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Grant success for IMH Honorary Fellow

Ruben Verwaal has been awarded a grant by the Dutch Heritage Council (RCE, 2025-26) for the ‘Valuable and Healing’ project.
An older person in a wheelchair looks up at the art on the walls of a gallery and smiles.

Applications now open for Medical Humanities in Practice Research Fellowship Scheme

The scheme aims to support professionals and researchers from Health or Voluntary and Community sectors to develop research within the medical humanities.
A structure of interconnected platforms and floating islands on a stormy sea. Each platform features items that reflect the Labs and Sites of the Platform. Top left to top right: Visual and Material, The WellSpring, Measurement, Narrative and Cognition, The Festival. Bottom left to bottom right: The Practice, Affective Experience, Narrative Practice, Moving Bodies.

Third IMH research cabaret is a resounding success

A write-up of our event on 12 November.
Amy Pearson sat on the floor at the beginning of an aerial performance with ropes.

Three new Honorary Fellows to join the Institute

A warm IMH welcome to Dawn Williams, Chimwemwe Phiri and Katharine Cheston.
Three black and white profile photographs in a row: Dawn Williams (Left), Chimwemwe Phiri (Middle) and Katharine Cheston (Right).

Event recordings now available

New recordings repositories launched for IMH and Platform websites.
Hand holding film camera aloft against a blue sky.

Working together with people in secure mental health units to stay healthy

We’re collaborating with the NHS to empower people in secure mental health units get the exercise that they need to stay healthy.
Looking down a hospital ward.

Black Lung by Megan Adams

IMH and New Writing North are delighted to mark the 2024 research cabaret with the publication of this short story.
Old black and white photograph of a coal mine. At the forefront of the image is a bridge, across which a group of miners walk.

Narrative Practices Co-Lead published in The Conversation

Veronica Heney reflects on Adelaide by Genevieve Wheeler: a 'sad girl novel' that lacks emotional depth.
Cropped book cover image for 'Adelaide'. A painting of a young white woman with fair hair slumped against a wall with her eyes closed.

IMH publishes November newsletter

News and insights from the Institute for Medical Humanities.
Durham Castle in the sunshine - a grass-covered courtyard surrounded by historic buildings.

Exploring the Upside Down: New book examines religious themes in hit Netflix show Stranger Things

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. 
The front cover of the book which is blue and red along with a headshot of Dr Adam Powell smiling wearing a blue shirt

Dr Louise Creechan to ‘neurodiversify’ the academy

Dr Louise Creechan, from our Institute for Medical Humanities and Department of English Studies, has won a prestigious award to make humanities research more accessible and inclusive for neurodivergent researchers.
Woman sitting at table, facing camera, hands on desk

Postgraduate Research Network re-launching in Autumn 2024

We are delighted to announce the relaunch of our network for Durham University postgraduate research network.
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