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Cathy Coleborne

@cathycoleborne.bsky.social

Historian of illness, health & medicine, with a focus on institutions & psychiatry, based at the University of Newcastle, Australia. New project on polio memories & experiences.

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Australian Academy of the Humanities @humanitiesau.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

The 1950s gave us the FJ Holden, the Hills Hoist, the Melbourne Olympics, and … polio. Prof Catharine Coleborne FAHA explores how oral histories help us understand the experiences of survivors and the profound social, cultural & medical impacts of the epidemic on post-war Australia 👉 bit.ly/3TqbFwp

A black and white photo from the 1950s shows a small child, approximately 1-2 years old, being vaccinated against polio by a medical professional.

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Cathy Coleborne @cathycoleborne.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Our new and emerging Centre for Society, Health and Care Research is hosting a Winter Webinar on 18 June at 7pm AEST. We do not have a website yet but stay tuned. www.eventbrite.com.au/e/winter-web...

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Winter Webinar - Living the Social Determinants of Health

Join this Winter Webinar with featured speaker for the Centre for Society, Health and Care Research Professor Kate Senior.

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AHA (Australia) @austhistassoc.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

This week the AHA gave evidence at the Parliamentary Inquiry regarding Job-Ready Graduates. Here's President Michelle Arrow on repealing JRG as an important first step in reforming Australia's tertiary education sector.

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Cathy Coleborne @cathycoleborne.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Celebrating the latest book in our Mental Health in Historical Perspective Series (Palgrave) co-edited with @healthhistory.bsky.social. Now 35 titles & counting! Covers many places & time periods in histories of mental health.

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Effie Karageorgos @eleaud.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Amazing History of Medicine PhD scholarship opportunity at the University of Newcastle (Australia), part of Prof Cathy Coleborne's ARC grant on Australian experiences of polio: www.newcastle.edu.au/study/resear...

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A Social History of Polio Vaccination in Australia, 1950s to 1970s

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