Social Biobehavioural Research Group

Research Group @UCL_BSH led by @Daisy_Fancourt investigating how social factors affect health. WHO Collaborating Centre, @ArtsHealthECRN, Covid-19 Social Study

[Social Biobehavioural Research Group @UCL_SBB]

🌟 New SBB Spotlight 🌟

We're featuring Nikita Arslanovski, Research Programmes & Engagement Officer

Read the interview to learn about:
🧩 Behind the scenes of coordinating the Arts Health Research Intensive
💡 Lessons from @SPYN_UK

🔗 https://t.co/U1QtOEjtyD

[Social Biobehavioural Research Group @UCL_SBB]

📣 Introducing the European Culture and Health Hub (ECHH)!

We’re excited to be working on this new programme dedicated to strengthening and advancing the field of arts, culture, health, and wellbeing across Europe.

🔗 Read more here: https://t.co/7qJFmE31Zn

[Social Biobehavioural Research Group @UCL_SBB]

New podcast alert! 🔔

Out now – Professor Daisy Fancourt's guest appearance on The Blindboy Podcast @bbboatclub

Listen to their conversation on how the #Arts transform our #Health 👇

https://t.co/my4ydq80Pc

[Social Biobehavioural Research Group @UCL_SBB]

Missed this? 👀

Our recent blog looks back on the Arts Health Research Intensive 2026, our flagship course to develop knowledge, skills and contacts in #ArtsAndHealth

If you'd like to be part of the 2027 cohort, register your interest here 🔗 https://t.co/LcpERm1OHd|*

[Social Biobehavioural Research Group @UCL_SBB]

In June we had the pleasure of spending a week in Edinburgh for our flagship Arts Health Research Intensive!

You can now read all about it on our blog: https://t.co/B9kANKHovP

A big thanks to @StColumbas, @j_artshealthlab, @UFCAM, @PATHS_Research & our wonderful cohort!

[Social Biobehavioural Research Group @UCL_SBB]

In yesterday’s Monthly Methods webinar we heard from Prof Cláudia Libânio on “Design for Health: Inclusive and Participatory Practices in the Global South”.

Missed it? Watch the recording now: https://t.co/4pnqLIrWDF

[Social Biobehavioural Research Group @UCL_SBB]

What do young people think about #SocialPrescribing? 💭

Today is International #YouthDay, commemorated by the United Nations.

In celebration, we've just published a new blog about our Youth Advisory Group for the Social Prescribing Youth Network.

🔗 https://t.co/dHjrJciBCM

[Social Biobehavioural Research Group @UCL_SBB]

Exciting news: Prof Daisy Fancourt is now on Instagram! 🚀

This summer we're taking the plunge and have set up an Instagram as another home for all the latest news about our research on arts, culture and health.

Follow along: https://t.co/QzSuDUx66I

[Social Biobehavioural Research Group @UCL_SBB]

Later this August we’re excited to be joined by our GRACE-Epi investigators at UCL!

GRACE-Epi is a 7-year @wellcometrust funded programme of global epidemiological research on #Arts & #Health.

Watch back Prof Fancourt’s introduction to the programme: https://t.co/ur95e59nZ9

[Social Biobehavioural Research Group @UCL_SBB]

Our research group offers a range of #Training opportunities in #Arts & #Health, including:

- Our flagship Research Intensive (register interest now!)
- Early career researchers course
- Monthly Methods webinars
- PhD teaching & supervision

🔎 Explore: https://t.co/Px34VkxTyK

[UF Center for Arts in Medicine @UFCAM]

Upcoming GRACE-Epi webinar will feature Dr. Jess Bone, member of our EpiArts Lab. Dr. Bone will explore research methods for studying how people spend their time and what these approaches can reveal about health, wellbeing & everyday life. @UCL_SBB

https://t.co/bcdqH92Ivh

[Social Biobehavioural Research Group @UCL_SBB]

Our INNATE Framework identified 139 active ingredients that may explain how arts engagement effects health & wellbeing.

It continues to be used to support the design, implementation & evaluation of #Arts in #Health activities: https://t.co/cuD6WrrZJ1

🎥https://t.co/h7vL5gNfsq

[Social Biobehavioural Research Group @UCL_SBB]

Join us for October’s Monthly Methods Webinar, where Dr Norha Vera San Juan & Dr Sam Martin will present:

“Analysing Big Qualitative Data: Current Methods and Future Directions”

📅 22nd Oct, 1-2pm (GMT+1)
🎟️ Free, online, and open to all
🔗Register here: https://t.co/BuYmZhayt0

[Mindy Peterson @musicenhances]

When a Parent's Voice Becomes Medicine – Dr. Daisy Fancourt on Music, Premature Babies, and the NICU

https://t.co/LV0KPyAeH3

#Preemies #NICU #NeonatalCare #Parenting #Babies #Newborns #ScienceOfMusic #ArtsInHealth #DaisyFancourt #ArtCure #MusicForLife @CeladonBooks @UCL_SBB

[Social Biobehavioural Research Group @UCL_SBB]

In June we had the pleasure of spending a week in Edinburgh for our flagship Arts Health Research Intensive!

You can now read all about it on our blog: https://t.co/B9kANKHovP

A big thanks to @StColumbas, @j_artshealthlab, @UFCAM, @PATHS_Research & our wonderful cohort!

[Social Biobehavioural Research Group @UCL_SBB]

Interested in learning about the power of #SocialPrescribing for #Children & #YoungPeople?

Our free online course provides practical tools & resources to help you implement social prescribing, developed in partnership with @NASPTweets.

👉 Enrol now: https://t.co/qRe94yCJg8

[UF Center for Arts in Medicine @UFCAM]

A @uflorida news article highlights research from the EpiArts Lab found that only 1 in 20 Americans participate in an arts or cultural activity on a given day, even as research continues to demonstrate the health benefits of creative engagement. @UCL_SBB
https://t.co/px0pzhPlnl

[Social Biobehavioural Research Group @UCL_SBB]

How can social prescribing be more accessible and inclusive for autistic people?

In case you missed it this Spring, we worked with @Autistica to co-produce a best practice guide, with practical recommendations.

Read more here: https://t.co/FykPzR9ZFC

[Social Biobehavioural Research Group @UCL_SBB]

"Mental health care shouldn’t begin and end in the consulting room." – Dr Daniel Hayes

Read about new research into the impact of dance programmes and #SocialPrescribing for young people 💃

https://t.co/i7hOEJm03Z

[Social Biobehavioural Research Group @UCL_SBB]

We’re excited to announce September’s Monthly Methods Webinar with Dr Jess Bone on “What do people do all day? Exploring time trends and daily patterns of health-enhancing behaviours through time use surveys”

📅 29th Sept, 12-1pm (GMT+1)

🔗 Register now: https://t.co/BFcsuR8LWT

[UF Center for Arts in Medicine @UFCAM]

📬 The July edition of Arts in Health Today is here!

Whether you're a practitioner, researcher, student or advocate, there's something to explore.

🔗 Read the July issue and stay connected with the people and ideas advancing arts in health: https://t.co/yz9rRs3tDZ