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LSHTM Centre for History in Public Health @lshtmhistory.bsky.social · 3h

Join us for our next seminar on Wednesday 15 October, when @rebwright.bsky.social and @sexhistorian.bsky.social will be examining the historical framing of accidental deaths from hypothermia in post-war Britain. Details below:
Location: Online.
Time: 12:45 - 14:00

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Health or energy crisis? The politics of framing hypothermia | LSHTM

This presentation explores the historical framing of accidental deaths from hypothermia in post-war Britain, examining how these were increasingly framed as an ‘energy-management’ issue. Its target

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LSHTM Centre for History in Public Health @lshtmhistory.bsky.social · 8d

Join us for the first seminar of the semester on Wednesday 8 October, when Luke Whittle will be talking about patient experiences of using injecting devices to manage diabetes in Scotland. Details (inc. Zoom link) are below:
Location: Online.
Time: 12:45 - 14:00

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‘Living in the Dark Ages’ – the patient experience of using insulin injecting

This presentation explores patient’s experiences with using injecting devices to manages diabetes in Scotland since the 1950s. Its target audiences is students and staff interested in the history of

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Kicking the Habit @kthabitproject.bsky.social · Jul 25

CfP: Excited to announce our first workshop, exploring histories of Commercial Determinants of Health. Workshop to be held at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine on 15 April 2026. Please circulate widely/consider submitting an abstract by 13 October 2025.

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Dan O'Neill @d-oneill.bsky.social · Jul 28

Working on the histories of products/businesses/advertising and their impact on health? A workshop exploring these themes is happening at @lshtmhistory.bsky.social on 15 April 2026. Get involved!

Kicking the Habit @kthabitproject.bsky.social · Jul 25

CfP: Excited to announce our first workshop, exploring histories of Commercial Determinants of Health. Workshop to be held at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine on 15 April 2026. Please circulate widely/consider submitting an abstract by 13 October 2025.

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Rebecca Wynter @rebeccawynter.bsky.social · Jun 17

🚨Historians of drink, drugs, sex, crime, law, #police🚨

CfP 'Policing and #PublicHealth, c.1800-2000' workshop www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...

[typo in description: we *may* be able to make a small travel contribution]

#HistSTM #LegalHist #HistSex #HistGender #HistMed

Two uniformed 1960s London police women looking to the left with metal and gauze masks over their mouths and noses.

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Population Studies Group, LSHTM @psglshtm.bsky.social · May 7

📢 Next in the London Universities Population Seminar Series (co-hosted with
@lshtmhistory.bsky.social)

🗓️ Thurs 15 May | 🕐 12:45–14:00
📍 LSHTM G24, Keppel St.

Dr. Rachell Sánchez-Rivera will talk about state-sponsored population control in 20th century Mexico

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State-sponsored population control programmes: A new ph(f)ace of eugenics in

In this seminar, Dr. Sánchez-Rivera discusses the changeover from eugenics to population control programs and capitalist ventures during the second half of the 20th Century in Mexico. Special

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LSHTM Centre for History in Public Health @lshtmhistory.bsky.social · Apr 30

Join us for the next CHIPH seminar (in collab. with @psglshtm.bsky.social) on Thursday 15 May, when Dr. Rachell Sánchez-Rivera will be discussing state-sponsored population control in 20th century Mexico. Details below:
Location: G24, Keppel St.
Time: 12:45 - 14:00

www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...

State-sponsored population control programmes: A new ph(f)ace of eugenics in

In this seminar, Dr. Sánchez-Rivera discusses the changeover from eugenics to population control programs and capitalist ventures during the second half of the 20th Century in Mexico. Special

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Jamie Banks @milkwknives.bsky.social · Apr 14

Here's the first blog for our new project: 'Kicking the Habit: ‘Addictive’ Sport Sponsorship in Britain, 1965-2025'.

It explores the tobacco, alcohol and gambling industries' sponsorship of sport in Britain.

Like @fabiolacreed.bsky.social, I'm so happy to be working with such an amazing team!

Kicking the Habit @kthabitproject.bsky.social · Apr 14

Thanks to @the-polyphony.bsky.social for posting a blog introducing our project, 'Kicking the Habit: ‘Addictive’ Sport Sponsorship in Britain, 1965-2025', on the tobacco, alcohol and gambling industries’ sponsorship of football, rugby, cricket, F1 & tennis.

Funded by @wellcometrust.bsky.social

The Polyphony @the-polyphony.bsky.social · Apr 4

The researchers (@kthabitproject.bsky.social) leading the Wellcome-funded ‘Kicking the Habit’ project introduce us to its key themes, socio-historical contexts, and guiding ambitions.

@kthabitproject.bsky.social

thepolyphony.org/2025/04/04/k...

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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · Apr 2

Interested in the latest on #PublicHealth?

Follow LSHTM's centres, projects & groups for more about our research, courses, and events:
go.bsky.app/4FczAGW

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LSHTM Centre for History in Public Health @lshtmhistory.bsky.social · Apr 2

Join us for our next CHIPH seminar on Tuesday 8th April, when Dr Manikarnika Dutta will be talking about British seamen and tropical medicine in the 1800s. Details and event listings (inc. Zoom link) are below:
Location: G40, Keppel St.
Time: 12:45 - 14:00

www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...

British naval surgeons and tropical hygiene in the long nineteenth century |

This presentation explores how the treatment of British seamen aided the development of tropical hygiene in the long nineteenth century. The paper will be of interest to staff and students who want to

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LSHTM Centre for History in Public Health @lshtmhistory.bsky.social · Mar 11

Join us for the next CHIPH seminar on Tuesday 18th March, when Dr Apurba Chatterjee will be speaking about the visualisation of malaria in British Colonial India. Details and event listings (inc. Zoom link) are below:
Location: G40, Keppel St.
Time: 12:45 - 14:00
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...

Visualising spaces of pestilence: Malaria and the natural environment in late

This paper explores the visualisation of Malaria in late colonial India and its reshaping of the natural environment. It will be of interest to staff and students interested in the history of Malaria,

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Dr Hannah Blythe @hanblythe.bsky.social · Mar 5

The LSHTM Centre for History in Public Health is now on Bluesky! Follow for info about events and research #histmed #histpsych #medhums #publichealth

LSHTM Centre for History in Public Health @lshtmhistory.bsky.social · Mar 3

The Centre for History in Public Health (CHIPH) at @lshtm.bsky.social is now on BlueSky!

Please follow us for details about our forthcoming seminars and other centre member-led events.

Details of forthcoming events can be found below: www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...

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LSHTM Centre for History in Public Health @lshtmhistory.bsky.social · Mar 3

The Centre for History in Public Health (CHIPH) at @lshtm.bsky.social is now on BlueSky!

Please follow us for details about our forthcoming seminars and other centre member-led events.

Details of forthcoming events can be found below: www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...

Events | LSHTM

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