Celebrating Teaching Excellence ✨
Alongside conducting cutting-edge research, our team members are also involved in teaching at UCL
We're delighted to share that Dr Jess Bone & Dr Feifei Bu have been shortlisted for the UCL Provost Education Award for Innovation 👇
www.ucl.ac.uk/teaching-lea...
Webinar announcement 📣
We're excited to be joining up with the team behind Project CREATE @universityofleeds.bsky.social who are working with young people to understand the role of #Arts-based programmes in #MentalHealth & #Wellbeing.
💻 Free & online, 2nd June: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/grace-epi-...
An important event is coming up for those interested in #Arts, #Health and #ClimateChange 🌍
WHO/Europe and the Jameel Arts & Health Lab will be launching a new policy brief: "The role of the arts in addressing the health impacts of climate change".
📍 Online, 29 April: www.who.int/europe/news-...
🎥 How do #leisure activities shape #wellbeing in later life, and what influences participation? Watch the latest GRACE-Epi Monthly Methods webinar now where we heard from speakers from the WE-EngAGE team, a collaboration between @ucl.ac.uk & @edinburghuni.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN_O...
Our recent publication, 'Mechanisms underpinning the mental health impact of arts engagement', has made it onto the cover of Nature Reviews Psychology! 🎨
🔍 Find that article and explore more of our research in our Research paper library: sbbresearch.org/research-pap...
Art nurtures creativity and innovation, plays an important role in sharing knowledge, and encourages curiosity and dialogue. Today, on #WorldArtDay, we take a look at inspiring research in the arts.
There's still time to get your free ticket for the #SPYN Member Meetup!
Join to share your experiences and ideas on youth #SocialPrescribing, and find out about SPYN's latest activities & future plans.
📅 20 April, 12–1pm
📍 Online
Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/spyn-membe...
Our April Write On! Audio Writers’ Tips come to you from Professor Daisy Fancourt, Hay Headliner and author of The Art Cure. She is in conversation with Lucy Kaufman.
open.spotify.com/episode/16EY...
#writingcommunity #tuesdaythoughts #podcast #PodernFamily #britpodscene
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New on our blog: making #SocialPrescribing accessible for autistic people 📝
Learn about our latest resource, co-produced with @autistica.org.uk & autistic adults, caregivers of autistic people, & social prescribing professionals.
sbbresearch.org/making-socia...
Join our Social Prescribing Youth Network (#SPYN) Member Meetup! 📣
Come share your experiences, questions & ideas about youth #SocialPrescribing, and find out about our latest activities & future plans.
🎫 Free
📍 Online
📅 20 April 2026
🕛 12–1 PM BST
Register now 👇
sbbresearch.org/spyn-member-...
Science shows what is possible. From breakthrough medicines and clean air to life-saving vaccines and new discoveries — science works for all of us, every day.
This #WorldHealthDay, let's come together and #StandWithScience. 💙
Interested in #HealthyAgeing?
Don't miss our upcoming webinar presenting research on how #leisure activities shape mental, physical, and cognitive #wellbeing in later life.
🗓️ Wednesday 15th April 1-2pm, online and open to all: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/grace-epi-...
🌟 SBB Spotlight is back 🌟
This time, we're featuring Research Fellow & Trial Manager, Dr Robert Booth
Read the interview to learn:
💡 What drew Rob to youth social prescribing
📊 The national trials he's working on
💭 His reflections on #SocialPrescribingDay
🔗 sbbresearch.org/sbb-spotligh...
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A timeline shows the months March - June 2025, with highlights of the Research Group's social prescribing activities.
A timeline shows the months July - October 2025, with highlights of the Research Group's social prescribing activities.
A timeline shows the months November 2025 - February 2026, with highlights of the Research Group's social prescribing activities.
In celebration of #SocialPrescribingDay we’re bringing together highlights from the team’s last year of work on the topic of social prescribing!
Read our new blog to learn about landmark research, free resources and opportunities to join the movement: sbbresearch.org/the-latest-o...
The 2026 #WomensPrize for Non-Fiction shortlist.
How many have you read so far?
#WomensPrizeforNonFiction
Mechanisms underpinning the mental health impact of arts engagement
Review by Daisy Fancourt, Argyris Stringaris & Pier Luigi Sacco
go.nature.com/4sXMde7
Announced today — #ArtCure by Professor Daisy Fancourt has made it onto the shortlist for the Women's Prize for Non-Fiction! 📚
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Check out this month's newsletter, rounding up what's been occurring across our Research Group 📰
Inside you can find latest news, research and events on #CreativeHealth, #SocialPrescribing and more...
Take a look and subscribe for future updates 👇
mailchi.mp/ucl/sbb-mar26
Join our Social Prescribing Youth Network (#SPYN) Member Meetup! 📣
Come share your experiences, questions & ideas about youth #SocialPrescribing, and find out about our latest activities & future plans.
🎫 Free
📍 Online
📅 20 April 2026
🕛 12–1 PM BST
Register now 👇
sbbresearch.org/spyn-member-...
With thanks to our global partners and UCL colleagues @uclnews.bsky.social @ucliehc.bsky.social 🌍
A teal graphic shows a photo of Prof Fancourt and the text "Announcing the new UNESCO Chair in Arts and Global Health".
Today we're thrilled to share that Prof Daisy Fancourt has been designated as the new #UNESCO Chair in Arts & Global Health.
Our team are excited to bring together an international programme of work to influence policy & practice.
Read the announcement: sbbresearch.org/professor-da...
We're joining the countdown to #SocialPrescribingDay ⏰
To celebrate the occasion, Prof Daisy Fancourt will be taking part in Social Prescribing USA's panel on "The Art of Prescribing: Advancing Arts-Based Pathways to Health" 🗨️
Details & registration: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Our latest blog: Chris Coates looks at Daisy Fancourt’s use of our data in her new book, Art Cure – The Science of How the Arts Transform our Health, and finds evidence for lower levels of inflammatory markers in the blood, and for slower biological ageing
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Join our next webinar to learn how #leisure activities shape mental, physical, & cognitive #wellbeing in later life.
Speakers will be showcasing research from WE-EngAGE, a @ucl.ac.uk @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social collaboration.
15th April, 1 – 2pm. Free & online: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/grace-epi-...
A report found every £1 of arts council money delivered a £11.08 return on investment in terms of the impact on health, wellbeing & productivity benefits.
"Alongside diet, sleep, exercise, and nature, art stands as a vital fifth pillar of health." - Prof Fancourt www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul...
Interviews with people who discovered dance classes and performing after retiring from work - how, why and where it has taken them (it transforms lives). Plus, The Science from "Art Cure" author Prof Daisy Fancourt. I hope this speaks to many people.
www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/m...
Get your ticket to join Daisy Fancourt in conversation with award-winning playwrights 🎭
📍The Other Palace theatre, London, Mon 23rd March 7pm
The evening promises a rich discussion on the health impact of arts, pioneering social prescribing programmes & the importance of arts funding.
You can now watch back the recording of our latest GRACE-Epi Monthly Methods webinar, featuring a presentation from Professor Agustín Ibáñez 📺
During the session we heard about a multi-aging clocks framework to study #Arts, #Culture and #BrainHealth 🧠
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uJB...
What are the experiences of young people (& their caregivers) waiting for mental health services in the UK?
Check out this new spotlight on research from our team: Emeline Han, Alexandra Burton, Alexandra Bradbury, Daniel Hayes, Joely Wright, Lou Sticpewich, Joanna Page, & Daisy Fancourt 🔍
