History at University of Oxford; science, medicine, disease ecology, war, empire, global history, and medical humanities
Joined January 2020
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17 May 2025
Thrilled that Medical Humanities @OxMedHum received the 2025 Vice-Chancellor's Award for Research Culture. A true pleasure to lead this @TORCHOxford research hub.
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18 Mar 2025
Historian friend: It almost looks like the entrance to a magical world.
Nerdy me: Ah, but it is!
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11 Mar 2025
Five years since the WHO declared a pandemic: 'like the virus, we too – as societies – have changed since the start of the pandemic.' theconversation.com/how-the-…
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28 Dec 2024
“maybe I’ll do some writing between christmas and new year”
Between christmas and new year:
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26 Nov 2024
The history of 'herd immunity': talks this Friday
Dr David Robertson and Prof Erica Charters will be talking about the history of 'herd immunity' on Friday 29th Nov, 12pm-1pm at the Kennedy Institute @KirOxford
For more 👇
kennedy.ox.ac.uk/events
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14 Nov 2024
What is Consciousness?
A discussion on #consciousness research from various perspectives ft speakers from @UniofOxford.
Tuesday, 26 November, at St. Luke's Chapel, Radcliffe Observatory
Free, but tickets required: oxfordculturalprogramme.org.…
@AnkhiMukherjee9 @MaryamAli_Khan
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15 Nov 2024
How is Oxford feeling? Part of Oxford’s amazing @oxfculturalprog @OxMedHum oxfordculturalprogramme.org.…
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5 Nov 2024
The Past, Present and Future of Medical Education
An immersive exhibition and short talks, open to all
📍John Radcliffe Hospital, Ox
📅 14 Nov
torch.ox.ac.uk/event/the-pas…
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4 Nov 2024
In times like these, thank goodness for the Oxford History of Medicine Library, which holds timeless classics such as The Glands of Destiny.
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20 Oct 2024
Grateful for such beauty, books, and people at Oxford.
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29 Jun 2024
It seems apt to have to cross a moat by drawbridge in order to do historical research in the archives.
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28 Jun 2024
Health on Screen @OxMedHum @UniofOxford @OxHumanities Monday 8 July @StAnnesCollege @Ethox_Centre @OxfordHealthNHS @AlbertoGiubili1 @EricaCharters @TORCHOxford @OxfordHistory
Health on Screen: The Public and the Global | TORCH | The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities
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20 Jun 2024
What a fantastic afternoon, and so great to work with @5Lo2Fish to have such a range of research and expertise on Covid-19 in Africa, discussing together. Apparently, we need to start planning the next workshop!
18 Jun 2024
Looking forward to the COVID-19 and Africa workshop organised by @Africa_Oxford & @TORCHOxford Visiting Fellow @5Lo2Fish & @EricaCharters @OxMedHum Tomorrow Wed 19 June 2–5.15pm
torch.web.ox.ac.uk/event/cov…
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14 Jun 2024
Project spotlight: Oxfordshire Health Humanities
Members of our hub are working with @OxfordshireCC on health inequality in Oxfordshire, applying humanities methodologies to current health concerns
@EricaCharters @urvikhaitan and Dr Yuxin Peng
Read more
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31 May 2024
@OxMedHum Research Hub. Great article @TheLancet Dr Sally Frampton "The history of a controversial operation" @TORCHOxford @UniofOxford @EricaCharters @OxHumanities @OxfordMedSci @NDMOxford @OxfordHistory
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5 May 2024
Photo from a recent Medical Humanities writing group!
DPhils and ECRs at Oxford are welcome to join our next session, 9:30-1:30 on Friday
torch.ox.ac.uk/event/medical…
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22 Apr 2024
"It is crucial that our research inquiries are grounded in lived experience, especially as the human cost of antimicrobial resistance increases."
Dr Will Matlock, interviewed by Antibiotic Research UK
@wtmatlock
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29 Apr 2024
Looking forward to speaking on Teaching Global and Imperial History @CamHistory 3 May. I'll discuss PhDs and Masters and look forward to feedback especially from grad students. @oxfordglobhist @CamWorldHistory
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14 Feb 2022
Just in time for Valentine's Day - @AlbertGiubilini on covid measures and human relationships: 'COVID policies often presupposed impossibly accurate definitions of intimate details of people’s lives. Our vocabulary is not fit for that purpose.' blog.practicalethics.ox.ac.u…
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