by The Platform | Sep 30, 2026
Mental illness is on the rise—but are we talking about it in the right way? Very often, public conversations about mental health are shaped by a language of crisis, vulnerability, and trauma. While waning public mental health is undoubtedly a problem, deficit-oriented... 
by The Platform | Jun 3, 2026
Day 1: Thursday, 5 March, 12:00 – 13:30 | Institute for Medical Humanities, Confluence Building Day 2: Friday, 6 March, 14:30 – 17:00 | D104, Dawson Building Over two days of hybrid interviews and talks, Emily Troscianko (Cognitive literary studies), Susan... 
by The Platform | May 29, 2026
We warmly invite you to join us at this celebratory event marking our flagship initiative: the Medical Humanities in Practice Research Fellowship on 19 June 2026, supporting practitioners in Community and Health sectors to lead research. At the event we will hear from... 
by The Platform | May 15, 2026
Join Roger Smith, Irina Sirotkina, and Anna Furse for the launch of two books. Modern Soul Experience in Psychology and Philosophy (Routledge, March 2026) by Roger Smith This interdisciplinary work examines the significant though often implicit role of soul in modern... 
by The Platform | Mar 13, 2026
Dance is a growing subject of academy inquiry, attracting attention from historians, literary scholars, cultural theorists, social scientists, and more. While scholarship on dance spans multiple disciplines, these perspectives do not always intersect. What new...