Organizational Partner: TORCH | The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities

Lead: Professor Stephen Tuck
Preferred contact: torch@humanities.ox.ac.uk
Key Words:
Medical Humanities / Mental Health
Resident in: UK, Working in: UK, Area(s) of Interest in VBP: Communications/website, Communications/social media, Education, Management, Meeting/book launches, Research/Medical humanities, Research/Inter-disciplinary Research/Knowledge exchange, Research/Compassion; Related Area(s) of Interest: Communication skills, Ethics, Medical humanities; Area(s) of healthcare expertise: Mental health/General, Other/Medicine
Brief Description of Work: Launched in May 2013, TORCH provides an opportunity for Oxford’s humanities scholars to collaborate with researchers across disciplines and institutions; work with scholars across all stages of their academic careers; develop partnerships with public and private institutions; engage with wider audiences; and bring together academic research, creative industries, and the performing arts. TORCH supports a Knowledge Exchange project on Compassion in Healthcare, which is a collaboration between Dr Joshua Hordern and the Royal Society of Medicine Open Section, represented by the Open Section’s president, Dr Andrew Papanikitas. More information: see below
Read more: www.torch.ox.ac.uk
Facebook: www.facebook.com/TORCHOxford
Twitter: www.twitter.com/TORCHOxford
Newsletter: https://app.mailerlite.com/webforms/submit/u6t1y9
Compassion in Healthcare: http://torch.ox.ac.uk/knowledge-exchange/compassion.