CISSMI is a research collaboration between Cardiff University, the University of South Wales and the University of Westminster. The research group encompasses staff from the humanities, social sciences, medicine and the biological sciences is dedicated to the study of the history of science (particularly the medical sciences) and the imagination (literary and cultural).

Besides the research activities of the group's members, CISSMI supports a series of seminars, research activities and public engagement events that allow for discussion and interaction around these key themes.