Prof. Hilary Marland has been shortlisted for an AHRC-WT Health humanities medal for leadership, and Dr Rachel Bennett for early career research. The awards recognise people and projects that are helping to inform and transform the quality of life, health and wellbeing of the population using arts and humanities research. Both Hilary and Rachel are currently working on the Wellcome Trust funded project Prisoners, Medical Care and Entitlement to Health

Further details about the medals in this AHRC press release

"Fabulous ... uniquely executed… engaging and emotive... thought provoking". After summer shows in Coventry, Dublin and Belfast, Disorder Contained can be seen in London at Rich Mix, Shoreditch on Monday 9th and Tuesday 10th October. Details and link to tickets.

The play is designed to communicate some of the research findings of the Prisoners, Medical Care and Entitlement to Health in England and Ireland, 1850-2000 project, including the effect of solitary confinement on mental health. Over a century ago, Dickens said it was cruel, wrong and “tampered with the brain”. So why is solitary confinement still allowed? Professor Hilary Marland (co-lead on the project) recently gave historical evidence to Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights inquiry into Mental Health and Deaths in Prison.

Read the article by Kirstie Brewer in Prospect magazine, informed by an interview with Prof. Marland.