A 10 minute survey exploring what it is like to read or write for The Polyphony and what can happen as a result.

An experimental workshop examining embodied and relational forms of knowing in therapeutic and qualitative research settings.

A 10 minute survey exploring what it is like to read or write for The Polyphony and what can happen as a result.

Emily Davis, Daniel P Jones, and Gabriela Minden reflect on the potential of dance in the critical medical humanities following their one-day event ‘Dancing Across Disciplines’ held at Durham Unive…

In this age of AI, how can the medical humanities shape digitisation, and how are digital technologies shaping emerging medical practices?

Ambient scribes, also known as artificial intelligence-powered voice-to-text technology, are widely cited as time-saving tools that reduce administrative burden for clinicians. Yet, in their current u...

News & updates from the Institute for Medical Humanities, Durham University.

Estelle Verdi has co-authored a scoping review exploring how creative health approaches may support mental health of minoritised women following baby loss.

What does 'good' co-produced research look like? Kate Marks, Brett Smith and Victor Merino-Expósito explore in this new article for Critical Public Health.

Last month the IMH held a PhD Showcase afternoon celebrating the diversity and creativity of research in the medical humanities.

The premiere of a co-choreographed dance piece by Moving Bodies Lab researcher Emily Davis and dancers with multiple sclerosis has received enthusiastic feedback following its debut at Healing Arts…

News & updates from the Institute for Medical Humanities, Durham University.

Lab Coat Lunches 2026 – visual and material practices within and beyond the medical humanities (online)

Reflections on the 'Understanding the Value of Creative Methods within Research Event' organised by the Rural Durham Community Research Network.

Earlier this month we celebrated the achievements of our first cohort of In Practice Fellows.

A hybrid workshop developing interdisciplinary conversations around key themes of GAIA: gender, autism, and affective & epistemic injustice

An interview with Maddie Rose-Carbone, who joins us as a Medical Humanities in Practice Fellow.

An interview with Sam Slatcher, who joins us as a Medical Humanities in Practice Fellow.

An interview with Sophie-Jo Peel, who joins us as a Medical Humanities in Practice Fellow.

An interview with Kate Quinn, who joins us as a Medical Humanities in Practice Fellow.

An interdisciplinary conversation with Professor Caroline Bassett, Dr David Watson, and Dr Adam Linson, bringing together narrative theory, philosophy of science, machine learning, and the philosophy ...

As emergency caesarean rates rise, research from Bangladesh and England suggests decisions are shaped by more than clinical need.

An interview with Fouziya Asim, who joins us as a Medical Humanities in Practice Fellow.

A hybrid talk by Danielle Spencer about the contemporary genre of physician-author memoirs and their representations in popular media.