🗓️ The calendar is filling up with #ArtCure events! Curious about Prof Daisy Fancourt's upcoming book? Why not join an event – book preview, prelaunch party, discussion... 📖 There are now 6 weeks to go until publication – find our more on our website: sbbresearch.org/projects/art...

Our November newsletter is here! 📩 Spotlighting: 🌍 New international programme of work, GRACE-Epi, funded by @wellcometrust.bsky.social 📚 Upcoming ‘Art Cure’ events 🎥 Latest NASP webinar recordings showcasing fresh research 🤝 New insights from #SPYN & more! Read here: mailchi.mp/ucl/sbb-nov25

Thanks so much ASPIRE (Australian Social Prescribing Institute of Research and Education) for allowing me to share my keynote reflections on youth social prescribing: learning from the UK on practice and research @ucl-sbb.bsky.social

Last week was a step out of the ordinary, as Professor Daisy Fancourt headed to the studio to record the #ArtCure audiobook with @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social 🎙️ There are now 7 weeks to go until Art Cure's publication — learn more on our website: sbbresearch.org/projects/art...

A team led by Prof Daisy Fancourt has received a £3.5m @wellcometrust.bsky.social Discovery Award! Our new programme will bring together a global consortium to radically advance #epidemiological research on #arts & #cultural engagement 🌍 Read more: sbbresearch.org/projects/gra...

ICYMI — catch up on our latest research! 📺 Last week we held a webinar with NASP, presenting results from ‘Wellbeing While Waiting’. We found that #SocialPrescribing can positively impact #MentalHealth difficulties for #YoungPeople. Watch to learn more 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=QT97...

Creative Health supports wellbeing & prevention in communities. Before the 17 Nov APPG Roundtable (co-hosted by NCCH) 👇 💬 How can creative health shape neighbourhood care? Comment below Join the event: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/6ea0a8...

New interview in @thebookseller.com! 📚 Get a sneak peak into #ArtCure, as well as Prof Daisy Fancourt's reflections on her career, access to art as a UN Human Right & how to make your own creative prescription 💡 Just 8 weeks until the book's publication ⏰ www.thebookseller.com/author-inter...

🚨ABSTRACT PORTAL OPEN🚨Submit your #QHRNConf26 abstracts now at qhrn2026.exordo.com Theme: ‘The Transformative Power of Qualitative Research: Insights, Impact and Innovation’. Our 5 streams and info on keynotes can be found at tinyurl.com/yhr8ez7r 🗓️Deadline: 1 Dec 2025

⏳ Scholarship applications for our flagship Arts Health Research Intensive close this Sunday! 👇

What even is art & do we need it? 💭 These are the fundamental questions that #ArtCure, the new book by Prof Daisy Fancourt, begins with. With just 9 weeks until its publication, you can check out endorsements, events & links to pre-order on our website 👉 sbbresearch.org/projects/art...

New resource for #SocialPrescribing Link Workers supporting children & young people! Check out "BURGER – A – DAY", an activity to explore daily routines through the metaphor of drawing your dream burger 🍔 Find this & more resources on our website 🔍 sbbresearch.org/spyn/

Curious about #SocialPrescribing research? 🔎 Dr Karen Mak summarises our recent papers in a blog for @thementalelf.bsky.social 📊 Give it a read to learn about the patterns and predictors of social prescribing, and what they could mean for practice 👇 www.nationalelfservice.net/treatment/co...

Curious about the faces of the Social Biobehavioural Research Group? We held our termly team meeting last week – and we’ve got a photo to prove it! 📸 To meet our team members, check out the SBB Spotlight series on our blog 👇 sbbresearch.org/news-events/...

The countdown begins! ⏰ #ArtCure, the new book by Professor Daisy Fancourt, will debut on 8th Jan 2026. In celebration, over the next 10 weeks we’ll be sharing updates & sneak peeks... Today, we’re delighted to announce two upcoming events — check out details: sbbresearch.org/projects/art...

Calling representatives from #ThirdSector organisations & #YoungPeople! 📢 Join our upcoming #SPYN roundtables in November – we want to hear your insights to help advance best practice for youth #SocialPrescribing 🌱 Read more & express your interest: sbbresearch.org/upcoming-rou...

Last chance! 📢 Interested in #ArtsInHealth and eager to develop your knowledge, skills & network? Our Arts Health Research Intensive might be for you. #AHRI26 We have scholarships available – deadline soon approaching! ⌛ 9 November 2025 ℹ️ More info: sbbresearch.org/arts-health-...

Last week we had our first event with NASP as the National Centre for Social Prescribing Data & Analysis 📊 Together, we reviewed the major developments in #SocialPrescribing research from the past year 🔍 Recording now available below! 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9OW...

Not one, but two new youth #SocialPrescribing articles to share! 📌 Check out this systematic review: bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... 📌 Plus a study protocol: bmcpsychology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... And browse more papers in our library: sbbresearch.org/research-pap...

Our latest #SocialPrescribing Youth Network (SPYN) newsletter just landed! 📩 In this edition: 📄 New insights from researchers 📣 Calls to join our roundtables: third sector orgs & young people 💭 Member Meetup reflections 📌 Community news & resources mailchi.mp/ucl/spyn_oct25

Searching for your next listen? 🎧 Check out #ThreeAgesOfChild where @drguddisingh.bsky.social blends storytelling and systems thinking to explore what health really means in the UK today — through the voices of families, teachers, teenagers, and health workers on the ground 👇

Did you know that Florence Nightingale was one of the early pioneers of #ArtsAndHealth? 🎨👩‍⚕️ Learn more in the clip & check out Prof Daisy Fancourt's complete video series as part of The Philip Leverhulme Prize Collection 🎬 sbbresearch.org/new-video-se... @leverhulme.ac.uk @expeditions.bsky.social

Looking to expand your knowledge, skills and network in #ArtsInHealth? 🌱 Apply to join us at the Arts Health Research Intensive 2026! Scholarship and early bird discounts are available! 🌟 📝 2025 recap: sbbresearch.org/arts-health-... ℹ️ More info: sbbresearch.org/arts-health-...

How can we advance the evidence base for youth #SocialPrescribing? 🔎 We spoke to researchers & academics to answer this question – we’re delighted to share learning in our latest blog and accompanying illustration. Take a look 👇 sbbresearch.org/advancing-th...

Join us at the next Social Prescribing Youth Network (#SPYN) Member Meetup tomorrow! Last chance to sign up 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/spyn-membe...

Art Cure by Professor Daisy Fancourt is featured as one of @waterstones.bsky.social's autumn promotion picks! 📢 That means from today until 17th October you can receive 25% off the RRP when you pre-order online with the code "OCTOBER25" 💻 waterstones.com/book/art-cur...

Professor of psychobiology and epidemiology @ucl-sbb.bsky.social, Daisy Fancourt, reflects on being a woman in science and shares advice for early career researchers. www.joinexpeditions.com/experts/4622

Calling the #ArtsInHealth community! Submit your work to present at the International Society for Arts & Medicine (ISfAM) Congress 2026 'The Healing Arts – Forging Alliances of Arts & Medicine' 💬 Submission deadline: 30 November 2025 🔔 Find out more 👉 event.fourwaves.com/healingarts-...

Join us for a special event on the value of knowledge in an age of disinformation. 📍 Conway Hall, London 📅 Monday 17 November, 2025 Buy your 🎟️ here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/5x15-lever... @expeditions.bsky.social @ucl-sbb.bsky.social

Hear from Prof Daisy Fancourt and other groundbreaking researchers at a special event in London next month 👇

Our latest newsletter has just landed in inboxes 📨 🔍 Take a look for an exciting book announcement plus the latest research news on #ArtsAndHealth & #SocialPrescribing: mailchi.mp/ucl/sbb-oct25 🔔 Subscribe for future updates: sbbresearch.us14.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...

Scholarships are available for our flagship Arts Health Research Intensive 🚀 Looking to develop knowledge, skills and contacts in #ArtsInHealth? Then this course might be for you! #AHRI26 ⌛ Scholarship applications close on 9 November 2025 Find out more & apply 👉 sbbresearch.org/arts-health-...

ICYMI: 19 September marked #YouthMentalHealthDay 💬 This is a key focus of our work – explore below: 📊 New data from @uclgrandchallenges.bsky.social 👉 tinyurl.com/3p6w8due 💡 Our research on #SocialPrescribing 👉 tinyurl.com/5n6nzrh4 🎧 Distrupted Voices podcast 👉 tinyurl.com/2sspzjtb

More than one million people a year are now being referred by GPs to social prescribing services 🧑‍⚕️ "This underlines what a fundamental and important service social prescribing now is within the NHS" - Professor Daisy Fancourt www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...

Have you seen our latest policy brief on #SocialPrescribing for #YoungPeople? 📌 Read our key findings and recommendations: sbbresearch.org/wp-content/u... 📅 Join the conversation at our next event on Thursday 16th October, 12-1pm: eventbrite.co.uk/e/spyn-membe...

New research led by our team tracks five years of #SocialPrescribing growth in England 📈 👇 Want to learn more? Join our webinar with NASP on Tue 21st October 📅 We'll be reviewing major developments in Social Prescribing research from the past year: socialprescribingacademy.org.uk/events/nasp-...

Join us at the Arts Health Research Intensive 2026 ⭐ #AHRI26 provides a rich introduction to the evidence base around #ArtsInHealth, fundamentals of evaluation and research, while connecting you with peers who share your interests! Learn more and apply 👇 sbbresearch.org/arts-health-...

What do young people think about #SocialPrescribing as an approach to improving #MentalHealth? 💭 Take a look at the findings of a new qualitative study, from authors Annabelle Olsson, Emily Stapley, Alexander Russell and @danhayesphd.bsky.social 🔍 doi.org/10.1155/hsc/...

Today Professor Daisy Fancourt is in New York City, giving a keynote speech for #UNGAHealingArtsWeek 📣 Sharing the results of decades of scientific studies, Fancourt shows how the arts – alongside diet, sleep, exercise and nature – are the forgotten fifth pillar of health 💊🎨

“Whether practised alone or in a group, hobbies such as crochet and knitting become part of your social identity, functioning as a vehicle for reducing loneliness and building community.” 🧶 – Prof Daisy Fancourt in The Guardian Read the full article 👇 www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Interested in #SocialPrescribing for children, young people and families? Join our next #SPYN Member Meetup to: 🔎 Hear insights from our roundtables on embedding & sustaining youth social prescribing 🗣️ Share your views 🤝 Network Free & online, register below 👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/spyn-membe...

How can we embed and sustain #SocialPrescribing so that it benefits more children, young people and families? Earlier in the summer we asked policymakers and commissioners exactly this 🗨️ Check out our brand new policy brief and illustration to learn more: sbbresearch.org/how-to-embed...

‘When Science Finds a Way’, the podcast by @wellcometrust.bsky.social, is back for another season! The first episode "The arts: can creativity help mental health?" is released today and features Professor Daisy Fancourt speaking on #ArtsAndHealth 🎙️ Listen now: lnk.to/KPParI

New event! Join our upcoming webinar with NASP, where Professor Daisy Fancourt will be rounding up the major developments in #SocialPrescribing research from the past year 📊 🗓️ Tuesday 21st October, 12-1pm 💻 Online event 👇 Register for free socialprescribingacademy.org.uk/events/nasp-...

Call for abstracts 💡 Next spring the National Academy for Social Prescribing and partners will be in Greece for the 2nd International Meeting of #ArtsPrescribing in HealthCare 🖌️ Contributions are welcome - find out more and submit yours by 15th October: prescribingart.gr

Applications for the Arts Health Research Intensive 2026 are now OPEN ⭐ #AHRI26 Interested in #ArtsInHealth? Join us for an immersive week of developing knowledge, skills & contacts! Learn more & apply 👇 sbbresearch.org/arts-health-...

We're #hiring! 📣 We're looking for an enthusiastic Social Prescriber/Research Assistant with #SocialPrescribing or youth work experience. This is an exciting opportunity to work at the intersection of research & practice! Find out more & apply 👇 tinyurl.com/bdy24c2u

The proportion of Americans reading for pleasure daily has fallen by 40% over 20 years 📉 📚 Read new research from the EpiArts Lab, our collaboration with the University of Florida Center for Arts in Medicine 👇 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

New paper! 📝 We analysed data from 51 countries to explore global patterns in arts organisation membership and found that: 🌍 Membership is inequitable 📚 Education, income & age matter 📊 Migration & income inequality influence membership Read more 👇 tinyurl.com/4xpvhraf

‪Our colleagues at UCL are running a stakeholder workshop on Monday 6 October 2025 📅 The workshop is designed for professionals involved in delivering #SocialPrescribing and community health interventions If that's you, check out the link below for more details and to sign up! 👇