this Wednesday as part of the Criminal Law Seminar Series: http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/other_areas_of_interest/events/event?id=234111

Post-Doctoral/Early Career Researcher Opportunity: Caroline Miles Visiting Scholarship,The Ethox Centre, University of Oxford

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Location: The Ethox Centre, University of Oxford Deadline: 23rd April 2018 The Caroline Miles Visiting Scholarships, funded by the Ethox Foundation, are awarded annually to post-doctoral or early-career researchers to enable them to spend up to a month at the Ethox Centre working on a topic relating to one of the Centre’s four main research areas: clinical… Continue reading →