Stories
- Article
The rise and fall of a medical mesmerist
Uncover the fascinating story of the doctor who popularised hypnotism as a medical technique, and could name Dickens among his famous friends.
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NHS Blue: the colour of universal healthcare
The 1980s and 1990s saw ideas from the world of business infiltrating the NHS, including the introduction of an internal market, followed by a corporate branding exercise.
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‘Jessy’, a film about cerebral palsy
How the 1950s British film industry portrayed this disease.
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How tuberculosis became a test case for eugenic theory
A 19th-century collaboration that failed to prove how facial features could indicate the diseases people were most likely to suffer from became a significant stepping stone in the new ‘science’ of eugenics.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Memorandum on Research Students in Universities
Date: 29 Jun 1949Reference: HALDANE/4/6/2/31Part of: Haldane Papers- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Research in contraception - general
Date: 1972 - 1995Reference: SA/FPA/C/E/16/2/52Part of: Family Planning Association- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Universities and Committees
Date: 1938-1959Reference: PSY/RAV/2/8Part of: Raven, John Carlyle (1902-1970) papers- Books
Research equipment needs in UK universities : a 'snapshot' study / [Kieron Flanagan [and others]].
Flanagan, Kieron.Date: 2000- Books
Talent, not technology : publicly funded research and innovation in the UK / [Ammon Salter [and others]].
Salter, Ammon J.Date: 2000