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Welcoming Robert Chapman to the Discovery Research Platform for Medical Humanities
A warm welcome to Robert Chapman who joins us as Assistant Professor of Critical Neurodiversity Studies in the Measurement Lab on the Discovery Research Platform for Medical Humanities.
Medical Humanities – Future Interdisciplinarity
IMH researchers invited to speak at three-day workshop convened by the Centre for Medical Humanities and Bioethics (CMHB) at Linköping University.
New grant awarded to develop a best practice framework for the Holiday Activities and Food Programme
Durham FUSE researchers enjoy NIHR grant success
Welcoming Anna Stenning to the Discovery Research Platform for Medical Humanities
A warm welcome to Anna Stenning, who joins us on the Discovery Research Platform for Medical Humanities as a Postdoctoral Research Associate with the Narrative Practices Lab.
Wellcome Research Culture Funding Success
Our IMH Senior Fellow, Jane Macnaughton has led a team of Durham staff to success in attaining a £1 million grant from Wellcome to develop research culture at Durham.
Narrative Practices Lab: Connecting Durham University researchers engaged in narrative research on health
Exciting opportunities for Durham University researchers from across disciplines to come together and help us think about how we can best support and foster work in the areas of narrative research and storytelling.
ReaderBank: A collaborative project with Edinburgh International Book Festival
As part of the Discovery Research Platform for Medical Humanities, our researchers are partnering with the Edinburgh International Book Festival to develop ReaderBank: the world’s most ambitious study of reading, imagination and well-being.
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New Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow to join IMH
We are happy to announce that Dr Marta Cenedese has been awarded a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship, and will be joining IMH from April 2024-26.
New Royal College of Psychiatrists CPD e-learning module on ‘Recovery Narrative in Clinical Practice’
Durham’s Institute for Medical Humanities and Hearing the Voice are delighted to announce the release of our new Royal College of Psychiatrists CPD e-Learning module on ‘Recovery Narrative in Clinical Practice’ by Åsa Jansson, Angela Woods, Akiko Hart and Chris Cook.
Cultures of Madness seminar series ends on a high
IMH members Veronica Heney and Arya Thampuran, together with their colleague Kelechi Anucha, are delighted to report the success of the Cultures of Madness seminar series, which ran bi-monthly over the last academic year.
Announcing the recipient of the Durham-CSC PhD scholarship
Congratulations to Liyuan Jiao (焦丽媛), who has been awarded the Durham-CSC joint PhD scholarship.