Author of eight books, most recent "History of Ireland in 10 Body Parts" shortlisted for An Post Irish Book Awards. Senior Lecturer/Historian Ulster University PI Epidemic Belfast Reviews Editor Social History of Medicine www.ianmillerhistorian.co.ukhttps://bsky.app/profile/ianmillerhistor.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ianmillerhistor.bsky.social/post/3liujthkwa22rHad a great Sunday afternoon at Ulster Museum at a packed event speaking about my recent book with Hugh Odling-Smee. This was my second event at this year's @niscifest.bsky.social, and hopefully I'll be invited back next year for more!23 Feb 2025 19:08 +0000at://did:plc:jevixsrc7lapsiawc3gffrur/app.bsky.feed.post/3liujthkwa22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/ianmillerhistor.bsky.social/post/3lirdynyp3c2wReally looking forward to being in conversation with @smeeho7.bsky.social tomorrow (Feb 22) about my recent book, 'A History of Ireland in Ten Body Parts', bringing medical history to @niscifest.bsky.social. There's still some tickets left! https://nisciencefestival.com/events/a-history-of-ireland-in-ten-body-parts22 Feb 2025 12:46 +0000at://did:plc:jevixsrc7lapsiawc3gffrur/app.bsky.feed.post/3lirdynyp3c2whttps://bsky.app/profile/ianmillerhistor.bsky.social/post/3linhaaffwc2gHas anyone ever had issues with local tour guides using their original research without asking (really badly though, littered with mistakes)?20 Feb 2025 23:33 +0000at://did:plc:jevixsrc7lapsiawc3gffrur/app.bsky.feed.post/3linhaaffwc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ianmillerhistor.bsky.social/post/3lh7vn2epos2sI was delighted as a locally based author to be asked to contribute to this weekend's Belfast Telegraph feature 'Books That Changed My Life'. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/life/books/books-that-changed-my-life-writers-reveal-the-reads-they-return-to-again-and-again/a56919877.html02 Feb 2025 20:48 +0000at://did:plc:jevixsrc7lapsiawc3gffrur/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh7vn2epos2shttps://bsky.app/profile/ianmillerhistor.bsky.social/post/3lg6anfe3c222We're overwhelmed with nearly 300 applicants for our online History & Television event, and will be closing registration very soon! https://www.ulster.ac.uk/faculties/arts-humanities-and-social-sciences/events/historians-on-screen-turning-research-into-broadcast-ideas20 Jan 2025 11:35 +0000at://did:plc:jevixsrc7lapsiawc3gffrur/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg6anfe3c222https://bsky.app/profile/ianmillerhistor.bsky.social/post/3ldyyvozh7s2rLovely to be on this Irish Times Xmas list. https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2024/12/11/the-best-new-books-to-leave-under-the-tree-this-christmas/23 Dec 2024 22:42 +0000at://did:plc:jevixsrc7lapsiawc3gffrur/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldyyvozh7s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/ianmillerhistor.bsky.social/post/3ldj7hrvvfc2fWe're looking for an external examiner for our MA in History (Ulster University) starting in 2025/26. If this is of interest, or if you know someone who would benefit from an external examiner role, please drop me an email. https://www.ulster.ac.uk/courses/202425/history-3298717 Dec 2024 15:57 +0000at://did:plc:jevixsrc7lapsiawc3gffrur/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldj7hrvvfc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ianmillerhistor.bsky.social/post/3ldj7hrvvfc2fWe're looking for an external examiner for our MA in History (Ulster University) starting in 2025/26. If this is of interest, or if you know someone who would benefit from an external examiner role, please drop me an email. https://www.ulster.ac.uk/courses/202425/history-3298717 Dec 2024 15:57 +0000at://did:plc:jevixsrc7lapsiawc3gffrur/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldj7hrvvfc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ianmillerhistor.bsky.social/post/3ldgh7q2lvk2jPlease circulate: These @UlsterUni online workshops will train historians in working with television. Learn how to use historical research to develop and pitch screen-based ideas. Talks by industry experts and experienced historians. Suitable for ECRs, PhDs and MA researchers tinyurl.com/4r5bhxcp https://tinyurl.com/4r5bhxcp16 Dec 2024 13:38 +0000at://did:plc:jevixsrc7lapsiawc3gffrur/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldgh7q2lvk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ianmillerhistor.bsky.social/post/3ldgh7q2lvk2jPlease circulate: These @UlsterUni online workshops will train historians in working with television. Learn how to use historical research to develop and pitch screen-based ideas. Talks by industry experts and experienced historians. Suitable for ECRs, PhDs and MA researchers tinyurl.com/4r5bhxcp https://tinyurl.com/4r5bhxcp16 Dec 2024 13:38 +0000at://did:plc:jevixsrc7lapsiawc3gffrur/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldgh7q2lvk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ianmillerhistor.bsky.social/post/3ldesbbvokc2iDelighted to be included on this @irishtimes.bsky.social book list! https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2024/12/11/the-best-new-books-to-leave-under-the-tree-this-christmas/15 Dec 2024 21:50 +0000at://did:plc:jevixsrc7lapsiawc3gffrur/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldesbbvokc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/ianmillerhistor.bsky.social/post/3ldehlwyb7k2jAs an academic, I never expected many people to ever read my work, so I feel privileged, and quite surprised, to be in Waterstones Xmas window display this year.15 Dec 2024 18:39 +0000at://did:plc:jevixsrc7lapsiawc3gffrur/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldehlwyb7k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ianmillerhistor.bsky.social/post/3ld6i6fo2tk2jIn Feb 2025, I’m appearing twice at Northern Ireland Science Festival. Second event is Bone, Blood, Birth and Brains: The Life of a Victorian Surgeon in Belfast (Weds 12 February). Includes trephining tools, a blood-covered Victorian surgeon kit, bleeding tools, and more! tinyurl.com/hpayhv62 https://nisciencefestival.com/events/bone-blood-birth-and-brains-the-life-of-a-victorian-surgeon-in-belfast13 Dec 2024 09:34 +0000at://did:plc:jevixsrc7lapsiawc3gffrur/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld6i6fo2tk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ianmillerhistor.bsky.social/post/3ld6hzk6bas2jIn February 2025, I’m appearing twice at the Northern Ireland Science Festival. The first event is a discussion of my recent book A History of Ireland in Ten Body Parts at Ulster Museum on the festival’s closing day. (Sunday 23rd February) https://nisciencefestival.com/events/a-history-of-ireland-in-ten-body-parts13 Dec 2024 09:31 +0000at://did:plc:jevixsrc7lapsiawc3gffrur/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld6hzk6bas2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ianmillerhistor.bsky.social/post/3lcwvzw5o7c2zMy new article explores early twentieth-century global meningitis outbreak, focusing on Belfast, New York and Glasgow. Fearing Meningitis: Disease, Emotions and the Spotted Fever Epidemics of 1904-1907 https://academic.oup.com/jhmas/article/doi/10.1093/jhmas/jrae039/791940110 Dec 2024 09:20 +0000at://did:plc:jevixsrc7lapsiawc3gffrur/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcwvzw5o7c2z