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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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The Cost of Neglect: Join our Big Survey report launch webinar
Join Dr Katharine Cheston, from Durham University’s Institute for Medical Humanities and Department of English Studies and Sonya Chowdhury, Chief Executive of Action for ME, for an online webinar launching The Cost of Neglect: Evidence from the 2026 Big Survey.
Meet our Visiting Scholars from SingHealth
A warm welcome to Victoria Ekstrom Sze Min, Mok Yee Hui, and Alvina Phua from the SingHealth Duke-NUS Medical Humanities Institute (SDMHI), who join the Discovery Research Platform as Visiting Scholars this week.
Welcome to Visiting Scholar Marta Fernandez Morales
Welcome to Marta Fernandez Morales, Visiting Scholar at the Discovery Research Platform and Institute for Medical Humanities for the next three weeks.
New Publication: Social workers’ perceptions of intersectionality in theory and in practice
A new collaborative research paper led by Dr. Kate Marks exploring how social workers in England understand and use intersectionality in professional practice.
New publication: How menopause symptoms shape experiences of physical activity
Physical activity is regularly promoted as a means of managing symptoms associated with the menopause transition. But what does it feel like to (try to) be physically active while experiencing symptoms?
COAST Project: New Outputs
Final outputs from the COAST project exploring experiences of walking, wheeling, and cycling in rural coastal communities.
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