Stories
- In pictures
How DNA’s spirals help us understand the shape of life
Twisting across our screens, the double helix of DNA is an icon of our age. And visualising microscopic structures is integral to our understanding of science, as Charlotte Sleigh reveals.
- In pictures
Bird-spotting from medieval to modern times
What use is ‘twitching’? Exploring materials created over 500 years shows that there’s more to birdwatching than meets the eye.
- Article
The ‘epileptic’ in art and science
From scarred outsiders in literature to the cold voyeurism of medical films and photography, people who experience seizures and epilepsy are rarely shown in a compassionate light in popular culture.
- Article
Seeking the hoarder in literature
As she strives to deepen her understanding of hoarding, Georgie Evans turns to books. But depictions of hoards and hoarders are few and often sparse, except in one surprising place.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
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Representation of medical women on General Medical Council
Date: 1928-1931Reference: SA/MWF/F.1/1Part of: Medical Women's Federation- Archives and manuscripts
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Representation of medical women on General Medical Council
Date: 1939-1972Reference: SA/MWF/F.1/4Part of: Medical Women's Federation- Archives and manuscripts
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Representation of medical women on General Medical Council
Date: 1934-1936 and 1939Reference: SA/MWF/F.1/3Part of: Medical Women's Federation- Archives and manuscripts
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Representation of medical women on General Medical Council
Date: 1932-1933Reference: SA/MWF/F.1/2Part of: Medical Women's Federation
- Digital Images
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Representation of the pustules of the cow-pox