Final outputs from the COAST project exploring experiences of walking, wheeling, and cycling in rural coastal communities.
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Meet Visiting Scholar, Rebecca WhitelyÂ
A warm welcome to Rebecca Whitely, Visiting Scholar in The Visual and Material Lab for the academic year 2026–27.
Introducing Janne-Elin Yttri
We are delighted to welcome to Janne-Elin Yttri, MD, who joins the Discovery Research Platform as a Visiting PhD student for the next two weeks.
Introducing Visiting Scholar Nicholas Duddy
The Platform welcomes Nicholas Duddy, who will be spending two months with us as a Visiting Scholar.
Meet Kristin Zeiler
We warmly welcome Kristin Zeiler, who joins the Platform as an International Professorial Fellow for the next two months.
BBC Radio Newcastle: Daniel P. Jones on Towards Tourettic Futures
Our Bridging Fellow Dr Daniel P. Jones featured on BBC Radio Newcastle today, discussing his new project Towards Tourettic Futures.
Welcome to Visiting Scholar, Alison Downham MooreÂ
A warm welcome to Alison Downham Moore, who joins us as a Visiting Scholar from 24 September to 30 September 2026.
2026 Polyphony User Survey: Feedback for our future
2026 Polyphony User Survey: Feedback for our future
Have you ever read or published on The Polyphony? Tell us what you think!
New publication: Neurodiversity and the Contemporary in the 21st-Century Novel
A new open access monograph by Nick Simonetti sheds light on the intersections between neurodiversity, literature, and the growing field of Contemporary Studies.
Welcome to visiting PhD student, Sree Lekshmi
We warmly welcome PhD student Sree Lekshmi, who joins the Discovery Research Platform for Medical Humanities for two months.
Call for collaborators – launching the Material Medical Humanities Collective
We warmly invite collaborators from across the globe to join a new Material Medical Humanities Collective, with a launch workshop taking place on Monday 14th December 2026, 11.30am-2pm GMT.
2026 PhD Summer School: Bodies and Embodiment in Critical Medical Humanities
Last week we welcomed twenty doctoral students from across the globe to our third Medical Humanities PhD School in Vadstena, Sweden.
