Introduction to the medical humanities, 7,5 ECTS

The Centre for medical humanities invites PhD candidates in biomedicine, health, humanities, and social sciences to a course introducing the medical humanities as a field of research.

This advanced theoretical and empirical course covers the core themes, central challenges, and development of the field. It is taught by researchers from a wide range of biomedical, health, humanities and social science disciplines, whose research within the field of medical humanities offer a multifaceted view into current scholarship. The course is designed to enhance understanding of the different cultures of biomedical and humanities research and the way in which the medical humanities can combine and bridge their perspectives, methodologies, and objectives.

The course provides a basis for performing interdisciplinary studies related to health and medicine. It will enable PhD students to place themselves and their research projects in relation to a larger academic context both in the medical humanities and their respective disciplines, provide a forum for interaction and exchange across disciplines and universities, and create awareness of and engagement in overarching themes and perspectives that are relevant for the field as a whole.

It is organized as three on-site sessions held at Uppsala University’s Centre for medical humanities, supplemented by written assignments and student presentations.

Schedule

To apply or request more information, contact Erika Sigvardsdotter (coordinator at Uppsala Centre for Medical Humanities): erika.sigvardsdotter@idehist.uu.se

Application deadline 14 november 2025. Applications should include:

• CV (1 page) containing contact information, educational background, information about institutional affiliation, project title and current status of the PhD studies.
• Cover letter (1 page) stating reasons for applying and relevance of the course to the PhD studies.