Barry Doyle
@profbarrydoyle.bsky.social
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 https://www.cost.eu/actions/CA22159/
Chair EuroHealthHist COST Action https://www.cost.eu/actions/CA22159/
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....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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...
www.tandfonline.com
September 30, 2026 at 10:38 AM
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....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
As seen in the Sam Read bookshop in Grasmere @profdavidturner.bsky.social
September 12, 2026 at 10:26 AM
As seen in the Sam Read bookshop in Grasmere @profdavidturner.bsky.social
@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.
August 29, 2026 at 9:38 AM
@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.
Today I had chocolate with salt and vinegar crisps. Thank you for your attention to this matter. 😋
August 24, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Today I had chocolate with salt and vinegar crisps. Thank you for your attention to this matter. 😋
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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/...
www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/...
Eduwis Preschool: We're Hiring
Alt: We're Hiring
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August 18, 2026 at 11:45 AM
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/...
www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/...
Fancy having a look at a great new game? Give Sea of Rifts a look! 👀
We just brought the demo for Sea of Rifts to itch! If you're up for some exploration, ship-to-ship (or ship-to-monster) combat, and emergent storytelling, why not give it a go? 🦑⛵🎣
outofbounds.itch.io/sea-of-rifts...
outofbounds.itch.io/sea-of-rifts...
Sea Of Rifts Demo by Out Of Bounds Games
Naval sandbox RPG with strategic ship combat, crew management, and story generation.
outofbounds.itch.io
July 22, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Fancy having a look at a great new game? Give Sea of Rifts a look! 👀
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Don't forget to submit your abstract to this #CfP for #CA22159 in Madrid - call closes 31 July 2026 #HistMed #MedHums #ReproHist #GenderHist
#CFP #CA22159 Workshop: Sexuality and Regimes of Expertise: Bodies, Gender and Sexual Health in Southern and Eastern Europe (1940s-1990s) 21 - 22 January 2027 Madrid
#CFP Closes 31 July 2026 - see Call here 👉 tinyurl.com/4k7uku62 #Skystorians #MedHums #HistMed #ReproHist
#CFP Closes 31 July 2026 - see Call here 👉 tinyurl.com/4k7uku62 #Skystorians #MedHums #HistMed #ReproHist
July 22, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Don't forget to submit your abstract to this #CfP for #CA22159 in Madrid - call closes 31 July 2026 #HistMed #MedHums #ReproHist #GenderHist
I’m hoping to be on the programme 🙄
A robust response to this #Samhain edition #CA22159 workshop already which is brilliant! Being conference season we had some scholarly pleas to extend #CFP ** NOW EXTENDED to 5 AUGUST 2026 ** Gonna be a good one! #COSTAction #Speirgorm #Skystorians #History #Historians #MedHums #HistMed #Dublin
#CFP closes 5 August #CA22159 Workshop: Negotiating Care: Health Systems & the Social Contract @tcddublin.bsky.social 29-30 Oct 2026 - Modern healthcare systems rest on a set of promises yet these promises have repeatedly gone unfulfilled DETAILS👉 tinyurl.com/3v2p3edm #HistMed #MedHums #ReproHist
July 22, 2026 at 9:55 AM
I’m hoping to be on the programme 🙄
Started as a joke - now the #fifawoldcupfinal youtube.com/watch?v=442N...
Halfback Passes To The Center
YouTube video by AreaEightyNine
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July 19, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Started as a joke - now the #fifawoldcupfinal youtube.com/watch?v=442N...
Great to be part of this and the History of hospitals group supported by the International Network for the History of Hospitals.
#ICYMI: New CHSTM working groups for 2026-27!
-Doing #HistSci
-Early Career Scholars Workshop Series
-Global Forests
-History of Computing
-History of Hospitals
-History of Math
-Psychedelic Cultures, Lab Cultures
-Sci. in Frozen Environments
-Sci. Studies and the Long 18th c
#histtech #histmed 🗃️📜
-Doing #HistSci
-Early Career Scholars Workshop Series
-Global Forests
-History of Computing
-History of Hospitals
-History of Math
-Psychedelic Cultures, Lab Cultures
-Sci. in Frozen Environments
-Sci. Studies and the Long 18th c
#histtech #histmed 🗃️📜
New Working Groups for 2026-2027 | Consortium for History of Science, Technology and Medicine
www.chstm.org
July 19, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Great to be part of this and the History of hospitals group supported by the International Network for the History of Hospitals.
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!
Norfolk Police & Crime Commissioner By-Election Result:
➡️ RFM: 26.7% (New)
🌳 CON: 15.0% (-18.9)
🌍 GRN: 13.8% (-2.0)
🙋 Ind: 13.4% (New)
🌹 LAB: 11.6% (-23.6)
◼️ RES: 10.9% (New)
🔶 LDM: 8.6% (-6.5)
Reform UK GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2024.
➡️ RFM: 26.7% (New)
🌳 CON: 15.0% (-18.9)
🌍 GRN: 13.8% (-2.0)
🙋 Ind: 13.4% (New)
🌹 LAB: 11.6% (-23.6)
◼️ RES: 10.9% (New)
🔶 LDM: 8.6% (-6.5)
Reform UK GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2024.
July 17, 2026 at 7:37 PM
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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📣 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
🌍 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
June 30, 2026 at 9:25 AM
📣 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
🌍 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
@electionmaps.uk @LibDems hold in Chelmsford
June 19, 2026 at 12:31 PM
@electionmaps.uk @LibDems hold in Chelmsford
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.
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.
The programme is now LIVE for my upcoming workshop on 'Medicine and the Senses: Past, Present, Future' at Thackray Museum of Medicine in Leeds (10 July 2026). Tickets are FREE and include lunch and an evening buffet. Get them before they're gone!
www.eventbrite.com/e/medicine-a...
www.eventbrite.com/e/medicine-a...
May 25, 2026 at 3:20 PM
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.
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.
Note change of time! BST 12.00 CET 1.00. See you there.
Please Note NEW TIME: 12pm BST (UK & Irl) / 1pm CET (Europe) Please join our Seminar series jointly organised between Working Group 1 & 4 on 16 April 2026 where Prof Barry Doyle will talk on 'What is a Hospital'.
Check your email for meeting links #HistMed #MedHums #Skystorians #HealthHist
Check your email for meeting links #HistMed #MedHums #Skystorians #HealthHist
April 15, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Note change of time! BST 12.00 CET 1.00. See you there.
Congratulations to Professor Lola!!
Yesterday was a very special day after somewhat difficult start of the year. I had my professorial examination and now I’m a full professor in #histsci. It was a very beautiful ceremony and I’m very happy 💜💜💜 @profbarrydoyle.bsky.social @chendirl.bsky.social @eurohealthhist.bsky.social
April 10, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Congratulations to Professor Lola!!
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...
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...
www.manchester.ac.uk
March 24, 2026 at 2:32 PM
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...
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
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
March 13, 2026 at 2:28 PM
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
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
Reposted by Barry Doyle
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
Of Pathologies, Bodies & Geopolitics by Dr Bogdan Cristian Iacob 1PM GMT - 5 March 2026 ONLINE link in bulletin #Skystorians #HistMed #MedHums #TropicalMed #EuroHistHealth #CA22159
February 24, 2026 at 11:16 AM
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
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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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
March 8, 2026 at 12:49 AM
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
Is anyone else getting strong ‘Suez 1956’ vibes off this weekend’s events?
March 3, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Is anyone else getting strong ‘Suez 1956’ vibes off this weekend’s events?
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
February 20, 2026 at 10:38 AM
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