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Department of History and Philosophy of Science

 

PhD student

College: Selwyn College

Supervisors: Prof Dániel Margócsy and Prof Liba Taub

Advisor: Dr Philippa Carter

Thesis title: The Air and the Body in Late Medieval English Medicine, 1300 to 1600

Research interests

History of science and medicine before 1800; Galenic medicine and its post-classical reception; history of meteorology; Atmospheric Humanities

Teaching

Supervisor (2023–4) and Head Supervisor (2024–6) for HPS Part II Paper 1: Early Science and Medicine

Roles

From 2023 to 2024, I was convener of the Cabinet of Natural History

With Dr Fiona Amery, I co-founded and co-convene the Cambridge Atmospheric Humanities Reading Group

With Dr Debby Banham, I run the HPS Latin Therapy Group

Awards

AHRC Open-Oxford-Cambridge DTP and Selwyn College Studentship (2022–5)

University of Oklahoma Taylor-Wei Dissertation Fellow and Mellon Visiting Fellow (2025–6)

Royal College of Surgeons Henry Lumley Collections Engagement Grant-holder (2025–6)