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UCD Centre for the History of Medicine in Ireland

The UCD Centre for the History of Medicine in Ireland is home to an active and internationally recognized research culture, characterized by diversity and dynamism. Its staff, post-doctoral and graduate researchers work on a wide range of Irish, European and global topics.

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Current Funded Research Projects

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Deciphering Irish Alcohol and Substance Use ERC - Deciphering Irish Alcohol & Substance Use: Post War Representations & Accounts
Dr. Alice Mauger investigates the impact of the "drunken Irish" label both at home and abroad since 1945.
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cockle pickers IRC - Typhoid, Cockles and Terrorism: the Turbulent History of Anglo-Irish Typhoid Control in Revolutionary Dublin.
Dr. Claas Kirchhelle and his team explore the past and present of typhoid. A killer of paupers, princes and presidents, it was an invisible threat in Victorian England and remains dangerous in many areas of the world today.

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Our Staff
Profiles of Academic Staff involved in CHOMI
Our Researchers
Profiles of our graduate researchers involved in CHOMI
CHOMI Seminar Series
Seminar Schedule Spring 2024
Public Engagement
CHOMI and Public Engagement

Contact UCD Centre for the History of Medicine in Ireland

School of History, Room J113, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
T: +353 1 716 8185