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Three new Honorary Fellows to join the Institute

A warm IMH welcome to Dawn Williams, Chimwemwe Phiri and Katharine Cheston.
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Event recordings now available

New recordings repositories launched for IMH and Platform websites.
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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.
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Narrative Practices Co-Lead published in The Conversation

Veronica Heney reflects on Adelaide by Genevieve Wheeler: a 'sad girl novel' that lacks emotional depth.
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IMH publishes November newsletter

News and insights from the Institute for Medical Humanities.
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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.
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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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We're hiring! Could you be our Communications Intern?

The Institute for Medical Humanities (IMH) is looking for a Communications Intern to support in the promotion of its events and activities to public and academic audiences.
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People with health issues denied medication in police custody

People in police custody with health issues are regularly put at risk because medication is delayed or unavailable.
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Latest IMH events bulletin lands in inboxes

The October 2024 edition is now available online.
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New Lancet Commission on Self-harm

IMH researcher and Narrative Practices Lab co-lead Veronica Heney has contributed to a new report calling for urgent global action on self-harm.
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