• HARI

    Health and Arts Research Initiative
About us
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What do we mean by 'Arts'?

The Arts encompass much more than just art classes we may remember from school. Even those who do not consider...
Why is Arts and Health so important?

Many of the issues faced in modern society are complex and multi-factorial, and require creative and collaborative approaches to find...
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Academic Projects (Arts in Health Teaching)

Elephant in the Room: conversations about alcohol The first collaboration between the departments of Art and Pharmacy, the Elephant in...
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Research Projects

Architecture of Pharmacies: Co-designing Pharmacy Spaces Dr Ranjita Dhital, Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice (University of Reading), Principal Investigator. Leverhulme Fellowship (2018-2021) An...
Vision for the Future

Our vision for the future is: To develop an Arts and Health research culture within the University of Reading and...
Health and Arts Research Inititiave (HARI): A cross-discipline solution

“Art is an effort to create, beside the real world, a more humane world.”
~ Andre Maurois, French Author

Health and social problems faced in modern society are complex. They require creative approaches and new ways of thinking to find engaging and effective solutions.

HARI is a multidisciplinary group of researchers, health and social care practitioners, service users, artists and students. Together we aim to develop and implement arts-based interdisciplinary research and teaching.