Maria Ferran, Faculty Manager & Webmaster interviews Professor Jane Anderson for International Women’s Day 2023 MF: What did it feel like to be the second female Master of the Society? JA: First and foremost it was an enormous honour to be elected as the 412th Master of the Society in its 404-year history. That there has only […]

On Thursday, 10 November Samer Nashef gave his talk, ‘The Naked Surgeon’. The talk was held online and is available to view on our Youtube Channel – click here  

On Tuesday, 11 October 2022, the Faculty of the History of Philosophy and Medicine held the Sydney Selwyn Lectures. The Faculty is grateful to the Sydney Selwyn family for their ongoing support and sponsorship of the lecture in memory of our past President, Sydney Selwyn. Left-right – Bryan Saunders, Beadle, Dr Andrew Papanikitas (President), Dr […]

The Faculty of the History and Philosophy of Medicine and Pharmacy held the Gideon de Laune lecture on 21 June 2022. Speaker: Dr Timothy Chesters Title: Learned Medicine and Alchemical Mysteries in the Library of Clare College, Cambridge (c.1570-1620) Dr Chambers gave his talk online due to the national train strikes, this recording is available […]

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A joint event with the Society and Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry Programme and biographies – click here     Thank you to everyone that participated and helped to organise the day.

The Faculty of the History and Philosophy of Medicine and Pharmacy and Conflict and Catastrophe Medicine held the joint Sydenham lecture. Speaker: Dr Emily Mayhew Title: Wars Against Children Left-right: Col Jane Carey-Harris, Mr Nick Royle, Esq (Clerk) Briony Hudson (President of FacultyHP), Dr Christina Dale (President of FacultyCC), Dr Emily Mayhew (Speaker), Professor Michael […]

On Monday 28 March 2022 – John Locke Lecture Speaker: Professor Anneke Lucassen Title: John Locke and the age of genomics Catch up on Soundcloud and Stitcher allows you to listen whilst enjoying a walk.

New collections grant scheme The Friends of the Archive at the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries will award up to 4 grants each year, each of £250, to support researchers to use the Society’s collections. The grants are intended to encourage researchers to use the collections either as the main focus of their project, or as […]