James Stark
@kingtekkers.bsky.social
Professor of Medical Humanities (historian of medicine and science) | ageing, germs, advertising, technology | Head of Graduate School | Deputy Pro-Dean for Research
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Finally, the recording has landed! If you missed @jontopham.bsky.social's inaugural lecture on "Science and religion from the ground up" back in April, you can now catch up online at mymedia.leeds.ac.uk/Mediasite/Pl.... @bshsnews.bsky.social @leedsprhs.bsky.social
Topham Inaugural_4/25/2025
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November 25, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Finally, the recording has landed! If you missed @jontopham.bsky.social's inaugural lecture on "Science and religion from the ground up" back in April, you can now catch up online at mymedia.leeds.ac.uk/Mediasite/Pl.... @bshsnews.bsky.social @leedsprhs.bsky.social
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The 2026 SSHM Conference will be @universityofleeds.bsky.social. The theme will be In/Out and we are inviting papers that consider experiences of being in and/or out of health or health care in any period or geographical location. #HistMed #HistSTM
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SSHM 2026: In/Out
Location: University of Leeds Dates: 30 June to 3 July 2026 Submission Deadline: 5.00pm (GMT) 11th January 2026 Conference Co-Convenors: Dr Alexia Moncrieff & Dr Katherine Rawling Conference Co…
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October 13, 2025 at 12:15 PM
The 2026 SSHM Conference will be @universityofleeds.bsky.social. The theme will be In/Out and we are inviting papers that consider experiences of being in and/or out of health or health care in any period or geographical location. #HistMed #HistSTM
sshm.org/sshm-2026/
sshm.org/sshm-2026/
An early start today: heading down to deliver a training session for heritage volunteers at Barts North Wing. Really looking forward to discussing how we can engage visitors responsibly in histories of health, illness and disability bartsnorthwing.org.uk
Barts North Wing
Visit or hire Barts North Wing – a City of London masterpiece, home to the stunning interiors of the Great Hall and the Hogarth Stair
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September 25, 2025 at 5:37 AM
An early start today: heading down to deliver a training session for heritage volunteers at Barts North Wing. Really looking forward to discussing how we can engage visitors responsibly in histories of health, illness and disability bartsnorthwing.org.uk
A super seminar line-up for the coming Semester! All talks will be hybrid, with joining details on the @hpsleeds.bsky.social website #histsci #philsci #HPS
Coming up in the Leeds HPS seminar this semester...... Rob Wilson, Matthew Sims, Alkistis Elliott-Graves
@matthewsims.bsky.social @alkistiseg.bsky.social
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HPS Visiting Speaker Seminars, Semester 1, 2025-26
All seminars will take place in 17 Blenheim Terrace SR 2 (G.04) – the ground floor IDEA seminar room. (Find a campus map here). Online access will be via MS Teams; a link will be shared in at…
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September 10, 2025 at 7:17 PM
A super seminar line-up for the coming Semester! All talks will be hybrid, with joining details on the @hpsleeds.bsky.social website #histsci #philsci #HPS
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Congratulations to PhD researcher Monica Stenzel, who has secured a grant from @pasoldresearchfund.bsky.social to support her project on the history of "wool science"! Supervised by @kingtekkers.bsky.social and @graemegooday.bsky.social, her work bridges science, textiles and sustainability #histsci
August 13, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Congratulations to PhD researcher Monica Stenzel, who has secured a grant from @pasoldresearchfund.bsky.social to support her project on the history of "wool science"! Supervised by @kingtekkers.bsky.social and @graemegooday.bsky.social, her work bridges science, textiles and sustainability #histsci
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📣Exciting News 📣
Dates & host institution for the SSHM Biennial Conference #SSHM2026 are confirmed!
Save the Date in your planners 📅
Theme and CFPs to follow later
#histmed #medhumanities #histSTM
Dates & host institution for the SSHM Biennial Conference #SSHM2026 are confirmed!
Save the Date in your planners 📅
Theme and CFPs to follow later
#histmed #medhumanities #histSTM
July 12, 2025 at 1:20 PM
📣Exciting News 📣
Dates & host institution for the SSHM Biennial Conference #SSHM2026 are confirmed!
Save the Date in your planners 📅
Theme and CFPs to follow later
#histmed #medhumanities #histSTM
Dates & host institution for the SSHM Biennial Conference #SSHM2026 are confirmed!
Save the Date in your planners 📅
Theme and CFPs to follow later
#histmed #medhumanities #histSTM
Sloped off a bit early today before the evening plenary, but not before a chance to showcase my support for the history/philosophy of marine science…. Even whales can reach for the moon! #ISHPSSB2025
July 22, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Sloped off a bit early today before the evening plenary, but not before a chance to showcase my support for the history/philosophy of marine science…. Even whales can reach for the moon! #ISHPSSB2025
@crinamoreno.bsky.social is first in the second session of “Microbes and Gender” panel. A fascinating account of discovery in beta-lactamase research, focusing on Clara Roy and Karen Bush. Fascinating to see this as a connection between clinical microbiology and experimental biology #ISHPSSB2025
July 22, 2025 at 3:57 PM
@crinamoreno.bsky.social is first in the second session of “Microbes and Gender” panel. A fascinating account of discovery in beta-lactamase research, focusing on Clara Roy and Karen Bush. Fascinating to see this as a connection between clinical microbiology and experimental biology #ISHPSSB2025
We have a new thematic collection for our online journal 𝘈𝘳𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘢 titled "Multispecies Intellectual History." In collaboration with Eiko Honda, we now welcome submissions defying the limits of intellectual history. Learn more here: www.environmentandsociety.org/arcadia/coll...
#EnvHist #EnvHum
#EnvHist #EnvHum
July 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Eiko Honda offers us amazing insights into Minakata Kumagusu (1867-1941), who elaborated a “cellular metaphysics” through his investigations of slime mould in 1890s. He challenged binaries by drawing on both science and Buddhist philosophy, and critiqued materialism #ISHPSSB2025
July 22, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Eiko Honda offers us amazing insights into Minakata Kumagusu (1867-1941), who elaborated a “cellular metaphysics” through his investigations of slime mould in 1890s. He challenged binaries by drawing on both science and Buddhist philosophy, and critiqued materialism #ISHPSSB2025
Just waiting for “Microbes and Gender” to get started - such an exciting session in prospect! The organisers say…
July 22, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Just waiting for “Microbes and Gender” to get started - such an exciting session in prospect! The organisers say…
Feeling really ropey this morning, so grateful to be able to join the Classification panel remotely. Super first paper from George Alexandrou exploring classification of cell types, and it’ll be followed by two Matthews - Slater and Barker - on “norm-driven” classification #ISHPSSB2025 #philbio
July 22, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Feeling really ropey this morning, so grateful to be able to join the Classification panel remotely. Super first paper from George Alexandrou exploring classification of cell types, and it’ll be followed by two Matthews - Slater and Barker - on “norm-driven” classification #ISHPSSB2025 #philbio
A super, jam-packed first full day of #ISHPSSB2025! Rounding it off with a jaunt around Boavista to grab some food and a beer, including some lovely street art, evening sunshine, and squawking gulls overhead. (Spotted a very fine U. Porto stained glass window at our conference venue too!)
July 21, 2025 at 6:53 PM
A super, jam-packed first full day of #ISHPSSB2025! Rounding it off with a jaunt around Boavista to grab some food and a beer, including some lovely street art, evening sunshine, and squawking gulls overhead. (Spotted a very fine U. Porto stained glass window at our conference venue too!)
To finish off Day 1, a first “mini-plenary” on the history, philosophy and social studies of marine science aka. “Discovering the Sea”. Let’s dive in! #ISHPSSB2025
July 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
To finish off Day 1, a first “mini-plenary” on the history, philosophy and social studies of marine science aka. “Discovering the Sea”. Let’s dive in! #ISHPSSB2025
@merikatariina.bsky.social kicks off the next session on “Oceans and Deserts”. She starts with a great question: “what is a good life for an animal?” She’s interested in tensions between captivity and the wild. We’re going to be hearing about dolphins! #ISHPSSB2025
July 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
@merikatariina.bsky.social kicks off the next session on “Oceans and Deserts”. She starts with a great question: “what is a good life for an animal?” She’s interested in tensions between captivity and the wild. We’re going to be hearing about dolphins! #ISHPSSB2025
In “Concepts and Principles for the New Biology: Development, Disruption and Normalization”, some provocative questions about whether changes caused by disruption should inevitably be thought of as “negative” or a “loss”. Mix of historical, philosophical and experimental papers at #ISHPSSB2025
July 21, 2025 at 2:42 PM
In “Concepts and Principles for the New Biology: Development, Disruption and Normalization”, some provocative questions about whether changes caused by disruption should inevitably be thought of as “negative” or a “loss”. Mix of historical, philosophical and experimental papers at #ISHPSSB2025
After a quick wander through the beautiful neighbouring Jardins do Palácio de Cristal, back for a session exploring “Concepts and Principles for the New Biology: Development, Disruption and Normalization” #ISHPSSB2025
July 21, 2025 at 1:17 PM
After a quick wander through the beautiful neighbouring Jardins do Palácio de Cristal, back for a session exploring “Concepts and Principles for the New Biology: Development, Disruption and Normalization” #ISHPSSB2025
Sadly I have an unmissable work meeting to attend from 12.30-2.30 today, so skipping some sessions at #ISHPSSB2025. However, I need to comment on the most gorgeous conference design theme, and high-quality swag, that I’ve ever experienced. Beautiful green, bold design - classy!
July 21, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Sadly I have an unmissable work meeting to attend from 12.30-2.30 today, so skipping some sessions at #ISHPSSB2025. However, I need to comment on the most gorgeous conference design theme, and high-quality swag, that I’ve ever experienced. Beautiful green, bold design - classy!
@andrameneganzin.bsky.social and Matteo Bedetti (the latter pictured), guide us through a fascinating case in a “failure” to adhere to evidentiary standards in burial of Homo naledi. Part of a super session on “Abusing Deep Time”, ft. an image of beautiful fountain near our venue! #ISHPSSB2025
July 21, 2025 at 9:04 AM
@andrameneganzin.bsky.social and Matteo Bedetti (the latter pictured), guide us through a fascinating case in a “failure” to adhere to evidentiary standards in burial of Homo naledi. Part of a super session on “Abusing Deep Time”, ft. an image of beautiful fountain near our venue! #ISHPSSB2025
In Porto for #ISHPSSB2025 and spending a day or so exploring this wonderful city before things get going!
July 19, 2025 at 9:46 PM
In Porto for #ISHPSSB2025 and spending a day or so exploring this wonderful city before things get going!
Whoop! Amazing to see this brilliant book: out now!
Congratulations, @ellenclarke.bsky.social!
#PhilBio #HPS
Congratulations, @ellenclarke.bsky.social!
#PhilBio #HPS
Huge congratulations to our own Dr Ellen Clarke on the publication of "The Units of Life: Kinds of Individual in Biology"! academic.oup.com/book/60068
July 4, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Whoop! Amazing to see this brilliant book: out now!
Congratulations, @ellenclarke.bsky.social!
#PhilBio #HPS
Congratulations, @ellenclarke.bsky.social!
#PhilBio #HPS
Gearing up for #ISHPSSB2025 at the end of this month. Really excited to share my research on microbial collections, catch up with friends and colleagues, and experience the amazing work going on across #HPBio
July 2, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Gearing up for #ISHPSSB2025 at the end of this month. Really excited to share my research on microbial collections, catch up with friends and colleagues, and experience the amazing work going on across #HPBio
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Tomorrow at 3.15pm, catch Prof Greg Radick delivering the 2025 JBS Haldane Lecture on "The New Genetics Meets the New History of Genetics”.
Details here: genetics.org.uk/events/genet...
#histsci #HPS
Details here: genetics.org.uk/events/genet...
#histsci #HPS
Genetics Society Anniversary Day 2025 | Genetics Society
We are pleased to announce the Genetics Society Anniversary Day, which will be held on 25th June 2025. This event will celebrate several of our prize winners and the summer students we have supported....
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June 24, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Tomorrow at 3.15pm, catch Prof Greg Radick delivering the 2025 JBS Haldane Lecture on "The New Genetics Meets the New History of Genetics”.
Details here: genetics.org.uk/events/genet...
#histsci #HPS
Details here: genetics.org.uk/events/genet...
#histsci #HPS
Absolutely stunning first couple of honeymoon days en Corse. Breathtaking scenery, wonderful food, the warmest of welcomes, and gentle tolerance of my basic French language skills!
June 3, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Absolutely stunning first couple of honeymoon days en Corse. Breathtaking scenery, wonderful food, the warmest of welcomes, and gentle tolerance of my basic French language skills!
Out-of-office is on: honeymoon bound! ☀️ 🏖️
May 31, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Out-of-office is on: honeymoon bound! ☀️ 🏖️