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Inaugural Symposium of the Medical Humanities Research Network Scotland (Glasgow, April 2012) – Programme Announced

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Research Summary: Medical Humanities Research Network Scotland Inaugural Symposium

Event Type: Academic symposium and collaborative research network gathering
Host Institution: School of Critical Studies, University of Glasgow
Date & Location: Saturday, 28 April 2012, Glasgow, Scotland
Primary Themes: “Why Historicise?” and “Theory into Practice” within medical humanities research
Funding: RSE-funded initiative enabling sustained collaborative research in medical humanities across Scotland
Attendance: Free event open to clinicians, academics, and students; registration required with limited places
Contact for Registration: Dr. Megan Coyer, Project Assistant
Network Purpose: To foster greater integration and sustained collaborative medical humanities scholarship within Scottish institutions

Medical Humanities Research Network Scotland (MHRNS) Symposium 2012

The RSE-funded MHRNSaims to enable greater and more sustained collaborative research within Scotland in the medical humanities. The first symposium of the MHRNS will be held in the School of Critical Studies, University of Glasgow, on Saturday 28 April 2012, addressing two of the network’s themes: “Why Historicise?” and “Theory into Practice”.

The draft programme is available here.

This is a free event open to clinicians and academics (including students), but places are limited, and we need to know numbers in advance. To register, please email the Project Assistant, Dr. Megan Coyer.