At a time when global #mentalhealth is in crisis, new data support the promotion of hobby engagement at the policy level in all countries. News and Views from Sophie Wickham University of Liverpool Institute of Population Health nature.com/articles/s4159…

A study from UCL researchers supported by our EpiArts Lab looked at the impact of hobby engagement- like arts, crafts and gardening- across 16 countries🇯🇵🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇺🇸 Having a hobby was associated with higher levels of happiness and life satisfaction. 🧶👩‍🌾   🔗 bit.ly/45ou4KA

It was so wonderful to meet ECRs yesterday at the UCL Health of the Public event yesterday! The human web activity reminded us how we connect to one another and we solve problems as a team🕸️ Humera Iqbal Rochelle A. Burgess @thewrittenro.bsky.social

I am excited to share our new QUAL+quan paper exploring the role of online group #dance for young people living with #anxiety within the theoretical framework of the #socialcure. Access it here: bit.ly/3ZWtvXa Laura Wright Hei Wan (Karen) Mak Genevieve Dingle 💉💉💉💉💉 Dr Katey Warran

Edinburgh is looking for a RA to join two new arts & health projects! You will be leading on projects (1) exploring meaning-making & evaluation in arts for dementia, and (2) impacts of social leisure engagement on wellbeing of older adults with Social Biobehavioural Research Group. Deadline: 8 Jan 2024!

Lovely!

Join our next Creative Health Community event to hear from UCL researchers' recent work on creative health! Date: Wednesday 31 January 2024 Time: 3-5 pm Place: Room C3.09, UCL Institute of Education

Join Social Biobehavioural Research Group & Arts Play Health Community for an online chat about fostering community in arts, play and Heath. Taking place as part of Creativity and Wellbeing week. All welcome! It’s going to be a great discussion and networking opportunity for ECRs Saoirse Finn Hei Wan (Karen) Mak

Coming up next month: "Why is engagement in arts and culture unequal – and what do we do next?" Join us to hear about our latest research and new framework "RADIANCE". 📅 Thu 11th July 3-4pm 💻 Online webinar 🎟️ Free tickets eventbrite.co.uk/e/why-is-engag…

Exciting🤩 Come to work with us on a drug-repurposing project for vascular dementia funded by Alzheimer's Research UK. Job details👉 jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetail?… A lovely team: David A Jenkins Li-Chia Chen Martin K Rutter Dorina Cadar

*PARTICIPATE* Excited that recruitment for our Social Biobehavioural Research Group School of Health in Social Science We-EngAGE study exploring the role of leisure activities (e.g., clubs, arts, sports) in wellbeing has begun! If you or anyone you know is aged 55+, look below 👇👇👇 Saoirse Finn Olivia Turner Hei Wan (Karen) Mak

I'm thrilled to receive a fellowship from Jameel Arts & Health Lab & Social Biobehavioural Research Group! So looking forward to exploring the arts in health on a global level 🌏

I'm pleased to share that our new paper is out!📢　Soc Sci & Medicine Arts engagement may potentially reduce social isolation and loneliness among older adults. I really appreciate my UCL colleagues for their great support. Hei Wan (Karen) Mak Dr Jess Bone authors.elsevier.com/a/1jUb6-CmV1Tqc

🌟 SBB Spotlight 🌟 We had an inspiring chat with Hei Wan (Karen) Mak about her career journey in #ArtsInHealth & her Jameel Arts & Health Lab Senior Research Fellowship in Global Epidemiology 🌍 Give it a read to discover more about her impactful work! 👇 sbbresearch.org/sbb-spotlight-…

Research on how arts engagement can benefit health is mostly from Western countries, so we set out to explore this beyond the West! 🌏 Read the latest papers from our international collaborations 🇯🇵 1⃣ shorturl.at/nkFFL 2⃣ shorturl.at/V63CD 3⃣ shorturl.at/Dw9zx

Exciting to see our paper mentioned in this article by Staras et al (2024) noting that it is a good example of applying a Social Identity Approach to Health in a way relevant to social prescribing Loneliness & SI in Mental Health research network Saoirse Finn Dr Katey Warran onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…