Establishment of the Northern Network of Medical Humanities Research . (360G-Wellcome-104533_Z_14_Z)

This bid proposes seven day-length research workshops for members of the Northern Network of Medical Humanities. Through these workshops, we aim to facilitate collaborative research within the NNMH by strengthening understandings of the research interests and expertise within the network. It will create a forum for interdisciplinary discussions of work in progress and allow members to build connections with non-HEI partners (charities, arts organisations, clinicians) in each of the workshop venu es. The proposed workshops will run from June 2014 - June 2016 and will be held at various NNMH member institutions. The first introductory workshop will be funded separately by Durhams CMH. Funding is sought for the remaining six workshops. The bid will also support the development of a website to showcase and disseminate the work of the Northern Network. The workshops will complement a series of training events for doctoral students in the medical humanities scheduled to start in 2014 and s upported by a recent AHRC Collaborative Skills Award. In addition, the bid proposes three meetings of the Networks Steering Committee to plan and make decisions about the appropriate contents of the workshops and to guide responses to possible collaborative grant calls.