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What’s on
Calendar of events
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What’s on

Evening talks This spring, we are hosting a series of FREE evening lectures with different medical themes. Check calendar of events for details of each talk, dates and times.

Calendar of events

February 2010

Wednesday 17 February, 6-7pm
Evening talk – "An heirloom to be handed down"
Briony Hudson, Keeper of the Museum Collections at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, talks about the Museum's stunning delftware collection of jars and pill tiles.
British Society for the History of Pharmacy lecture
Click here to put your name on the guest list.

March 2010

Friday 19 March
Schools event - The Great Pharmacy Debate 2010
National debating competition for KS4 science students, inspired by historical and contemporary pharmacy topics. Click here if you are a teacher and would like to find more about bringing a team, or if you would like to come along on the day to watch the final.

April 2010

Wednesday 14 April, 6-7pm
Evening talk – 'My Ward'
Wendy Mathews, author of a new book on the subject, shares the story behind St Thomas', Guy's and the Evelina Children’s Hospitals and their ward names.
Click here to put your name on the guest list.

May 2010

Wednesday 19 May, 6-7pm
Evening talk - Pharmacy and Slavery: Apothecaries, Medicines & the Slave Trade 1650 to 1833
Dr Stuart Anderson explores the fascinating interaction between the slavery and medical history from the 17th century to the abolition of slavery in 1833.
British Society for the History of Pharmacy lecture
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Previous talks

Nature’s alchemist: John Parkinson, herbalist to Charles I
Anna Parkinson, descendant of this prolific herbalist, talks about his life during the turbulent years leading up to the English Civil War and his role in the development of chemistry.
British Society for the History of Pharmacy lecture
Click here to hear a recording of this talk which was given on Wednesday 4 November 2009.

Dickens and disease
Dr Tony Williams discusses public health and the plight of the poor in the 1800s, so vividly portrayed in the novels and journalism of Charles Dickens.
Click here to hear a recording of this talk which was given on Wednesday 2 December 2009.

An heirloom to be handed down: The delftware collection at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Briony Hudson, Keeper of the Museum Collections at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, talks about the Museum's stunning delftware collection of jars and pill tiles.
British Society for the History of Pharmacy lecture

Click here to hear a recording of this talk which was given on Wednesday 17 February 2010.