Dr. Laura Newman

Biography

Laura Newman is a historian with expertise in medicine, science, and education, currently serving as a Postdoctoral Research Associate on the Wellcome-funded Addressing Health project at King's College London. She previously worked on the AHRC-funded Mobile Museum project at Royal Holloway and Kew Gardens. Laura received her PhD from King's College London in collaboration with The Science Museum in 2018, which examined the role of germ sciences in the British workplace from approximately 1880 to 1940. Her monograph, 'Germs in the English Workplace, 1880-1945', was published by Routledge. Laura has contributed articles to prestigious journals such as the Historical Journal, Social History of Medicine, History of Education, and Paedagogica Historica, focusing on topics like occupational health activism, museum education, and the British dairy industry. With extensive experience in the museums and heritage sector, including roles at the Hunterian Museum, the Florence Nightingale Museum, and the Science Museum, she is currently researching school health histories and the historical contexts of education throughout life cycles.

Research Interests