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)
European Culture and Health Hub (ECHH)
A collaborative platform enhancing arts, culture and health policies, practice and research
Social Prescribing: Improving Research on Implementation using The Access Elemental Dataset (SPIRITED)
Advancing our understanding of Social Prescribing implementation in the UK, through analyses of a major dataset of Social Prescribing referrals collected by Access Elemental
UNESCO Chair in Arts and Global Health
We host the UNESCO Chair in Arts and Global Health, which is led by Professor Daisy Fancourt
Community Activities, Resilience, and Emotional wellbeing (CARE Study)
Exploring the relationship between engagement in community activities, wellbeing, and stress among young people
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
WHO Collaborating Centre for Arts and Health
Collaborating with the World Health Organization to realise the global potential for the arts to support public health