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  • Dissection, the Anatomy Act, and the Workhouse – Part One

    Posted 6 December 2024

    From Ancient Greece to Victorian Leeds, Jen Wright dissects the history of dissection.

  • Hearing with Artifical Ears

    Posted 28 November 2024

    Dr Claire Turner is back with another blog; this time for a deep dive into the world of cochlear implants.

  • Deaf Voices

    Posted 28 November 2024

    As part of our display on cochlear implants, we asked cochlear implant users to record a short message about their...

  • What Should Pills Taste Like? You Choose!

    Posted 1 November 2024

    Dr Claire Turner explores the taste of personalised pills.

  • Glasses: Technology or Accessory? You Choose!

    Posted 25 September 2024

    Dr Claire Turner unpacks whether glasses are for fashion or function.

  • A Tale of Two Jameses

    Posted 4 September 2024

    The lives of two influential figures from Leeds’s health history will be illuminated in a new talk for 2024's Heritage Open Day at the Thackray Museum.

  • Cataloguing the Thackray Museum of Medicine Archive: Part Five

    Posted 28 August 2024

    Robert is back with another roundup of his findings in the Thackray archive...

  • The Spaces Inbetween: The Art of Microbiology

    Posted 7 June 2024

    How can we blend art and biology? Dr. Jane Freeman delves into the process behind the magical world of Fragile Microbiomes.

  • Breast Cancer, Mastectomies and Life After

    Posted 20 May 2024

    This is the story of how a prosthetic from our collection unlocked the powerful story of Denise's battle with breast cancer.

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