Journal and Newsletter
- Subscription to the journal Social History of Medicine with four issues per year.
- Access to the full online archive of Social History of Medicine.
- The Gazette, with reports and information about professional events within and outside the Society.
Events and Funding
- Reduced registration fees at SSHM conferences.
- Conference Funding – The Society for the Social History of Medicine awards financial assistance for conferences and workshops on the history of medicine. The applicant must be a member of the Society for the Social History of Medicine at the time of application.
- Some bursaries are available for members who are students/unwaged/precarious on request.
Prizes
- The Roy Porter Student Essay Prize – a £500 prize awarded every year to the best student essay submitted to a competition reserved for student members of the Society. Prize-winning essays may be published in the Society’s journal Social History of Medicine, subject to the usual editorial and refereeing procedures. Click here for a list of past winners.
- Book Development Prize – Two prizes (monograph and edited collection) of £2000 awarded annually for works submitted to Manchester University Press.
Engagement
- Opportunity to join our Executive Committee upon positions becoming available.
- Opportunity to undertake Fellowship and working group memberships leading strategic projects within the Society.