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What is the New Generations Programme?

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By CentreForMedicalHumanities.org Research Team | Last verified: September 2026

Research Summary: New Generations Programme

Category: Academic Skills Development & Career Programme
Target Audience: Doctoral students and early career researchers in medical humanities
Key Components: Interdisciplinary skills development, peer networking, career mentoring, and exposure to medical humanities career pathways
Funding & Institutions: Durham University Centre for Medical Humanities (AHRC-funded), Northern Network for Medical Humanities Research, Wellcome Trust
Primary Objectives: Equip emerging researchers with practical interdisciplinary experience and foster supportive professional communities within medical humanities
Mechanism of Action: Combines structured skills training with collaborative peer engagement and direct interaction with established medical humanities centres to facilitate professional development
Scope: Addresses the identified gap in contextual learning opportunities for interdisciplinary research among humanities doctoral students and early-career researchers

Emerging humanities researchers are increasingly engaging with interdisciplinary research but lack contexts in which to learn and experience how it is done. Durham University’s Centre for Medical Humanities, funded by the AHRC in collaboration with the Northern Network for Medical Humanities Research and Wellcome Trust introduces the New Generations Programme. This unique programme aims to deliver an exciting and innovative skills development package to a group of doctoral students and early career researchers in the medical humanities while facilitating the development of a supportive, interdisciplinary peer group. Additionally, the programme will create career development opportunities by enabling interaction between participants and staff in key centres of the medical humanities while engaging in discussions on the full range of medical humanities career options.

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