Dementia Arts Practitioner and Co-production Group Member (IMAGINED project), Gemma Moore, has launched a new business, engaging in the arts with people living with dementia. If this is something that might be of interest, contact Gemma gemmamooreart.wordpress.com/making-meani...

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Thank you so much to everyone who came to our Researchers in #Arts and #Health Networking Event yesterday. It was such a joy to have people working across a wide range of disciplines, artforms, and sectors all in one room together. Very inspiring! Led with Arts Culture Health & Wellbeing Scotland

🌍 How can we weave planetary health into public health research, policy and practice? Join us for a half-day seminar at @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social 🗓️ October 1st, 10am Explore the power of green prescribing and community-led approaches to health and wellbeing! Register: edin.ac/4mdx4BB

We were delighted that researcher @olivia-turner.bsky.social was invited to speak at the Young Leaders For Arts and Health 2025 summit in London last month, held at the Commonwealth Secretariat. Co-produced by youth-led and Commonwealth-affiliated organisations & Global Arts in Medicine Fellowship

Some photos of @kateywarran.bsky.social speaking at The Royal Institution @rigb.org alongside @michelle-phillips.bsky.social @rosielperkins.bsky.social & Ming Hsu for the ABRSM symposium

Bucket list moment! 🪣 🤩 Tonight I presented at The Royal Institution in London! I was hosting a panel for an ABRSM Music, Health and Wellbeing symposium - what an honour to be asked! I’m buzzing! Now returning to Manchester to continue week 1 of our new @rncmlive.bsky.social academic year!

Are you a UK-based organisation or individual involved with participatory arts & dementia work? We are looking for people to complete an online survey to support us with mapping arts and dementia activities across the UK. Complete or share the survey: tinyurl.com/IMAGINED-sur...

Dr Bethany Whiteside and Dr Emily Davis attended the Dance Research Matters Festival at Coventry University. They presented a poster of our @ukri.org AHRC IMAGINED project, sharing insights on our co-produced methodology. See our poster below to find out more! @olivia-turner.bsky.social

Today we celebrated one year of our PATHS Research Group with a special visit from Norma Daykin! Thank you so much to everyone who came to celebrate with us and engaged in rich discussions and critical reflections. Learn more about our work here: www.pathsresearchgroup.org

Join Geraldine Montgomerie and Lucy Campbell, a cultural producer in the North of England, tomorrow Weds 25th June, 4-5pm, to explore relationship to expertise: how have we gained it? And how do we use it? All welcome. www.pathsresearchgroup.org/artsplayhealth

Interested in sociology, arts & health? Based in Edinburgh? Join Prof Norma Daykin (‪@uwebristolofficial.bsky.social‬) & scholars from the Uni of Edinburgh (incl. @kateywarran.bsky.social & @olivia-turner.bsky.social) & @rcsofficial.bsky.social on Fri 4th July www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/paths-rese...

New blog! What is the role of theory in arts and health? We were delighted to be joined by Palani Te (University of Florida) last month for a discussion on the significance of theory in arts and health research. Read the blog to learn more www.pathsresearchgroup.org/post/explori...

Exploring the purpose and significance of theory in arts and health

Blog post written by Palani Te, University of FloridaResearchers from our group have been meeting monthly to discuss key topics that cut across public health, arts, theory, and sociology. For April 20...

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Such an inspiring #ArtsPlayHealth chat this month! We were joined by @olivia-turner.bsky.social to explore meaningful evaluation in participatory arts and dementia. Thanks to all for your deep engagement with this topic. See our word cloud of key themes discussed below

Thanks to the #MusicAndDementiaCareNetwork @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social for inviting us to talk about our IMAGINED #ArtsAndDementia project #ECRED @paths-research.bsky.social with #MusicInHospitalsAndCare! ⭐️🎶

Happening today! Join us for an online discussion 4-5pm BST exploring evaluation in arts & dementia. Facilitated by @olivia-turner.bsky.social, we'll be we asking how we can optimise evaluation processes to better understand the meaning of arts' experiences www.pathsresearchgroup.org/artsplayhealth

Exciting new publication out as part of our WE-EngAGE collaboration with @ucl-sbb.bsky.social! Our findings underscore the potential of cultural engagement to enhance multiple well-being domains for older adults academic.oup.com/psychsocgero...

Longitudinal associations between cultural engagement and mental and social well-being: A fixed-effects analysis of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing

AbstractObjectives. Cultural engagement (e.g., going to museums, the theatre, and concerts) has been evidenced to support older adults' well-being. However

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What is the impact of embedding arts interventions in clinical care? Join Arts Culture Health & Wellbeing Scotland on Thursday 17th April 3-4pm GMT for a webinar with the SHAPER study team (Scaling-up Health Arts Programmes: Implementation & Effectiveness Research) www.eventbrite.com/e/results-fr...

Thanks to all those who attended the Arts Play Health Community chat yesterday facilitated by the Citadel Centre! We covered so much in relation to the theme of creativity for creativity's sake & are grateful to Ryan & Lia for such a stimulating discussion. Here's a word cloud of key themes covered!

Why is it important to create space to engage in creativity without the pressure of external outcomes? Join Ryan McKay and Lia Economou from the Citadel Youth Centre on Weds 26th March, 2-3pm GMT, to discuss! All welcome www.pathsresearchgroup.org/artsplayhealth

Always an essential networking event for medical sociology academics and professionals – Call for papers by 2 May for the BSA Medical Sociology Annual Conference 2025, 10-12 September, Durham University tinyurl.com/mpk8y5yy

Why discuss hierarchies of #knowledge? Read our blog about a recent event where we discussed the rise of scientific authority and the relevance of this to the field of #artsandhealth www.pathsresearchgroup.org/post/why-dis...

Why discuss hierarchies of knowledge in arts and health?

Blog post written by Dr Katey Warran On Tuesday 25th February 2025, 3-5pm, I facilitated a session for the Theory in Sociology Series led by CRITIQUE (Centre for Ethics and Critical Thought) in the Sc...

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What potential do arts-based methods have to deepen research into our health and wellbeing? And what are the opportunities and challenges? Join us this Weds 26th Feb 4-5pm for a seminar-style 'chat' to critically discuss arts-based methods. All welcome www.pathsresearchgroup.org/artsplayhealth

Celebrating the evaluation of Healing Arts Scotland! We are delighted to have been collaborating with the Jameel Arts & Health Lab, NYU Steinhardt, Scottish Ballet & others on the evaluation of Healing Arts Scotland (HAS). Read our blog to find out more: www.pathsresearchgroup.org/post/celebra...

Celebrating the evaluation of Healing Arts Scotland

Blog post written by Dr Katey WarranWe are delighted to have been collaborating with the Jameel Arts & Health Lab and NYU Steinhardt for the last year on the evaluation of Healing Arts Scotland (HAS)....

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Interested in the importance of conversation with people living with #dementia? The Arts Play Health Community are delighted to be joined by renowned author John Killick to discuss this topic on 29/01. All welcome. Includes poetry! pathsresearchgroup.org/artsplayhealth

Based in #Edinburgh? Interested in discussing & deconstructing hierarchies of knowledge? This is an important topic in the field of arts & health as many researchers sit within health research frameworks. Join us on Tues 25 Feb 3-5pm www.pathsresearchgroup.org/post/collabo...

Collaborative event | Deconstructing hierarchies of knowledge: Are we at a gridlock?

We are delighted to announce that we are collaborating with CRITIQUE (Centre for Ethics and Critical Thought) in the School of Health in Social Science for an in person event on Tuesday 25th February ...

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We're delighted to have contributed to this important research quantifying the benefits of cultural investment 👇 Engagement in #culture and #heritage creates £8bn in value per year for the UK and should be prioritised accordingly 💷

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Fantastic article in the @theguardian.com today by the Health Policy Editor, on a new study undertaken for DCMS by Frontier Economics & WHO Collaborating Centre at UCL. "We can value those impacts in terms of reduced costs to the NHS, increased productivity..." www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

Applications are open for Sept 2025 entry to our MSc in Performance Science at the Royal College of Music, London. We cover musicians' health, arts & health, performance psychology & education, and applied research skills. Students have access to our newly updated Performance Labs. www.rcm.ac.uk/msc

Interested in #Coproduction in #Arts, #Spirituality, and #Dementia? Join the Arts Play Health Community tomorrow, Weds 27 Nov, for a facilitated discussion on this topic. All welcome www.pathsresearchgroup.org/artsplayhealth

What are the points of connection and disconnection between critical medical humanities and arts & health? Read our blog advocating for increased dialogue between those working across these interconnected fields www.pathsresearchgroup.org/post/what-ar...

What are the points of connection and disconnection between critical medical humanities and arts & health?

Blog post written by Katey Warran, Olivia Turner, and Emily DavisOver the last 3 months, we’ve been exploring the topic of connection and disconnection between critical medical humanities and arts & health. Dr Olivia Turner recently joined PATHS research group as Deputy, and she is an artist and researcher with a background in medical humanities. This has prompted many discussions in our team about the potential tensions, opportunities for shared learning, areas of overlap, and theoretical compl

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Hello Bluesky! We are a research group based at the University of Edinburgh exploring the interconnections – the ‘paths’ – between public #health, the #arts, #theory, and #sociology. Browse our website to learn more www.pathsresearchgroup.org