Moving Bodies Lab researchers Emily Davis and Kate Marks report on the QRSE Conference at the University of Toronto, Canda.
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Dancing Across Disciplines
Dancing Across Disciplines was a sector-wide event exploring the role of dance across research and practice. The event leads recap the day.
New study explores impact of Dance for MS initiative in rural island community
Moving Bodies Lab researcher Emily Davis has co-authored a new study exploring the impact of a Dance for MS initiative in the Orkney Islands, Scotland.
Welcome to Visiting Scholar Danielle Spencer
Welcome to Visiting Scholar Danielle Spencer, who joins The Narrative Practices Lab until 26 June 2026.
All in the Mind: How does reading fiction impact our imagination and mental health?
Ben Alderson-Day featured on All in the Mind with Claudia Hammond, to discuss ReaderBank and the links between reading, imagination and mental health.
Welcome to our Medical Humanities in Practice Research Fellows (2026–27)
We are delighted to announce our confirmed Medical Humanities in Practice Research Fellows who will be joining the Discovery Research Platform in June 2026.
Tamarin Norwood appears on Medical Humanities podcast ‘The Art of Transgression’.
Honorary Fellow Tamarin Norwood appeared on the BMJ Medical Humanities podcast episode ‘The Art of Transgression’, which explored art as a tool for breaking through silos and crossing boundaries.
Sofie Layton presents at APPG roundtable on Digital Health and CreaTech
Platform artist-researcher Dr Sofie Layton recently presented her work at an All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Creative Health roundtable focused on Digital Health and CreaTech.
Welcoming Johanna Thren: Our new Creative Facilitation Specialist
A warm welcome to Johanna Thren, who joins us as a Creative Facilitation Specialist in our Creative Facilitation Unit.
‘The Sterilisation Seekers’
In the story of eugenics, disabled people are often depicted as passive victims. Coreen McGuire’s co-authored article in Aeon explores how, during the interwar years, some viewed it as an opportunity.
Welcome to Visiting Scholar Ruben Verwaal
Welcome to visiting scholar Ruben Verwaal, who is visiting the Institute for Medical Humanities until Friday 29 May.
New Public Lecture on the use of Performance Art in Researching Tourette Syndrome
A public lecture by Bridging Fellow Daniel P Jones has just been published by the European Society for the Study of Tics and Tourette Syndrome.
