The ANZSHM is delighted to open the call for papers for its 19th biennial conference in Sydney, 8-12 July 2025 with the theme ‘Health History in the Making’.

How does medical history continue to be made in our own times and what is its impact? And how is it being recorded? The last 50 years have seen many changes in health and medicine - some spectacular, some devastating. We invite papers that explore these recent histories in line with our conference theme. Papers on any aspect or timeframe of health and medical history are also most welcome.

The conference will be held entirely at Sydney University, Camperdown campus. It will feature keynote speeches by three prominent historians; plenary panels on Australian Indigenous health, South-East Asian health history and the GLAM sector (galleries, libraries, archives, and museums); and a rare books exhibition, Keeping Sydney Healthy. Our witness seminar From Hospital Ward to Mortarboard will explore the transition of nurse training into higher education. 

Submissions should include an abstract of 300 words maximum and a 50-word CV/biography. Proposals for panels of 3-4 presentations are also welcome and should include the same information plus the panel’s topic.

Submissions are due by Friday 28 February 2025 and can be submitted via the form below.

Notification of the outcome of submissions will be made early in April 2025. 

The ANZSHM offers a limited number of Ben Haneman Memorial Conference Grants to assist higher degree research students and early career researchers attend the conference. Information and application forms are available HERE.

Grant applications must be made with abstract submissions.

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