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New video on Els Borst and medical ethics
By HHH chair Frank Huisman. In 2021, Els Borst: medicus in de politiek [Els Borst: a Doctor in Politics] was published. The book was written by Nele Beyens, who was affiliated to the Medical…
Read MoreHHH Sept. 16 meeting programme (NOW ONLINE)
IMPORTANT: due to the public transport strike in Utrecht on Friday September 16, the HHH meeting has been moved online. Those who have registered already will receive a link via…
Read MoreFunding opportunities by Stichting Zuster Vernède
The Zuster Vernède foundation offers funding for research on the history of nursing and care. You can apply with your project in one of three different categories: Academic research subsidy…
Read MoreJob vacancy: PhD in history of life tiredness at KU Leuven
The PhD position is part of the interdisciplinary project ClarETol, which researches how carehome residents experience tiredness of life, the feeling that life is meaningless and worthless. In particular, the…
Read MoreJob vacancy: Postdoc in health humanities at ASH
The Amsterdam School of Historical Studies (ASH) is looking for a postdoctoral researcher to work on the intersection of cultural heritage, identity, health and wellbeing. Aside from conducting research and…
Read MoreMartijn van der Meer wins Roy Porter Essay Prize
The Society for the Social History of Medicine just awarded HHH member Martijn van der Meer the 2021 Roy Porter Prize, for his essay titled “Sown without Care – Dutch…
Read MoreSept 16: HHH autumn meeting “Policing pandemics”. Register now!
The HHH autumn meeting is coming up! On 16 September, 2022, we hope to see you at the UMC Utrecht. In our autumn meeting, medical history always ‘meets’ another discipline.…
Read MoreMeet the new HHH web editor Chiara Lacroix
Farewell message from the current web editor, Irene Geerts About two years ago I was invited by the HHH board to join them and create a website for the network.…
Read MoreTim Debroyer wins first Vernède Thesis Prize
The winner of the Vernède Thesis Prize 2022 is Tim Debroyer with his master’s thesis titled “The end of tuberculosis? Treatments and patient experiences at the Sanatorium Elisabeth te Sijsele…
Read MoreJune 22: PhD defense Jon Verriet Radboud University
On Wednesday 22 June at 10:30h, Jon Verriet defends his dissertation Representing the healthy lifestyle, Contested ideas about nutrition and physical exercise in the Netherlands, 1940-2020. The ceremony will take place…
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