Abstract. By examining political literature, ephemera and oral histories, this article investigates the politics of pigmentation within the Black Power and

Abstract. In the summer of 1836, the clinicians of Glasgow’s Lock Hospital treated the impoverished female patients with a painful new drug. The negative i

Abstract. In the summer of 1836, the clinicians of Glasgow’s Lock Hospital treated the impoverished female patients with a painful new drug. The negative i

The hidden hands behind history’s great scholarly works

The Society for the Social History of Medicine awards financial assistance for conferences and workshops on the history of medicine.  Applicants should note that grants are not retrospectively…

James McCune Smith was the first African American to receive a medical doctorate from a university. He dedicated his life to fighting injustice.

Examines the newly-discovered diary of Jane Ewbank as a vital site of knowledge-making, illuminating women's intellectual lives in Enlightenment York, where science, cultural criticism and sociability...

The IHR offers a wide range of online resources and publications for historians. These pages introduce and provide access to these resources.

Modern British History is seeking a Book Review Editor to replace Dr Shahmima Akhtar whose term of office is due to end in December 2024. The post involves

Background: We provide historical context for the recently discovered University of Glasgow Library records of Archibald Hewan (1832– 1883), the first Black med...

The 2026 European Society for the History of Science/History of Science Society Joint Meeting will be held in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom. The conference theme will be Shifting Perspectives: Plural Worlds, Contested Sciences.

Like calculators before them, AI tools can raise the bar for what people can achieve – if they’re used the right way.

Readers are sharing how they write their predictions into novels, colour-code their emotional responses and even gift annotated books to friends. Is it actually fun, or just a bit like homework?

How colonialism shaped the Scottish Enlightenment’s conception of race and humanity   In the decades after 1750, an increasing number of former medical st...

Outlet calls story, created by freelancer working with one of the newpaper’s content partner, a ‘learning moment’