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Social Biobehavioural Research Group
@ucl-sbb.bsky.social
Research Group & WHO Collaborating Centre based at the Department Behavioural Science & Health at UCL, led by Prof Daisy Fancourt, investigating how social factors affect health.
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...
November 21, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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...
November 20, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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...
NASP WEBINAR: How can social prescribing help children & young people with mental health support?
YouTube video by National Academy for Social Prescribing
www.youtube.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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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...
November 14, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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...
Daisy Fancourt's new work of non-fiction argues that the arts are vital for good health
The UCL professor's new non-fiction book, The Art Cure, puts forward the argument that the arts are a vital – if often overlooked – ingredient for a healthy life.
www.thebookseller.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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🚨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
October 16, 2025 at 7:53 AM
⏳ Scholarship applications for our flagship Arts Health Research Intensive close this Sunday! 👇
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-...
November 7, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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...
November 6, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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/
November 5, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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...
From Pills to People: The Rise of Social Prescribing
Karen Mak brings you a bumper edition blog on social prescribing, finding that rates have steadily grown recently in the UK, though access remains unequal.
www.nationalelfservice.net
November 4, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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/...
October 31, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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...
October 30, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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...
Upcoming Roundtables: Third Sector Organisations & Young People - SBRG
sbbresearch.org
October 29, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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-...
October 28, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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...
NASP Webinar: Introducing the National Centre for Social Prescribing Data and Analysis
YouTube video by National Academy for Social Prescribing
www.youtube.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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...
October 24, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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
October 23, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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 👇
This one’s personal ❤️

After 18 months of hard work, #ThreeAgesofChild is finally out on BBC Radio 4! It’s a story of inequity, resilience, and why we must do better by our children.

Listen, share, shout about it. Let’s make it impossible to ignore!
🎧 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - Three Ages of Child
A journey through the landscape that shapes the health of our children.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 22, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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
October 20, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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-...
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-...
October 17, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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...
October 16, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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...
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...
SPYN Member Meetup: Autumn 2025
Join to connect with other network members and hear about SPYN's recent learning on how to embed and sustain youth social prescribing.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 15, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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...
October 14, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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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
October 13, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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-...
October 10, 2025 at 1:55 PM