Oxford Medical Humanities
@oxmedhum.bsky.social
Research hub @TorchOxford, Uni of Oxford
We examine medicine and health from the perspectives of politics, philosophy, law, and history, among others. Follow for updates on our work and events.
https://www.torch.ox.ac.uk/medical-humanities-research-h
We examine medicine and health from the perspectives of politics, philosophy, law, and history, among others. Follow for updates on our work and events.
https://www.torch.ox.ac.uk/medical-humanities-research-h
"One morning, I heard over the radio that Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff had been flown abroad for the treatment of malaria. I was perplexed at the news - why was he treated abroad, and not in Nigeria?"
Dr. Tolulope Osayomi on medical tourism among the African political elite ⬇️
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Dr. Tolulope Osayomi on medical tourism among the African political elite ⬇️
shorturl.at/w3QaX
What Do Foreign Medical Trips of African Presidents Reveal About Global Health? A Medical Geographer’s Perspective
www.torch.ox.ac.uk
November 20, 2025 at 9:00 AM
"One morning, I heard over the radio that Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff had been flown abroad for the treatment of malaria. I was perplexed at the news - why was he treated abroad, and not in Nigeria?"
Dr. Tolulope Osayomi on medical tourism among the African political elite ⬇️
shorturl.at/w3QaX
Dr. Tolulope Osayomi on medical tourism among the African political elite ⬇️
shorturl.at/w3QaX
Our recent interdisciplinary workshop brought together anthropologists, philosophers, historians, and medical geographers to explore what 'equity' really means in a global health context
Read the write-up here:
🔗 blog.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/2025/11/equi...
Read the write-up here:
🔗 blog.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/2025/11/equi...
Equity in Global Health: reflections from the Humanities | Practical Ethics
Authors: Alberto Giubilini (philosophy), Caesar Atuire (philosophy), Sloan Mahone (history), Ann Kelly (anthropology), Tolulope Osayomi (medical geography) Report of the Medical Humanities workshop he...
blog.uehiro.ox.ac.uk
November 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Our recent interdisciplinary workshop brought together anthropologists, philosophers, historians, and medical geographers to explore what 'equity' really means in a global health context
Read the write-up here:
🔗 blog.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/2025/11/equi...
Read the write-up here:
🔗 blog.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/2025/11/equi...
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As debates on assisted dying continue, new conversations are emerging around radical life extension — from epigenetic tweaks to digital afterlives.
Join us for a thought-provoking panel exploring what these ideas mean for human identity, suffering, aging, and mortality.
Join us for a thought-provoking panel exploring what these ideas mean for human identity, suffering, aging, and mortality.
November 14, 2025 at 3:57 PM
As debates on assisted dying continue, new conversations are emerging around radical life extension — from epigenetic tweaks to digital afterlives.
Join us for a thought-provoking panel exploring what these ideas mean for human identity, suffering, aging, and mortality.
Join us for a thought-provoking panel exploring what these ideas mean for human identity, suffering, aging, and mortality.
From the archive:
Embracing Human-AI Disagreement In Medicine
Read Giorgia Pozzi and Karin Jongsma on the ethics of AI diagnostic systems, and what we should do when they disagree with human clinicians
www.torch.ox.ac.uk/article/embr...
Embracing Human-AI Disagreement In Medicine
Read Giorgia Pozzi and Karin Jongsma on the ethics of AI diagnostic systems, and what we should do when they disagree with human clinicians
www.torch.ox.ac.uk/article/embr...
EMBRACING HUMAN-AI DISAGREEMENT IN MEDICINE
www.torch.ox.ac.uk
November 14, 2025 at 6:20 PM
From the archive:
Embracing Human-AI Disagreement In Medicine
Read Giorgia Pozzi and Karin Jongsma on the ethics of AI diagnostic systems, and what we should do when they disagree with human clinicians
www.torch.ox.ac.uk/article/embr...
Embracing Human-AI Disagreement In Medicine
Read Giorgia Pozzi and Karin Jongsma on the ethics of AI diagnostic systems, and what we should do when they disagree with human clinicians
www.torch.ox.ac.uk/article/embr...
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Join us on Tue, 2 Dec, for the conference “Literature, Film, and the Desirability of Life Extension.”
It will draws on a tradition, inviting scholars of literature, film, related fields, practitioners, to discuss topics related to life extension. Details: tinyurl.com/2ee4254p @oxmedhum.bsky.social
It will draws on a tradition, inviting scholars of literature, film, related fields, practitioners, to discuss topics related to life extension. Details: tinyurl.com/2ee4254p @oxmedhum.bsky.social
Literature, Film, and the Desirability of Life Extension
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November 14, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Join us on Tue, 2 Dec, for the conference “Literature, Film, and the Desirability of Life Extension.”
It will draws on a tradition, inviting scholars of literature, film, related fields, practitioners, to discuss topics related to life extension. Details: tinyurl.com/2ee4254p @oxmedhum.bsky.social
It will draws on a tradition, inviting scholars of literature, film, related fields, practitioners, to discuss topics related to life extension. Details: tinyurl.com/2ee4254p @oxmedhum.bsky.social
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Registration is now open for our public discussion reflecting on end-of-life
📅 Friday 14 Nov, Ashmolean Museum
torch.ox.ac.uk/event/coming...
📅 Friday 14 Nov, Ashmolean Museum
torch.ox.ac.uk/event/coming...
Coming to an End- Panel Discussion Event Reflecting on End-of-Life
torch.ox.ac.uk
September 25, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Registration is now open for our public discussion reflecting on end-of-life
📅 Friday 14 Nov, Ashmolean Museum
torch.ox.ac.uk/event/coming...
📅 Friday 14 Nov, Ashmolean Museum
torch.ox.ac.uk/event/coming...
'Evidencing Life and Death in the Medical Humanities'
Read more about our latest DPhil and ECR workshop, which took place in June and included a brilliant keynote talk from Prof Nükhet Varlık (Rutgers University)
www.torch.ox.ac.uk/article/evid...
Read more about our latest DPhil and ECR workshop, which took place in June and included a brilliant keynote talk from Prof Nükhet Varlık (Rutgers University)
www.torch.ox.ac.uk/article/evid...
Evidencing Life and Death in the Medical Humanities: DPhil and Early Career Workshop
www.torch.ox.ac.uk
November 7, 2025 at 12:22 PM
'Evidencing Life and Death in the Medical Humanities'
Read more about our latest DPhil and ECR workshop, which took place in June and included a brilliant keynote talk from Prof Nükhet Varlık (Rutgers University)
www.torch.ox.ac.uk/article/evid...
Read more about our latest DPhil and ECR workshop, which took place in June and included a brilliant keynote talk from Prof Nükhet Varlık (Rutgers University)
www.torch.ox.ac.uk/article/evid...
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Don’t miss our upcoming discussion this Friday: Equity in Global Health: Reflections from the Humanities.
Learn more: tinyurl.com/4eshs4he @anonymoxford.bsky.social @oxmedhum.bsky.social
Learn more: tinyurl.com/4eshs4he @anonymoxford.bsky.social @oxmedhum.bsky.social
Equity in Global Health: reflections from the Humanities
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November 7, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Don’t miss our upcoming discussion this Friday: Equity in Global Health: Reflections from the Humanities.
Learn more: tinyurl.com/4eshs4he @anonymoxford.bsky.social @oxmedhum.bsky.social
Learn more: tinyurl.com/4eshs4he @anonymoxford.bsky.social @oxmedhum.bsky.social
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Former AfOx Fellow & current AV Tolulope Osayomi holds the VC's Research Culture award he won with the Medical Humanities team. Recently returned to Oxford as a TORCH Fellow Tolu is a medical geographer focusing on disease mapping.
#researchculture #congratulations
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#researchculture #congratulations
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October 30, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Former AfOx Fellow & current AV Tolulope Osayomi holds the VC's Research Culture award he won with the Medical Humanities team. Recently returned to Oxford as a TORCH Fellow Tolu is a medical geographer focusing on disease mapping.
#researchculture #congratulations
@torchoxford.bsky.social
#researchculture #congratulations
@torchoxford.bsky.social
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Free public discussion event on Censorship and Self-Censorship
A panel of artists and academics will reflect on the implications of censorship, and the perceived need for self-censorship, both historically and in today's technological world
📅 27 Oct, in Oxford
🔗 www.antitheses.net/events/what-...
A panel of artists and academics will reflect on the implications of censorship, and the perceived need for self-censorship, both historically and in today's technological world
📅 27 Oct, in Oxford
🔗 www.antitheses.net/events/what-...
What about Exclusion?
Public Discussion event as part of our ‘What about Exclusion?’ series, on Censorship and Self-Censorship.
www.antitheses.net
October 21, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Free public discussion event on Censorship and Self-Censorship
A panel of artists and academics will reflect on the implications of censorship, and the perceived need for self-censorship, both historically and in today's technological world
📅 27 Oct, in Oxford
🔗 www.antitheses.net/events/what-...
A panel of artists and academics will reflect on the implications of censorship, and the perceived need for self-censorship, both historically and in today's technological world
📅 27 Oct, in Oxford
🔗 www.antitheses.net/events/what-...
This week's DPhil and ECR writing group for Oxford researchers will be held in seminar room 63 of the Schwarzman Centre, 9.30-12.30 on Wednesday
To sign up to the writing group mailing list, send us an email at medhum@torch.ox.ac.uk
Happy writing ✍️
To sign up to the writing group mailing list, send us an email at medhum@torch.ox.ac.uk
Happy writing ✍️
October 13, 2025 at 8:01 AM
This week's DPhil and ECR writing group for Oxford researchers will be held in seminar room 63 of the Schwarzman Centre, 9.30-12.30 on Wednesday
To sign up to the writing group mailing list, send us an email at medhum@torch.ox.ac.uk
Happy writing ✍️
To sign up to the writing group mailing list, send us an email at medhum@torch.ox.ac.uk
Happy writing ✍️
Our updated website is now live!
Here you can find information on our events, research streams, and opportunities for researchers
🔗 www.torch.ox.ac.uk/medical-huma...
Here you can find information on our events, research streams, and opportunities for researchers
🔗 www.torch.ox.ac.uk/medical-huma...
Medical Humanities
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October 7, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Our updated website is now live!
Here you can find information on our events, research streams, and opportunities for researchers
🔗 www.torch.ox.ac.uk/medical-huma...
Here you can find information on our events, research streams, and opportunities for researchers
🔗 www.torch.ox.ac.uk/medical-huma...
Sign up to our regular newsletter to receive our Michaelmas termcard, as well as information about events and opportunities for #medicalhumanities researchers
Email 'subscribe' to: medicalhumanities-owner@maillist.ox.ac.uk
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October 1, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Sign up to our regular newsletter to receive our Michaelmas termcard, as well as information about events and opportunities for #medicalhumanities researchers
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Registration is now open for our public discussion reflecting on end-of-life
📅 Friday 14 Nov, Ashmolean Museum
torch.ox.ac.uk/event/coming...
📅 Friday 14 Nov, Ashmolean Museum
torch.ox.ac.uk/event/coming...
Coming to an End- Panel Discussion Event Reflecting on End-of-Life
torch.ox.ac.uk
September 25, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Registration is now open for our public discussion reflecting on end-of-life
📅 Friday 14 Nov, Ashmolean Museum
torch.ox.ac.uk/event/coming...
📅 Friday 14 Nov, Ashmolean Museum
torch.ox.ac.uk/event/coming...
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CFPs - 'Historicising Commercial Determinants of Health'
A workshop as part of the @kthabitproject.bsky.social to be held at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social on 15 April 2026
Deadline for abstracts: 13 October
#histmed #medhumanities #histSTM
A workshop as part of the @kthabitproject.bsky.social to be held at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social on 15 April 2026
Deadline for abstracts: 13 October
#histmed #medhumanities #histSTM
CfP: Excited to announce our first workshop, exploring histories of Commercial Determinants of Health. Workshop to be held at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine on 15 April 2026. Please circulate widely/consider submitting an abstract by 13 October 2025.
September 15, 2025 at 3:30 PM
CFPs - 'Historicising Commercial Determinants of Health'
A workshop as part of the @kthabitproject.bsky.social to be held at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social on 15 April 2026
Deadline for abstracts: 13 October
#histmed #medhumanities #histSTM
A workshop as part of the @kthabitproject.bsky.social to be held at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social on 15 April 2026
Deadline for abstracts: 13 October
#histmed #medhumanities #histSTM
Who Matters Morally, and Why?
Read the latest essay in our Graduate Research Spotlight series, by Philosophy DPhil student Ryan Kulesa ⬇️
www.torch.ox.ac.uk/article/who-...
Read the latest essay in our Graduate Research Spotlight series, by Philosophy DPhil student Ryan Kulesa ⬇️
www.torch.ox.ac.uk/article/who-...
Who Matters Morally, and Why?
www.torch.ox.ac.uk
June 12, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Who Matters Morally, and Why?
Read the latest essay in our Graduate Research Spotlight series, by Philosophy DPhil student Ryan Kulesa ⬇️
www.torch.ox.ac.uk/article/who-...
Read the latest essay in our Graduate Research Spotlight series, by Philosophy DPhil student Ryan Kulesa ⬇️
www.torch.ox.ac.uk/article/who-...
Resistance is futile?
Professor Thaddeus Mason Pope discusses radical disagreements about medical treatment between patients and doctors
📅 Thursday 12 June, in Oxford
Book here: www.antitheses.net/events/resis...
Professor Thaddeus Mason Pope discusses radical disagreements about medical treatment between patients and doctors
📅 Thursday 12 June, in Oxford
Book here: www.antitheses.net/events/resis...
Resistance is futile? Resolving radical disagreements about medical treatment between patients and doctors
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June 5, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Resistance is futile?
Professor Thaddeus Mason Pope discusses radical disagreements about medical treatment between patients and doctors
📅 Thursday 12 June, in Oxford
Book here: www.antitheses.net/events/resis...
Professor Thaddeus Mason Pope discusses radical disagreements about medical treatment between patients and doctors
📅 Thursday 12 June, in Oxford
Book here: www.antitheses.net/events/resis...
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Medical Humanities receives 2025 Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Research Culture @torchoxford.bsky.social @oxhumanities.bsky.social @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social @uehiro.ox.ac.uk TORCH’s Medical Humanities Research (MedHum) 2025 University of Oxford
torch.ox.ac.uk/article/medi...
torch.ox.ac.uk/article/medi...
Medical Humanities receives 2025 Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Research Culture
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May 19, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Medical Humanities receives 2025 Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Research Culture @torchoxford.bsky.social @oxhumanities.bsky.social @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social @uehiro.ox.ac.uk TORCH’s Medical Humanities Research (MedHum) 2025 University of Oxford
torch.ox.ac.uk/article/medi...
torch.ox.ac.uk/article/medi...
How can medical humanities expertise shape strategy, policy, and foresight across health and care systems?
Join the conversation at 'Scenario Planning and the Medical Humanities: A Workshop for Uncertain Times'
🔗 www.torch.ox.ac.uk/event/scenar...
Join the conversation at 'Scenario Planning and the Medical Humanities: A Workshop for Uncertain Times'
🔗 www.torch.ox.ac.uk/event/scenar...
Scenario Planning and the Medical Humanities: A Workshop for Uncertain Times
www.torch.ox.ac.uk
May 19, 2025 at 11:43 AM
How can medical humanities expertise shape strategy, policy, and foresight across health and care systems?
Join the conversation at 'Scenario Planning and the Medical Humanities: A Workshop for Uncertain Times'
🔗 www.torch.ox.ac.uk/event/scenar...
Join the conversation at 'Scenario Planning and the Medical Humanities: A Workshop for Uncertain Times'
🔗 www.torch.ox.ac.uk/event/scenar...
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Resonance of Mind
This project was supported by the Arts, Health & Ethics Collective (AHEC) Seed Fund 2024—a pilot fund launched in 2023 to support collaborative research between artists & academics across the Oxford Ethics & Humanities network
@oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social @oxmedhum.bsky.social
This project was supported by the Arts, Health & Ethics Collective (AHEC) Seed Fund 2024—a pilot fund launched in 2023 to support collaborative research between artists & academics across the Oxford Ethics & Humanities network
@oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social @oxmedhum.bsky.social
May 16, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Resonance of Mind
This project was supported by the Arts, Health & Ethics Collective (AHEC) Seed Fund 2024—a pilot fund launched in 2023 to support collaborative research between artists & academics across the Oxford Ethics & Humanities network
@oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social @oxmedhum.bsky.social
This project was supported by the Arts, Health & Ethics Collective (AHEC) Seed Fund 2024—a pilot fund launched in 2023 to support collaborative research between artists & academics across the Oxford Ethics & Humanities network
@oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social @oxmedhum.bsky.social
We're thrilled to announce that we've won the 2025 Vice-Chancellor's Award for Research Culture! 🎉
The award recognises our commitment to collaboration, inclusivity, and innovation across disciplines
www.torch.ox.ac.uk/article/medi...
The award recognises our commitment to collaboration, inclusivity, and innovation across disciplines
www.torch.ox.ac.uk/article/medi...
May 16, 2025 at 10:28 AM
We're thrilled to announce that we've won the 2025 Vice-Chancellor's Award for Research Culture! 🎉
The award recognises our commitment to collaboration, inclusivity, and innovation across disciplines
www.torch.ox.ac.uk/article/medi...
The award recognises our commitment to collaboration, inclusivity, and innovation across disciplines
www.torch.ox.ac.uk/article/medi...
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Come along to Oxford’s Westgate Centre on Thursday 29 May for our Health Research Showcase, held jointly with @oxhealthbrc.bsky.social. It's a fantastic and fun way to find out about the research taking place in Oxford. oxfordbrc.nihr.ac.uk/brc-event/he... @ouhospitals.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk
May 14, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Come along to Oxford’s Westgate Centre on Thursday 29 May for our Health Research Showcase, held jointly with @oxhealthbrc.bsky.social. It's a fantastic and fun way to find out about the research taking place in Oxford. oxfordbrc.nihr.ac.uk/brc-event/he... @ouhospitals.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk
There are a few tickets left for tomorrow's panel
Ageing and Ageism: A Cross-Disciplinary Perspective
12.30-2.30pm, in Oxford
Lunch will be provided - follow the link to book ⤵️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ageing-and...
Ageing and Ageism: A Cross-Disciplinary Perspective
12.30-2.30pm, in Oxford
Lunch will be provided - follow the link to book ⤵️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ageing-and...
Ageing and Ageism: a cross-disciplinary perspective
Practitioners from radically different disciplines and fields share their views and insights on major global challenges.
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May 6, 2025 at 7:51 AM
There are a few tickets left for tomorrow's panel
Ageing and Ageism: A Cross-Disciplinary Perspective
12.30-2.30pm, in Oxford
Lunch will be provided - follow the link to book ⤵️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ageing-and...
Ageing and Ageism: A Cross-Disciplinary Perspective
12.30-2.30pm, in Oxford
Lunch will be provided - follow the link to book ⤵️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ageing-and...
Calling all DPhils and ECRs at Oxford:
Submit your abstracts for the upcoming WIP workshop "Evidencing Life and Death in the Medical Humanities"
📆 Deadline 15 May
📍 To be held 20-21 June, in Oxford
torch.ox.ac.uk/event/eviden...
@torchoxford.bsky.social @uehiro.ox.ac.uk
Submit your abstracts for the upcoming WIP workshop "Evidencing Life and Death in the Medical Humanities"
📆 Deadline 15 May
📍 To be held 20-21 June, in Oxford
torch.ox.ac.uk/event/eviden...
@torchoxford.bsky.social @uehiro.ox.ac.uk
Call for Papers | Evidencing Life and Death in the Medical Humanities
torch.ox.ac.uk
April 28, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Calling all DPhils and ECRs at Oxford:
Submit your abstracts for the upcoming WIP workshop "Evidencing Life and Death in the Medical Humanities"
📆 Deadline 15 May
📍 To be held 20-21 June, in Oxford
torch.ox.ac.uk/event/eviden...
@torchoxford.bsky.social @uehiro.ox.ac.uk
Submit your abstracts for the upcoming WIP workshop "Evidencing Life and Death in the Medical Humanities"
📆 Deadline 15 May
📍 To be held 20-21 June, in Oxford
torch.ox.ac.uk/event/eviden...
@torchoxford.bsky.social @uehiro.ox.ac.uk