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)
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
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
YES: Youth sector Enabling Social prescribing
Investigating the impact of youth sector provision on young people’s mental health
Arts, society and public health: an exploration of the major UK cohort studies
Investigating how arts and cultural engagement are linked to health and wellbeing at a population level.
The psychological, social and economic impact of musculoskeletal conditions
Using cohort study and social prescribing data to explore peoples' experiences of musculoskeletal conditions