HeritageEvents

Czech writer and publisher Martin Reiner together with documentary filmmaker Martin mok and historian Ta Klementov will present unique MEHRIN project the future Moravian Jewish Museum in Brno for the first time in the United Kingdom.This debate offers opportunity for all the…

The Colonial Nursing Association was founded in 1895 to send trained nurses across the British Empire while myths about the civilising role of colonialism were widespread. This talk sets the history of migration and nursing in the context of imperialism.Hear from authors…

The Royal College of Nursing headquarters at 20 Cavendish Square was built in 1729 and contains many original features including a grand neoclassical mural‐painted staircase.The most famous resident was Liberal MP Herbert Henry Asquith who lived here until he became prime minister…

Join us for an online talk exploring the contribution of refugees and asylum seekers in healthcare.Find out more about the contribution of refugees and asylum seekers in healthcare in a special event for Refugee Week. Hear stories of Jewish refugee nurses from…

Between 1940 and 1960 British nursing institutions actively recruited Nigerian student nurses to address post‐war health care shortages.This talk by historian Mosunmola Ogunmolaji centres on Nigerian applicants experiences tracing the recruitment and application process from advertising and selection to training and placement.…

In the 1950s and 1960s sickle cell was documented as a rare tropical disease that was not seen in western countries. But due to migration from British Colonies to the UK an increasing number of children were born with sickle cell disease.…