
Sleeping Well in the Early Modern World
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A Wellcome Trust funded project at the University of Manchester exploring an environmental approach to the history of sleep care.
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We're thrilled to announce Joanne Begiato's appointment as Associate Dean for Research at LCF! With her expertise and vision, we're excited to push the boundaries of research in the world of fashion. Congratulations, Prof Joanne Begiato She/Her! Learn more about her here: ow.ly/pQWo50Rvyys

Lecturer in Environmental History (22 months-cover)Liv Uni History! Come join us! Deadline:4 June 2024 jobs.ac.uk/job/DHN283/lec… Please, share widely!! M'side Black History envhistwomen ESEH #TwitterHistorians #environtmentalhistory #blackhistory #Indigenoushistory #AcademicTwitter

Listing to guts and launching book at Wellcome Collection on the 30th of May with Jenna Sutela Subhadra Das and Ruby Tandoh wellcomecollection.org/events/Zh-vuBE…. Come along in person or join online, will be interesting I promise

Second day of The Public Country House conference V&A with National Trust and The British Academy A truly inspiring day yesterday. Today we share our work on Sleeping Well in the Early Modern World Ordsall Hall. Can’t wait! So much great work being done on country houses to interrogate what they are


Did you miss the landmark Dürer exhibition the Whitworth? Our catalogue is now also available as ebook: manchesterhive.com/display/978152… Sasha Handley Manchester University Press School of Arts, Languages and Culture


Come join us Ordsall Hall on Sunday 12-3pm to celebrate Midsummer. On the longest day of the year we will be decorating the hall with protective summer garlands to ward off evil spirits. Discuss the solstice and the effect of light nights on sleep. ordsallhall.com/event/midsumme…



We've got a packed schedule of summer events at Ordsall Hall coming up, with plenty for to entertain adults and children. These are the last workshops of this phase of the project, so make sure to join in while you can! ordsallhall.com/whats-on/


Find out more about Dr Holly Fletcher wonderful new article for the Sleeping Well in the Early Modern World project on how bedding materials were understood to affect sleepers’ health in the early period, as well as the environmental implications of different bed fillings. 😴 💤 🛌 sites.manchester.ac.uk/bodies-emotion…

What might 'septialicum' refer to in this 17th c. recipe for a medicinal plaster? ‘Make 2 socks of sheeps leather, spread them over with implastrum septialicum the socks must be as long as the feet … it restoreth and settleth the braine.’ Herbal History Research Network Dr Lisa Smith 🙏
