Society for the Social History of Medicine (SSHM)

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The Society for the Social History of Medicine (SSHM) has pioneered interdisciplinary approaches to the history of health, welfare, medical science and practice https://sshm.org/ #histmed

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4 people standing in a hall three holding certificate scroll holders after presentation for Roy Porter essay Prize 2025/6
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A large group of people gathered at the SSHM biennial conference in a large hall (Parkinson building, University of Leeds)
Speaker in front of large screen delivering lecture to seated audience. Speaker Charlotte Stobart
A poster advertising a summer school 'Feel the Heat: Science and Histories of Fever', 20-25 September 2026 at International Marsilius Academy, Heidelberg
Image of poster advertising Histories of Global Mental Health international conference, dates 25-26 June 2026, Registration fee: $100 CAD Location Montreal, Canada. Text, image of hands around the earth and a QR code to scan to register.
Image of a poster with picture of medicine jars on shelves and text 'Representing medicine in the past' Wednesday 4 February 2026 5:30-7.45pm at RSM, London or online.
Flyer with text and a picture of a woman advertising the Sarah Hughes Memorial Lecture; The power of 8: Understanding our senses for safety, regulation and learning. Friday 5 December 2025 6-8.00pm In person and online.
A short fil clip of Elena Danieli talking about her award of Commended Award in the Roy Porter Essay Prize 2024/5 with details of her essay.
Animated poster for Congratulations to the winner, Charlotte Stobart, for her winning essay in the SSHM Roy Porter Essay Prize 2024/5 competition. Black background with gold text and graphics.
A poster advertising different diploma courses run by the Centre for Health Studies, Apothecaries Hall. A combination of images and text with QR codes and contact details.
Front cover in purple with white text: social history of medicine Volume 38 Number 1 February 2025 [Oxford University Press]
Front cover of the journal Social History of Medicine published by Oxford University Press. Purple cover with white text.
Image of the blurb about the conference writing population history in a time of planetary crisis. The conference is on the 2nd to the 3rd of June. All the content of this image is available via the link to the SSHM website.
Three people sitting in front of screen and windows. L-R: Gina Hadley, Sally Bromley, and Sally Frampton discuss patient experience. Photo: Luca Di Gregorio
Image of Keynote speaker Rana Hogarth at University of Strathclyde for SSHM 2024
JOINT is an early career drugs history network, formed in 2022 through the generous support of a networking grant from the Wellcome Trust and Society for the Social History of Medicine (SSHM). Created to provide a forum for early career scholars (broadly defined) to network and share their research, JOINT is delighted to announce the first of two workshops exploring the demarcation of drugs into the binary categories of ‘uppers’ and ‘downers.’ In this first workshop, hosted by the University of Warwick, we invite papers (from any discipline) which problematise and/or complicate any aspect of this demarcation with respect to ‘downers.’ Whilst conventionally associated with substances such as opiates, barbiturates, and benzodiazepines, this umbrella term has also included alcohol, cannabis, and its synthetic derivatives, as well as novel substances such as GHB. We also encourage participants to think about the double-meaning of the word ‘downers’
Image of a poster for a call for papers, the conference deadlines has been extended and the text calls for papers on the ingredients of global recipes, authority and expertise, fashioning and stating, collecting and translating. All abstracts and bios to be emailed over by the 15th Janaury 2024
Image showing a call for papers about Uppers and Downers a JOINT workshop. Those who are interested in exploring the double meaning of downers are asked to submit an abstract of 250 words and a short bio by Monday the 15th of January. They should also mention if they need help with travel and accommodation expenses.
Image of a poster for a call for papers, the conference deadlines has been extended and the text calls for papers on the ingredients of global recipes, authority and expertise, fashioning and stating, collecting and translating. All abstracts and bios to be emailed over by the 15th Janaury 2024
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Image of the call for papers for the SSHM conference, for full text follow the link