Professor Dr. Angus Ferguson

Biography

Angus H. Ferguson is a Senior Lecturer in Political & International Studies at the University of Glasgow. His expertise lies in the history of infant health, including topics such as Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and infant nutrition, as well as medical ethics and the interaction between law and medicine. He oversees postgraduate and doctoral supervision for students focusing on historical medical topics. Current PhD projects at his supervision include a study on 'Reclaimable citizens, incorrigible offenders, spaces of historical examination of civic boundaries drawn by a penal welfarist state' and 'The history of palliative care and the rise and fall of the Liverpool Care Pathway'. In addition to teaching undergraduate courses such as Economic & Social History, he has played an active role in organizing conferences and workshops that explore the complex relationship between historical practices and medical advancements. Ferguson has collaborated with various academic institutions and has been part of multiple external appointments, ensuring a continual contribution to the field of medical history and health studies.

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