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Biography
Professor Barry Doyle studied for both his BA and PhD at the University of East Anglia. He held teaching posts at the Universities of St Andrews, Durham and Edinburgh before moving to the University of Teesside where he was lecturer and Reader in History and subsequently Assistant Dean Research in the School of Social Sciences and Law. He moved to Huddersfield as Head of History, English, Languages and Media in 2008 and since 2013 has been Professor of Health History.
His teaching and research interests cover the political, social and economic history of urban Britain in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries. He has a particular interest in the development of health care systems before welfare states in both the UK and Europe. He was closely involved in developing a project to archive the British Steel Teesside Collection which received over £400,000 in grants, while his health care research has received significant support from the Wellcome Trust.
Research Expertise and Interests
- Urban politics
- Hospital provision
- Aspects of late nineteenth and twentieth century local and regional history.
Keywords
- Urban Politics
- Hospital Provision
- 19th Century Local History
- 20th Century Local History
- 19th Century Regional History
- 20th Century Regional History
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urban history
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Earth & Environmental Sciences
urban politics
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earning a doctorate
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Projects 2016 2018
- 1 Finished
Crossing Boundaries: The History of First Aid in Britain and France, 1909‐1989
Doyle, B. & Beatrice Wall, R.
1/06/16 → 1/11/18
Project: Research › Research Council
Research Output 1991 2018
Contrasting Accounting Practices in the Urban Hospitals of England and France, 1890s to 1930s
Doyle, B., 21 Dec 2018, (Accepted/In press) Accounting for Health. Calculative Practices and Administrative Techniques 1500-2000. Von Hüntelmann, A. C. & Falk, O. (eds.). Manchester: Manchester University PressResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
English First Aid Organisations and the Provisional IRA Mainland Bombing Campaign of 1974
Doyle, B., 22 Feb 2018, The Historian, 136, p. 28-32 5 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
Les soins hospitaliers en Grande-Bretagne pendant l’entre-deux-guerres: un marché de la santé ?
Doyle, B., 3 Jul 2018, (Accepted/In press) Marches de la sante en Europe au XXe siècle. Valat, B. (ed.). Presses Universitaires du MidiResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Healthcare before Welfare States: Hospitals in Early Twentieth Century England and France
Doyle, B. M., 1 Mar 2016, In : Canadian bulletin of medical history = Bulletin canadien d'histoire de la médecine. 33, 1, p. 174-204 31 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
State Hospitals
England
France
Delivery of Health Care
World War II
La prise en charge médicale des victimes d’accidents industriels, sa gestion et son financement en Angleterre, 1860-1914
Doyle, B., 2016, Risques industriels: savoirs, régulations, politiques d'assistance, fin XVIIe-début XXe siècle. Le Roux, T. (ed.). Presses Universitaires de Rennes, p. 207-226 20 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Activities 2008 2018
Royal Historical Society (Publisher)
Barry Doyle (Member of editorial board)2018
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial work
Economic History Society (External organisation)
Barry Doyle (Chair)2015 → …
Activity: Membership types › Membership of committee
Boydell and Brewer Ltd (Publisher)
Barry Doyle (Member of editorial board)2013 → …
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial work
Cambridge University Press (Publisher)
Barry Doyle (Member of editorial board)2011 → …
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial work
Economic & Social Research Council (External organisation)
Barry Doyle (Member)2008 → …
Activity: Membership types › Membership of council