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October 15, 2024

Make your own comic workshops at Dublin Festival of History

The fantastic Clare Foley, illustrator of Typhoidland’s graphic novel Fear & Fever: 14 days of typhoid in Edwardian Dublin, ran two brilliant 'create your own historical comic' workshops for teens…
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October 10, 2024

Immersive self-guided walking tour of Dublin now available

We’re so excited to announce the launch of the final major output of the 'Typhoid, Cockles & Terrorism' project - ‘Fear and Fever: Dublin’s Struggle with Typhoid’ is a completely…
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October 9, 2024

Fear & Fever features on The Irish History podcast!

We were thrilled to welcome Fin Dwyer, host of the brilliant Irish History podcast, to our exhibition Fear & Fever: Living and dying with typhoid in Dublin at Royal College…
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September 24, 2024

Nearly 700 visitors see Typhoidland’s Dublin exhibition on Culture Night!

We were so delighted to welcome, with our friends and heritage partners Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, almost 700 visitors to our exhibition ‘Fear & Fever: Living and Dying…
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September 18, 2024

‘Fear & Fever’ graphic novel sales raise €300 for Dublin Simon Community

Carly Collier and Claas Kirchhelle, Fear & Fever: 14 days of typhoid in Edwardian Dublin (Dublin City Council, 2024). The Typhoidland team are very proud to have donated €300 to…
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August 27, 2024

New interview about ‘Fear & Fever’ exhibition on Dublin’s NearFM!

An installation photo of the Typhoidland exhibition 'Fear & Fever: Living and dying with typhoid in Dublin', at Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, 6 Kildare Street.   Chiará Morgan,…
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August 25, 2024

Digital exhibition launch for Water Heritage Day 2024

To mark Water Heritage Day 2024, we're delighted to be launching our new digital exhibition ‘Stones & Bones: Containing Typhoid in Dear Dirty Dublin’ as a National Heritage Week digital…
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August 15, 2024

Heritage Week 2024 – Typhoidland takeover at RCPI!

It’s nearly Heritage Week 2024!  We’re busy preparing for a full week of FREE events and activities at No 6 Kildare Street, the historic home of our fantastic heritage partners…
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August 15, 2024

New article in History of Science, Technology & Medicine Network of Ireland online magazine

Read our new online article introducing the different exhibitions that make up the 'Typhoid, Cockles and Terrorism: How a Disease Shaped Modern Dublin' project, framed by a royal typhoid story…
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June 18, 2024

New blogs by Typhoidland team on Molly Malone and the curse of the magic bullet

Jeanne Rynhart, Molly Malone, 1988. Picture Credit: Carly Collier The Typhoidland team have published two new blogs with Coalition against Typhoid. Read about the link between Dublin's unofficial daughter Molly…
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June 17, 2024

Typhoid, Cockles & Terrorism: How a Disease Shaped Modern Dublin now launched!

The Typhoidland team at the Typhoid, Cockles & Terrorism: How a Disease Shaped Modern Dublin preview event at Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, 13th June. From left to right:…
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May 30, 2024

New article on environmental materialities and the history of pandemics by Dr Emily Webster

Dr Emily Webster introducing her research into Dublin's contagious past, 13th June. Picture Credit: Bobby Studio. Typhoidland Associate Curator Emily Webster has had a paper published in the Journal of the…
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May 22, 2024

Clare Foley, illustrator of Typhoidland’s Fear & Fever graphic novel, on the Oliver Callan show, RTÉ One!

Carly Collier and Claas Kirchhelle, Fear & Fever: 14 days of typhoid in Edwardian Dublin (Dublin City Council, 2024). The exceptionally talented Clare Foley, the artist who brought Typhoidland’s new graphic…
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April 30, 2024

Fear & Fever graphic novel launched!

Thursday 18th April 2024; From left to right are, Dr Carly Collier, postdoctoral fellow at UCD, Dr Claas Kirchhelle, Assistant Professor at the School of History, UCD and Lorraine McLoughlin,…
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April 26, 2024

Fear & Fever: Living and Dying with Typhoid in Dublin – new major Typhoidland exhibition announced!

Fear & Fever: Living & Dying with Typhoid in Dublin A new Typhoidland exhibition at Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (June 16 2024 - March 31 2025) Thomas Fitzpatrick,'"Dear,…
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November 22, 2023

Historical review of typhoid control measures published in Lancet Infectious Diseases

Typhoidland's Dr Emily Webster and Dr Claas Kirchhelle, in collaboration with PhD candidate Paula Palanco Lopez, have published an important new historical review of World Health Organisation reporting on typhoid…
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August 22, 2023

New digital exhibitions launched!

P. K. Kushal, Gali Anjaneya Temple, Bengaluru; James Ross, Survey of the boundaries of Purgunna of Bangalore; C. S. Sharada Prasad, Manual Sanitation Workers cleaning a cesspit (Images: Major General…
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August 15, 2023

New paper published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases

Image: James Archer, Medical illustration of drug-resistant, nontyphoidal, Salmonella sp. bacteria (CDC/ Antibiotic Resistance Coordination and Strategy Unit) Sam Vanderslott, in collaboration with Supriya Kumar (Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation,…
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September 30, 2022

Typhoid Book Now Available, Written By Dr Claas Kirchhelle

In this exploration of the past, present and future of typhoid control, Dr Claas Kirchhelle uses the stories of both literary characters and real-life figures to trace typhoid’s transformation from…
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September 30, 2022

New Paper Published In Collaboration With St John’s Research Institute in Bangalore

Photograph Credit: Palani Kumar. We have a new paper published in collaboration with St John's Research Institute in Bangalore (SakshiSaldanha and Dr ManjulikaVaz) and on the historical and ethical challenges of 'Water…
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Current & Past Events

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Medical and Digital Humanities Lunchtime Workshop

We heard from scholars working in Medical Humanities and how they make use of digital…
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Workshop – From Research to Engagement: Social Sciences and Infectious Disease

Infectious diseases are biosocial phenomena. Effective containment depends as much on understanding biology as it…
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Typhoid Elimination: Challenges and Opportunities

A roundtable discussion on typhoid elimination: challenges and opportunities at the International Salmonellosis Conference to…
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Typhoidland Award Ceremony
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Alice in Typhoidland Speaker Programme
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Alice in Typhoidland Activity Day
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