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Aberdeen Oral Histories: 'Stella the bajanella'

Oral history recordings allow us to capture an individual's first-hand experience and perspective of the past. They augment the...

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What was Happening to Ice Cream Shops in the Medical Officer's Annual Reports?

The Lothian Health Service Archive holds a number of records relating to medicine and public health in the city of Edinburgh. One of the...

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Model Material: Papier-Mâché

The first in a series of posts looking at anatomical models in Scotland's Medical Collections, and taking a deep dive into the materials...

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Under the Microscope: Protozoa

As part of the University of Dundee Museums' current exhibition, Uncertain Territories - Women and Nature, a selection of microscope...

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Bacon, Bones and Pelicans: A Selection of Poems Found in Scotland's Medical Collections

In honour of World Poetry Day, we wanted to share some of the poems found in the collections across the Scotland and Medicine Network....

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Admitting Women: Female Fellowship in the Early-Twentieth Century

This blog post is the last in a series of four posts titled ‘Admitting Women’ on the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Glasgow's...

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Skin: A Layered History

Skin a Layered History Exhibition, Royal College of Physicians Edinburgh A new exhibition at the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh,...

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Re-Homing Schetky - Housing and Digitising our Art Collection

Earlier this year, Surgeons Hall Museums embarked on a year-long project entitled ‘Re-homing Schetky’. The project is funded by Museums...

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Conserving a portrait of surgical pioneer William Macewen

Thanks to funding from the Scotland and Medicine network, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow has been able to...

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The Falkirk & District Royal Infirmary Time Capsule

At the University of Stirling we're gearing up to bury a new time capsule upon completion of the major Campus Central building project....

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Dundee's X-Ray Pioneers

As the Tayside Medical History Museum (like the rest of the University of Dundee’s museums and galleries) is closed during lockdown,...