3rd PhenoLab Summer School in Umbria - THANK YOU!

Phenomenology and Medicine. Exploring the Lived Experience of Illness and Care

June 8-12, 2026

Palazzo Mauri in Spoleto (PG)

The 3rd PhenoLab Summer School in Umbria has come to a close, and it has been a fantastic edition.

A huge thank you to our keynote and selected speakers, whose research, ideas, and insights sparked some of the most stimulating conversations we have had yet, the kind that stay with you long after the sessions end and quietly shape the work ahead.

Equal thanks go to everyone who joined us, whether in person under the Umbrian sun or remotely from across the world. Your questions, curiosity, and willingness to engage made the difference between a conference and a genuine intellectual community of scholars. 

Last but not least, a heartfelt thanks to our PhenoLab Summer School Staff members: Chiara, Federico, Manuela and Sara!

Keynote Speakers (in alphabetic order):

- Dr. Roxana Baiasu, University of Birmingham (UK)

- Dr. Francesca Brencio, University of Birmingham (UK)

- Prof. Dr. Matthew Broome, University of Birmingham (UK)

- Prof. Dr. Havi Carel, University of Bristol (UK)

- Dr. Lorna Collins, Expert by experience (UK)

- Dr. David Crepaz‑Keay, FRSPH, The Mental Health Foundation, London (UK)

- Prof. Dr. Magnus Englander, Malmö University (Sweden)

- Prof. Dr. Susi Ferrarello, California State University (East Bay) (USA)

- Prof. Dr. Dr. Thomas Fuchs, Heidelberg University Hospital (Germany)

- Prof. Dr. Ashok Handa, St Catherine’s College, University of Oxford (UK)

- Prof. Dr. Guilherme Messas, Santa Casa de São Paulo Hospital (Brasil)

- Prof. Dr. René Rosfort, University of Copenhagen (Denmark)

Selected Speakers 

Yasminh Quak
Department of Medical Oncology, Amsterdam
Cancer Center Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Prof. Dr. Kayoko Ueda
Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare, Japan

Prof. Dr. Esdras Cabus Moreira
Federal University of Bahia, Brazil

Clara Thorndahl
University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Dr. Martyn Sampson
University of Birmingham, UK

Dr. Mara Grinfelde
Riga Stradins University, Latvia

Dr. Joanne Chung-yan WUN
University of Cologne, Germany

Dr. Nina de Boer
Radboud University, The Netherlands

Dr. Pablo Ilian Toso Andreu
IBAT Dublin, Ireland
Atlantic Technology University (ATU)

Prof. Dr. Colette Smart
University of Victoria, BC, Canada

Ha-Young Lee

KU Leuven, Belgium

Prof. Yianna Liatsos
University of Limerick, Ireland

Philippine Borregaard
Radboud University, The Netherlands

Veronica Fantini
Bordeaux University Montaigne, France
Radboud University, The Netherlands

Dr. Nicola Ramazzotto
University of Helsinki, Finland

Emma Maciejewska
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland

Dr. Laura Jane Nanni
UCD Centre for Ethics in Public Life (CEPL), Ireland

Colleen Hanson
University of California, USA

Binglin Lyu
City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR,China

Dr. Rasmus Larsen
University of Toronto, Canada

Alice Hilder Jarvis
University of Cambridge, UK

Dr. David Foreman
King’s College London, UK

Grace Qamar Elemy
University of Haifa, Israel

Niveditha A P
University of Calicut, India


Non presenting participants

Dr Abdi Sanati
Practice Plus Group, UK

Greta Didziokaite
University College Dublin, Ireland

Dr Eva Rädler-Bohn
Independent researcher, Germany

Nicholas Salles
The Ohio State University, USA

Dr. Manoel Vitor Noleto
NeuroCogniCare (Brain & Mental Health Center), Brazil

Prof. Martina Kelly
University of Calgary, Canada

Federico Carlassara
University of Palermo, Italy
University College Dublin, Ireland

Jiayao Song
University of Paris 8, France

Eleanor Knuckey
Birkbeck, University of London, UK
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK

Dr. Greta Polchi
Clinical psychologist, Italy

Dr. Álvaro Ramos Paniagua
Centro de Salud Mental de Chamartín, Hospital de La Princesa, Spain

Dr. Simona Sciacchitano
Centro de Salud Mental de Chamartín, Hospital de La Princesa, Spain

Dr. Marzio Giacomin
Psychiatrist, Italy

Dr. Joao da Eira
University of Lausanne, Switzerland

Dr. Rita Grifoni
Gynaecologist, Italy

Barte Kuolyte
Vilnius University, Lithuania

Dr. Alba Maria Pozo
Psychiatrist, Hospital de La Princesa, Spain

Dr. Paul de la Cruz
Hospital Clinico San Carlos de Madrid, Spain

Dr. Jo Götz
Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Germany

Merav Gal
Existential Therapist, Basel, Switzerland

Andrea Tarantola
University of Eastern Piedmont, Italy

Xiurui Zheng
University of Bologna, Italy

Mariam Nofiss
University of Eastern Piedmont, Italy

Looking forward to welcoming you for the 

4th PhenoLab Summer School in Umbria

Mind, Meaning, and Relationships.

Phenomenology, Values, and Ecological Perspectives in Contemporary healthcare

June 7-11, 2027 in Spoleto

in cooperation with 

The Collaborating Centre for Values-based Practice St Catherine's College, Oxford

Call for papers announced in Fall 2026