Tag Archives: wellbeing

International perspectives on the development of research-guided practice in community-based arts in health

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Centre for Medical Humanities

  Mike White writes: Volume 3 Issue 3 of this international UNESCO e-journal is a special issue edited by Mike White and Sarah Atkinson of the Centre for Medical Humanities and Margret Meagher of Arts and Health Australia on international approaches … Continue reading →

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Men’s Health, Masculinities, Work and Wellbeing (Symposium, 19 March, Durham)

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Centre for Medical Humanities

Men’s Health, Masculinities, Work and Wellbeing 19th March 2014 9:30 to 17:00, Trevelyan College, Durham Keynote Speaker : Professor John Oliffe. This symposium will bring together a wealth of current research from leading academics in the field of men’s health, … Continue reading →

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Landscapes & Health Special Issue (CFP, Landscape Research Journal Special Issue)

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Centre for Medical Humanities

Landscape Research Call for Papers: Landscapes and Health Special Issue Guest Editor: Catharine Ward Thompson Director, OPENspace Research Centre, University of Edinburgh, UK This special issue aims to explore topics related to the relationship between landscape and human health. Whilst … Continue reading →

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Geographies of Health and Well-being (GoHWell) Research Speed Dating (23 October 2013, Durham University)

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Centre for Medical Humanities

Durham’s Geographies of Health and Well-being (GoHWell) Reading Group is an interdisciplinary research group of staff and students based in the Centre for Medical Humanities, the Wolfson Research Institute, the Institute for Hazard Risk and Resilience (IHRR), and the Department … Continue reading →

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Critical Geographies of Urban Health & Well-being (CFP, Conference, Southampton, 21–22 November 2013)

Posted on September 3, 2013 by Centre for Medical Humanities

CRITICAL GEOGRAPHIES OF URBAN HEALTH AND WELL-BEING A two-day conference and open discussion organised by the RGS-IBG Urban Geography Research Group (UGRG). Dates: 21-22 November 2013 Location: University of Southampton, UK Preliminary Call for Contributions This year’s UGRG Conference will … Continue reading →

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The Lantern Parade: A Conversation (Invitation to participate, 16-17 Jan 2014, Queen’s Campus Durham University)

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Centre for Medical Humanities

The Centre for Medical Humanities The Institute for Advanced Studies and Wolfson Research Institute for Health and Wellbeing Durham University invite you to join THE LANTERN PARADE A Conversation 16-17 January 2014 Wolfson Research Institute for Health and Wellbeing Queen’s … Continue reading →

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“Doctors think. Doctors feel. Doctors do: Well-being & performance in clinical practic”e (CFP, Conference, Alexandroupolis, Greece, 28 May–1 June 2014)

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Centre for Medical Humanities

It is our pleasure to invite you to the first international meeting on “Doctors think. Doctors feel. Doctors do: Well-being and performance in clinical practice“. The meeting will explore how health professional burnout and wellbeing are related to different aspects of medical … Continue reading →

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Susan Aldworth’s Transience: Fiona Johnstone reviews the magic of etchings taken from brain tissue

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Centre for Medical Humanities

Fiona Johnstone, PhD candidate at Birkbeck University, writes:  Susan Aldworth’s latest exhibition, Transience, at GV Arts, London, until 20th July, is based on a suite of etchings taken from slices of human brain tissue. The project is a collaboration between … Continue reading →

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“How better design can facilitate mobility, connectivity & wellbeing for older people” (Research Associate Job, Sheffield, deadline 15 July 2013)

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Centre for Medical Humanities

Research Associate, Department of Town and Regional Planning, University of Sheffield Job Reference Number: UOS0006661 Contract Type:  Fixed-term for a period of 36 months. Salary: Grade 7 £28,685 to £36,298 per annum. Closing Date: 15 July 2013 Based in the Department of … Continue reading →

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Second International Conference Exploring the Multi-Dimensions of Well-Being (24-25 July, Birmingham)

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Centre for Medical Humanities

Second International Conference Exploring the Multi-Dimensions of Well-Being 24 – 25 July Birmingham City University Well-being 2013 has a particular focus on examining how professions, practitioners, communities and individuals are reacting to the well-being agenda. The pursuit of high levels … Continue reading →

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