Reminder: RDS Library Speaker Series talk tomorrow

Emma Swain, QUB, will give a talk on Animals, Evolution and the Victorians on Wednesday 3 October at 6.30pm in the Merrion Room. The question, “What makes us human?” has a perennial fascination. This talk will explore how the Victorians, concerned about the impact of evolution on religious beliefs, considered the boundary between humans and other animals. … More Reminder: RDS Library Speaker Series talk tomorrow

Centenary of Midwives (Ireland) Act 1918 Conference

The forthcoming Centenary of Midwives (Ireland) Act 1918 Conference: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives, will take place in the Pillar Room, Rotunda Hospital, Parnell Square, Dublin 1, on 1st October 2018. Further details are available here:  Conference 100 Years of the Midwives Act in Ireland press release Conference programme is available here: Conference programme_FINAL_url

CHOMI Seminar Series 2018/2019

University College Dublin Centre for the History of Medicine in Ireland  Seminar Series 2018 – 2019 Semester One Thursday 20 September 2018 Dr Lynsey Black (Maynooth University) ‘Diagnosing Insanity: Women, Murder and Mental Health in Twentieth-Century Ireland’   Thursday 11 October 2018 Dr Alice Mauger (University College Dublin) ‘“The Holy War on Alcohol”?: Alcoholism, Medicine … More CHOMI Seminar Series 2018/2019

Reminder: CFP HSTM Network Ireland Annual Conference 2018

Call closing date: 21 June 2018 HSTM 2018 -CfP History of Science, Technology and Medicine (HSTM) Network Ireland. Annual conference 2018 26-27 October 2018 Keynote: Professor Nick Hopwood (University of Cambridge) on a visual history of embryos, tentatively titled ‘Why you expect embryos when you’re expecting.’ Hosted at: The School of Natural and Built Environment, … More Reminder: CFP HSTM Network Ireland Annual Conference 2018

CFP: HSTM Network Ireland Annual Conference 2018

Hosted by: The School of Natural and Built Environment, Queen’s University Belfast. Date: 26-27 October 2018 Keynote: Professor Nick Hopwood (University of Cambridge) on a visual history of embryos, tentatively titled ‘Why you expect embryos when you’re expecting.’ Call for Papers/Panels: For its upcoming conference, the HSTM Network invites proposals on all topics in the … More CFP: HSTM Network Ireland Annual Conference 2018