History of Science, Medicine and Technology Group seminars
The History of Science, Medicine and Technology Group seminars take place throughout the academic year and are open to all.
Seminar description
This research group organises a seminar series about the history of science, medicine and technology. We also have a seminar series in the history of medicine, in collaboration with the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, and you can find details on their seminar webpage.
Time and location
Seminars take place every Thursday at 1pm via Zoom. Details to be circulated via HSMT-Ed listserver or contact Dr Richard Oosterhoff, richard.oosterhoff@ed.ac.uk
Event schedule
Semester 2, 2021/22
| Date | Speaker | Topic | Register |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 9 Mar |
Matteo Martelli (Università di Bologna) |
‘Alchemical Equipment in Byzantine and Syriac Manuscripts’ Co-hosted with the Byzantine Studies seminar. Link to be circulated. |
Register |
| Wed 16 Mar |
Claire Burridge (Unviversity of Sheffield) |
‘Crossroads: The evolution of Early Medieval medicine in global and local contexts’ | Register |
| Wed 23 Mar | Bradford Bow (University of Aberdeen) |
POSTPONED ‘Rehabilitating common sense: John Gregory on medical practises in the Scottish Enlightenment’ |
Teviot Lecture Theatre, Doorway 5, Elsie Inglis Quad, Old Medical School |
| Mon 28 Mar |
Daniel Margocsy (University of Cambridge) |
POSTPONED ‘Worms: The nature of ships and the nature of humans in Early Modernity’ With History Research Seminars |
Register |
| Wed 6 Apr |
Emily Kent (University of Edinburgh) |
‘A living dog amongst dead lions: Greek classicism and natural philosophy in the music scholarship of Edmund Chilmead (1610-1654)’ |
Register |
| Tue 19 May | Lavinia Maddaluno (Ca'Foscari Venezia) |
‘Preserving air and water, preserving the polity: Early modern forms of environmental public health governance (XVII-XVIII centuries)’ In collaboration with the Edinburgh Early Modern Network
|
Register |
Semester 1, 2021/22
| Date | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
|
Monday 27 Sept |
Professor Soraya de Chadarevian (UCLA) |
'Heredity under the Microscope: Chromosomes and the Study of the Human Genome' NB 5-6:30pm Co-organised with Science, Technology & Innovation Studies at the University of Edinburgh |
| Wednesday 20 Oct |
POSTPONED Sean Coughlin (Czech Academy of Sciences) |
'Alchemies of Scent: Reconstructing the Practices of Ancient Greco-Egyptian Perfumery' Co-organised with the Classics Seminar Moved to 24 November. |
| Wednesday 27 Oct | Sharon Strocchia (Emory University) |
'Picturing the Pox in Italian Popular Prints, 1550-1650' NB 4-5pm Co-organised with the Histories of Gender and Sexuality Seminar |
| Wednesday 17 Nov |
Salim Al-Gailani (University of Cambridge) |
‘Not purely a family problem’: the ‘discovery’ of spina bifida in post-war Britain |
| Wednesday 24 Nov | Sean Coughlin (Czech Academy of Sciences) |
'Alchemies of Scent: Reconstructing the Practices of Ancient Greco-Egyptian Perfumery' Co-organised with the Classics Seminar |
Further information
Please contact the organiser if you have any questions.
Dr Zubin Mistry (BA, MA, PhD)
Lecturer; Early Medieval European History
- University of Edinburgh
- School of History, Classics and Archaeology
Contact details
- Email: Zubin.Mistry@ed.ac.uk
Dr Richard Oosterhoff
Lecturer in History; Early Modern Europe
- University of Edinburgh
- School of History, Classics and Archaeology
Contact details
- Email: richard.oosterhoff@ed.ac.uk
Dr Petros Bouras-Vallianatos
Wellcome Lecturer in History of Medicine
- University of Edinburgh
- School of History, Classics and Archaeology
Contact details
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