Whilst being forward-looking we can also learn a lot from history and reflection.
10 years ago, in May 2015 I was staying in Cape Town for a few days and I took the opportunity to visit the Heart of Cape Town Museum. I was profoundly moved by the exhibition. I wrote a blog about a dramatic and thought-provoking series of events in medical history, and I was inspired to reflect on some far-reaching issues of that time and to suggest some take home messages relating to other breakthroughs in Life Sciences and medical research.
Here is a link if you are curious to read more about this.
Faced with dilemmas and maybe also in troubling times consider what we can learn from history and reflection.
by Dr Julie Charlesworth 12/5/25