by The Platform | Jun 6, 2025 | Highlights, Narrative Practices, The Festival, Visual & Material
A team from the Discovery Research Platform were delighted to take part in the South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust’s (SWYFT) Research and Development Conference earlier this week. The Trust, which provides community, mental health and learning... 
by The Platform | May 28, 2025 | Narrative Practices, Publications
Dr Veronica Heney introduces her recent paper: Creating Care for People Who Self-Harm through Transformation of Aesthetic Objects. When people write about the relationship between fictional depictions of self-harm and care, there are often two main trends. The first,... 
by The Narrative Practices Lab | May 23, 2025 | Events recap, Narrative Practices
In May, the Narrative Practices Lab took an exciting excursion to Paris to attend the 2025 Narrative Matters conference which was held at The American University of Paris and Université Paris Cité. Comprising an afternoon of workshops and three days of exciting,... 
by The Platform | May 21, 2025 | Narrative Practices, Visiting Scholars, Welcome to new staff
We are delighted to announce that Professor Peih-Ying (Peggy) Lu from the School of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University (KMU) has joined IMH and the Platform on a 4-month fellowship from the National Science and Technology Council. Peggy is based in the Institute... 
by The Narrative Practices Lab | Apr 25, 2025 | Announcements, Narrative Practices
The Consortium for Health Humanities, Arts, Reading and Medicine (CHARM) has announced that Rong Huang (Visiting Fellow in the Narrative Practices Lab and Polyphony Editor for the ‘Polyphony Meets China’ initiative) has been appointed as its second CHARM... 
by The Narrative Practices Lab | Apr 11, 2025 | Announcements, Narrative Practices, Welcome to new staff
A warm welcome to Teti Dragas who joins the Narrative Practices Lab on secondment from the Durham Centre for Academic Development (DCAD). Teti is an Associate Professor in DCAD, with a multi-disciplinary background derived from work across Literary Studies, Creative...