The Wellcome Unit for the History of Medicine is pleased to announcethat its annual postgraduate conference, “Poison, Persuasion, and Panaceas”, will be held on Friday June 6th 2014 from 10:00 to 17:30.

Speakers will explore the cross-pollination of medicine, technology,and culture from the age of empire to the age of Internet. Taking an interdisciplinary view of history, the conference seeks engaging and enthusiastic participants for a rousing and challenging discussion.

The conference will convene in the History Faculty Lecture Theatre onGeorge Street. All are welcome. Attendence is free, but for catering purposes, please register yourinterest with Belinda Michaelides (belinda.michaelides@wuhmo.ox.ac.uk) by 30 May 2014. The programme and further details will be uploaded shortly at http://www.wuhmo.ox.ac.uk/events/unit-events.html