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)
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.
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.
A fRAmework of the DetermInants of Arts aNd Cultural Engagement (RADIANCE)
A new framework of individual, local and societal factors affecting arts & cultural engagement for health
EpiArts Lab
Working with University of Florida to explore how the arts are linked to health outcomes in the USA.
COVID-19 Social Study
Exploring the psychological and social effects of the pandemic on the UK population.
Arts and Health Evaluation: Navigating the Landscape
A comprehensive mapping of what arts and health evaluation frameworks and toolkits exist, and advice for anyone wishing to evaluate their own project.
Mapping Global Arts and Health Policy
Tracking and analysing how arts and health policy is developing around the world