by The Platform | Sep 14, 2026 | Events recap, Training
Last week we welcomed 20 doctoral students from across the globe to Vadstena in Sweden for our Medical Humanities PhD Summer School, co-delivered by Jelmer Brüggemann, Lisa Guntram, Veronica Heney and Fiona Johnstone. The PhD School focused on the theme of... 
by The Platform | Sep 1, 2026 | Events recap, The Festival
Georgia Punton and Arya Ray Members of our ReaderBank research team recently spent two days in the Discovery Zone at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, exploring the reading imagination with young readers and school children. From 26–27 August, Georgia... 
by The Platform | Jun 26, 2026 | Events recap
Creative Facilitation Specialist Johanna Thren writes: Our Creative Facilitation Unit was invited to contribute a 45-minute workshop to an event entitled ‘Understanding the value of creative methods within research’, organised in May 2026 by the Rural Durham Community... 
by The Platform | Jun 26, 2026 | Announcements, Events recap, Moving Bodies
The premiere of a co-choreographed dance piece by Moving Bodies Lab researcher Emily Davis and dancers with multiple sclerosis has received enthusiastic feedback following its debut at Healing Arts Scotland. The live dance performance, co-choreographed by Emily with... 
by The Platform | Jun 10, 2026 | Events recap, Moving Bodies
This week, the Moving Bodies Lab lead Prof. Cassie Phoenix was invited to speak at a Association of Anaesthetists Core Topics event in Newcastle. The day brought together anaesthetists and related professionals from within health and social care from across the... 
by The Platform | Jun 8, 2026 | Events recap
SEG members (L-R): Wajid Khan, Fran Moreland, Lisa Taylor, David Woodhouse and Jenny Young with Evelyn Tehrani. Back in April 2026 our Strategic Engagement Group led a Lab Summit, reflecting on how collaborations between the Health sector, the Voluntary, Community and...