History at University of Oxford; science, medicine, disease ecology, war, empire, global history, and medical humanities
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“maybe I’ll do some writing between christmas and new year”
Between christmas and new year:
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The history of 'herd immunity': talks this Friday
Dr David Robertson and Prof Erica Charters will be talking about the history of 'herd immunity' on Friday 29th Nov, 12pm-1pm at the Kennedy Institute @KirOxford
For more 👇
kennedy.ox.ac.uk/events
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What is Consciousness?
A discussion on #consciousness research from various perspectives ft speakers from @UniofOxford.
Tuesday, 26 November, at St. Luke's Chapel, Radcliffe Observatory
Free, but tickets required: oxfordculturalprogramme.org.…
@AnkhiMukherjee9 @MaryamAli_Khan
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The Past, Present and Future of Medical Education
An immersive exhibition and short talks, open to all
📍John Radcliffe Hospital, Ox
📅 14 Nov
torch.ox.ac.uk/event/the-pas…
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Health on Screen @OxMedHum @UniofOxford @OxHumanities Monday 8 July @StAnnesCollege @Ethox_Centre @OxfordHealthNHS @AlbertoGiubili1 @EricaCharters @TORCHOxford @OxfordHistory
Health on Screen: The Public and the Global | TORCH | The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities
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Project spotlight: Oxfordshire Health Humanities
Members of our hub are working with @OxfordshireCC on health inequality in Oxfordshire, applying humanities methodologies to current health concerns
@EricaCharters @urvikhaitan and Dr Yuxin Peng
Read more
torch.ox.ac.uk/oxfordshire-h…
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@OxMedHum Research Hub. Great article @TheLancet Dr Sally Frampton "The history of a controversial operation" @TORCHOxford @UniofOxford @EricaCharters @OxHumanities @OxfordMedSci @NDMOxford @OxfordHistory
thelancet.com/journals/lance…
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Photo from a recent Medical Humanities writing group!
DPhils and ECRs at Oxford are welcome to join our next session, 9:30-1:30 on Friday
torch.ox.ac.uk/event/medical…
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"It is crucial that our research inquiries are grounded in lived experience, especially as the human cost of antimicrobial resistance increases."
Dr Will Matlock, interviewed by Antibiotic Research UK
@wtmatlock
antibioticresearch.org.uk/un…
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🤗 Another year, another amazing @smhcentre annual lecture!
Huge thanks to @EricaCharters for such a fascinating talk on the Metrics of War.
If you missed the live event you can catch the recording on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/watch?v=kapbYOpb…
@MarkCondos @jonathanfennell
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A brilliant evening launching our @mplsoxford Diversifying STEM Curriculum project at @HSMOxford. Beyond inspiring 🙌 Huge thanks to all involved, particularly @msdaisyjhung and @EricaCharters
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Another new Oxford global history publication, 'A Global History of Early Modern Violence' edited by @EricaCharters, Marie Houllemare, Peter Wilson, featuring papers presented at the 'A Violent World' conference. See more globalhistory.web.ox.ac.uk/a…
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On ne boude pas son plaisir... Double merci 😊😊
#FF félicitations🙏@JRainhorn dont l'ouvrage "Blanc de plomb. Histoire d'un poison légal" remporte le Prix Prescrire 2020 ET le Prix d'histoire François Bourdon 2020 #VendrediLecture @RevuePrescrire @SorbonneParis1 @MFOxford bit.ly/3hCPgVp
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Varlık, "The plague that never left: restoring the Second Pandemic to Ottoman and Turkish history in the time of COVID-19," cambridge.org/core/journals/…. This is important not simply for Ottoman history, but for all #PandemicThinking. #OpenAccess
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In the British Indian Army, soldiers of different faiths, races, and nationalities fought alongside one another during the WW1.
Learn about @priyaatwal's Knowledge Exchange project, "The Indian Army in the First World War: An Oxfordshire Perspective"
tinyurl.com/y38hlx7o
ALT Sepia toned photograph of British Indian soldiers
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Check out this interesting piece by Dr Stephen Tuffnell via the Oxford and Empire Network:
oxfordandempire.web.ox.ac.uk…
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#Renaissance #mathematicians from #Galileo & #Newton to humble compilers of tables proved their value by studying #gunnery: the fleeting path of shot through the air.
Explore the Geometry of War:
ow.ly/Cipk50B7RhX
#militaryhistory #artillery #histsci #maths #16 #17C
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We're turning 50!🎉
And looking fabulous.
To celebrate, we've put together a short commemorative film, interviewing Society members from across all 5 decades of our history. Thanks so much to @brooksish13 for putting this together. #histSTM #histmed
youtube.com/watch?v=YyooT99_…
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Although few records remain of their work, we know women, as well as men, have become skilled makers of scientific instruments.
Al-`Ijliya bint al-`Ijlī al-Asṭurlabi, famously known as Mariam al-Asṭurlabi, was an astrolabe-maker living in Aleppo between 900 and 975 CE. 1/4
ALT 47632 Astrolabe, by Khafif, Syro-Egyptian, Late 9th Century? (rete front)
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We have a #funded #scholarship in #Arts for a #graduate (DPhil/PhD) at @UniofOxford in the #Humanities - Please share widely! – at Oxford, England
We are delighted to announce funding for a Graduate (DPhil) Scholarship based at the Ruskin School of Art and TORCH!
Deadline: 10th January 2021
Learn more: tinyurl.com/yycuoluq
#TORCH #Art #Ruskin #Scholarship #BAME #Opportunity @OxHumanities @UniofOxford
ALT Text reads: TORCH-Mellon UK BAME Graduate Scholarship at the Ruskin School of Art