Research projects
Advancing knowledge of how social factors affect our health
We investigate how social connections and behaviours impact people’s health, including:
- Social assets: e.g. social connections, arts and culture, communities, leisure, nature, social prescribing
- Social deficits: e.g. loneliness, isolation, social restrictions during health emergencies
All our past and current projects are listed below
(Note that completed projects are indicated by a tick)
Community Leisure Activities as a Primary Prevention Tool for Youth Anxiety and Depression (CLASP)
Exploring whether and how involvement in community activities can prevent young people from experiencing anxiety and depression
GRACE-Epi
A major new 7-year programme of Global Research on Arts & Cultural Engagement funded through a Wellcome Discovery Award aimed at advancing Epidemiological methods
Art Cure: The science of how the arts transform our health
Prof Daisy Fancourt's new book reveals the life-changing power of the arts, informed by the results of decades of scientific studies
National Centre for Social Prescribing Data and Analysis
A strategic partnership between the National Academy for Social Prescribing and the Social Biobehavioural Research Group to accelerate social prescribing
Arts Health Early Career Research Network
An international network led by our group that supported ECRs globally
CAMHS And Social Prescribing Applications (CASPA)
Developing and testing a novel social prescribing pathway for young people
INcreasing AdolesCent social and community supporT (INACT)
National programme of work which aims to understand how schools and local community resources can work together to improve outcomes for pupils
Wellbeing while waiting (‘INSPYRE’)
Exploring how social prescribing can help young people waiting for NHS mental health support
WE-EngAGE (Wellbeing, Engagement, Ageing)
Explores the impact of social leisure engagement on the psychological, cognitive, and physical wellbeing of older adults