Centre for Health Humanities at the @uniofreading. Exploring health from interdisciplinary perspectives. #medhums #healthhumanities #histsci #histmed
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What We Hear at the Dinner Table: A reflection by poet Jamie L. Smith about immigrant parents, their children, mental health and conversations we rarely have theintima.org/blog/what-we-h…
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New open access articles in History out now
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#twitterstorians #OA #OpenAccess #history
ALT Grey and teal image featuring the Cambridge Open Access logo and text: "Latest Open Access articles in History," with an icon of a classical column.
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A Reflection on Fathers and Daughters: “You need to be on your best behavior”
In a short essay, writer Dixie L King explores the shift in balance that occurs when parents become ill, especially when a father is an MD
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“It’s part of your job to leave yourself for a moment and see where the other person is. There’s joy in that.” — Dr. Rita Charon
25 years after her residency at @RockefellerFdn's Bellagio Center, Rita reflects on the growth of Narrative Medicine.
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Join for a new episode of the Medical Humanities podcast as we explore the topic collection "Charity and children’s hospitals—exceptionalism, experiences and welfare" with the guest editors. Find us wherever you get your podcasts #MedHums
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Don’t miss your chance to read the new Cambridge element, As I Write Dying by Maria Anna Mariani! Free access available until 26 August at
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Professor Henny Osbahr, from the Department of International Development, recently authored a policy profile ‘Community Governance of the Commons’, which was presented at the UN Human Right’s Council.
Read the full policy profile at: neep-poverty.org/wp-content/…
ALT Professor Henny Osbahr, based in the Department of International Development, School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, University of Reading
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Read the short essay, "Voices That Remain: A dialogue about mentors, memory and what matters," by Gabriele Micozzi, an Italian writer, poet, professor and consultant. His literary work explores body, language, power, vulnerability, desire, illness, healing and what he calls “literary biodiversity”: the coexistence of poetry, prose, theater, science and embodied experience.
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#narrativemedicine #memory @GabrieleMicozzi #medtwitter #poetry
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Researchers based in the School, working in partnership with FOLOU, have launched a free online course, “Technological Innovation in Food Loss Measurement and Management”.
Find out more: folou.eu/folou-launches-new-…
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A Bunny, Beauty and Remembering to Live: A reflection by narrative medicine practitioner Alexis Rehrmann theintima.org/blog/a-bunny-b…
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When the Script Is Not Enough: A reflection about clinical interviews by medical student Macie Garner
"In medical training, preparation is often framed as mastery: know the history, organize the interview, gather the information. These skills matter, but there is another kind of preparation that is harder to teach—preparing to notice when another person’s humanity interrupts the script."
Read the whole essay for more theintima.org/blog/when-the-…
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The blogpost of our recent event on Medical Detachment is now available on our website
torch.ox.ac.uk/article/medic…
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Reminder: Our online symposium on China and disability is happening on 13th August 2026! Register here: tickettailor.com/events/disa…
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Have you caught up on all our recent podcast episodes? Amongst other things we've been discussing what's next for the #MedHums and the importance of decolonising academic publishing. Find the Medical Humanities podcast wherever you get your pods, or here open.spotify.com/show/0gb2qm…
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New Podcast Episode! Join us as we talk to the Black and Brown in Bioethics group all about decolonising academic publishing. Find us wherever you get your podcasts or here at Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0mP…
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Tue 14 Jul 1-2pm. Seminar: Co-benefits of climate change interventions for public health. More info -- tickettailor.com/events/cabo…
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Our last event of the academic year on Friday 26 June. Everyone welcome
torch.ox.ac.uk/event/shieldi…
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The Evolution of Anecdote to Story and Beyond by Angus Woodward
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The University of Reading’s Bioblitz Team recently hosted a 24-hour Bioblitz event during the Centenary Community Festival, inviting visitors to record biodiversity on Whiteknights campus.
Full story: tinyurl.com/4sca7wyp
ALT The Nature-meter paper display of a tree decorated with drawings made by children of their favourite species during the 24-hour Bioblitz event held during the University of Reading Centenary Community Festival.
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The ‘Raising the Pulse’ project, funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and co-led by colleagues in the School, was recently showcased at the University of Reading’s Centenary Community Festival.
Full story: t.ly/nQh1d
ALT Colleagues based in the School of Agriculture, Policy and Development and the Department of Food and Nutritional Science attend the University of Reading Centenary Community Festival to showcase the ‘Raising the Pulse’ research project.