Research at Centre for Medical Humanities (CMH)
CMH conducts and promotes research within the field of medical humanities
Research in the field of medical humanities is conducted both at the Centre for Medical Humanities and at other departments at Uppsala University. CMH works actively to promote interdisciplinary research in the borderland between the humanities and social sciences on the one hand, and medicine, pharmacy and health sciences on the other. We do this, for example, by building networks of researchers in various disciplines and fields of science with interests in the field of medical humanities. A graduate school in medical humanities started at CMH in January 2023, within which five doctoral students work on interdisciplinary projects.
Research projects at CMH
Read more about research conducted at the Centre for Medical Humanities
Graduate programme in medical humanities
Read more about the Medical Humanities graduate programme
Affiliated research projects
Read more about our affiliated research projects
Research in history of medicine
At the Department of History of Science and Ideas, where CMH is located, the history of medicine is a strong research area. The research projects conducted at the department range from early modern pharmacology and the establishment phase of forensic medicine to contemporary bioscience, and are characterized by a diversity of perspectives such as connections between health and gender, aspects of power in public health and welfare, and the visual and material culture of medicine.
Illustration från Georg Bartisch, ΟΦΘΑΛΜΟΔΟΥΛΕΙΑ [Ophthalmodouleia]. Das ist, Augendienst (1583). Bild: Hagströmerbiblioteket.
Resources and networks
In recent years, medical humanities has strengthened its position both internationally as well as in Sweden, and several centres and institutes focused on medical humanities have been established. Read more about our collaborations with other actors, nationally and internationally.
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Collaborate with CMH
The Centre for Medical Humanities is an important point of contact for researchers who want to find collaborators for interdisciplinary collaborations. Do you want to know more about how CMH can help you in finding interdisciplinary research collaborations? Contact Us!
