Please note: this event has now taken place. On Wednesday 21 November, the Institute of Art History and The Hunterian, in association with the Library, are hosting a FREE screening of All Divided Selves, a film by Luke Fowler, nominated for this… Read More ›
Tag Archive for ‘psychiatry’
New collection: on tour with R D Laing in 1970s America
40 years ago, on the 5 November 1972, the psychiatrist R D Laing (1927-1989) embarked on a month-long speaking tour of the USA. Special Collections is pleased to announce that the film and audio recorded during his journey is now… Read More ›
In the news: R D Laing and Kingsley Hall
Already the subject of a nomination on this year’s Turner Prize shortlist (see earlier blog post), the work of psychiatrist and University of Glasgow graduate, R D Laing (1927-1989) is also the focus of an exhibition and publication about former residents of Kingsley Hall, a community… Read More ›
Thomas Ferguson Rodger collection online
The catalogue for the papers of Thomas Ferguson Rodger (1907-1978), the University’s first Professor of Psychological Medicine, is now online. Rodger was a graduate of the University and received a BSc in 1927 and MB ChB in 1929. You can… Read More ›
Thomas Ferguson Rodger: University’s first Professor of Psychological Medicine
In 1949 Thomas Ferguson Rodger became the University’s first Professor of Psychological Medicine, a position he was to hold until his retirement in 1973. Born in Glasgow, Rodger attended North Kelvinside School and studied at the University, graduating BSc (1927)… Read More ›