Interdisciplinarity in Practice: Medical Humanities Research Workshop for PGRs
Thursday 7th September, University of Leeds, 11am – 6pm
We warmly invite participants for a one-day workshop addressing the scholarly challenges and collaborative opportunities surrounding postgraduate research in the medical humanities.
Increasing numbers of postgraduate students from a wide range of disciplines are undertaking work on human health, wellbeing, disease, and the body that entails interdisciplinary approaches. Conducting PhD research across disciplinary boundaries offers significant opportunities for innovative scholarship, but it can also present practical and intellectual challenges for those at the earlier stages of their academic careers.
This workshop, supported by the AHRC, will bring together postgraduate students in the medical humanities for interactive sessions and open discussion on research skills and professional career development in the field. Session leaders include Dr Emily T. Troscianko (Oxford), Dr Victoria Bates (Bristol), Dr Sam Goodman (Bournemouth), Dr James Stark (Leeds) and Dr Catherine Oakley (Leeds), with a keynote address from Professor Jane Macnaughton (Durham).
Session topics will cover:
- Undertaking an interdisciplinary PhD
- Research methodologies
- The disciplines of the medical humanities and disciplinary “identity”
- Adapting your work for different audiences
- Collaboration within and beyond academia
- Positioning yourself for job and funding applications
- Publishing in the field
For more details and the application process, see here. Please address any queries to Dr James Stark (j.f.stark@leeds.ac.uk).
