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Two Fantastic Resources for Medical Humanities Reseachers

Just a note of introduction to those who have not yet accessed the Wellcome Witnesses to Twentieth Century Medicine. Co-ordinated through Queen Mary’s The History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group, the Wellcome Witnesses aim “to develop and strengthen links between … Continue reading

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Critical Medical Humanities Symposium – Review by Avishek Parui

The first international Critical Medical Humanities Symposium was held on November 4 and 5 at Durham University. In the second of two reviews, Avishek Parui, recent PhD graduate in English Studies, writes: The Critical Medical Humanities Symposium at Durham University … Continue reading

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Critical Medical Humanities Symposium – Review by Abi Mcniven

The first international Critical Medical Humanities Symposium was held on November 4 and 5 at Durham University. In the first of two reviews, Abigail Mcniven, PhD candidate in Geography, writes: Introducing the ‘Critical Medical Humanities Symposium’, Angela Woods presented attendees … Continue reading

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Wellcome Trust Pre-Application Workshop (Early-/Mid-Career Academics) (London, 18 December 2013)

Wellcome Trust Medical Humanities / Society & Ethics Pre-application Workshop, 18 December 2013 If you are an early or mid-career academic, thinking of applying to the Wellcome Trust funding schemes in Medical Humanities or Society and Ethics, we would like to invite … Continue reading

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Critical Medical Humanities Symposium – Final Programme and Invitation to follow #CritMH debate on twitter

We are delighted to be hosting the first international Critical Medical Humanities Symposium on November 4 and 5 at Durham University. Registration for the symposium has closed, but we would love for as many people as possible to participate in … Continue reading

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Recovery Archive at the Wellcome Trust (Project and Symposium, Wellcome Trust, December 9 2013)

Professor Jerome Carson writes: A PhD researcher, Anna Sexton, who is an archivist, has established a Recovery Archive on the Omeka system. It features work from four people with lived experience of mental health problems. These are Peter Bullimore, Andrew Voyce, … Continue reading

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Medical Humanities Showreel – New Video Introduces Cutting-Edge Research Funded by the Wellcome Trust

The Wellcome Trust have just released a short video introducing the medical humanities and profiling projects which are currently supported through a range of funding schemes. Durham University’s Hearing the Voice project is featured from 2’46” – congratulations to CMH … Continue reading

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Are you interested in undertaking postdoctoral research at the Centre for Medical Humanities?

The Centre for Medical Humanities would like to advise eligible researchers of funding schemes to support postdoctoral work in medical humanities. Please see below for details of the fellowships available and for information on how to apply. Potential applicants are … Continue reading

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Wellcome Trust Medical Humanities Funding Event (16th October 2013, Durham University)

The meeting is to discuss the expansion of the Wellcome Trust’s Medical Humanities, Research Resources and Society and Ethics funding streams, now open to a wider range of applications from the humanities, the social sciences and the arts. The Medical … Continue reading

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