The new EU-funded programme “Storytelling as Pharmakon in Premodernity and Beyond: Training the New Generation of Researchers in Health Humanities” (StoryPharm) coordinated by the Centre for Medieval Arts and Rituals (CeMAR; www.ucy.ac.cy/cemar) at the University of Cyprus, launches its first training activities. StoryPharm’s Induction Week, that will take place at the Learning Resource Centre – Library ‘Stellios Ioannou’ (Room LRC012) between 16 and 20 June 2025, includes workshops, seminars, guided tours and lectures from specialists in health humanities. The following seminars and workshops are open to the public:

  • Josie Billington (University of Liverpool), “Researching Literary Reading and Mental Health”, Τuesday 17 June, 11:00–12:30
  • Lucia Galvagni (Fondazione Bruno Kessler), “Clinical Narratives: A New Attention to Stories in Medicine?”, Tuesday, 17 June, 13:30–15:00
  • Maria Ioannou, “Echoes of the Self: Storytelling and Repetition – A Creative Writing Workshop”, Wednesday, 18 June, 9:30–11:30
  • Marios Demetriades (University of Cyprus), “Funding Opportunities for Postdoctoral Career”, Wednesday, 18 June, 12:00–13:30 – for doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers

All events are free of charge, but registration is required. To register, please contact Andria Andreou ([email protected]).

For the Programme, click here.

StoryPharm was awarded a funding of €5,1 million, as part of the competitive European Programme Horizon Europe (2021–2027), Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action – Doctoral Networks. The project’s consortium is made up by the University of Cyprus (coordinator), the University of Bamberg (Germany), the University of Lund (Sweden), the University of Salerno (Italy), and the University of Cardiff (UK). The project involves also non-academic partners including pharmaceutical companies, museums, libraries, municipalities, and a publishing house.

The programme offers 19 doctoral fellowships with a high-quality multifaceted training leading to the acquisition of important research and other transferable skills through which the selected fellows will be able to successfully lead careers in research and the domains of health, education and culture.

For more information you can visit StoryPharm’s Website (www.ucy.ac.cy/storypharm/).