Dr Daisy Fancourt
@Daisy_Fancourt
Prof Psychobiology & Epidemiology @UCL
Head, Social Biobehavioural Group @UCL_SBB
@WellcomeTrust @BritishAcademy_ Research Fellow
@BBC New Gen Thinker
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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…
In the House of Lords today Lord Bragg referenced our work with @who_europe, identifying over 3,500 studies showing the #health benefits of the #arts .
🔍 You can read more about our findings here: tinyurl.com/2sux29ht
Dr Daisy Fancourt Saoirse Finn Behavioural Science & Health UCL
A fully-funded 3-year PhD Studentship is accepting applications!
Join Daniel Hayes, PhD Dr Daisy Fancourt Social Biobehavioural Research Group exploring the application of social prescribing in schools to tackle loneliness.
Deadline: Feb 12, 2024 ⏰sbbresearch.org/phd-studentshi…
🚨We are recruiting a Research Fellow/Trials Manager to work with me and Dr Daisy Fancourt in the fab Social Biobehavioural Research Group unit to advance the evidence for #child and #youth #socialprescribing 🚨 Deadline Jan 26th - details on how to apply below UCL IEHC Behavioural Science & Health UCL
ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/se…
I am recruiting for a fully-funded PhD studentship!
An exciting opportunity to work on social prescribing roll-outs in schools in England.
The student will get to work with me and Daniel Hayes, PhD in the wonderful Social Biobehavioural Research Group Behavioural Science & Health UCL UCL IEHC
#phdchat #socialprescribing
Article in The Guardian about the benefits of communal singing - with comments from Dr Daisy Fancourt Social Biobehavioural Research Group and Robin Dunbar AMPS ASPIRE #musicscience
I highly recommend this fabulous Research Intensive - I attended a couple of years ago & the skills & tools shared will help shape high quality research you plan to undertake. The delivery team are highly qualified & experienced & make your time fun & memorable! Dr Daisy Fancourt
✨ #UCLGCultureSummit The session on Culture, Health and Wellbeing explores the importance of equal access to culture and the arts for people's physical and emotional wellbeing. Culture for all is essential to ensure #HealthForAll
Gorgeous 'In Dulci Jubilo' arranged by Howard Goodall played by Dr Daisy Fancourt on Classic FM with Tim Lihoreau this morning, what a treat this 1st December! 🎄
📣 The National Centre for Creative Health & All-Party Parliamentary Group on Arts, Health & Wellbeing #CreativeHealthReview launched today at King's College London, featuring Dr Daisy Fancourt
The report offers recommendations on how policy can embrace creative health 👇
ncch.org.uk/creative-healt…
Interested in studying the psychological and social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic?
Join us at the online workshop to learn more about how to access and use the data from the COVID-19 Social Study!
🗓️16 November, 1–2 PM
📨Email [email protected] or DM us for the link
🚨On the briefing this afternoon, we'll be discussing #behaviour with regard to the govt's Covid response
With guests Dr Daisy Fancourt & Rochelle A. Burgess @thewrittenro.bsky.social, session led by Prof Steve Reicher, Dr Zubaida Haque chairing & Dr Duncan Robertson on nos
See you at 1:30pm!
youtube.com/watch?v=uMEtn3…
Great to gather with our WHO Collaborating Centers at WHO/Europe to advance behavioural and cultural insights for #healthtogether !
Big 🙏 to our dedicated WCCs & kudos to the team: Robb Butler Katrine Bach Habersaat Tiina Likki Nils Fietje!
More on what BCI is:
who.int/europe/teams/b…
Hugely excited to announce my new project! So looking forward to working with the amazing Anna Argenio Cornerstone Press and lucky to have the guidance of fabulous agent Will Francis Janklow & Nesbit UK. So many new research findings to share...
📣 We're excited to announce our next #PublicHealthVoices event with Dr Daisy Fancourt (@UCL_BSH) looking at revolutionising mental health through the arts.
📅 Tuesday 31 October
⏰ 12:00- 13:00
Book your place ⬇️
bit.ly/3LCkQTB
UCL IEHC #MentalHealth
The Arts Health Research Intensive is back!
A 5 day residential research course held at beautiful Snape Maltings led by my wonderful team Social Biobehavioural Research Group and UF Center for Arts in Medicine covering latest research, methods & developments
You can apply now! Deadlines approaching.
sbbresearch.org/arts-health-re…
📅 Join us on 31 Oct for our first #PublicHealthVoices webinar of the new academic year.
We welcome Dr Daisy Fancourt, Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre on Arts & Health to explore how the arts can support the treatment of mental health conditions 👉 bit.ly/3ZvgLGE
