📑 We are pleased to announce the publication of our latest Annual Report and updated Action Plan in support of the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers (commonly known as the Researcher Development Concordat): vivensafoundation.org.uk/news/researc... #FundingForAgeingWell

Last week (5/2/26) our CEO and Senior Grants Manager attended the House of Lords for the launch of the research report ‘Amar bari, amar jibon (My home, my life): Developing suitable living environments for Bangladeshi elders.’ Read the report here: www.housinglin.org.uk/_assets/Reso...

‼️A new report launched yesterday at the House of Lords (hosted by Lord Best) reveals how inadequate housing affects older Bangladeshi communities in East London, calling for urgent, culturally responsive housing reform. 🔗Read on: www.housinglin.org.uk/News/New-stu... #AmarBari @vivensa.bsky.social

📢 Our 2026 Annual Symposium is open for registration. It's on 23 April 2026 at the IET London. The theme is ‘from evidence to practice’ and we have a wide variety of speakers lined up. View the agenda and reserve your place here: vivensafoundation.org.uk/event/annual... #VivensaSymposium2026

We've just published an article about @sandradyer.bsky.social and her journey as a nurse going into PhD research. Sandra shares insight and tips for others getting into research. Find it here: vivensafoundation.org.uk/award-holder... #PhDLife #FundingForHealthierAgeing

Applications for our funded Queen’s Nurse Leadership 1 course are open, supported by @vivensa.bsky.social If you're a community nurse working with older people in community & primary care settings, click here to find out more: https://loom.ly/d0xIUgw

Community nurses in Scotland working with older people in community & primary care settings are invited to apply for the Queen’s Nurse Leadership 1 course, supported by @vivensa.bsky.social. Click here for full details: https://loom.ly/d0xIUgw

📢 Our Joint British Geriatrics Society / Vivensa Foundation Doctoral Training Fellowship is open. Applicants can apply for up to £350,000 to carry out ageing-related research. The deadline is 20 March 2026, 5pm. More information: vivensafoundation.org.uk/apply-for-fu... @gerisoc.bsky.social

Applications for our fully-funded Queen’s Nurse Leadership 1 course are open, supported by @vivensa.bsky.social If you're a community nurse working with older people in community & primary care settings, click here to find out more: https://loom.ly/d0xIUgw

💗 Love Your Kidneys – They’ll Love You Back! 💗 📍 Part of Love Your Health at QUB WWIEM for NI Science Festival 🔗 lnkd.in/ethSwjpK 💙 Thanks to our funders: @vivensa.bsky.social • @lifearc.bsky.social • @kidneyresearchuk.org • lnkd.in/eJkEMSvH @aj-mcknight.bsky.social

Our new CEO Katy will be speaking at the Newcastle event. Don't miss it!

Why our #HLINConf26 matters 👇 🏠 Design homes that support ageing well 🤝 Build connected, inclusive communities 💙 Create healthy, care-ready futures Book for FREE now: Newcastle, 24 February: www.housinglin.org.uk/Events/Housi... Bristol, 12 March: www.housinglin.org.uk/Events/Housi...

Save the date for our biggest in-person event of the year. The Annual Symposium is taking place in London on Thursday 23 April 2026. More information and a booking link to follow soon. #AnnualSymposium2026 #FundingForAgeingWell

Back in Aug '25 we announced that we were funding five places for Vivensa Academy members to join Zinc's Inflection Programme. As the 12-week interdisciplinary programme recently finished, we caught up with the five researchers we funded: vivensafoundation.org.uk/news/success... #VivensaAcademy

Great to share some of the research and plans as part of my @vivensa.bsky.social Fellowship with colleagues at the Centre for Public Health yesterday. Nice way to start the new year!

For the past six years, we have worked with RNID to support ECRs tackling one of the most underfunded areas in ageing-related research: hearing loss. We recently brought together past and present fellows for a dedicated research and reflection session: vivensafoundation.org.uk/news/celebra...

⭐ Congratulations to our new award-holders: Kirandeep (Kiri) Marsh was awarded the Joint Doctoral Training Fellowship with @gerisoc.bsky.social. #FundingForAgeingWell

⌛ Just two days left... A reminder that if you would like to apply to join our Research Grants Committee, the closing date is Wednesday 7 January at noon: vivensafoundation.org.uk/about-us/vac... #FundingForAgeingWell

Our #IntergenerationalLinking projects are a key part of our mission- to work with local communities to build connections across a range of ‘lines of difference’ Learn more about the work bringing generations together here thelinkingnetwork.org.uk/intergenerat...

⚓ Today (18 Dec) is our CEO Susan Kay’s last day in the office. After nearly ten years at the helm, she's deservedly sailing into retirement – figuratively and literally. We'd like to thank Sue for her hard work, determination and leadership: vivensafoundation.org.uk/news/fair-wi...

🎉 We love to hear success stories from our award-holders. The Linking Network has been selected as one of five charities in this year’s Guardian Charity Appeal 2025. Read more about the appeal here: www.theguardian.com/society/2025... #FundingForAgeingWell #GuardianCharityAppeal2025

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Kay Glendinning MBE. Kay was the great niece of our founder, Herbert E. Dunhill, and worked as Executive Director of the charity for almost 20 years. Full obituary here: vivensafoundation.org.uk/news/kay-gle... #FundingForHealthyAgeing

Paper from our PhD student Hilary Shepherd @vivensa.bsky.social "The association between multiple long-term conditions & dementia". It found that existing MLTC increased risk of dementia for people in England & got worse with younger age at onset. alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Are you interested in joining our Research Grants Committee? We are currently recruiting. Find out more about the role and how to apply at the link in the comments. The closing date is 7 January, 2026 at noon: vivensafoundation.org.uk/about-us/vac... #FundingForAgeingWell

Here's the final instalment of our four-part change conversation series between outgoing CEO Susan Kay and her successor Katy Saunders. They look back on the last financial year, and allow a glimpse of the shape of things to come: vivensafoundation.org.uk/news/a-year-... #FundingForAgeingWell

We started the #CapabilityDevelopmentProgramme to give community-led organisations working with older people the tools they need to succeed. Read the thoughts of two of the first cohort here: vivensafoundation.org.uk/award-holder... #FundingForAgeingWell

🌟 We’d like to offer huge congratulations to Prof Lindsay Bearne, City St George’s, University of London, who has been appointed as one of six new NIHR Research Professors. We previously funded Lindsay to research painful walking in older people. #FundingForAgeingWell #ResearchProfessorship

As a funder, we are keen to support nurses, allied health professionals and care home staff into research. Our Academy Ignition Fund provides flexible funding and two of our Excellence Award winners are using their funding to help too: vivensafoundation.org.uk/news/how-the... #FundingForAgeingWell

This is what Mariana Borsa has to say about serving on our Research Grants Committee: "It's an enlightening experience that demonstrates how research funding can be approached in an ethical, thoughtful way." Interested to join her? vivensafoundation.org.uk/about-us/vac... #FundingForAgeingWell

Read the third instalment of our four-part conversation series with outgoing CEO Susan Kay and her successor Katy Saunders. They discuss the importance of sharing learning openly to support innovative change: vivensafoundation.org.uk/news/change-... #FundingForAgeingWell

What does it really take to make funding decisions in ageing research? Professors Mariana Borsa and Stuart Gray talk about what it's like to sit on our Research Grants Committee - and why you should consider joining them: vivensafoundation.org.uk/news/seeing-... #ResearchGrantsCommittee

Yesterday (19 November) we hosted our Early Career Researcher event at the Building Centre, London. Posters, peer networking, research showcases and a lively panel discussion made for an inspiring day. Read more here: vivensafoundation.org.uk/news/2025-ea... #FundingForAgeingWell #ECREvent2025

The deadline for proposals is 11:59pm (UK time) on Friday 19 December 2025. We're proud to be working with @blagravetrust.bsky.social, @childrenssociety.bsky.social, @jrf-uk.bsky.social, @vivensa.bsky.social, @shareaction.bsky.social and others. #ImpactInvesting #EndowmentsInvestingChallenge

Excellent reminder in the panel discussion about research culture: “Show up as a human and meet people with compassion - we are humans first and researchers second.” #ECREvent

Great talk by @claire-hill.bsky.social about environmental sustainability in research at our #ECREvent - sharing learning from The Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework.

We’ve just listened to five fantastic research showcases at our #ECREvent - really inspiring and thought-provoking stuff. This is Keir Yong from UCL.

Great energy in the room with lunch, networking and posters at our ECR event. #ECREvent2025

Great Fellowship reflections at the RNID Vivensa Foundation cohort catch-up event this morning. #RNID #HearingLoss #Research #FundingForAgeingWell

Yesterday, the new Housing LIN #SHAPE Exchange Advisory Board met for the first time, launching the 5-year programme funded by @vivensa.bsky.social. Chaired by Prof Rose Gilroy, they’ll shape the next generation of #HAPPI/#TAPPI homes. 🔗Read the full story: www.housinglin.org.uk/News/New-Adv...

🔗 We've just published an in-depth article that shares the process of developing a values-aligned investment framework - from our motivations and challenges to the final output and how it has informed recent decisions. Read more: vivensafoundation.org.uk/news/how-we-... #ImpactIntentionalInvesting

❓The Big Questions: Charity Sector AUA (Ask Us Anything)❓ Together with @moorekingstonsmith.bsky.social, we're looking for questions for a new video resource for charities. What have you always wanted to ask experts? More details and a survey link here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

📢 Article from 1 of our PhD students (with @vivensa.bsky.social) European Review of Aging & Physical Activity."How can we encourage engagement in physical activity among older adults in Chinese diasporas?Mixed methods evidence synthesis using the COM-B model" eurapa.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

A report launched today - the result of a workshop between the Charities Research Involvement Group, LifeArc and the TAR Network - shares examples of patient involvement as well as ten priorities for future action. You can read the report here: www.lifearc.org/publication/... #ResearchTogether

🌟 Join our Research Grants Committee 🌟 We are recruiting! Appointments are for three years. You must be able to attend three committee meetings per year, plus one or two interviews/expert panels. Find out more here: vivensafoundation.org.uk/about-us/vac... #FundingForAgeingWell #CharityJobs

Book now for next week's free online masterclass with @magswatson1.bsky.social on how to mentor effectively in academia. We have covered the cost of the session for Academy members, and you can book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/masterclas... #FundingForAgeingWell #MentoringMasterclass

Our joint predoctoral clinical research training fellowship with the Medical Research Council is now open. Find out more and how to apply: vivensafoundation.org.uk/apply-for-fu... #FundingForAgeingWell

Book now for next week's free online masterclass with @magswatson1.bsky.social on how to mentor effectively in academia. We have covered the cost of the session for Academy members, and you can book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/masterclas... #FundingForAgeingWell #MentoringMasterclass

Publication from one of our jointly funded PhD students (with @vivensa.bsky.social): "Culturally appropriate physical activity promotion strategy package among older Chinese adults in the UK: a feasibility randomised control trial protocol". pilotfeasibilitystudies.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

As part of Trustees' Week (which runs from 3-7 November), we'd like to say a huge ✨THANK YOU ✨ to our amazing Board of Trustees. We appreciate your time, expertise and commitment. #FundingForAgeingWell #TrusteesWeek @beecell.bsky.social @profroseg.bsky.social @jillmanthorpe.bsky.social

We have just published the second in our four-part change conversation series. In it, our outgoing Chief Executive Officer Susan Kay and her successor Katy Saunders discuss collaboration and how it serves to de-risk change: vivensafoundation.org.uk/news/change-... #ChangeConversationSeries