The core module ‘Researching Health, Cultures and Societies’ provides an introduction to the field of medical and health humanities. Broadly divided into the three components announced in the module title, it combines breadth (mind, body and health in history, philosophy and literature), diversity (global/comparative health cultures) and specificity (ethical, political and environmental practices in past and contemporary societies). This team-taught module builds on a wide range of disciplines and staff expertise in Classics, English, Geography, History, Medicine, Philosophy, and Public Health to provide a rich investigative terrain as well as a foundation in the key concepts, theories, questions and methodologies which will be examined in further depth in each themed module. It also draws on knowledge from outside the academy, in relation to health and environmental activism and medical ethics, for example, to integrate public-facing and professional learning with research-informed critical inquiry.