Funded by Wellcome Trust
The programme is a collaboration between the Centre for the Social History of Health and Healthcare Glasgow (CSHHH) at the University of Strathclyde and the universities of Cape Town, Johannesburg and Witwatersrand.
Who is involved?
Since 2018 members of the CSHHH Glasgow at the University of Strathclyde and the University of Johannesburg have worked together in the Medical Humanities. The Wellcome Trust and both universities invested in these activities. Following the success of this co-working, partners from the University of Witwatersrand and the University of Cape Town joined the collaboration. The core objective is to connect the four institutions in order to jointly conduct research, training and teaching so that Medical Humanities research ecosystems continue to grow together in both countries.
How is the programme structured?
The programme of exchange and networking will:
- Energise the Medical Humanities research ecosystem in South Africa as it evolves
- Embed the research environment at the CSHHH Glasgow, and its current partners, in this process
- Seed a cohort of early-career scholars in the Medical Humanities with experience of research, training and teaching collectively in both South Africa and the UK
The focus is on seeding those ecosystems through investment in the researchers of the future and fresh collaboration across the countries and institutions. The programme will enable:
- Four Masters students and one PhD candidate to be co-supervised by the PIs
- Enhanced networking and communications capacity, including new online resources and platforms
Team Members
Programme Leaders
James Mills, Professor of Modern History, University of Strathclyde
Carla Tsampiras, Primary Health Care Directorate, University of Cape Town
Thembisa Waetjen, Department of History, University of Johannesburg
Catherine Burns, Adler Museum of Medical History, Division Health Sciences, University of Witwatersrand
Caroline Marley, Project Manager
Citation: Boipelo Dube, “Nurses facing Hardships.,” accessed August 17, 2021, https://joburg21.omeka.net/items/show/1196.
