Kevin Matthew Jones
@kevinmatthewjones.bsky.social
Historian of Science and Medicine at the University of Nottingham.
Research interests in the history of mental health, public health data and cultural representations of science.
www.kevinmatthewjones.com
Research interests in the history of mental health, public health data and cultural representations of science.
www.kevinmatthewjones.com
Pinned
Psychological Classification and Diagnosis in Asylum Statistics, 1800 - 1948
This book examines questions around psychological diagnosis and asylum statistics that occupied debates from the 1840s to the mid-twentieth century.
link.springer.com
Oh my roses, my book on the history of psychological classification and statistics has only gone and been published! You can access it online (institutional access required I’m afraid)
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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I had a wonderful time discussing the history of social care and social work with @crhhms.bsky.social, thank you for the opportunity to present work that historically frames the crisis in social care in the United Kingdom.
Don't forget! Tomorrow we have our next History and Policy seminar.
Tuesday 27 May, 5-6.30pm. Online via Teams.
@kevinmatthewjones.bsky.social on 'Why are we still waiting for a National Social Service? Lessons from the history of health and social care'.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1024078194...
Tuesday 27 May, 5-6.30pm. Online via Teams.
@kevinmatthewjones.bsky.social on 'Why are we still waiting for a National Social Service? Lessons from the history of health and social care'.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1024078194...
May 28, 2025 at 11:22 AM
I had a wonderful time discussing the history of social care and social work with @crhhms.bsky.social, thank you for the opportunity to present work that historically frames the crisis in social care in the United Kingdom.
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Save language classes @uniofnottingham.bsky.social
This decision makes no sense at all given the high enrolment numbers in recent years.
Please consider signing this letter to resist these irrational cuts.
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This decision makes no sense at all given the high enrolment numbers in recent years.
Please consider signing this letter to resist these irrational cuts.
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Save Language Centre Staff! Save Language Learning in Nottingham!
To UoN Management,
Casualised Language Centre staff at the University of Nottingham have been demanding the basic dignity of direct employment, including through a recent letter to management signed b...
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June 2, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Save language classes @uniofnottingham.bsky.social
This decision makes no sense at all given the high enrolment numbers in recent years.
Please consider signing this letter to resist these irrational cuts.
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This decision makes no sense at all given the high enrolment numbers in recent years.
Please consider signing this letter to resist these irrational cuts.
docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/...
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In “Concepts and Principles for the New Biology: Development, Disruption and Normalization”, some provocative questions about whether changes caused by disruption should inevitably be thought of as “negative” or a “loss”. Mix of historical, philosophical and experimental papers at #ISHPSSB2025
July 21, 2025 at 2:42 PM
In “Concepts and Principles for the New Biology: Development, Disruption and Normalization”, some provocative questions about whether changes caused by disruption should inevitably be thought of as “negative” or a “loss”. Mix of historical, philosophical and experimental papers at #ISHPSSB2025
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Great talk by our #PhiGeo member @matildecarrera.bsky.social on "Ancestry & Populations: Clarifying concepts for inferences about human demographic histories" at @ishpssb2025.bsky.social
#philsci #ISHPSSB2025
#philsci #ISHPSSB2025
July 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Great talk by our #PhiGeo member @matildecarrera.bsky.social on "Ancestry & Populations: Clarifying concepts for inferences about human demographic histories" at @ishpssb2025.bsky.social
#philsci #ISHPSSB2025
#philsci #ISHPSSB2025
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@merikatariina.bsky.social kicks off the next session on “Oceans and Deserts”. She starts with a great question: “what is a good life for an animal?” She’s interested in tensions between captivity and the wild. We’re going to be hearing about dolphins! #ISHPSSB2025
July 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
@merikatariina.bsky.social kicks off the next session on “Oceans and Deserts”. She starts with a great question: “what is a good life for an animal?” She’s interested in tensions between captivity and the wild. We’re going to be hearing about dolphins! #ISHPSSB2025
Save language classes @uniofnottingham.bsky.social
This decision makes no sense at all given the high enrolment numbers in recent years.
Please consider signing this letter to resist these irrational cuts.
docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/...
This decision makes no sense at all given the high enrolment numbers in recent years.
Please consider signing this letter to resist these irrational cuts.
docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/...
Save Language Centre Staff! Save Language Learning in Nottingham!
To UoN Management,
Casualised Language Centre staff at the University of Nottingham have been demanding the basic dignity of direct employment, including through a recent letter to management signed b...
docs.google.com
June 2, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Save language classes @uniofnottingham.bsky.social
This decision makes no sense at all given the high enrolment numbers in recent years.
Please consider signing this letter to resist these irrational cuts.
docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/...
This decision makes no sense at all given the high enrolment numbers in recent years.
Please consider signing this letter to resist these irrational cuts.
docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/...
I had a wonderful time discussing the history of social care and social work with @crhhms.bsky.social, thank you for the opportunity to present work that historically frames the crisis in social care in the United Kingdom.
Don't forget! Tomorrow we have our next History and Policy seminar.
Tuesday 27 May, 5-6.30pm. Online via Teams.
@kevinmatthewjones.bsky.social on 'Why are we still waiting for a National Social Service? Lessons from the history of health and social care'.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1024078194...
Tuesday 27 May, 5-6.30pm. Online via Teams.
@kevinmatthewjones.bsky.social on 'Why are we still waiting for a National Social Service? Lessons from the history of health and social care'.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1024078194...
May 28, 2025 at 11:22 AM
I had a wonderful time discussing the history of social care and social work with @crhhms.bsky.social, thank you for the opportunity to present work that historically frames the crisis in social care in the United Kingdom.
Reposted by Kevin Matthew Jones
Don't forget! Tomorrow we have our next History and Policy seminar.
Tuesday 27 May, 5-6.30pm. Online via Teams.
@kevinmatthewjones.bsky.social on 'Why are we still waiting for a National Social Service? Lessons from the history of health and social care'.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1024078194...
Tuesday 27 May, 5-6.30pm. Online via Teams.
@kevinmatthewjones.bsky.social on 'Why are we still waiting for a National Social Service? Lessons from the history of health and social care'.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1024078194...
May 26, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Don't forget! Tomorrow we have our next History and Policy seminar.
Tuesday 27 May, 5-6.30pm. Online via Teams.
@kevinmatthewjones.bsky.social on 'Why are we still waiting for a National Social Service? Lessons from the history of health and social care'.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1024078194...
Tuesday 27 May, 5-6.30pm. Online via Teams.
@kevinmatthewjones.bsky.social on 'Why are we still waiting for a National Social Service? Lessons from the history of health and social care'.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1024078194...
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We're offering a full-time, 4-year PhD position in the history of science and technology, starting Fall 2025. The topic is open—come join us! #histsci #histtech #histSTM
PhD position in History of Science and Technology #infocliojob
PhD position in History of Science and Technology
PhD position in History of Science and Technology
EK
23. Mai 2025
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École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Arbeitsumfang
100&
Arbeitsort
Lausanne
Bewerbungsfrist
Mi., 25.06.2025 - 12:00
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May 23, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Tuesday 27 May, 5-6.30pm
For our next History and Policy online seminar we will have @kevinmatthewjones.bsky.social speaking on 'Why are we still waiting for a National Social Service? Lessons from the history of health and social care'.
Register for free via: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/history-an...
For our next History and Policy online seminar we will have @kevinmatthewjones.bsky.social speaking on 'Why are we still waiting for a National Social Service? Lessons from the history of health and social care'.
Register for free via: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/history-an...
History and Policy: Lessons from health and social care – Kevin Jones
Dr Kevin Jones presents "Why are we still waiting for a National Social Service? Lessons from the history of health and social care"
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May 20, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Tuesday 27 May, 5-6.30pm
For our next History and Policy online seminar we will have @kevinmatthewjones.bsky.social speaking on 'Why are we still waiting for a National Social Service? Lessons from the history of health and social care'.
Register for free via: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/history-an...
For our next History and Policy online seminar we will have @kevinmatthewjones.bsky.social speaking on 'Why are we still waiting for a National Social Service? Lessons from the history of health and social care'.
Register for free via: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/history-an...
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For NTU's next History and Policy online seminar, @kevinmatthewjones.bsky.social will be speaking about the history of health and social care and why there is as of yet no effective social care service in place.
Not to be missed! Register for free via the Eventbrite link below ⬇️
Not to be missed! Register for free via the Eventbrite link below ⬇️
Tuesday 27 May, 5-6.30pm
For our next History and Policy online seminar we will have @kevinmatthewjones.bsky.social speaking on 'Why are we still waiting for a National Social Service? Lessons from the history of health and social care'.
Register for free via: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/history-an...
For our next History and Policy online seminar we will have @kevinmatthewjones.bsky.social speaking on 'Why are we still waiting for a National Social Service? Lessons from the history of health and social care'.
Register for free via: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/history-an...
History and Policy: Lessons from health and social care – Kevin Jones
Dr Kevin Jones presents "Why are we still waiting for a National Social Service? Lessons from the history of health and social care"
www.eventbrite.co.uk
May 20, 2025 at 3:15 PM
For NTU's next History and Policy online seminar, @kevinmatthewjones.bsky.social will be speaking about the history of health and social care and why there is as of yet no effective social care service in place.
Not to be missed! Register for free via the Eventbrite link below ⬇️
Not to be missed! Register for free via the Eventbrite link below ⬇️
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180,632 files released at the National Archives in April 2025. Most are even more records from the Grenfell inquiry (152,185 documents) plus WO wartime service records (19,632). Other than that, a mixture, plenty if your interests are BL building or gas privatisation
Curious file vote (=❤️) follows…
Curious file vote (=❤️) follows…
May 20, 2025 at 9:32 AM
180,632 files released at the National Archives in April 2025. Most are even more records from the Grenfell inquiry (152,185 documents) plus WO wartime service records (19,632). Other than that, a mixture, plenty if your interests are BL building or gas privatisation
Curious file vote (=❤️) follows…
Curious file vote (=❤️) follows…
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If you are in Liverpool on Thursday and are interested in how history can help solve the mental health crisis, please come along!
www.liverpool.ac.uk/events/event...
www.liverpool.ac.uk/events/event...
Henry Cohen History of Medicine Lecture 2025
Rates of mental illness are rising, waiting lists are lengthy and recent BBC programmes have revealed scandalous conditions and abuse at psychiatric facilities. Apart from demanding more funds to supp...
www.liverpool.ac.uk
May 19, 2025 at 1:11 PM
If you are in Liverpool on Thursday and are interested in how history can help solve the mental health crisis, please come along!
www.liverpool.ac.uk/events/event...
www.liverpool.ac.uk/events/event...
Autism on film, Polyphony book review thepolyphony.org/2025/05/09/b...
Book Review: Autism in Film and Television
Serafina Paladino reviews Murray Pomerance and R. Barton Palmer’s recent edited volume Autism in Film and Television: On the Island.
thepolyphony.org
May 9, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Autism on film, Polyphony book review thepolyphony.org/2025/05/09/b...
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History & Policy will shortly be unveiling the first publicly-searchable database of historians with policy-relevant expertise. If you are a professional historian who would like to engage more with policymakers, there's still time to submit a profile. Register your interest here: bit.ly/3YMcsXu
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May 9, 2025 at 11:05 AM
History & Policy will shortly be unveiling the first publicly-searchable database of historians with policy-relevant expertise. If you are a professional historian who would like to engage more with policymakers, there's still time to submit a profile. Register your interest here: bit.ly/3YMcsXu
Getting started with my review of Overdiagnosis - I think I disagree with the main argument, but not yet sure why
May 9, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Getting started with my review of Overdiagnosis - I think I disagree with the main argument, but not yet sure why
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Utterly delighted and privileged to be back at @unileedsnews.bsky.social this afternoon for the inaugural lecture of @jontopham.bsky.social It brings back many memories of studying @hpsleeds.bsky.social 2010-2015 when Jon was my supervisor.
April 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Utterly delighted and privileged to be back at @unileedsnews.bsky.social this afternoon for the inaugural lecture of @jontopham.bsky.social It brings back many memories of studying @hpsleeds.bsky.social 2010-2015 when Jon was my supervisor.
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All you ever wanted to know about philosophy departments, but were too busy teaching and doing your own research to ask. A new report provides valuable data about departments of philosophy and 13 other humanities fields...
A Trove of Data about Philosophy Departments in the US - Daily Nous
How many philosophy departments are there in the United States? How many people do they employ? How many students are there in philosophy courses each year? How many people major or minor in philosoph...
dailynous.com
April 24, 2025 at 11:55 AM
All you ever wanted to know about philosophy departments, but were too busy teaching and doing your own research to ask. A new report provides valuable data about departments of philosophy and 13 other humanities fields...
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The Brooke Hindle Postdoctoral Fellowship in History of Technology deadline is 15 May 2025 #HPS #histtech
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www.historyoftechnology.org/about-us/awa...
The Hindle Fellowship
Visit the post for more.
www.historyoftechnology.org
April 23, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The Brooke Hindle Postdoctoral Fellowship in History of Technology deadline is 15 May 2025 #HPS #histtech
www.historyoftechnology.org/about-us/awa...
www.historyoftechnology.org/about-us/awa...
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🚨 Join this event tomorrow to hear from Prof Catherine Pitt and other global health experts as they discuss how to protect progress and refocus research amid funding cuts.
More info 👇
More info 👇
🦟 Our Centre member, Prof Catherine Pitt will be speaking at @lshtm-malaria.bsky.social's #WorldMalariaDay panel:
“Prioritising in a crisis: What next for malaria research?”
Join her for a discussion on how to protect progress and refocus research amid funding cuts.
🔗 bit.ly/42nuDEF
“Prioritising in a crisis: What next for malaria research?”
Join her for a discussion on how to protect progress and refocus research amid funding cuts.
🔗 bit.ly/42nuDEF
April 24, 2025 at 1:12 PM
🚨 Join this event tomorrow to hear from Prof Catherine Pitt and other global health experts as they discuss how to protect progress and refocus research amid funding cuts.
More info 👇
More info 👇
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Ahead of #WorldMalariaDay2025, @lshtm.bsky.social ’s Human Malaria Transmission Facility reports its most successful P. falciparum / A. coluzzii infections to date—advancing lab-based research in the global fight against malaria.
Read more 👉 bit.ly/4lL8YiA
Read more 👉 bit.ly/4lL8YiA
April 24, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Ahead of #WorldMalariaDay2025, @lshtm.bsky.social ’s Human Malaria Transmission Facility reports its most successful P. falciparum / A. coluzzii infections to date—advancing lab-based research in the global fight against malaria.
Read more 👉 bit.ly/4lL8YiA
Read more 👉 bit.ly/4lL8YiA
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Don't miss out on these fantastic opportunities to come and work with us in Leeds. Deadlines coming up shortly!
Two Collaborative PhD Studentships in History of Science
The Centre for History & Philosophy of Science is offering two fully-funded PhD scholarships to support research in the history of science and gender, and the history of trust in meteorology. The two projects – supported by Collaborative…
The Centre for History & Philosophy of Science is offering two fully-funded PhD scholarships to support research in the history of science and gender, and the history of trust in meteorology. The two projects – supported by Collaborative…
Two Collaborative PhD Studentships in History of Science
The Centre for History & Philosophy of Science is offering two fully-funded PhD scholarships to support research in the history of science and gender, and the history of trust in meteorology. The two projects – supported by Collaborative Doctoral Awards from the Arts & Humanities Research Council – will offer supervision through project partners including the Royal Society and Cambridge University Library…
hpsleeds.wordpress.com
April 24, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Don't miss out on these fantastic opportunities to come and work with us in Leeds. Deadlines coming up shortly!
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🚨 Tomorrow!
Don’t miss Prof. Jon Topham’s jontopham.bsky.social inaugural lecture & BSHS PG Conference keynote: Science and Religion from the Ground Up.
📆 25 April | 3.30pm BST
📍 Leeds & Online
🔗 Register now: bit.ly/4hDxuyV
Join us live online! #HistSci #BSHSPG2025
Don’t miss Prof. Jon Topham’s jontopham.bsky.social inaugural lecture & BSHS PG Conference keynote: Science and Religion from the Ground Up.
📆 25 April | 3.30pm BST
📍 Leeds & Online
🔗 Register now: bit.ly/4hDxuyV
Join us live online! #HistSci #BSHSPG2025
April 24, 2025 at 1:31 PM
🚨 Tomorrow!
Don’t miss Prof. Jon Topham’s jontopham.bsky.social inaugural lecture & BSHS PG Conference keynote: Science and Religion from the Ground Up.
📆 25 April | 3.30pm BST
📍 Leeds & Online
🔗 Register now: bit.ly/4hDxuyV
Join us live online! #HistSci #BSHSPG2025
Don’t miss Prof. Jon Topham’s jontopham.bsky.social inaugural lecture & BSHS PG Conference keynote: Science and Religion from the Ground Up.
📆 25 April | 3.30pm BST
📍 Leeds & Online
🔗 Register now: bit.ly/4hDxuyV
Join us live online! #HistSci #BSHSPG2025
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Amazing history PhD opportunity at Trinity College Dublin to work on women’s experiences of maternity care in Dublin, 1950-2020. Dream supervisory team of @drdeefoley.bsky.social and @earner.bsky.social. 🤩Closing date 23 May. #histmed
PhD opportunity at TCD under the supervision of Dr Deirdre Foley and Dr Lindsey Earner Byrne.
April 22, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Amazing history PhD opportunity at Trinity College Dublin to work on women’s experiences of maternity care in Dublin, 1950-2020. Dream supervisory team of @drdeefoley.bsky.social and @earner.bsky.social. 🤩Closing date 23 May. #histmed