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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Cowpox, Covid-19 and Jenner’s vaccination legacy
The well-known story of vaccination pioneer Edward Jenner has at its heart his drive to make vaccines free of charge and available to all. Now his principles extend to the global campaign for a people’s patent-free vaccine for Covid-19.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Memorandum on Research Students in Universities
Date: 29 Jun 1949Reference: HALDANE/4/6/2/31Part of: Haldane 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- Archives and manuscripts
Dedication Banquet at Opening of the Alan C Woods Research Building, Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute, Baltimore, 1964 - Dedication Address by Professor Norman Ashton
Date: 1964 - 1965Reference: PP/ASH/C/17Part of: Ashton, Professor Norman- Archives and manuscripts
Merton College Oxford - Visiting Research Fellow
Date: 1980Reference: PP/ASH/C/7Part of: Ashton, Professor Norman