Nursing & Midwifery History
PhD Opportunities in the College of Life Sciences
What is Nursing & Midwifery History?
Nursing & Midwifery History concerns the study of the history of nursing and midwifery using the methods of historical research. Historical research has become an important approach in the study of a range of professional, social and clinical concerns to the disciplines of nursing and midwifery and to date a substantial body of critical scholarship has been published in the field. The establishment of the UCD Irish Centre for Nursing & Midwifery History (ICNMH) confirms the importance of historical research to disciplinary development in nursing and midwifery. The Centre is a national resource for research and scholarship in the field. For further information visit the Centre’s website at: http://www.ucd.ie/icnmh/
Nursing & Midwifery History concerns the study of the history of nursing and midwifery using the methods of historical research. Historical research has become an important approach in the study of a range of professional, social and clinical concerns to the disciplines of nursing and midwifery and to date a substantial body of critical scholarship has been published in the field. The establishment of the UCD Irish Centre for Nursing & Midwifery History (ICNMH) confirms the importance of historical research to disciplinary development in nursing and midwifery. The Centre is a national resource for research and scholarship in the field. For further information visit the Centre’s website at: http://www.ucd.ie/icnmh/
What main areas of research are addressed?
A programme of research is being conducted at the Centre in three distinct project areas, as follows:
- Hospital sanitation and sanitary reform in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries
- Aspects of nursing disciplinary development and identity
- A history of the General Nursing Council for Ireland
What research opportunities are available?
The UCD Irish Centre for Nursing & Midwifery History offers opportunities for PhD level research to suitable applicants in conjunction with a number of planned projects. Students may study under the auspices of the Centre's programme of research or may present their own ideas for the study of nursing or midwifery history or related history. For further information visit the Centre’s website at: http://www.ucd.ie/icnmh/
The UCD Irish Centre for Nursing & Midwifery History offers opportunities for PhD level research to suitable applicants in conjunction with a number of planned projects. Students may study under the auspices of the Centre's programme of research or may present their own ideas for the study of nursing or midwifery history or related history. For further information visit the Centre’s website at: http://www.ucd.ie/icnmh/
Who are the researchers involved?
- Gerard Fealy
- Martin McNamara
Where does this research take place?
The research takes place at the UCD Irish Centre for Nursing & Midwifery History, which is an academic centre based at the UCD School of Nursing, Midwifery & Health Systems. The Centre is aligned with the Centre for the History of Medicine in Ireland and is part of the European Nursing History Group.
The research takes place at the UCD Irish Centre for Nursing & Midwifery History, which is an academic centre based at the UCD School of Nursing, Midwifery & Health Systems. The Centre is aligned with the Centre for the History of Medicine in Ireland and is part of the European Nursing History Group.
