Applications are invited for a PhD Bursary on the history of stomach
diseases, c1800-c1900, especially peptic ulcer disease.
This project is supported by the Bardhan Research and Educational Trust
(BRET) and was stimulated by the interest of Professor Chandu Bardhan
(Rotherham District General Hospital and University of Sheffield) in the
history of peptic ulcer disease. It will be up to the successful
candidate, in collaboration with their supervisors, to refine the
proposal, but it is envisaged that the research will explore the
development of general and specialist work on diseases of the stomach from
the early nineteenth-century to the twentieth-century – the end point is
open. One focus is likely to be changing understandings of the aetiology,
pathogenesis and pathology of general and specific stomach diseases, plus
an analysis of contemporary views on the epidemiology of the different
conditions. In this context, it is expected that there will work on socio-
economic, dietary, and environmental factors, along with age, gender and
race, and how these were understood to shape the incidence and severity of
different diseases. It will be essential to look at therapeutics
(professional, proprietary and other), at the management of sufferers, and
at prevention. There will also be an opportunity for wider context
of ‘stomach complaints’ in non-medical spheres. The successful candidate
will join CHSTM's groups of 12 doctoral students - details of CHSTM and
its PhD Programme are at
http://www.ls.manchester.ac.uk/chstm/studyhere/postgraduate/
Ideally, candidates should have, or be soon to complete, a Masters in the
History of Medicine, or allied subject. However, we will consider
applicants with other relevant experience and background. In the first
instance applicants should send a letter of application and a curriculum
vitae to Michael Worboys – addresses below. The Bursary is at Research
Council rates, and covers fees and research expenses.
Professor Michael Worboys
Centre for the History of Science, Technology & Medicine & Wellcome Unit
Simon Building
University of Manchester
Manchester M13 9PL
Tel: 0161 275 5431/5850
Fax: 0161 275 5699
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
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