Prof Fancourt will be collaborating with the venue over the next three years, building on her work showing how arts engagement impacts health.
01 May 2026
Head of our Research Group Professor Daisy Fancourt has been named as the Royal Albert Hall’s first ever Associate Scientist.
In this role Fancourt will contribute to a programme of events and initiatives linking the arts with science, building on her work showing how arts engagement impacts health.
“It is an honour to be the inaugural Associate Scientist for the Royal Albert Hall, a venue I have visited numerous times and had the pleasure of performing on the stage of.
Our research is demonstrating the tangible, meaningful impact that the arts have on mental and physical health at an individual level and on societal health and wellbeing more broadly. This research is providing even more reasons why everyone should have the opportunity to engage with the arts.
By providing not only world-class artistic events but an incredibly inclusive approach to engaging audiences, the Royal Albert Hall is an inspiring organisation. I hope to use the position of Associate Scientist to raise public awareness about the fascinating science of the arts.”
– Professor Daisy Fancourt
