Pregnancy Beyond the Human: @emilyrossuos introduces her fascinating new @wellcometrust project. How do science & tech shape meanings of pregnancy, and how are these troubled when pregnancy does not end in birth?
TW: post discusses baby & pregnancy loss sheffield.ac.uk/ihuman/news/…
ALT Line drawing and text depicting pregnancy from a sixteenth century medical textbook
Check out our latest blog post: ‘Do you need a designer?’ Centring co-researchers as designers and makers from Reimagining TAS with DYP sheffield.ac.uk/ihuman/do-yo…@DanGoodley @WarrenPearce @laurenewhite184 @KirstyLiddiard1
This week is #CarersWeek2023. But caring does not stop when Carers Week ends.
The Government must urgently bring forward a long-term strategy informed by carers & supported at the highest levels of Government.
We cannot continue to leave carers without proper support.
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We talk a lot about what being a carer means to each of us. Some of us don't even like the label but use it because we have to so we can access services and support.
What do you think about the label?
#CarersWeek2023#RealCarersWeek
ALT "I don't care for my sister, exist in the world together."
Image of two people sitting in chairs hanging from the ceiling with blue lights silhouetting the people.
We have had lots of conversations about how we understand the experiences of giving and receiving care. This quote is from one of our Tea and Cake group meeting where we talked a lot about labels.
What does 'carer' mean to you?
#CarersWeek#RealCarersWeek
ALT Picture of a plate of coffee and croissant and text: "Carer is something the government calls me"
A very exciting morning!
🐢 Nonhuman Animals in the Medical Humanities. 🐯
Launch of a new NNMHR-funded network website, opening up fascinating new opportunities for research and community in the medical and health humanities.
Get involved: namhnetwork.wordpress.com/
The call for Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarships is now open. Expanded to offer opportunities for under-represented groups, up to £2.15m per grant to fund up to 18 scholars in an interdisciplinary priority research area. Closing date: 2 June 2023.
leverhulme.ac.uk/leverhulme-…
We have a new series of blog posts - accessible and shorter versions of chapters in our new book, Being Human During COVID-19 (@BrisUniPress). Blog #1 is here - written by the book's co-editors, @KirstyLiddiard1 @WarrenPearce @acababble and Paul Martin sheffield.ac.uk/ihuman/news/…
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