Personal profile
Research interests
History of Life Sciences and Medicine (c.1800-2000) - citizen science - exploration physiology - public health - research ethics - interdisciplinary working - gender - race in medicine - eugenics - genetics - popular science writing - teaching and pedagogy - digital learning - digital teaching - digital humanities
Keywords
- D204 Modern History
- History of Science
- History of Medicine
- Citizen Science
- Exploration
- Physiology
- Eugenics
- History of Sport
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 13 Climate Action
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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New Perspectives: Four Unsung Heroes of Diabetes Research
Heggie, V., Feb 2026, In: Diabetes Care. 49, 2, p. 216-222 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Progress: False friend and real hope
Heggie, V., 20 Mar 2026, The Routledge Handbook of Health and Environmental Humanities. Abrams, A., Bates, V. & Gomez, R. (eds.). 1st ed. Routledge, p. 114-129 16 p. (Routledge Handbooks in Applied Linguistics).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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Germs, infections, and the erratic ‘natural laboratory’ of Antarctica: from Operation Snuffles to the Killer Kleenex
Heggie, V., 17 Jan 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Medical history.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Medicine in the field: Growing connections between environmental and medical history
Heggie, V., 7 Sept 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: History Compass. 13 p., e12786.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Physiology and biomedicine on high-altitude expeditions (c.1880-1980)
Heggie, V., 14 Jul 2022, Rethinking Geographical Explorations in Extreme Environments: From the Arctic to the Mountaintops . Armiero, M., Biasillo, R. & Morosini, S. (eds.). 1st ed. Routledge, 18 p. (Routledge Explorations in Environmental Studies).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Projects
- 1 Finished
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Race science, acclimatisation, and survival physiology in the mid-twentieth century
Heggie, V. (Principal Investigator)
1/06/19 → 31/08/22
Project: Research
Press/Media
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You're Dead To Me: The Fatal Quest for the North West Passage
1/03/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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