Louise Piffero, Archivist (Medical Collections), Leeds University Library Special Collections and Galleries In May 2018, Leeds University Library Special Collections celebrated the completion of a major project to catalogue our medical collections. The two-and-a-half-year project was generously funded by a Wellcome Trust Research Resources Grant. We’re very pleased to announce that all of the […]
Workshop on wearable medical device data 23 July 2018, 09.30-16.00 Great Hall, King’s College London The Health Archives and Records Group is hosting a free, day-long workshop on data collected by wearable medical devices. These range from simple blood pressure monitoring devices used by keep-fit enthusiasts to clinical equipment used in the more complex care […]
Louise King: Archivist, The Royal College of Surgeons of England In June 2017 the archives of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (the College/ RCS) moved to the London Metropolitan Archives (LMA)…well, most of them did…and they haven’t moved forever…it’s a long story but I will try to keep it brief! In May 2015, […]
The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh have recently established award to support the study of the history of medicine in Scotland. The prize for the award has been set as £500. Eligibility This award is open to all researchers in the history of medicine, or related social and cultural history fields. Researchers can be […]
By Joanna McConville, Archivist: Wellcome Trust Project, West Sussex County Council Here at West Sussex Record Office (WSRO) in Chichester, we are drawing to the end of a major project involving the archive of the Queen Victoria Hospital in East Grinstead, which became known during the Second World War as the centre for the treatment of […]