WG1 Autumn Seminars resume with - From research subject to named victim: identifying child victims of brain research during National Socialism from perpetrators’ papers by Dr Aisling Shalvey @ucc.ie THU 16 OCT - zoom link by email 12.30pm CET #CA22159 #EuroHistHealth #Skystorians #HistMed

Delighted to be taking part in this workshop today, thank you for hosting us @eurohealthhist.bsky.social !

It's notable that humanities and social sciences once again make up 50% of ERC starting awards in Ireland (a notably higher proportion than in other countries) despite the weak financial support for research in these disciplines nationally. We should fund what we're good at!

First archive visit of #UCARE1945 today in La Courneuve Archives Diplomatique, I’m very excited to get going! @uccresearch.bsky.social @mariescurie-ire.bsky.social

Unsere Datenbank ist jetzt online! Ich bin sehr glücklich ein Teil davon gewesen zu sein, und es nun mit der Welt teilen zu können

Erzwungene medizinische Forschung im Nationalsozialismus: Historiker und Leopoldina-Mitglied Paul Weindling von der Oxford Brookes University spricht über Hirnforschung in der NS-Zeit und die neue Opfer-Datenbank von @maxplanck.de und Leopoldina➡️ www.leopoldina.org/presse/newsl...

Same but with history of Nazi Germany/Holocaust

Not to be obnoxious and do the "as a historian" thing but I never honestly thought that my research/teaching on the histories of eugenics would ever be as acutely relevant in understanding the present, and goddess knows, I wish it wasn't the case

Delighted to take part in the press conference on the official launch of the Victims of Biomedical Research under National Socialism today - you can find the full database online now; ns-medical-victims.org/institutions...

I’m on LinkedIn now, no idea how to add all the bits and pieces - just in case you see a very odd profile with no info trying to follow you, that’s probably me 😅

It’s publication day for Do Less Harm 🎉 congrats to @drkyliesmith.bsky.social @cethompson.bsky.social for all their hard work in putting this together, and to all the co-authors. Can’t wait to get my hands on a physical copy www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/...

Today is official publication day of @cethompson.bsky.social and my little collection “Do Less Harm: Ethical Questions for Health Historians”. It has 28 essays on names, images, museum and archival practices, teaching, reparations, positionality, citation and more. www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/...

Happy publication day to @drkyliesmith.bsky.social and @cethompson.bsky.social (& their authors!) we are so excited to read it!

Fantastic position for any #histmed people!

Being bilingual doesn't mean I'm perfectly fluent in two languages it means I often can only think of the word I want to use in the language I'm not using

And this is exactly what is so insidious about eugenics: these ideas have persisted and are encouraged, but too often we balk at calling eugenicist ideas and people exactly what they are. Not to mention too many people don’t know what positive eugenics is, or that eugenics is not just Nazis.

My contribution to the British Journal of the History of Science Viewpoint is out - discussing the ethics of human remains collections. It’s Open access and free to read here; www.bshs.org.uk/wp-content/u...

WeTransfer just changed their TOS giving themselves permission to train AI on any content you transfer and produce derivative works based on content you transfer that they are allowed to monetize and you are not allowed payment for. Stop using WeTransfer.

Happy to have some news on the UCC website @ucc.ie @uccresearch.bsky.social @radhumslab.bsky.social - read more about my work here; www.ucc.ie/en/future-hu...

It finally feels real! Today is day one of my Marie Sklodowska Curie postdoc UCARE 1945 (unaccompanied children’s access to healthcare) @ucc.ie - watch this space for updates! @uccresearch.bsky.social @radhumslab.bsky.social @mariescurie-ire.bsky.social

Many countries mark Refugee Weeks in June to celebrate refugees' stories and contributions. 🌍 June 20 | World Refugee Day This month, HIDDEN will share inspiring stories and important facts. Join us in standing with those forced to flee their homes. @costprogramme.bsky.social

June is Refugee Awareness Month. This month, we’re sharing stories that matter—like You Don't Know What War Is by Yeva Skalietska. At just 12 years old, Yeva fled war-torn Ukraine. Her diary is a raw, unforgettable account of survival and courage. @costprogramme.bsky.social

A bit late announcing it, but delighted to say the project I worked on @leopoldina.org funded by @maxplanck.de is now available online! The database of the victims of biomedical research under National Socialism is open access, including biographies ns-medical-victims.org/mpg-project

"Skulls once subject to racist study in Germany are laid to rest in New Orleans": www.npr.org/2025/05/31/n.... #PublicHistory #PublicHistoryNews

We found that AI tools - both general like #ChatGPT and research-specific like #Elicit - lack the reliability, relevancy and accuracy to summarise research for teachers. This is important because we have been sold the idea that AI will make research more accessible.

A truly brilliant conference @hiddencostaction.bsky.social, major thanks to @jenniferredmond.bsky.social for putting it all together 🎉 @costprogramme.bsky.social

Great paper from Luciana Jinga on the hidden world of travel document regulations in communist Romania as part of the history of papers panel @hiddencostaction.bsky.social @costprogramme.bsky.social

Delighted to be chairing the panel on the history of papers for our last parallel panel - Igor Lyman is discussing Ukrainian diplomatic passports from 1918-1921 🇺🇦 @hiddencostaction.bsky.social @costprogramme.bsky.social

🎤 KEYNOTE: Prof. Dagmar Hovestädt (NUI Galway, ex-Stasi Archives) 📚 “Identity and the Record: Who We Are in Data & Archives” Dr. Redmond: “Her work is inspirational.” @HIDDENConference2025 @costprogramme.bsky.social @jenniferredmond.bsky.social

Plenary A brings together powerful community voices on identity, migration, and statelessness. Lived experience, care, and collaboration at the heart of identity work. With Adam Labaran, Dr. Zoë O’Reilly, Sirazul Islam & Dr. Prince Okorie. Chair: Dr. Susan Beth Rottmann. @costprogramme.bsky.social

Parallel Panel A explored the colonial and non-colonial realities of identity. Dr. Silvester Trnovec, Dr. Dónal Hassett, and Dr. Francesca Piana examine race, citizenship, and refugee documentation from French West Africa to the Nansen Passport. Chaired by Dr. Beatrice Scutaru.

Panel B explored IDs in (Post-)Colonial Asia. Dr. Natalie Brinham, Dr. Lucrezia Canzutti & Dr. Humera Iqbal discussed identity, statelessness & digital futures in Cambodia, Pakistan & the Bay of Bengal. @costprogramme.bsky.social l @jenniferredmond.bsky.social redmond.bsky.social

Afternoon Panel A: Dr. Speranta Dumitriu discussed the abolition of passports, Dr. Natalija Shikova examined ID's role in multicultural North Macedonia, and Dr. Tugba Aydin Halisoglu presented insights from the Turkish Grand National Assembly. Chaired by Dr. Ibtisam Sadegh.

Panel B: The Body as Identity explored how bodies shape identity systems. Dr. Polonyi reflected on ID documents in art, Dr. Higgs traced body/person divisions in history, and J. Pedro Garcia discussed same-sex marriage as a path to EU regularization. Chaired by Prof. Prof. Ana Belén Martínez García

We were deeply moved by Evgenii Shtorn’s reading from Refugee Chronicles: Extracts on Friendship, Instrumentalisation and Loss. His words paid a tender and powerful tribute to his friend Sylvia. @costprogramme.bsky.social @jenniferredmond.bsky.social

The HIDDEN Roundtable brought together WG leaders Prof. Godfrey Baldacchino, Dr. Aisling Shalvey (WG2), Dr. Beatrice Scutaru (WG5), Prof. Michael Geary (WG3), and Dr. Ibtisam Sadegh (WG4) to reflect on accomplishments and future goals. @costprogramme.bsky.social @jenniferredmond.bsky.social

An early enough start but great energy and intensely interesting panels (I've been jumping between both to try to see as much as I can!). Thanks to all @hiddencostaction.bsky.social members for great attendance and enthusiastic participation throughout 🙌💓

Next is Andrea Berger on the future of origin tracing and refugee documentation after Schengen - fascinating stuff! @hiddencostaction.bsky.social @costprogramme.bsky.social

Starting day two at @hiddencostaction.bsky.social conference with Francisco’s paper on algorithmic borders and European digital identity

Best pose award @hiddencostaction.bsky.social goes to Pedro Silveira -Martin before his paper now @maynoothuniversity.ie #COST ending a fantastic panel on our first day

Next up is Edward Higgs on data and physical identification of the individual @hiddencostaction.bsky.social @costprogramme.bsky.social

@hiddencostaction.bsky.social following our round table session from working group leaders we’re back to parallel sessions with Eszter Polonyi on the Body as Identity

Francesca Piana speaking now @hiddencostaction.bsky.social about the history of Nansen passports reminds us that you can download her book for FREE here: www.aup.nl/en/book/9789... #HIDDENConference25

Thank you to our wonderful Keynote, Dagmar Hovestat, for her paper on the complex interaction between archives, the self, and digitalisation and democratisation of records @hiddencostaction.bsky.social @costprogramme.bsky.social

Full house for the start of our parallel sessions @hiddencostaction.bsky.social @costprogramme.bsky.social - first up @donalh.bsky.social on French colonial soldiers documentation and the veterans card as symbolic capital

Next up a paper on the Nansen Passport, its application and its limits by Francesca Piana - and an open access book to consult after! @hiddencostaction.bsky.social @costprogramme.bsky.social

HIDDEN Year 3 Conference Begins today! We’re proud to present a full and rich program for Day 1 featuring panels, keynote speaker, and networking opportunities with thought leaders from around the world. @costprogramme.bsky.social, @jenniferredmond.bsky.social @HIDDENconference2025

Brilliant first morning at the @hiddencostaction.bsky.social conference, so much engagement from speakers and audience, thanks to all for participating and to our funders #COST for making this collaboration possible @maynoothuniversity.ie

Getting excited...

Just arrived in @maynoothuniversity.ie for the @hiddencostaction.bsky.social conference tomorrow - join in our keynote webinar online, it’s going to be a great one!