Arts & Population Health Week 🎭 Today sees the launch of our new report showing how engaging in the arts & culture is linked to better health across the lifespan sbbresearch.org/new-report-by-… Throughout this week we will be sharing key findings each day. 🧵

📢3rd Paper from my Cancer Research UK Fellowship out now! 📰Headline: Language and cultural/religious beliefs are barriers to colonoscopy and may contribute to later diagnosis among minority groups 🔎Design: Interviews w/ White, South Asian and Black African adults 🔗onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.100…

I’ve had a lovely day at the EC3R retreat in York today, hosted by Social Biobehavioural Research Group. The transdisciplinary atmosphere was so refreshing and needed!

Solidarity with all striking staff. #UCLSettleTheDispute #SettleTheDispute

JOIN US! It's an exciting time as our team continues to grow! We're hiring a research fellow to undertake studies on the effects of social prescribing on health, wellbeing, and social and behavioural outcomes. Apply below. Dr Daisy Fancourt ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/se…

Call for #reports and #papers on the use of #arts and #culture to improve #anxiety and #depression in #youngpeople aged up to 24

THE Sarah Jessica Parker in NYC with UCL tote bags??? Possibly the most confusing exciting thing ever related to my institution Are UCL totes now style-forward? Move over Carrie’s Fendi baguette? I am so confused since in the UK uni swag is NOT a thing (except for Oxbridge)

Are you an ECR at the intersection of the arts, health & humanities? Are you interested in interdisciplinarity? We are seeking ECRs from different *disciplines* (e.g. anthropology, epidemiology) using different *methods* (e.g. participatory, quant) to join our advisory ⤵️

New Social Biobehavioural Research Group paper BrainBehavImm. #loneliness is risk for increasing chronic inflammation. Social engagement maybe protective. Isolation less consistent. Stronger results in those w/ genetic MDD risk. Shown in two cohorts, venous & dried blood samples. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Great three days in Glasgow for Society for Social Medicine & Population Health presenting my poster on social connections and multiple long-term conditions. So much amazing research (and a fabulous ceilidh!). #SSM2024 #MLTC

Had a great time at the UCL Health of the Public Annual Symposium earlier this week – fantastic talks and conversations throughout the day. Delighted to have received 2nd place in the ECR poster competition! 🏆🧠 Check out our poster below 👇