This Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) funded research project aims to produce an in-depth understanding of Florence Nightingale, by mapping her family connections with the East Midlands. 

A joint venture between the University of Nottingham's School of Health Sciences and Department of History, the project will explore how her regional experiences impacted her career, attitudes, and writings. In addition, it examines what Nightingale's life and work reveals about the health, history and cultural life of the Victorian Midlands. 

More information on the project can be found here.

Book

Florence Nightingale at Home, co-authored by Professor Paul Crawford, director of the Centre for Social Futures, is available to buy now.

Exhibition

Florence Nightingale Comes Home

20 May - 05 September 2021, Lakeside Arts Centre, Nottingham.

Publications

‘Florence Nightingale and Responsibility for Healthcare in the Home’  

‘Could Nightingale get cancelled? The rise, endurance, and possible fall of Florence Nightingale in British historical culture since 1854’

Blogs

Florence Nightingale's Cabin Fever

Florence Nightingale's mince pies

Radio appearances

The project was featured on BBC Radio 4 and regional BBC programmes. Listen here.

Reviews

Florence Nightingale at home (with Covid 19) - review by Professor Robert Dingwall.

Project team

Principal Investigator: Professor Paul Crawford

Meet the team