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)
Music and Motherhood: Europe
Supporting and evaluating the European roll-out of singing sessions for postpartum depression
The psychoneuroimmunology of music
Exploring how music affects the interaction between psychological processes, the brain and the immune system
One Nation One Project
A major national evaluation of social prescribing across 22 sites in the US
Loneliness, isolation and physical health
Using cohort study data and hospital admission records to establish how loneliness & isolation are linked to health outcomes.
Social Prescribing for Severe Mental Illnesses (SuPreME)
Improving access to social prescribing for people with severe mental illnesses
Dance/Connect
Exploring if, and how, online dance classes support young people living with anxiety
SHAPER (Melodies for Mums)
Investigating the impact of singing for postnatal depression, via a randomised controlled trial and an implementation science study.
WELLCOMM (Wellbeing and Communities)
Using data from UK cohort studies to explore the long-term benefits of community activities for wellbeing
Sing With Us
Investigating the psychosocial and biological impact of singing in cancer care