Birkbeck Centre for Medical and Health Humanities

Meet the steering group and find out about the Centre's history and aims.

Find out about our lively and dynamic programme of regular and special events on the theme of medical humanities.

The Jo Spence Memorial Library is a vivid picture of the photographer's life and interests, and also serves as an academic resource.

This collaborative project between Birkbeck and the University of Exeter investigates contemporary experiences of time in relation to health care contexts including mental health treatment, the GP encounter, and end of life care.

This Wellcome Trust Collaborative Award contributes to understanding challenges we currently face in managing global health issues via historical analysis.

Sexual Harms and Medical Encounters (SHaME) is a research project exploring the role of medicine and psychiatry in sexual violence.

Broadly Conceived in an interdisciplinary network of PhD and ECRs interested in reproduction topics including (in)fertility, pregnancy, childbirth, maternity and more.

This is an ongoing project intervening in the field of medical humanities by understanding the cultural mediation of assisted reproduction and donor conception for solo parents by choice.

Read about and apply for our new BA/BSc Health and Social Care/with Professional Practice.

Find out more about our MA Medical and Health Humanities.