Congratulations to Arya Ray who has progressed to a new role within our Discovery Research Platform at the Institute for Medical Humanities – Assistant Manager (Events and Fellowship).
Arya Ray is a literary scholar and creative practitioner, having graduated with an MA in English Literary Studies from Durham University in 2023 and a BA (Hons) English from the University of Delhi in 2022. He is currently working on postcolonial approaches to South Asian folklore, specifically interested in ghost stories and Bengali culture.
Previously, Arya has worked as a Research Assistant with the Platform’s ReaderBank project, an editor with The Polyphony, and as Events and Fellowship Coordinator at the Institute for Medical Humanities.
Arya is excited to take on greater levels of responsibility within the team and looks forward to playing a key role in designing creative and interdisciplinary events and research endeavours.
We warmly welcome Arya to his new role!








