The Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of
Cambridge (UK) invites applications from candidates with interests in any areas
of history of medicine who would like to be nominated for the Wellcome Trust's
annual master's award and doctoral studentship competitions.

The Department also invites applications for two doctoral studentships funded by
a Wellcome enhancement award in history of medicine. We seek outstanding
candidates whose research would fall in the field 'From Generation to
Reproduction', i.e., who would investigate some aspect of how, since 1500, our
world of reproductive practice and controversy was created. Special interest
attaches to the constitution of 'reproduction' as a new object of medical
intervention and scientific research, and the increasing modern detachment of
sex and reproduction.

Areas in which suitable historical projects could be proposed include (but are
not limited to):

- early-modern investigations into generation;

- generation and childbirth in early-modern medical cases and case-books;

- the reorganization of knowledge of generation/reproduction, especially in the
age of revolutions;

- such sciences as embryology, obstetrics, gynaecology, evolutionary biology,
reproductive physiology, sexual science, genetics and developmental biology;

- the visual cultures of these sciences;

- movements for sex reform around birth control and sexology;

- networks linking experimental biology to reproductive medicine and public
health, agriculture, especially animal breeding, and pharmaceutical industry;

- new techniques for monitoring and manipulating pregnancy, genes, gametes and
embryos, e.g. pregnancy testing, genetic screening, in vitro fertilization and
embryo transfer;

- new social and psychological practices for making babies and families.

For information about the Department, see http://www.hps.cam.ac.uk, and for
details of the studentships, http://www.hps.cam.ac.uk/studying/funding.html
(under Wellcome Trust Awards). Informal inquiries may be made to the teaching
officer with the most relevant interests. The deadline for applications is 15
February 2006.

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