Medical Humanities and Engagement

Medical Humanities and Engagement (MH&E) aims to explore medicine in its historical, ethical, social and cultural contexts.

MH&E carries out four major types of activity:

grant-giving programmes in medical humanities and history, biomedical ethics and public engagement
directly managed public engagement activities that include Wellcome Collection, education, supporting researchers to engage the public, broadcast projects and special public engagement initiatives (such as Darwin 200) that stimulate an informed dialogue and raise awareness and understanding of biomedical science, its achievements, applications and implications
resources provided through the Wellcome Library to enhance learning about biomedical science and history of medicine
media and communications, working in close liaison with internal staff and external organisations that contact the Wellcome Trust

Senior staff

Director of Medical Humanities and Engagement:
Ms Clare Matterson

Head of Public Programmes, Wellcome Collection:
Dr Ken Arnold

Head of Wellcome Library:
Dr Simon Chaplin

Operations Manager:
Ms Philomena Gibbons

Head of Engaging Science:
Dr Daniel Glaser

Head of Communications:
Mr Mark Henderson

Head of Education and Learning:
Dr Hilary Leevers

Wellcome Collection Business and Operations Manager:
Ms Donne Robertson

Acting Head of Medical Humanities Grants:
Ms Philomena Gibbons

For other specific medical humanities and public engagement activities contacts, please see the email contacts lists.