Verusca Calabria talks to me about her extensive career as an oral historian, participatory action research (say that 5 times fast!) and researching the history of mental health.

Verusca Calabria

Fresh off from winning the Cheiron Book Prize for "Madness in the City of Magnificent Intentions: A History of Race and Mental Illness in the Nation’s Capital," Martin Summers talked to me about his journey into mental health history.

Martin Summers

Yaakov Ophir

An interview with health historian Professor Laura Kelly. Laura talks about her early career and all the various ways in which she has engaged with the public.

Laura Kelly 31 May 2023

I recorded this interview with Agata Ignaciuk at the European Association for the History of Medicine and Health conference in Oslo. I hope you enjoy listening to this inspiring historian.

Agata Ignaciuk

It was a pleasure to finally meet Kylie Smith in person and talk to her at the European Association for the History of Medicine and Health conference in Oslo.

Kylie Smith

I spoke to Ahmed Ragab at the European Association for the History of Medicine and Health conference in Oslo in early September 2023.  It was great to learn about the history of Islamic medicine from him and his tremendous work on diversity, equality and inclusion,

Ahmed Ragab

Arthur McIvor

This is an interview with Dr Elsa Richardson, Chancellor's Fellow at the University of Strathclyde and a BBC/AHRC New Generation Thinker.

Elsa Richardson, University of Strathclyde

An interview with Dr Gayle Davis, Senior Lecturer in the History of Medicine at the University of Edinburgh.

Gayle Davis, University of Edinburgh

Dr Matt Eisler, Chancellor's Fellow at the University of Strathclyde, talks about fuel cells, the electric car and his academic journey (all on public transport).

Matt Eisler

Dr Luc Richert interviews Matthew Smith, Professor of Health History at the University of Strathclyde.

Matthew Smith - interviewed by Luc Richert

Professor Hilary Marland and Dr Catherine Cox discuss their Wellcome Trust-funded project: Prisoners, Medical care and Entitlement to Health in England and Ireland,1850-2000 at the European Association for the History of Medicine and Health conference in Birmingham,

Hilary Marland and Catherine Cox at EAHMH 2019

An interview with UKRI Future Leaders Fellow, Dr Sarah Marks, from Birkbeck University.  Recorded at a busy (and noisy) European Association of the History of Medicine and Health conference in Birmingham

Sarah Marks, Birkbeck University, EAHMH

Dr Jesper Vaczy Kragh, from the University of Copenhagen and the Medical Museion, and Professor Petteri Pietikainen from the University of Oulu talk to me about their new book, Social Class and Mental Illness in Northern Europe (Routledge, 2019) at the European Association for the History of Medicine and Health in Birmingham

Jesper Vaczy Kragh and Petteri Pietikainen, EAHMH

It was great to talk to the amazing Helen Spandler about her academic career, mad studies and how to improve approaches to mental health.

Helen Spandler

Bryce Evans talks about Ireland, food history and how historians can influence public policy.

Bryce Evans

Erika talks about her road into academia and why history is an intensely political activity.

Erika Dyck

Jonathan talks about his AHRC project, 'Forged by Fire: Burns Injury and Identity in Britain, c. 1800-2000' and why he is attracted to so many different historical topics.

Jonathan Reinarz

It was great to hear Sanjoy Bhattacharya's story and to find out more about his policy engagement work.

Sanjoy Bhattacharya

Chisomo Kalinga spoke to me from Malawi, the warm heart of Africa, where she conducts her research.  We discuss storytelling, narrative medicine, race and  the prospects for a better world.

Chisomo Kalinga

Cathy talks about her journey into history, including why she has taken on leadership roles.  We also discuss her new Palgrave Pivot: Why Talk About Madness? which is in the book series we co-edit, 'Mental Health in Historical Perspective'.

Cathy Coleborne

Fred Cooper talks about fantasy novels, gender history, loneliness and the lockdown blues.

Fred Cooper

Jo Guldi discusses how she got interested in History, her interests in digital history and the longue duree, and her influential book, The History Manifesto

Jo Guldi

Mark Jackson joins me to discuss how he went from studying medicine to researching the history of medicine.  Mark is Director of the Wellcome Centre for Cultures and Environments and Health at the University of Exeter and the sub-panel chair of History for Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021.

Mark Jackson

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