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Photograph of Alison Moulds running her event

Death and Disease Behind the Counter

This term, the Diseases of Modern Life team showcased their research at two major public engagement events – our Victorian Speed Late at the Museum of the History of Science and Victorian Light Night with The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities.
30 Nov 2018
A book cover for _About Sleep_

PI Sally Shuttleworth explores how "stress caused sleeplessness for the Victorians too" on The Conversation

“Sleeplessness is one of the torments of our age and generation.” You might presume that this is a quote from a contemporary commentator, and no wonder: the World Health Organisation has diagnosed a global epidemic of sleeplessness.
20 Sep 2019

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