Research
The research includes studies of the production of scientific knowledge; material, visual and ethical aspects of medical and scientific practice; the development of laboratory environments; the lives and works of individual actors; the history of health care professions and education; and the history of medical research funding.
Our research takes an interdisciplinary approach, applying perspectives, theories and methods from the humanities and social sciences, especially medical humanities and history, philosophy and sociology of science, science and technology studies, and cultural history and heritage studies.
Who we are
Members of the research team are also affiliated with Medical History and Heritage, where we work with librarians, archivists, and art historians to preserve and make KI's cultural heritage collections (books and other printed materials, manuscripts, art and photography, and object collections) accessible.
The research team leader is Eva Åhrén, who is also head of Medical History and Heritage.