Kristin Hussey
@kristinhussey
Historian of medicine, science and the environment. Lecturer in Environmental History at Newcastle University researching sleep and circadian rhythms. PI: The Night Shift 1850-present. Also sea swimming, museum-ing and mom-ing. Kristinhussey.co.uk
Stopped by BBC Newcastle today to talk to Anna Foster about Night Shift! Great to see so much public interest in the project - especially here in the North East where so many people do shift work.
A visit to the anatomy theatre and museum at University of Edinburgh - has been on my bucket list for ages! #eshs-hss
On Wednesday I'll be giving my own paper on the physiology of night owls and early birds - and understand body temperature rhythms as habitual as a part of a three panel symposium on 'The Science and Medicine of Bodily Habits'. Would be great to see people there! (Over at the EFI) #hss-eshs #hss2026
Excited for a few days of the history of science at HSS/ESHS Edinburgh! Kicking things off with @samhistsci.bsky.social and a whirlwind history of trying to record the temperature of the ocean. #hss2026
In the British Library with a huge stack of books about chronobiology. Truly what could be better??
Calling all scholars of night work! I am organising a workshop on the night shift since 1900 this September at Newcastle. Looking for scholars across disciplines who think about working at night in critical context to give short working papers. More info here: kristinhussey.co.uk/research/34u...
The Easter weekend begins with a trip to the Discovery Museum @northeastmuseums.bsky.social to check out their new under 5s area. But my daughter preferred the industrial heritage - naturally.
A great catch up at GNM Hancock to discuss an upcoming collaborative project on environmental history generously funded by @bshsnews.bsky.social. So much of academia is feeling really bleak right now so trying to enjoy the better moments.
In the archives and it feels so goooood. Exploring the health trade union archives @mrcwarwick.bsky.social this last week - searching for elusive might shift experiences and finding plenty of other insights along the way.
Can you guess what I am teaching our master's students today? Clues in my ANT style network analysis 🐋
Since I have so many new followers - you might be interested to read this gorgeous comic about chronobiology that I made with Sofie Louise Dam during my time at University of Copenhagen. An adventure through time and science available open access! cbmr.ku.dk/outreach/chr...
A quick pre-semester trip to Copenhagen. Reconnecting with friends and colleagues, endless iced coffees and late summer sunshine.
A fleeting visit to the Wellcome library for some last minute pre-semester research on shift work and circadian rhythms. Hopefully will be making its way into a lecture at some point!
Spotted on the new acquisitions shelf at the Wellcome Library. Congrats on Memory Bank @bogarty.bsky.social!
In other news - I think I have finally had enough of the Other Place and I am going to try and give this one a concerted effort. So here's a picture of my new home in Cullercoats. It is splendid.
Scoping trip to Beamish museum for my new course on histories of sleep. A great venue for getting students to think about space, class and gender in relation to sleeping arrangements.
Nicest ever room for teaching! Starting to wrap up my time at Medical Museion with three days of teaching on medical representations for an amazing group of PhD students
First day back in work post-mat leave. Boy I have missed this view on my commute!
Daycare integration day means a small moment for catching up on reading. Have been meaning to get to this special issue on sleep knowledge for months!