Senior Lecturer & Academic Governor at Birkbeck, University of London; Director @BirkbeckCIRMH; Editor @HistHum; Co-PI @C3Worlds; #UKRIFLF #mentalhealth
Joined January 2010
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Dr Sarah Marks retweeted
17 Mar 2025
Are you in the field of #mentalhealth, as a practitioner, expert by experience, policy-person or researcher? We have a new CPD short course on Mental Health Past & Present running week beginning 19th May. Contact s.marks@bbk.ac.uk for more info
bbk.ac.uk/events/event/48732…
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12 Mar 2025
Film Screening: The Directors
19th March 6-8.30, Birkbeck Cinema, a collaboration between artist Marcus Coates and five individuals with lived experiences of psychosis @Artangel
Followed by Q&A with Marcus Coates & Kiara Wickremasinghe
Please register:
cirmh.bbk.ac.uk/events/
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Dr Sarah Marks retweeted
11 Feb 2025
Join us for a public lecture at Birkbeck on 3rd April with Prof Nana Quarshie from @Yale
"African Pharmakon: The Asylum as Shrine from Slavery to the Return"
Register:
eventbrite.co.uk/e/african-p…
#histpsych #colonialhistory #histmed #westafrica #africanhistory @BirkbeckHCA
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Dr Sarah Marks retweeted
22 Aug 2024
Congratulations to Libby O'Neil and Alfred Freeborn - winners of this year's History of the Human Sciences Early Career Prize! 📚 🎊
Their winning essays will be published in forthcoming issues of the journal
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16 Aug 2024
Birkbeck is seeking a Deputy Vice Chancellor for Research, Knowledge Exchange and Innovation, closing date for applications 30th September 2024 cis7.bbk.ac.uk/internal/vaca…
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8 Aug 2024
How have ideas about the causes of mental ill-health changed over time, & what are the priority areas for #mentalhealth science today? Thanks @wellcometrust for featuring the historyofcauses.co.uk timeline...
wellcome.org/news/lessons-tr…
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8 Aug 2024
A project commissioned by the Wellcome Mental Health strategy team to trace and visualise causal theories in mental health research from 1800s-today. Designed by @sashabkatz & Gal Cohen, research led my @kentishscribble @rebeccawynter & myself, & editing by @thekeiranwilson
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Dr Sarah Marks retweeted
8 Jul 2024
14 Birkbeck Alumni and Fellows, including 3 Cabinet Members, elected to Parliament 👏- a reflection of Birkbeck's history as a university of choice for Parliamentarians and policymakers. #UKGeneralElection2024 👉bit.ly/3LbRriK
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18 Jun 2024
Looking forward to chairing this online discussion @BirkbeckCIRMH with members of the Agency-in-Practice project. Part of our Researching Lived Experience seminar series. Join us!
@bbkpsychosocial @BirkbeckUoL @bbkpsychology @SocSciBBK @AstonUniversity bbk.ac.uk/events/event/42850…
18 Jun 2024
Register for your free place at our online seminar
'Reflections on Integrating #LivedExperience into Research About #YouthMentalHealth' with Agency-In-Practice & @McPinFoundation @McPinYPNetwork
25th Jun 11:00 BST
@MHInnovation @NSUNnews @Mental_Elf
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12 Jun 2024
En route to Berlin for the @MPIWG's conference 'Globalizing Schizophrenia' on the history & legacies of the WHO's international schizophrenia studies, inc. contributions across continents. Thanks to Alfred Freeborn for organising. #histpsych #medhums
mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/event/gl…
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10 Jun 2024
Looking forward to contributing to @hssonline's Annual conference in November, in the Rethinking Psychiatry & Psychology panel - full conference programme now online, with strong representation from the @C3Worlds team #histsci #hstm #histmed #histpsych
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5 Jun 2024
Mental Health Manifesto from @StudentMindsOrg, with support from @BirkbeckUnion, makes crucial points on improvements needed nationally in healthcare & #HigherEd policy. #Election2024
Well worth a read:
studentminds.org.uk/uploads/…
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5 Jun 2024
...Clarity on the roles and responsibilities of universities and statutory health services must be provided to ensure mental health support is delivered appropriately....
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5 Jun 2024
Higher education should be given greater esteem in recognition of its positive contribution to our economy and society rather than being undermined by “culture war” narratives."
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3 Jun 2024
Coming up @BirkbeckCIRMH 25th June 11:00 BST
We'll be hosting members of the Agency-In-Practice project to discuss their innovative approach to #LivedExperience involvement in youth #MHResearch
Online & free to attend. Register: bbk.ac.uk/events/event/42850…
3 Jun 2024
🗓️ Save the date!
Next in our Researching Lived Experience Seminar Series
Join members of the the Agency-in-Practice project @AstonUniversity & @McPinFoundation reflecting on Integrating #LivedExperience into Research about #YouthMentalHealth
25th June 11:00 BST
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Dr Sarah Marks retweeted
£5000 MA scholarships for students from groups underrepresented in History
@RoyalHistSoc
- if you have a place to study on one of our History MA Programmes this Autumn, consider applying by 23rd June #MAfunding #Birkbeck #HistoryScholarships
royalhistsoc.org/research_fu…
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Dr Sarah Marks retweeted
29 May 2024
“There are three levels of challenges: access, supply of essential goods and security.”
@dr_michaelmarks speaks to @BBCRadioScot on challenges faced by aid efforts to Papua New Guinea #landslide. 👉bbc.in/44YIPF8 00:24:40 📻
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Addressing mental health alongside physical health is crucial for comprehensive care in pregnant adolescents. Prioritizing both ensures better outcomes for young moms and their babies. @dr_kevin_martin @MoHCCZim @healthtimeszim @KatharinaKranz4 #MaternalMentalHealth #PIMSStudy
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Dr Sarah Marks retweeted
22 May 2024
Lucky @BirkbeckHCA students got a personalised introduction to the @UNOGLibrary health section files in the League of Nations archives by @NYCHermine @jacquesoberson - perfect for our intensive course on the history of pandemics
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