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Working at Durham University means being part of something extraordinary.

The Discovery Research Platform for Medical Humanities (DRP-MH) at the Institute for Medical Humanities aims to empower health and wellbeing researchers from different sectors and disciplines to co-develop new and experimental approaches to tackling health challenges. If this sounds like a good fit for you, keep an eye on this page for the latest job opportunities available with DRP-MH.

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Bridging Fellowships

12-month fellowships providing an intensive career development opportunity for recently completed PhD graduates to publish findings from their doctoral research, expand their skills and networks, and prepare their next major research projects.

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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Health Inequalities

We are now inviting applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Social Sciences with a particular emphasis on experiences of health and illness in marginalised and/or socioeconomically deprived communities.

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Introducing the Platform

Find out more about the Discovery Research Platform for Medical Humanities (DRP-MH) from Angela Woods (Director) and Ben Alderson-Day (Co-director) with contributions from the Recovery College Collective (ReCoCo).

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More about us

Our work spans three physical sites and six Labs, catalysing new ways to research health and human experience in partnership with community, clinical and creative groups. The Platform is funded by Wellcome and supported by Durham's Institute for Medical Humanities.