Medical Humanities

St Andrews Medical Humanities Network Inaugural Symposium

We were delighted to host the inaugural St Andrews Medical Humanities Network Symposium on 20 January 2025.

The programme was chaired by Dr Morven Shearer (Medicine/GSIS) and Dr Richard Bellis (Medicine) and included sessions on Exhibition, narrative and storytelling from Dr Emily Hanson and Dr Billy Rough (Art History), Dr Bridget Bradley (Anthropology), Dr Roxani Krystalli (International Relations) and Dr Zoe McElhinney (Medicine); on Assessing medical research from Dr Mattia Fumanti (Anthropology), Dr Joseph Millum (Philosophy), Prof. Aileen Fyfe (History), Dr Jane Illés (Medicine) and Dr Ted Bergman (Modern Languages); on Medical humanities methods from Prof. Alison Beach and Dr Sally Mubarak (History and Classics), Katrin Metsis (Medicine), Prof. Bettina Bildhauer (Modern Languages) and Dr Enrico Galvagni (Philosophy); and on Wellbeing throughout Life from Dr Philippa Woodcock (History), Dr Chia Liu (Geography and Sustainable Development), Dr Sarah Bowers (Medicine) and Dr Mary Abed Al Ahad (Geography and Sustainable Development).

Dr Jaipreet Virdi from the University of Delaware delivered the symposium keynote on ‘Beyond the shot: the complex history of depo-provera and endometriosis'.  Dr Jaipreet Virdi is an award-winning historian whose research focuses on the ways medicine and technology impact the lived experiences of disabled people. 

Full programme available here: Medical Humanities Symposium Programme (Word)

If you’re interested in joining the network to find out more about medical humanities events and activities across the University, please email the Graduate School office: gradschool@st-andrews.ac.uk