Creative Health Research Symposium: Thoughts
I was invited to speak at the University of Manchester’s Creative Health Research Symposium on 27 June 2024. Reading through my notes on the morning of the symposium – about recent research and gaps in the evidence – I decided to end with a short plea to creative health research commissioners: Research is a vital part […]
Creative Health Research Symposium
On 27 June, I’ll be speaking at a symposium about the very latest in creative health research organised by the University of Manchester. There will be some great contributors, including Hannah Waterson, Research and Policy Manager at the National Centre for Creative Health, who drafted the report arising from the recent Creative Health Review. Support […]
Evaluating London’s Creative Health City Policy Design Process
During 2023, the Greater London Authority, Arts Council England and London Arts and Health asked more than 500 Londoners to initiate, build and test a model for the capital to become a Creative Health City. I evaluated this process and offered a series of reflections and recommendations.
Speaking at a Research Café in Manchester
On 7 February 2024, I was delighted to take part in a panel discussion on Creative Health and Health Inequalities in Greater Manchester at the invitation of the University of Manchester. I introduced the concept of creative health, and I spoke about how creative health approaches can help to increase equity.