FilmMedicine Research Group | Edinburgh College of Art

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The FilmMedicine Research Group are a group of creative research-by-practice makers, working across sound and vision, with key practitioners from Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Health in Social Science, Veterinary Science, Psychology, Music and Film. They support projects and practitioners using creative tools with therapeutic goals or intent.

FilmMedicine is outward facing, and each project collaborates with the world beyond the Academy. They utilise new technology, AI and immersive apps, traditional tools of documentary and music and explore interdisciplinary research on criteria for evidence and evaluation.

Before and after fundamental medicine offers diagnoses, drugs, and surgery to those who suffer, it should offer consolation. Consolation comforts when loss occurs or is inevitable. This comfort may be one person's promise not to abandon another

Arthur Frank, 2004

The breadth of input brings a fresh perspective and a greatly enhanced reach to health and well-being interventions. They draw support from the Wellcome Trust, Screen Scotland, broadcasters POV, Arte, YLE and BBC.

FilmMedicine Research Group

FilmMedicine Research Group

The group welcomes staff and students from across the University of Edinburgh. You can get in touch through their Facebook page: FilmMedicine Research Group or email the Group Convener, Dr Amy Hardie (a.hardie@ed.ac.uk), if you would like to join and share your expertise.

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Film and Television - BA (Hons)

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Film Directing - MA

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Animation - BA (Hons)

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Music - BMus (Hons)

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Creative Music Practice - PhD

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Dr Khalid Ali

Senior Lecturer in Geriatrics

khalid.ali10@nhs.net
+44 (0)1273 523360

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Dr Martina Balaam

Fellow in Medical Education/Deputy Theme Head (PPD) and Lecturer in Nursing, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine

marti.balaam@ed.ac.uk
+44 (0)131 242 6651

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Shalhavit-Simcha Cohen

PhD student, Developing Effective Multimedia for Wellness Education

shalhavit@ed.ac.uk

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Dr Glen Cousquer

Head of MSc Veterinary Medicine

glen.cousquer@ed.ac.uk

Dr Amy Hardie

Senior Lecturer

FilmMedicine Director, Film Directing

a.hardie@ed.ac.uk
+44 (0)131 6515760

Tracey Fearnehough

Lecturer

tracey.fearnehough@ed.ac.uk
+44 (0) 131 651 5867

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Prof John Gillies

Honorary Professor, Usher Institute

jgillies@ed.ac.uk

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Prof Liz Grant

Director, Global Health Academy

liz.grant@ed.ac.uk

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Rev Dr Harriet Harris

University Chaplain, University of Edinburgh Chaplaincy

chaplain@ed.ac.uk
+44(0)131 650 2595/6

Professor Sarah Kettley

Chair of Material and Design Innovation, School of Design

Director of Research, School of Design

sarah.kettley@ed.ac.uk
+44 (0) 131 651 5836

Prof Raymond MacDonald

Chair of Music Psychology and Improvisation, Music

Programme Director, BMus (Hons) Music

Raymond.MacDonald@ed.ac.uk
+44 (0)131 650 2424

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Gerri McHugh

Director of Global Health Film Festival

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Rev Alison Newell

Associate Chaplain, University of Edinburgh Chaplaincy

Ali.Newell@ed.ac.uk
+44 (0)131 650 2597

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Charlie Phillips

Head of video, The Guardian

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Dr Olivia Sagan

Head of Division Psychology, Sociology and Education

osagan@qmu.ac.uk
+44 (0)131 474 0000

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Prof Matthias Schwannauer

Head of School, School of Health in Social Science

headofschool.health@ed.ac.uk
+44 (0)131 651 3954

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Prof Pam Smith

Professorial Fellow, Nursing Studies

pam.smith@ed.ac.uk
+44 (0)131 6513921

Jared Taylor

Jared Taylor

Programme Director, Animation

Jared.Taylor@ed.ac.uk
+44 (0)7734 565 391

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Prof Neil Turner

Dean of Undergraduate Learning and Teaching, Centre for Inflammation Research

neil.turner@ed.ac.uk
+44 (0)131 242 9167

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Prof Jonathan Wyatt

Professor of Qualitative Inquiry and Director of the Centre for Creative-Relational Inquiry, University of Edinburgh

jonathan.wyatt@ed.ac.uk
+44 (0)131 651 3974

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Dr Angelo Volandes

Harvard Medical School Physician, writer, and patients' rights advocate

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