This presentation explores the professional transformation of public health in Britain between 1970 and 2025. Its target audience are students and staff interested in the history of public health, and

This presentation examines how the notion of ‘tropicality’ has shaped the international history of health since the 19th century. Its target audience are students and staff interested in colonial and

This presentation explores the historical contributions of Irish nurses during the early years of the NHS. Its target audience are students and staff interested in the histories of the NHS and health

Principal Supervisor: Professor Toby Seddon (UCL) Co-Supervisor: Professor Alex Mold (LSHTM) Project Description Background Described as the oldest independent drugs charity in the world, Release w…

This presentation examines the cultural legacy of leprosy (Hansen’s disease) and its stigmatisation in the 19th century onwards, using 20th century Brazil as a case study.  Its target audience is

This presentation examines the history of Medecins San Frontiers Magani (“Medicine Market”) Programme in Africa. Its target audience are students and staff interested in the histories of

The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is pleased to invite applications for a three-year full-time PhD studentship, starting in September 2026, funded by a donation from

This presentation explores the history of efforts to control Dengue fever in Singapore during the twentieth century. Its target audience are staff and students interested in the history of Dengue

This presentation examines the gendered construction of cancer amongst men  in the long nineteenth century. Its target audience are students and staff interested in the history of cancer, as well all

This presentation examines the formation and development of intercolonial medical institutions in the Pacific Islands during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Its target audience is student and

This presentation examines the history of medical education in the British and French Empires during the long nineteenth century. Its target audience is students and staff interested in the history of

This presentation explores how efforts to manage the spread of AIDS intersected with broader efforts to restrict African migration in late twentieth century Britain. Its target audience is students

This presentation explores the historical framing of accidental deaths from hypothermia in post-war Britain, examining how these were increasingly framed as an ‘energy-management’ issue. Its target

This presentation explores patient’s experiences with using injecting devices to manages diabetes in Scotland since the 1950s. Its target audiences is students and staff interested in the history of

In this seminar, Dr. Sánchez-Rivera discusses the changeover from eugenics to population control programs and capitalist ventures during the second half of the 20th Century in Mexico. Special

In this seminar, Dr. Sánchez-Rivera discusses the changeover from eugenics to population control programs and capitalist ventures during the second half of the 20th Century in Mexico. Special

This presentation explores how the treatment of British seamen aided the development of tropical hygiene in the long nineteenth century. The paper will be of interest to staff and students who want to

This paper explores the visualisation of Malaria in late colonial India and its reshaping of the natural environment. It will be of interest to staff and students interested in the history of Malaria,

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