MedHum Research Hub shortlisted for Vice-Chancellor's Award 2025

We are delighted to announce that the TORCH’s Medical Humanities Research Hub Steering Committee has been shortlisted for the Vice-Chancellor’s Awards in the Excellence in Research and Innovation category. The team includes (amongst others) UOIs Dr Alberto Giubilini and former AfOx Fellow Dr Tolulope Osayomi.

Awards Showcase - 13 May

Everyone is invited to attend the Awards Showcase in Blackwell Hall in the Weston Library on Tuesday 13 May, where shortlisted nominees will have an opportunity to demonstrate and discuss their work. The showcase will be open to all staff as well as members of the public. Show your support for colleagues, network with new teams, and find out more about the award-winning projects.

Awards Ceremony

The winners and highly commended nominees will be announced at a special ceremony hosted by the Vice-Chancellor at the Sheldonian Theatre on Thursday 15 May 2025.

The Vice-Chancellor's Awards 2025

More information about the 2025 Shortlist, Showcase and the Ceremony can be found on the University of Oxford website.

About TORCH Medical Humanities Research Hub

The Oxford Centre for the Humanities (TORCH)’s Medical Humanities Research Hub (MedHum) supports the Humanities Division and social science based research on health and medicine. It highlights the contribution of the humanities to a proper understanding of health, disease, and medicine. MedHum challenges the assumption that cutting-edge medical research and innovation in healthcare are solely the domain of physicians and laboratories.