Over three hundred researchers, practitioners, and artists gathered in Durham and online for a three-day conference on Critical Neurodiversity Studies: Directions / Intersections / Contradictions.  

The IMH welcomes our Medical Humanities in Practice Research Fellows for the first in a series of events.

On 3-4 July 2025, the IMH was delighted to welcome members of our international Advisory Board to Durham for our annual meeting.

How is subjective experience integrated (or not) into mental health science? Contribute your views in a survey for the SUNRISE study.

Do you have a passion for creating compelling digital content and accessible graphic design?

A new book co-edited by Dr Adam Powell, of our Department of Theology and Religion, takes an unexpected look at one of Netflix’s most popular series. ‘Religion and Theology in Stranger Things’ explores how themes of faith, spirituality, and meaning emerge from the hit show’s supernatural storylines. We caught up with Dr Powell to find out more. 

Are you an experienced administrator? Would you like to be part of our dynamic and friendly team?

We are delighted to announce that Professor Peih-Ying (Peggy) Lu from the School of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University (KMU) has joined IMH and the Platform on a 4-month fellowship from the National Science and Technology Council.

We are delighted to announce that four Medical Humanities in Practice Research Fellows will be joining the Discovery Research Platform in June 2025.

The May 2025 edition of our newsletter is now available online.

Professor Angela Woods, Director of the Institute for Medical Humanities (IMH) and a Professor of Medical Humanities in our Department of English Studies, has been awarded an honorary doctorate by Linköping University.

How can we use people’s lived experience of health and illness to improve clinical practice? This has been the focus for Professor Jane Macnaughton as the founder of our Institute for Medical Humanities. For the last 25 years, Jane has been at the forefront of this area of research, striving to humanise medical education.