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Epidemic threats and racist legacies

Epidemiology is the systematic, data-driven study of health and disease in populations. But as historian Jacob Steere-Williams suggests, this most scientific of fields emerged in the 19th century imbued with a doctrine of Western imperialism – a legacy that continues to influence how we talk about disease.

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Intelligence testing, race and eugenics

Specious ideas and assumptions about intelligence that were born during the great flourishing of eugenics well over 100 years ago still inform the British education system today, as Nazlin Bhimani reveals.

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A symbol of a lost homeland

The story of one protective amulet from Palestine reveals a complex tale. Encompassing the personal history of an influential doctor and collector, it provides a window onto dispossession and exile, and the painful repercussions that are still felt today.

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Tracing the toxic story of tear gas

Investigating tear gas – from factory to Black Lives Matter protest – Imani Jacqueline Brown uncovers a toxic legacy where pollution, violence and racism are intimately entwined.

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  • HIV & AIDS conference '92 : Imperial College London 31 July - 1 August 1992 : the conference will provide an opportunity to advance the current thinking on HIV and AIDS work / The Terrence Higgins Trust.
  • HIV & AIDS conference '92 : Imperial College London 31 July - 1 August 1992 : the conference will provide an opportunity to advance the current thinking on HIV and AIDS work / The Terrence Higgins Trust.
  • HIV & AIDS conference '92 : Imperial College London 31 July - 1 August 1992 : the conference will provide an opportunity to advance the current thinking on HIV and AIDS work / The Terrence Higgins Trust.
  • HIV & AIDS conference '92 : Imperial College London 31 July - 1 August 1992 : the conference will provide an opportunity to advance the current thinking on HIV and AIDS work / The Terrence Higgins Trust.
  • HIV & AIDS conference '92 : Imperial College London 31 July - 1 August 1992 : the conference will provide an opportunity to advance the current thinking on HIV and AIDS work / The Terrence Higgins Trust.
  • HIV & AIDS conference '92 : Imperial College London 31 July - 1 August 1992 : the conference will provide an opportunity to advance the current thinking on HIV and AIDS work / The Terrence Higgins Trust.
  • Lilium henryi Baker Liliaceae. Tiger Lily. Distribution: China. This commemorates Dr Augustine Henry (1857–1930) who collected plants in China and Taiwan while working for Britain’s Imperial Customs Service (Oakeley, 2012). Reported to cause renal failure in cats. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • Lilium henryi Baker Liliaceae. Tiger Lily. Bulbous perennial. Distribution: China. This commemorates Dr Augustine Henry (1857–1930) who collected plants in China and Taiwan while working for Britain’s Imperial Customs Service (Oakeley, 2012). Reported to cause renal failure in cats. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
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