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What would happen if health research was more creative, collaborative, risky and experimental? What if people with lived experience set the agenda? How can ‘blue skies’ humanities-led research shift our thinking about mental health and health inequalities?
The Discovery Research Platform for Medical Humanities at Durham University will transform the way we do health research.
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ReaderBank at BBC Contains Strong Language, 25–27 Sept 2026
Our ReaderBank researchers are excited to take part in this year’s BBC Contains Strong Language festival in September.
Watch 25 Years of Medical Humanities at Durham
The recording of Jane Macnaughton’s retirement event is now available to watch.
Sir Derek Birley keynote lecture delivered by Moving Bodies Lab Lead
Moving Bodies Lab lead Professor Cassie Phoenix delivered the Sir Derek Birley memorial lecture at the British Society of Sports History 2026 Annual Conference.
ReaderBank at the Edinburgh International Book Festival Discovery Zone
Our ReaderBank researchers visited the Discovery Zone at the 2026 Edinburgh International Book Festival, exploring the reading imagination with young readers and school children.
Recordings from Mind Wandering: The Science and Narrative now available
Recordings from the one-day workshop Mind Wandering: The Science and Narrative, organised by the Narrative and Cognition Lab, are now available to watch online.
New publication from In Practice Research Fellow: Creative health and baby loss in minoritised women
Estelle Verdi has co-authored a scoping review exploring how creative health approaches may support mental health of minoritised women following baby loss.
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