About
Solveig Jülich is Professor of History of Ideas and Scholarship at Uppsala University's Department of History of Ideas within the Faculty of Arts. Since joining Uppsala in 2014, she has held leadership positions including Deputy Head of Department (2017-2020) and Chair of the steering committee for the Centre for Medical Humanities. She earned her PhD from Linköping University in 2002, and previously held academic positions at Linköping University and Stockholm University.
Her research focuses on the media history of medicine, historical perspectives on medical ethics, and democratization processes in science. Key research areas include:
- Visual culture of pregnancy and fetal representation
- Historical bioethics and value conflicts
- Medical communication and public engagement
- Swedish medical history and policy evolution
Analysis of her publications reveals consistent focus on visual culture in medicine, particularly fetal imaging and representation, with strong interdisciplinary connections to ethics, history, and media studies. Her work frequently examines tensions between scientific progress and societal values in Swedish medical contexts.
She leads significant research projects funded by national organizations:
- Medicine's Communication: Digitalization of Swedish Medical Journals, 1781–2011 (SweMPer, 2023-2026)
- Between Openness and Secrets: Control of Medical Communication in 20th Century Sweden (2023-2025)
- Medicine at the Borders of Life (2015-2021)
- Photography of Life and Death: Lennart Nilsson, Medicine and Media in Sweden (2022)
She serves in numerous academic leadership roles including:
- External Board Member, Ridderstad Foundation (2024–)
- Advisory Board Member, Center for the History of Science (2023–)
- Editorial Board Member, European Journal for the History of Medicine and Health (2020–)
- Chair of Uppsala University's Forum for Medical Humanities and Social Sciences (2017-2019)
