Reading for Empathy (1-hour webinar)

Title: Reading for Empathy

Facilitator: Dr Felicity James - Associate Professor in English Literature and Creative Writing in the University of Leicester's School of English, and the Stoneygate Centre for Empathic Healthcare.

This 1-hour free webinar is open to everyone. A MS Teams link and joining instructions will be provided to delegates by email before the event.

About the session:

This interactive webinar is designed for clinical educators and healthcare professionals, as well as those interested in medical humanities, arts and literary researchers and everyone who loves reading. We will outline our research into reading as a means to nurture and maintain empathy, including the Centre's use of book clubs for foundation year students: Medical students meet best-selling author, comedian and NHS psychiatrist, Dr Benji Waterhouse | News | University of Leicester.

Drawing on evidence-based approaches from the Stoneygate Centre for Empathic Healthcare, we will invite participants to reflect on their own reading and engage in close reading exercises as a tool for empathic reflection and wellbeing.

Booking deadline: 2 June 2026

If you have any questions about the 'Lunchtime Learning' webinar series contact us on empathy@le.ac.uk, or visit our webpage.

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