The Society for the Social History of Medicine (SSHM) invites submissions to its 2007 Roy Porter Student Essay Prize Competition. This prize will be awarded to the best original, unpublished essay in the social history of medicine submitted to the competition as judged by the SSHM's assessment panel. It is named in honour of the late Professor Roy Porter, a great teacher and a generous scholar.

The competition is open to undergraduate and post-graduate students in full or part-time education. The winner will be awarded £500.00, and his or her entry may also be published in the journal, Social History of Medicine. Please click here for a list of past competition winners.

Further details and an entry form for the 2007 competition can be downloaded here as a pdf-file.

The deadline for entries is: 1 February 2008

Any questions about the competition should be directed to:
Dr Lutz Sauerteig
Centre for the History of Medicine and Disease
Durham University
Queen's Campus
Wolfson Research Institute
University Boulevard
Stockton on Tees TS17 6BH
United Kingdom.

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