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National Poetry Centre appoints Nick Barley as Director

IMH Professor in Practice Nick Barley appointed as the first director of the National Poetry Centre.
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IMH publishes new brochure

New publication from IMH commemorates our first five years as an Institute at Durham University.
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Latest newsletter published by IMH

The May 2024 edition of our newsletter is now available online.
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Psychic nights can help with grief, study finds

Attending psychic nights can help ease a person’s grief, according to the initial findings of a research study.
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Welcoming Marta Cenedese to the Discovery Research Platform for Medical Humanities

Marta joins the IMH as a UKRI fellow (guarantee for MSCA) and will be part of the Narrative Practices Lab in the Discovery Research Platform for Medical Humanities.
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Come work with us! New Postdoctoral Research Associate opportunity with The Platform

IMH and Department of Sociology at Durham University seek to appoint a talented researcher and scholar to the role of Postdoctoral Research Associate to work on The Practice Site, part of the Discovery Research Platform for Medical Humanities (DRP-MH).
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Creative Methods Workshop

On March 11th 2024 Hazel Marzetti visited the Discovery Research Platform, and together with Veronica Heney facilitated a workshop exploring interpretation and creative methods.
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Leverhulme success for Moving Bodies Lab researcher

Leverhulme Research Fellowship awarded to Dr Megan Girdwood, a researcher with the Moving Bodies Lab.
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We are hiring! New job opportunities at the Discovery Research Platform

Applications are now open for three Bridging Fellowships within the Discovery Research Platform at the Institute for Medical Humanities.
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Discovery Research Platform for Medical Humanities Launch

You are warmly invited to join us for the launch of the Discovery Research Platform for Medical Humanities.
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Welcome to Arya Ray

A warm welcome to Arya Ray, who joins the Discovery Research Platform as our Events & Fellows Coordinator.
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Welcome to Dr Georgia Punton

Welcome to Dr Georgia Punton, who joins us as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Institute for Medical Humanities
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