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Registration now open for ‘Between the Lines: A Research Cabaret’

Join us for an evening of live music, poetry, dance, and chaos to explore what it means to live between the lines.
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IMH publishes special ReaderBank newsletter

Catch-up on IMH and Platform news and insights with our latest newsletter!
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Critical Neurodiversity Studies: Divergent Textualities in Literature and Culture

IMH announces a landmark volume for critical neurodiversity studies
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Creative Facilitation as Method in Public Health

A new publication reflects on the use of creative facilitation in the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) DEFINE project.
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Applications now open for three IMH Co-Directors

We warmly welcome applications for three posts as Co-Director of the Institute for Medical Humanities.
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Study shows the lack of ‘me time’ for new mothers

New mothers only have about an hour out of their waking day for rest, according to new research by our psychologists.
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Understanding readers’ imaginations could enhance mental health therapies

A new tool to understand how people imagine differently when reading could have potential implications for the treatment of mental ill health.
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Working together with people in secure mental health units to stay healthy

We’re collaborating with the NHS to empower people in secure mental health units get the exercise that they need to stay healthy.
Looking down a hospital ward.

ReaderBank at Edinburgh International Book Festival 2025

ReaderBank returns to the Edinburgh International Book Festival with a stellar line up of events for August 2025.
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IMH publishes latest newsletter

The July edition of our newsletter is now available online.
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Durham hosts world’s first major international conference on critical neurodiversity studies 

Over three hundred researchers, practitioners, and artists gathered in Durham and online for a three-day conference on Critical Neurodiversity Studies: Directions / Intersections / Contradictions.  
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2025 Medical Humanities In Practice Research Fellows Day

The IMH welcomes our Medical Humanities in Practice Research Fellows for the first in a series of events.
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