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Funding success for new research on 'The Soviet Union, the World Health Organization, and Global Health, 1957-1991'

Dr Rob Hornsby has received a Discovery Award worth nearly £1 million from the Wellcome Trust.

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First episode of the Global Health Histories Podcast now live

The Global Health Histories podcast series seeks to enhance understanding of the historical context of health challenges facing the word today.

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Welcome to Dr Priyanka Tripathi: Research spotlight

Dr Tripathi is the School of History's Charles Wallace India Trust visiting fellow 2025.

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Living with the Dead: Professor Laura King on her new book

Living with the Dead: Memories, Histories, and the Stories Families Tell in Modern Britain is published by Oxford University Press (2025).

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New AHRC Research Network launched: The Ethics of Medical Photography: Past, Present, and Future

How can we view and work with historical medical photographs in an ethical way?