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Eugenia Pacitti

@eugpac

PhD from Monash University looking at the history of human specimen collections in Aus, herbarium worker, keen futsal player, dog lover, all views my own

 Melbourne, Victoria
Joined July 2009
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I’m very happy to announce my book, The Body Collected in Australia: A History of Human Specimens and the Circulation of Biomedical Knowledge, has been published with @BloomsburyHist !
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The Body Collected in Australia: A History of Human Specimens & the Circulation of Biomedical Knowledge by @eugpac looks at how collected human remains have shaped global biomedical knowledge & attitudes towards the body over the past 200 years. Out now! bit.ly/43kFaAM
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This book is the end result of my PhD research and has been a labour of love for the last few years. Thank you to everyone who has been involved in discussing ideas or reading drafts, and to the amazing team at @BloomsburyHist for bringing it to life!
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Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria is seeking a motivated and artistically talented individual for a studentship in scientific botanical illustration. For further information, and to learn about the individual projects available, please visit: bit.ly/465flW3
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Comment | "What is clear is that to make the British Museum fit for the 21st century will require a rewiring of its ethos of curation and collections care" (@britishmuseum) ow.ly/WjQp50PFls2
'The last remaining argument against restitution has now been lost'

'The last remaining argument against restitution has now been lost'

To make the British Museum fit for the 21st century it must create a comprehensive publicly accessible database of its entire collection, argues Dan Hicks, curator at the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford

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Hang it in the Louvre 🖼️ #Matildas #FIFAWWC #TilitsDone
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Jackson Graham@jtbgraham3 Aug 2023
Tourette’s used to make Jack swear, now he yells out shapes and colours. Many succeed in reframing Tourette’s as just one part of who they are. What’s it like to live with this disorder?theage.com.au/national/toure…
It starts as an itch: What’s it like to have Tourette’s?

It starts as an itch: What’s it like to have Tourette’s?

Most people with Tourette’s don’t swear but their tics can be hard to control. What’s it like to live with this disorder?

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Marta. 🫶 #FIFAWWC
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The shoulder has an ‘an overly ambitious design’ that makes it prone to all sorts of afflictions. But frozen shoulder is particularly mysterious — here’s what experts know about it. theage.com.au/lifestyle/heal…
What is a frozen shoulder (and do they thaw out)?

What is a frozen shoulder (and do they thaw out)?

First comes the pain, then the immobility. Here’s what experts know about this mysterious condition.

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Strokes strike young and old. In most cases, time is critical in getting help. How can you tell? And what are the treatments? theage.com.au/national/at-40…
At 40, Jim had a stroke. Would you know the signs?

At 40, Jim had a stroke. Would you know the signs?

Strokes strike young and old. In most cases, time is critical in getting help. How can you tell? How are strokes treated?

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The mystery of the remains found inside a hospital’s ‘bone room’ theage.com.au/national/victo…
The mystery of the remains found inside a hospital’s ‘bone room’

The mystery of the remains found inside a hospital’s ‘bone room’

A Victorian health service has recruited a law firm to investigate the identity of bones found in Box Hill Hospital this year, and how and when they got there.

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We can't get enough of slime moulds! Been having lots of fun working with @rebecca_le_get and the team to process 3000 of these little specimens and watching them come alive under the microscope! #slimemould
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While they may not look like much at first glance, slime moulds come alive under the microscope, revealing intricate features and dazzling colours. What do these slime moulds look like to you?
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The skeleton of an Irish "giant" is to be removed from display at a London museum due to "sensitivities" but will be available for bona fide medical research. bbc.in/3vT2ENl
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‘We were fuelled by colonial convictions’: Museums return remains of 18 Indigenous Australians theage.com.au/world/europe/o…
‘We were fuelled by colonial convictions’: Museums return remains of 18 Indigenous Australians

‘We were fuelled by colonial convictions’: Museums return remains of 18 Indigenous Australians

Two Oxford University museums are among several institutions under increased pressure to return the many “colonial prizes” in their collections.

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‘We had a sixth person in our house’: Skeletons in the closet haunt doctors theage.com.au/healthcare/we-…
‘We had a sixth person in our house’: Skeletons in the closet haunt doctors

‘We had a sixth person in our house’: Skeletons in the closet haunt doctors

Human bones are stored in boxes in thousands of people’s homes, with no sign of whom they belonged to or when and where they were seized.

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Piper enjoying her first election! #democracydogs #democracydog #dogsatpollingbooths #AusVotes2022
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Did you know that the National Herbarium of Victoria is like a biological library, but instead of books, it lends specimens to researchers at scientific institutions? Click below to read more about the role of herbaria in documenting biodiversity! facebook.com/story.php?story…
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Rose Batty admits she hadn’t foreseen the impact the Australian of the Year role could have until she received the honour in 2015. #australianoftheyear #challenge #DomesticViolence themandarin.com.au/181498-no…

No rulebook for Australian of the Year, says one recipient who helped change the role

Rosie Batty admits she hadn’t foreseen the impact the Australian of the Year role could have until she received the honour in 2015. 

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Siberia is exporting 100 tonnes of ivory a year — and it's not from elephants

Siberia is exporting 100 tonnes of ivory a year — and it's not from elephants

As the permafrost melts in Siberia, the rush is on to exploit ivory from ancient giants trapped in the ice for thousands of years.

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Ancestral Remains of First Nations people were once stolen for trophies. Now they will have a national resting place theconversation.com/ancestra… via @ConversationEDU
Ancestral Remains of First Nations people were once stolen for trophies. Now they will have a...

Ancestral Remains of First Nations people were once stolen for trophies. Now they will have a...

The proposed National Resting Place in Canberra will be a vital step towards a more complete telling of this nation’s story.

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Heavy lifting at Sydney’s herbarium: the quest to move and catalogue more than 1m plant specimens theguardian.com/australia-ne…
Heavy lifting at Sydney’s herbarium: the quest to move and catalogue more than 1m plant specimens

Heavy lifting at Sydney’s herbarium: the quest to move and catalogue more than 1m plant specimens

For nearly three years, staff and volunteers have been going through about 70,000 boxes in a mammoth undertaking to digitise the collection

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