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Society for the Social History of Medicine Postgraduate Conference 2017In cooperation with the University of Strathclyde and Shanghai UniversityFunded by the Wellcome TrustHealth Histories: The Next Generation October 12-13, 2017 Shanghai University, Chinahttps://www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/schoolofhumanities/history/healthhistoriesthenextgeneration/The Society for the Social History of Medicine periodically hosts an international conference for postgraduate students. The 2017 conference committee welcomes papers on any topic within the discipline of the social history of medicine and particularly encourage proposals for papers and panels that critically examine or challenge some aspect of the history of medicine and health. We welcome a range of methodological approaches, geographical regions, and time periods.Proposals should be based on new research from postgraduate students currently registered in a University programme. Paper submissions should include a 250-word abstract, including five key words and a short (1-page) CV. Panel submissions should feature three papers (each with a 250-word abstract, including five key words, and a short CV), a chair, and a 100-word panel abstract.For postgraduate students not currently funded through an existing fellowship or grant, funding is available to cover the costs associated with visas, travel, and accommodation in Shanghai. Upon confirmation of an accepted abstract, each postgraduate student is required to apply for a visa to travel to China. For more information about visas, please see https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/china/entry-requirements.All postgraduate delegates must register (or already be registered) as members of the Society for the Social History of Medicine. For more information about SSHM student membership, please see http://www.oxfordjournals.org/our_journals/sochis/access_purchase/price_list.html.To propose an abstract, please visit:https://www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/schoolofhumanities/history/healthhistoriesthenextgeneration/abstractsubmission/To propose a panel, please visit:https://www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/schoolofhumanities/history/healthhistoriesthenextgeneration/panelsubmission/Submissions and queries should be sent to Mrs Caroline Marley: cshhh-admin@strath.ac.uk.Conference Organizers:Dr Stephen Mawdsley, University of StrathclydeProfessor Yong-an Zhang, Shanghai UniversityAbstract Deadline: 10 March 2017