Culture, Sport and Wellbeing Evidence Review: Social Diversity and Context Matters
Lead Research Organisation:
Brunel University London
Department Name: Health Sciences
Abstract
Project aims
This project aims to find out about the subjective wellbeing (SWB) benefits of different culture and sport practices and how they are distributed between different groups and user communities including: males and females, different socioeconomic groups, diverse ethnic and minority groups; a range of age groups; and people with disabilities. We also wish to ensure that our findings on SWB can be most effectively combined to meaningfully inform policy about, and delivery of culture and sport activities.
Definition of subjective wellbeing
Throughout our project we will use the Office of National Statistics definition of SWB which monitors SWB in terms of life satisfaction, experiences of happiness and worry, and worthwhile things in life.
Collaborative approach to the project
To conduct our project, a group of researchers from Brunel University London, the London School of Economics and the University of Brighton will work closely with 5 stakeholder groups; policy makers, commissioners, service deliverers, leaders and the public who are interested in finding, promoting and sharing the evidence to maximise the potential of culture and sport to enhance SWB. We will run a series of workshops in the first 6 months of the project where stakeholders will have the opportunity to discuss with researchers the relevance of SWB to culture and sport and to agree key topics and questions which can be answered using systematic searches of a range of literature sources. In the remainder of the project the researchers will identify and assess the evidence for the topics suggested and report to stakeholder groups through a series of ideas exchange workshops. We will focus on ensuring that the best evidence is presented and disseminated to relevant groups so that they can use it to inform policy on and delivery of cultural and sporting practices. We have support for our project from several stakeholders in the culture and sport sectors. We recognise that stakeholders have time and workforce challenges in supporting this kind of project and so we will work to use a range of on-line and virtual methods of communication as well as face-to-face approaches.
Project methods
We will use a variety of established methods for systematically identifying and evaluating existing evidence on culture, sport and wellbeing for different user groups. We will collect and review a range of types of evidence from different sources including the published academic literature, reports and surveys. We can provide short written overviews of evidence, longer reports with statistical reviews, and evaluation of cost information tailored to the objectives and requirements of different stakeholder groups.
Communicating the findings of our project
In our project we emphasise that for research evidence to have the most impact on culture, sport and wellbeing policy and practice, the people affected by the research need to be involved in work that reviews, synthesises and shares that evidence. We will communicate our findings to stakeholders throughout our project using employing a variety of methods including face-to-face discussion groups, a project website and twitter feed, and on-line focus groups. We will deliver an end of project 'findings' conference to include the diversity of audiences that our stakeholders represent. We will also deliver 3 public exhibitions of our findings at local cultural and sporting venues (including libraries, museums and sport facilities. To ensure that our findings are communicated to a UK audience we will also hold a series of national forums in Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast.
This project aims to find out about the subjective wellbeing (SWB) benefits of different culture and sport practices and how they are distributed between different groups and user communities including: males and females, different socioeconomic groups, diverse ethnic and minority groups; a range of age groups; and people with disabilities. We also wish to ensure that our findings on SWB can be most effectively combined to meaningfully inform policy about, and delivery of culture and sport activities.
Definition of subjective wellbeing
Throughout our project we will use the Office of National Statistics definition of SWB which monitors SWB in terms of life satisfaction, experiences of happiness and worry, and worthwhile things in life.
Collaborative approach to the project
To conduct our project, a group of researchers from Brunel University London, the London School of Economics and the University of Brighton will work closely with 5 stakeholder groups; policy makers, commissioners, service deliverers, leaders and the public who are interested in finding, promoting and sharing the evidence to maximise the potential of culture and sport to enhance SWB. We will run a series of workshops in the first 6 months of the project where stakeholders will have the opportunity to discuss with researchers the relevance of SWB to culture and sport and to agree key topics and questions which can be answered using systematic searches of a range of literature sources. In the remainder of the project the researchers will identify and assess the evidence for the topics suggested and report to stakeholder groups through a series of ideas exchange workshops. We will focus on ensuring that the best evidence is presented and disseminated to relevant groups so that they can use it to inform policy on and delivery of cultural and sporting practices. We have support for our project from several stakeholders in the culture and sport sectors. We recognise that stakeholders have time and workforce challenges in supporting this kind of project and so we will work to use a range of on-line and virtual methods of communication as well as face-to-face approaches.
Project methods
We will use a variety of established methods for systematically identifying and evaluating existing evidence on culture, sport and wellbeing for different user groups. We will collect and review a range of types of evidence from different sources including the published academic literature, reports and surveys. We can provide short written overviews of evidence, longer reports with statistical reviews, and evaluation of cost information tailored to the objectives and requirements of different stakeholder groups.
Communicating the findings of our project
In our project we emphasise that for research evidence to have the most impact on culture, sport and wellbeing policy and practice, the people affected by the research need to be involved in work that reviews, synthesises and shares that evidence. We will communicate our findings to stakeholders throughout our project using employing a variety of methods including face-to-face discussion groups, a project website and twitter feed, and on-line focus groups. We will deliver an end of project 'findings' conference to include the diversity of audiences that our stakeholders represent. We will also deliver 3 public exhibitions of our findings at local cultural and sporting venues (including libraries, museums and sport facilities. To ensure that our findings are communicated to a UK audience we will also hold a series of national forums in Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast.
Planned Impact
Background to impact
We work closely with stakeholders in sport and health (Brunel), wellbeing policy (LSE) and culture (Brighton). We recognise that policy and decision makers, commissioners and managers and service delivery groups experience significant time pressures and workforce capacity issues in being involved in collaborative projects.
Impact objectives
We focus on short, medium and long term achievements framed by three impact objectives:
-to collaborate with key stakeholders in culture and sport to agree topics and outcomes most important to policy and practice
-to develop awareness of the evidence synthesis; sharing our findings amongst culture and sport stakeholders
-to influence stakeholders in developing policy and practice to enhance wellbeing through culture and sport, to diverse communities across the life course
Stakeholder engagement/communication
Stakeholders have informed this proposal from the concept stage. We will communicate with stakeholders in the collaborative development phase (months 1-6) via 3 formal workshops, flexibly delivered, for each of 5 key stakeholders (policy makers, commissioners/managers, deliverers, public, scholars/fellows). Workshops will focus upon designing an effective evidence review programme, and developing, implementing and evaluating our impact strategy. Project delivery post month 6 will focus on innovative and effective communication strategies for disseminating, co-producing and promoting findings and learning. We propose an end of project 'findings' conference and a series of 3 public exhibitions to be held at local venues e.g. libraries or museums, local community sports facilities.
Application/opportunities
There is a strong tradition of public engagement in our consortium. Work will be presented at public engagement events e.g. public lectures, seminars and exhibitions, and talks to local groups. Our stakeholders have been invited to reflect the relevance and interest of our project to a broad audience. Their engagement will enable stakeholders to challenge evidence and examine how it relates to real world experiences to maximise potential impact. This will include: posting project idea and findings on a website hosted by Brunel University London; developing a public twitter feed; policy and decision maker focussed newsletters; practitioner case studies; and teaching resources for students on related educational programmes. We propose to develop a commissioning and delivery toolkit for those designing cultural and sport activities for wellbeing outcomes.
Implementation of impact
To facilitate effective communication, and aid co-production of knowledge and integration of findings into policy and practice we will appoint a Knowledge Transfer Fellow (KTF) who will undertake a Knowledge Transfer Secondment to BULondon. This will allow for direct participation of a culture / sport practitioner in project management and delivery, and establish a champion for disseminating findings to key user groups.
Evaluating impact
Evaluation will focus on monitoring success in our 3 impact objectives. Evaluation of the collaborative development phase will use verbal summary, review and evaluation techniques which will be recorded and assessed. Evaluation findings will aid planning and development activities. We will keep an impact evaluation diary within our project journal (including transcribed notes of workshops, academic evidence review team meetings, and activities in the ideas exchange programme). This will record our experiences of developing and delivering the project, and the impact that we make. We will record website usage capturing details of the types of individuals accessing the site; we will evaluate our evidence review events via questionnaires, selected interviews and participation data. This evaluation will be made publicly available to help other social science researchers develop their own impact pathways.
We work closely with stakeholders in sport and health (Brunel), wellbeing policy (LSE) and culture (Brighton). We recognise that policy and decision makers, commissioners and managers and service delivery groups experience significant time pressures and workforce capacity issues in being involved in collaborative projects.
Impact objectives
We focus on short, medium and long term achievements framed by three impact objectives:
-to collaborate with key stakeholders in culture and sport to agree topics and outcomes most important to policy and practice
-to develop awareness of the evidence synthesis; sharing our findings amongst culture and sport stakeholders
-to influence stakeholders in developing policy and practice to enhance wellbeing through culture and sport, to diverse communities across the life course
Stakeholder engagement/communication
Stakeholders have informed this proposal from the concept stage. We will communicate with stakeholders in the collaborative development phase (months 1-6) via 3 formal workshops, flexibly delivered, for each of 5 key stakeholders (policy makers, commissioners/managers, deliverers, public, scholars/fellows). Workshops will focus upon designing an effective evidence review programme, and developing, implementing and evaluating our impact strategy. Project delivery post month 6 will focus on innovative and effective communication strategies for disseminating, co-producing and promoting findings and learning. We propose an end of project 'findings' conference and a series of 3 public exhibitions to be held at local venues e.g. libraries or museums, local community sports facilities.
Application/opportunities
There is a strong tradition of public engagement in our consortium. Work will be presented at public engagement events e.g. public lectures, seminars and exhibitions, and talks to local groups. Our stakeholders have been invited to reflect the relevance and interest of our project to a broad audience. Their engagement will enable stakeholders to challenge evidence and examine how it relates to real world experiences to maximise potential impact. This will include: posting project idea and findings on a website hosted by Brunel University London; developing a public twitter feed; policy and decision maker focussed newsletters; practitioner case studies; and teaching resources for students on related educational programmes. We propose to develop a commissioning and delivery toolkit for those designing cultural and sport activities for wellbeing outcomes.
Implementation of impact
To facilitate effective communication, and aid co-production of knowledge and integration of findings into policy and practice we will appoint a Knowledge Transfer Fellow (KTF) who will undertake a Knowledge Transfer Secondment to BULondon. This will allow for direct participation of a culture / sport practitioner in project management and delivery, and establish a champion for disseminating findings to key user groups.
Evaluating impact
Evaluation will focus on monitoring success in our 3 impact objectives. Evaluation of the collaborative development phase will use verbal summary, review and evaluation techniques which will be recorded and assessed. Evaluation findings will aid planning and development activities. We will keep an impact evaluation diary within our project journal (including transcribed notes of workshops, academic evidence review team meetings, and activities in the ideas exchange programme). This will record our experiences of developing and delivering the project, and the impact that we make. We will record website usage capturing details of the types of individuals accessing the site; we will evaluate our evidence review events via questionnaires, selected interviews and participation data. This evaluation will be made publicly available to help other social science researchers develop their own impact pathways.
Organisations
- Brunel University London (Lead Research Organisation)
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund (Co-funder)
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (Co-funder)
- Arts and Humanities Research Council (Co-funder)
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (Co-funder)
- Department for Work and Pensions (Co-funder)
- Food Standards Agency (Co-funder)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (Co-funder)
- Arts Council England (Co-funder)
- Historic Bldgs & Mnts Commis for England (Co-funder)
- Sport England (Co-funder)
Publications
Daykin N
(2021)
The role of social capital in participatory arts for wellbeing: findings from a qualitative systematic review.
in Arts & health
Daykin, N
(2020)
The role of social capital in participatory arts for wellbeing: findings from a qualitative systematic review
in Arts & Health,
Mansfield L
(2018)
Sport and dance interventions for healthy young people (15-24 years) to promote subjective well-being: a systematic review.
in BMJ open
Mansfield L
(2019)
A conceptual review of loneliness
in https://whatworkswellbeing.org/our-work/sport-culture/
Mansfield L
(2021)
A Conceptual Review of Loneliness in Adults: Qualitative Evidence Synthesis.
in International journal of environmental research and public health
Testoni S
(2018)
Defining and measuring subjective well-being for sport policy
in International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics
Smith, R
(2022)
'Do know harm': Examining the intersecting capabilities of young people from refugee backgrounds through community sport and leisure programmes.
in International Review for the Sociology of Sport
Tomlinson, A.
(2020)
Qualitative findings from a systematic review: Visual arts engagement for adults with mental health conditions.
in Journal of Applied Arts & Health
Mansfield L
(2020)
Leisure and Wellbeing
in Leisure Studies
Mansfield L
(2020)
Leisure and wellbeing
in Leisure Studies
| Description | For Loneliness Review of Reviews We have shown that the vast majority of older people do not experience loneliness (70%), 1% are always lonely and 20% have a fluctuating pattern of loneliness over 10 years; 4% moved into loneliness and 5% moved out over this period. Thus the population defined as lonely can be divided into 4 distinct groups-the always lonely; those for whom loneliness is a new experience in later life; those for whom loneliness decreases and those with a fluctuating pattern. Each of these different groups may benefit from different types of intervention. For Conceptual Review of Loneliness From the synthesis of evidence three main types of loneliness are identified. Emotional loneliness describes the absence of meaningful relationships, often as a result of the loss of a key attachment figure such as in bereavement or through changes in relationships that happen through retirement, domestic abuse, or physical and mental health crises. Social loneliness evaluates the quantity as well as quality of relationships including intimate/romantic relationships. Implicitly or explicitly social loneliness is resultant from deficits in the expectations of social relationships. Existential loneliness is less related to the specifics of relationships but is focused upon a more global evaluation of disconnection from others and the wider world and is often, but not exclusively, linked to end of life. There are overlaps between these types of loneliness. For review of participatory arts, sport, place/space and wellbeing/loneliness From the synthesis of evidence five overlapping sets of processes were identified that show how space/place works to enhance wellbeing and alleviate loneliness through participatory arts and sport: (i) belonging and identity in space and place, (ii) spaces and places of community and locality, (iii) therapeutic and sensory spaces, (iv) safe spaces and (v) place-temporality (rhythm and movement in spaces and places). Policy makers and practitioners should put place at the centre of decision making about culture and sport, invest in local knowledge and skills and recognise that place/space reflects diversity to maximize the wellbeing potential. For review of participatory arts, sport, intangible assets and wellbeing/loneliness The evidence shows that intangible assets are socially constructed and developed through participatory arts and sport, which reflect shared and different experiences of traditional activities and practices, language and cultural expression and cultural knowledge and skills. Intangible assets allow people to deepen and extend social connections with other people through participatory arts and sport, and thus enhance wellbeing and reduce isolation and social loneliness. Intangible assets also provide a resource for coping with personal and situational contexts and problems of identity, status and social relationships, so enhancing wellbeing and alleviating loneliness through engagement in participatory arts or sports. This evidence suggests there is scope to develop intangible assets-based approaches in participatory arts and sport which identify the protective wellbeing factors of intangible assets (e.g. being valued, sharing cultural experiences, understanding others and being understood, developing confidence, resilience and trust) that can be harnessed in promoting wellbeing and alleviating loneliness. The evidence shows that intangible assets-based approaches can be a route into wellbeing for diverse population groups. For review of participatory arts, sport, volunteering and wellbeing/loneliness Our qualitative analysis identified three key themes that illustrate the wellbeing benefits of volunteering in participatory arts and sport/physical activity in relation to (i) giving and sharing skills, expertise and experience, (ii) creating places/spaces of security and trust and (iii) opportunities for personal skill-development. |
| Exploitation Route | For Loneliness Review of Reviews Can be used to determine the different types of 'loneliness' within a given population of older people and used to develop, implement and explore different types of interventions to prevent and remediate loneliness For Conceptual Review of Loneliness The significance of identifying these types of loneliness is twofold: (i) recognising the complexity of loneliness experiences helps to advance knowledge by understanding diverse social, psychological and contextual issues that are connected to loneliness in the lives of people and (ii) different types of loneliness (and associated concepts identified below) need to be evaluated and measured appropriately. Evaluation research will have a profound effect on the generation and interpretation of evidence in decision decision-making about what interventions work, for whom and in what context. Although beyond the scope of this review we need to critically examine how well existing loneliness measures reflect these differing conceptualisations. For reviews on space/place, intangible assets and volunteering Each of these concepts needs to be at the heart of decision making about culture and sport in terms of people, places and programming. Public engagement and wider stakeholder engagement is central to this kind of work so that culture and sport can be designed, implemented and evaluated with and for the people for whom it will make a difference. |
| Sectors | Communities and Social Services/Policy,Creative Economy,Education,Healthcare,Leisure Activities, including Sports, Recreation and Tourism,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections,Other |
| URL | https://whatworkswellbeing.org/our-work/sport-culture/ |
| Description | All out evidence syntheses have been reviewed and used by organisations in the culture and sport sector to develop evidence on wellbeing and loneliness. Members of the team have been involved in supporting such evaluation work in both sectors (e.g. Mansfield with StreeetGames and Daykin with RSPH and Creative and Credible). The DCMS has cited the work on loneliness in the Building Connections funding scheme and Mansfield and Victor sit on the advisory board for NPL who are leading the evaluation of the fund. Subjective wellbeing is being explored by UEFA in their strategies for growing grassroots football participation in Europe through Mansfield's work on the UEFA Advisory Board. Sport England is working with Brunel to explore a funded PhD examining inequalities and participation in sport. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2015 |
| Sector | Communities and Social Services/Policy,Leisure Activities, including Sports, Recreation and Tourism,Government, Democracy and Justice,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections |
| Impact Types | Cultural,Societal,Policy & public services |
| Description | Advisory Group for the All Party Parliamentary Group on Arts, Health and Wellbeing |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Description | Advisory Group on Evidence (Health and Wellbeing) UEFA |
| Geographic Reach | Europe |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Impact | Professor Louise Mansfield advises UEFA about evidence (health and wellbeing) in terms of existing evidence and quality for economic modelling exercise supporting grassroots participation in football in Europe. |
| Description | Advisory Group on Evidence (Health and Wellbeing)- Sport England |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Impact | Professor Louise Mansfield advises Sport England about evidence (health and wellbeing) in terms of existing evidence and quality, research designs and translation and dissemination of research evidence-led policy. Improvements in scale, scope and quality of evidence have supported increased engagement in community sport for health and wellbeing outcomes. |
| Description | Member of Advisory Board for Alzheimer's UK advising on physical activity for health and wellbeing |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Impact | National reach informing Alzheimer's Society strategy for physical activity policy and informing workforce training. |
| Description | 1st International Arts & Dementia Research Conference, 9-10 March 2017, Royal Society for Public Health, London |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation to an audience at the Royal Society of Public Health meeting focusing upon the role of the arts in enhancing the wellbeing of people with dementia. Raised awareness of the potential of the arts in promoting wellbeing |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | An invited seminar lead on ' A Future for Sport Health and Wellbeing' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | There will be around 30 people in attendance at a seminar led by Brighton University. I will give the lead talk on 'A future for sport, health and wellbeing' |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Arts for Health and Wellbeing: An Evaluation Framework. Keynote Presentation. Creative Hertfordshire's Art of Wellbeing Conference. Hatfield, Thursday 23rd June 2016. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This presentation discussed an evaluation framework for Arts for Health and Wellbeing. Thisis an essential development required to generate a robust evidence base and which arts based health and wellbeing interventions can use in their own settings |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Arts for Health and Wellbeing: What do research findings tell us about a new form of practice? Key Note Address: Royal Society for Public Health Special Interest Group Arts, Health and Wellbeing, Day Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | This keynote addressed provided an update on current researchfindings about arts and health and how these challenge contemporary practice and suggest new ways to practice. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Conference Presentation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Presenting findings of an evidence review on everyday creativity, wellbeing and home based arts. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Conference Presentation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Daykin, N., Boden, R., Atkins, S., Kuorikoski, J. & Mäkinen, E. Creating Academic Knowledge in the Age of Research Impact. Nordic Science and Technology Studies Conference, 13-14 June 2019, University of Tampere, Finland. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Conference Presentation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Developing the field of arts, health and wellbeing.' 'through art we care' symposium, Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels, 28th February, 2019 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Conference Presentation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Community sport and young peoples' wellbeing: negotiating deprivation and mental health through peer support, destigmatising mental health and resilience-building. University of Bath. LSA Conference 2018 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Conference Presentation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Safe, Fit & Well Protecting and Improving Young Peoples' Mental Health through sport. 7th ISPAH Conference, London UK, |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Conference Presentation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Arts in Health and Wellbeing. Current issues in research, policy and practice'. Keynote presentation, 'human is a good thing', Connecting surface of sote (social and health care), hyte (well-being and health) and culture. Helsinki Music Centre, 19th March, 2019 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Conference Presentation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Safe, Fit & Well: Case Studies of Streetgames' National Sport Pilots Supporting the Mental Health and Wellbeing of Young People through Sport in Disadvantaged Communities. The Association for Young People's Health - 10th Anniversary conference, 21 February |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Conference Presentation Key note |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Daykin, N. Music, health and wellbeing: Social value and impacts. Keynote presentation, The Social Value of Music Conference, Nordoff Robbins, London, 2nd December, 2019. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Conference Presentation Key note |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Daykin, N. The International field of Arts, Health and Wellbeing: developments in research, policy and practice. Keynote presentation, Nordic Arts and Health Conference, 21st May 2019, Clinical Research Centre, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Conference Presentation Key note |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Daykin, N. Celebrating arts and health. Keynote Presentation, Celebrating Arts & Health, Mercer's Institute for Successful Ageing (MISA), 6th February 2020, St James's Hospital, Dublin. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Conference Symposium |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The Health and Sport Engagement Project: findings from the design, outcome, process and economic evaluation of complex community sport intervention to increase physical activity and enhance health and wellbeing SYMPOSIUM - Tackling inactivity: improving the evidence base for the effectiveness of sport and physical activity in improving health and wellbeing. 7th ISPAPH Conference, |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Contribution to Health Stadia presentation given by What works Centre director (Nancy Hey) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Overview of concept of wellbeing to conference audience and our work on culture and sport featured |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Contribution to What works Centre update to DCMS |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Contribution of our programme of activities to WhatWorks for wellbeing seminar at DCMA |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Creative Hertfordshire's Art of Wellbeing Conference, |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Raised awareness of importance of arts for wellbeing among mixed audience of policy makers and practitioners. Participants made aware of what works programme and our specific project |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Creative and Credible Evaluation for arts, health and wellbeing. Keynote Presentation. TanDem Arts and Dementia Conference: Research into Practice, University of Nottingham. 6th October 2016 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This presentation outlined the potential for developing a toolkit of methods for evaluating arts based health/wellbeing interventions that are both credible and feasible for organisations to use. We are being contacted by organisations since this talk to discuss methods of evaluating interventions which is essential to build the evidence base for arts based interventions for those with dementia in particular. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Creative and Credible: the challenge of coproduction in evidencing and developing music and arts for health and wellbeing. Keynote Presentation. British Association of Music Therapy Annual Conference, Glasgow, 7-9th April 2016. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This keynote scoped out the challenges of coproduction in evidencing and developing music and arts for health and wellbeing. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Culture, Sport and Wellbeing Evidence Programme. Wellbeing outcomes of music and singing in adults: an evidence review. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Presentation at the Culture, Health and Wellbeing Conference, Bristol, 19th-21st June 2017. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Culture, Sport and Wellbeing: Sport, dance, wellbeing and healthy young people |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation of review of sport and dance and wellbeing for young people at ukactive's Bristol Promising Practice Regional Roadshow |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Culture, Sport and Wellbeing: Sport, dance, wellbeing and healthy young people |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation of review onCulture, Sport and Wellbeing: Sport, dance, wellbeing and healthy young people at ukactive's London Promising Practice Regional Roadshow |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Daykin, N. What works in music, health and wellbeing? Keynote presentation: Beyond Words: Privileging the Unspoken in Arts and Communities in a Posthuman World.. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Key note presentation to learned society-Plymouth University - , 14th-15th March 2017 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Expert panel discussion |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Daykin, N. Music and Wellbeing Inequalities. Panel contribution, Music and Prevention Workshop, 29th April, 2019, Nordoff Robbins, London, UK. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Expert panel discussion |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Developing the relationship between research and practice'. Panel contribution, Cultures of Health and Wellbeing. National Alliance for Culture, Health and Wellbeing, 22nd March 2019, Great North Museum, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Expert panel discussion |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | What makes for good and useful research - expert panel International Health Conference, St Hugh's College Oxford, 28th June. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Global Panel Discussant |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | A global panel discussion on leisure and wellbeing exploring theoretical approaches, issues of measurement and evaluation and impact on policy and practice. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Key note presentation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Keynote Address - Multidisciplinary and Cross Sector Approaches to Evidence Review and Building in Culture, Sport and Wellbeing. University of Tampere Finland - New Social Science Research Centre Seminars, |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | National Developments in Arts, Health and Wellbeing. Keynote Presentation. Exploring the Contribution of Arts and Culture to Education and Wellbeing in Norfolk. Thursday 19th May 2016, Norfolk Arts Forum. Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Provided update and overview of national level research and policy focusing upon arts and wellbeing and linked to the context of Norfolk.. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Presentation of project in Glasgow at the Merchants Festival-August 2016 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation of project to group of practitioners involved in the delivery of arts for wellbeing interventions in Scotland. Raised awareness of the project and identified the need among practitioners for an 'evaluation toolkit' to evidence the benefits of their work |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | The Coproduction Collective - an online network for sharing knowledge about coproduction methods in health and wellbeing |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Around 100 participants responded to a call for developing a knowledge exchange network on coproduction approaches in health and wellbeing. Initially this was focused on ECRs but has extended in terms of stakeholder groups. We are delivering twice yearly events with the first on 2022 on working with young people. A proposed Youth Advisory Group on health and Wellbeing enhancing community physical activity is being developed. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021,2022 |
| Description | Understanding Wellbeing in the UK: Future Directions for Wellbeing Evidence, Evaluation and Impact |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | In September 2018 Brunel University hosted the first UK Conference on Understanding Wellbeing in the UK. The conference showcased work conducted in the What Works Centre for Wellbeing which, since 2015, has become established as an independent collaborative organisation synthesising evidence and providing authoritative and credible national guidance to improve wellbeing and address wellbeing inequalities in the UK. Leading scholars who have driven the generation and use of evidence, and the evaluation of wellbeing in four defined policy areas: communities, culture and sport, work and learning and wellbeing methodology presented their work. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.brunel.ac.uk/research/Institutes/Institute-of-Environment-Health-and-Societies/Ageing-St... |
| Description | What Works Centre for Wellbeing and Evidence Based Policy. Invited presentation, Culture, Health and Wellbeing Conference, |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Presentation at Culture, Health and Wellbeing Conference, Disseminating outcomes from our evidence reviews Bristol June 2017 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Work shop academics and non academic audiences |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Working with stakeholders in culture sport and wellbeing - knowledge exchange, translation, dissemination and mobilisation of evidence University of Tampere Finland - New Social Science Research Centre Seminars |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | BSA Leisure & Recreation Study Group Workshop. The Power of the Qualitative in Wellbeing Research: Reflections on Community Sport Interventions. February 16th |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Workshop - discussant on leisure and wellbeing as a public good |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Discussant on a panel focused on leisure as a public good organised through British Sociological Association Leisure and Recreation Study group. Focus on Leisure and Wellbeing |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |