Qualification Type: | PhD |
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Location: | Manchester |
Funding for: | UK Students |
Funding amount: | The studentship will cover Home fees and provide a tax-free stipend (amount to be confirmed for 2023/24). |
Hours: | Full Time |
Placed On: | 7th March 2023 |
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Closes: | 1st June 2023 |
Project description: This studentship, based in the Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine (CHSTM), will develop a comprehensive understanding of the history of neurology in Manchester across the twentieth century. Research will examine the work of neurosurgeon Sir Geoffrey Jefferson (1886-1961) and his collaborators, including Dorothy Davison (1890-1984), an important figure in the art of medical illustration. Jefferson published many important works such as those on fractures of the atlas vertebra (often referred to as Jefferson's Fracture), and in 1924 performed the first successful embolectomy in Britain. Holding several surgical positions in the Manchester area, Jefferson took up the first neurosurgical chair in England at The University of Manchester and Director of the Neurological Laboratories in 1945 before being elected to the Royal Society in 1947. Dorothy Davison trained at the Manchester School of Art and entered the field of medical illustration through work done on Egyptology at the Manchester Museum. Well known for her neurological, orthopaedic and haematological paintings, Davison produced several illustrations for Jefferson whilst working at the MRI and The University of Manchester. She was a pioneer in the field, and in 1939 was appointed Medical Artist by The University of Manchester, training a new generation of medical artists.
This project will explore Jefferson’s work across clinical research, neurosurgery and medicine, as well as his formative role in shaping the British neurology through contributions to the work of the Medical Research Council (as the Chairman of its Clinical Research Committee), thereby reconstructing his legacy and continued influence. In 2021, The University of Manchester launched the Geoffrey Jefferson Brain Research Centre which conducts ground breaking research to tackle some of medical science’s most devastating conditions. The launch of the centre demonstrates the continued influence of Jefferson’s work and Manchester’s contribution to the advancement of neurological research.
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Studentship details: We are pleased to offer a studentship to support this project starting in September 2023. The studentship will cover Home fees and provide a tax-free stipend (amount to be confirmed for 2023/24).
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Please contact Dr Robert Kirk (Robert.G.Kirk@manchester.ac.uk) for further information about the project or to make an informal enquiry.
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