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
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
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
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
EpiArts Lab
Working with University of Florida to explore how the arts are linked to health outcomes in the USA.
Mapping Global Arts and Health Policy
Tracking and analysing how arts and health policy is developing around the world
SP:ACE (Social Prescribing: Advancing Child and youth Evidence, policy and practice)
Catalysing international policy, practice and research for social prescribing and youth mental health