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Barry Doyle

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Prof of History of Health @manchstm.bsky.social interested in hospitals and cities. Also some contemporary British Politics. Like walking in hills sometimes go running! Chair EuroHealthHist COST Action www.cost.eu/actions/CA22159

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Barry Doyle @profbarrydoyle.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Great to see our first publication for @eurohealthhist.bsky.social It’s the intro to our SI on Maternity in Europe edited by WG3 co leads Frederike Kind-Kovács and Oana Sorescu-Iudean and Andrea Griffante. The SI is based on a workshop in Prague last January www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Mothers, infants, and the state in the twentieth century: an introduction to the history of maternity in Central and Eastern Europe
Throughout the long twentieth century, maternity in Central Eastern Europe (CEE) has witnessed enormous transformations characterized by the reshaping of mothers’ ascribed and expected roles, along...
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Barry Doyle @profbarrydoyle.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
As seen in the Sam Read bookshop in Grasmere @profdavidturner.bsky.social
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Barry Doyle @profbarrydoyle.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
@bookscribbler.bsky.social Hi Matthew. Have you got a social media post about the Protestant Missionaries and medicine event next year I can pass on? Looks like a great initiative.
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Barry Doyle @profbarrydoyle.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Today I had chocolate with salt and vinegar crisps. Thank you for your attention to this matter. 😋
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Dr Hannah J. Elizabeth @sexhistorian.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Got a hankering for health history? We are looking for a brilliant historian to join us at Strathclyde on our *FUNDED* PhD studentship researching post-1948 unorthodox health activism in Britain. Design a project & apply by 30 October 2026! #AcademicSky #HistMed www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/...
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Eduwis Preschool: We're Hiring
Alt: We're Hiring
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Barry Doyle @profbarrydoyle.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Fancy having a look at a great new game? Give Sea of Rifts a look! 👀
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COST Action CA22159 Euro Hist Health @eurohealthhist.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Don't forget to submit your abstract to this #CfP for #CA22159 in Madrid - call closes 31 July 2026 #HistMed #MedHums #ReproHist #GenderHist
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Barry Doyle @profbarrydoyle.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
I’m hoping to be on the programme 🙄
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Barry Doyle @profbarrydoyle.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Memories of Stewart McCall 1990 #Merino
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Barry Doyle @profbarrydoyle.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Started as a joke - now the #fifawoldcupfinal youtube.com/watch?v=442N...
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Halfback Passes To The Center
YouTube video by AreaEightyNine
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Barry Doyle @profbarrydoyle.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Great to be part of this and the History of hospitals group supported by the International Network for the History of Hospitals.
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Barry Doyle @profbarrydoyle.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
The winning candidate here secured just over a quarter of the vote on a turn out of 17%. That means they received the votes of fewer than 5% of the eligible electorate! Please @andyburnham.bsky.social can you tackle electoral reform now to prevent this kind of result happening at the next election!
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Urban History @urbanhistory.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
📣 We're looking for new members to join our International Advisory Board! 📣 🌍 We're particularly interested in recruiting board members with expertise in the following areas: urban history of Africa (any region); South Asia; China; Latin America & the Caribbean; Central and Eastern Europe
Call for new members of Urban History’s International Advisory Board.

Urban History seeks to appoint new members to its international advisory board.
This is an exciting opportunity to become involved with a world-leading journal for urban historical research.  Urban History is published by Cambridge University Press and occupies a central place in historical scholarship, with an outstanding record of interdisciplinary contributions, and a broad-based and distinguished panel of referees and international advisors. Each issue features wide-ranging research articles covering social, economic, political and cultural aspects of the history of towns and cities and supplementary material including periodical reviews, thesis reviews and book reviews.  Our growing submissions are becoming increasingly global and chronologically diverse and we seek to appoint an additional members of the international advisory board to reflect these developments and to further broaden our geographical range in Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe.  
About the role
Members of the International Advisory Board are expected to promote the journal through their networks and to encourage high quality submissions in the field of urban history. Board members support the Editorial Team (Shane Ewen, Prashant Kidambi, Domenic Vitiello, Roey Sweet and Rosemary Wakeman) as requested on submissions that fall within their field, undertaking peer review where appropriate or providing suggestions for specialist reviewers within their field.  All board members are expected to attend the annual meeting of the International Advisory Board (held online) where there are opportunities to provide advice and suggestions for the future direction of the journal.  

We are particularly interested in recruiting board members with expertise in the following areas: urban history of Africa (any region); South Asia; China; Latin America and the Caribbean; Central and Eastern Europe.

Text continued in next slideEssential qualities (to be used in shortlisting)
•	Expertise in urban history or a cognate discipline (candidates with expertise in the areas listed above may be preferred)
•	Evidence of active participation in urban history networks 
We are happy to receive applications from individuals at different career stages and we welcome applications from historians and colleagues from cognate disciplines – working in any context – from under-represented groups, including those from minoritized ethnic groups, disabled people, LGBTQIA+ people, and those who are ‘first generation’ in Higher Education. 

How to apply
Those interested in making an application to join the international advisory board should send to Roey Sweet (rhs4@le.ac.uk) 
•	a CV (no more than 3 pages)
•	a summary of up to 500 words outlining your interest in the role and what you would bring to it. 
Enquiries
Informal enquiries about the role can be made to: Professor Roey Sweet rhs4@le.ac.uk
Deadline
Deadline for applications: 5.00pm on Friday 11 September 2026 
We expect interviews to take place in October 2026 and that the new board members will start their term of office from January 2027.
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Barry Doyle @profbarrydoyle.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
@electionmaps.uk @LibDems hold in Chelmsford
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Barry Doyle @profbarrydoyle.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Wish I could attend this event - it looks great. Thanks for organising it Claire. The event is supported by the Thackray Medical Research Trust. We do make grants for relevant HoM purposes. Our website and grant info is being updated and hopefully live soon.
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Barry Doyle @profbarrydoyle.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Note change of time! BST 12.00 CET 1.00. See you there.
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Barry Doyle @profbarrydoyle.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Congratulations to Professor Lola!!
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Barry Doyle @profbarrydoyle.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Great to see this memorial unveiled at @manchester.ac.uk just across the road from my office. Addressing this scandal remains painfully slow with the families of the people who died waiting decades for compensation. But public recognition is vital in the fight. www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/m...
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Memorial to blood scandal victims gets permanent home at The University of Manchester
The University of Manchester will become the permanent home of the Infected Blood Inquiry Memorial, which honours the more than 30,000 people who were infected with HIV, Hepatitis and vCJD after recei...
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Barry Doyle @profbarrydoyle.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Last night’s 5 by election results. LDs defending 3 wards, Greens 1 and Lincs Inds 1 LD held 2 and lost 1 to Greens - but also gained 1 from Greens. Reform gained one in Lincs. Lib Dem 2435. 39.1% Green 1595 25.6% Ref 1324. 21.3% Con 485. 7.8% Lab 231. 3.7% Ind 160. 2.6% Total 6230
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COST Action CA22159 Euro Hist Health @eurohealthhist.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
WG4 Seminar : Socialist Tropical Medicine: Of Pathologies, Bodies & Geopolitics by Dr Bogdan Cristian Iacob 1PM GMT - 5 March 2026 ONLINE link in bulletin #Skystorians #HistMed #MedHums #TropicalMed #EuroHistHealth #CA22159
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COST Action CA22159 Euro Hist Health @eurohealthhist.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
WG5 Seminar Series: 17 March 2026 12.30 pm CET The Art In/Sane Digital Museum - Recognizing the Cultural Heritage Value of Psychopathological Art in Romania by Dr Valentin-Veron Toma Institute of Anthropology, Romanian Academy #HistMed #CA22159
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COST Action CA22159 Euro Hist Health @eurohealthhist.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Hybrid Workshop 12 May 2026 #CFP The Child Patient and Medical Expertise in Times of War, Crisis and Transformation (20th century). The full call 👉 shorturl.at/sylPI 👉 Abstracts Due by 27 March 2026 #HistMed #MedHums
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Barry Doyle @profbarrydoyle.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Is anyone else getting strong ‘Suez 1956’ vibes off this weekend’s events?
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Barry Doyle @profbarrydoyle.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Interesting council by elections last night. 3 Labour defences, 3 Lab defeats. But…1 Lib Dem win, 1 Plaid win + 1 Green win. Reform 2nd, 3rd and 6th. Cons 2 5th places and a no show. looks like voters beginning to vote tactically for party most likely to beat Reform in their ward. @electionmaps.uk
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COST Action CA22159 Euro Hist Health @eurohealthhist.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
WG5 Seek Papers: Ethical Considerations in Medical Museums & GLAM Sector - Cluj, Romania 7-8 May 2026 Workshop - see email for details #MedHums #HistMed #GLAM #Museums #Skystorians
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COST Action CA22159 Euro Hist Health @eurohealthhist.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Lunchtime Seminar: Making (up) healthy people: A German-German history of health education, 1945–1967 by Dr Christian Sammer - link via email. 27 Feb at 1pm CET #Skystorians #MedHums #HistMed
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MancHSTM @manchstm.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
For your diaries: CHSTM Seminar, 17 March 2026 - Dr Siobhán Hearne will be speaking on Soviet Healthcare Diplomacy in the Global South. blogs.manchester.ac.uk/chstm/2026/0...
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CHSTM Research Seminar, 17 March 2026
Dr Siobhán Hearne Soviet Healthcare Diplomacy in the Global South
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Lola Ruiz-Berdun @lolaruizberdun.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Dr Ciara Henderson presenting her proposal in the WG2 workshop in Granada of our @eurohealthhist.bsky.social @chendirl.bsky.social @profbarrydoyle.bsky.social 👏👏👏👏 #HistMed #SkyStorian
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Lola Ruiz-Berdun @lolaruizberdun.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Members of WG1 @eurohealthhist.bsky.social leaded by @profbarrydoyle.bsky.social visiting University of Alcala @uahes.bsky.social founded by cardenal Cisneros in 1499. One of the 5 World Heritage Universities. @chendirl.bsky.social #HistMed #MedHum
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Lola Ruiz-Berdun @lolaruizberdun.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Members of WG1 @eurohealthhist.bsky.social visiting old Hospital de Antezana in Alcalá de Henares (Spain) with a sweet surprise at the end of the guided tour ☕️🍪🍫 #HistMed #Skyhistorian @profbarrydoyle.bsky.social @chendirl.bsky.social
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COST Action CA22159 Euro Hist Health @eurohealthhist.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
#Spain is where all the action is in 2026!! Following our Madrid event, our University of Granada hosts welcome #ReproHist scholars to #HistMed #MedHums workshop. Zoom link will issue to registered attendees only. #HistNursing #HistMidwifery #Skystorians #GenderHist #WomensHistory #HistHealth
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Barry Doyle @profbarrydoyle.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
My paper today with @lolaruizberdun.bsky.social for our @eurohealthhist.bsky.social @costprogramme.bsky.social event in Alcala on healthcare in southern Europe and the Mediterranean
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Barry Doyle @profbarrydoyle.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Looking forward to this event and to presenting a paper with our brilliant organiser @lolaruizberdun.bsky.social on maternity services in Spain and England 1920-60. BTW Alcala de Henares is a lovely city. Looking forward to a walk in the hills this afternoon!
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COST Action CA22159 Euro Hist Health @eurohealthhist.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Continuity and Change in Southern European and Mediterranean Healthcare (1850–2000) hosted at Facultad de Medicina Alcalá de Henares university by WG1 this Fri & Sat - this is hybrid so check bulletin for link if you can't join in person #HistMed #Skystorians #MedHums
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Barry Doyle @profbarrydoyle.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
First time @NCL_RedBulls to see Match with @USAPerpignan in European Challenge Cup. Current form suggests a close match on a beautiful crisp day.
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Barry Doyle @profbarrydoyle.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
Someone asked me yesterday why I like walking. This is the answer! Helm Crag above Grasmere with a view to Easedale Tarn. It’s perfect on a day like today. 😻
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Barry Doyle @profbarrydoyle.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
We’ve just made a Christmas donation to #Crisis www.crisis.org.uk/get-involved... Why not do the same?🎅
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Donate to Crisis at Christmas
I'm helping someone start their life beyond homelessness this Christmas. You can too!
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Barry Doyle @profbarrydoyle.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
The @LibDems won more council by election seats than any other party and secured the second highest vote share of any party. It really is a two horse race!
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Lola Ruiz-Berdun @lolaruizberdun.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Yesterday I delivered my inaugural address as a full member of the Academy of Nursing Sciences of the Community of Madrid (Spain) titled “Lights and shadows in the History of Midwives in Madrid” @eurohealthhist.bsky.social @chendirl.bsky.social @profbarrydoyle.bsky.social
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Barry Doyle @profbarrydoyle.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Reform win in Scotland! Whitburn and Blackburn West Lothian by election. Reform beat Labour and SNP. Coming from 3rd place in 2024.
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Barry Doyle @profbarrydoyle.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Fort William and Ardnamurchan by election result 1st Prefs: Lib Dem 925 SNP 665 Reform 220 Green 216 Con 175 Lab 87 Lib Dem elected at stage 5 @assoclibdemcllrs.bsky.social @electionmaps.uk
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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 09/12/2025
🚨BREAKING🚨 MPs have voted to PASS our bill to establish a UK-EU customs union. The Prime Minister must now listen to his own MPs, drop his self-imposed red lines and finally go for proper growth through an ambitious trade deal with the EU.
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MancHSTM @manchstm.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Another seminar for your diaries: on 9 December we are welcoming Dr Angela Cassidy @angecass.bsky.social for a talk on the multiple lives of modern mycobacteria. blogs.manchester.ac.uk/chstm/2025/1...
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CHSTM Research Seminar, 9 December 2025
Dr Angela Cassidy From shared to separated health - and back again? The multiple lives of modern mycobacteria
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Angela Cassidy @angecass.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Trundling my way on a train through v. soggy Somerset Levels to join old friends & new @manchstm.bsky.social. Will be talking this afternoon on mycobacterial movements across human, animal and ecosystem health ever since we've known these #microbes #histSTM blogs.manchester.ac.uk/chstm/2025/1...
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CHSTM Research Seminar, 9 December 2025
Dr Angela Cassidy From shared to separated health - and back again? The multiple lives of modern mycobacteria
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Barry Doyle @profbarrydoyle.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
You may have seen this before in the other place but I love this picture of EP Thompson with his cat circa 1980 🐈‍⬛
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Barry Doyle @profbarrydoyle.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Another book on the way is this volume of classic rock journalism. Includes Murray’s eviscerating review of an early Clash gig. Read it and smirk 😏
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Barry Doyle @profbarrydoyle.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Sorting books to sell. Got to this. Very reluctant to let it go even if I’ll never make use of it again! (Also it’s in good condition somehow 🧐)
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Barry Doyle @profbarrydoyle.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
The pre-publication version of my paper Imaging a Health Service Without Hospitals: French West Africa between the wars is available to read on my Manchester webpage. research.manchester.ac.uk/en/publicati...
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Imagining a health service without hospitals: French West Africa between the wars
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Barry Doyle @profbarrydoyle.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
@christina-c20.bsky.social
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