Health humanities is a field pioneered at Nottingham and involves research investigating the relationship between arts, humanities, healthcare, health and well-being. Our studies focus on health in general but specifically mental health in relation to:
The Nottingham Health Humanities group achieved Research Priority Area status in 2015 and is co-directed by Professor Paul Crawford (Health Sciences) and Dr Anna Greenwood (Arts).
We have attracted more than £6m from prestigious funding bodies such as ESRC, AHRC, the Leverhulme Trust, the Wellcome Trust and the Arts Council for our interdisciplinary research.
Enhancing mental health and wellbeing through the use of the arts and other creative practices.
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Paul is the world’s first professor of health humanities and pioneered this research area. He leads the most prominent research network and international conference series in the field.
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The University of Nottingham School of Health Sciences Queen's Medical Centre Nottingham, NG7 2HA
telephone: +44 (0)115 823 0812 email: M.Slade@nottingham.ac.uk