Vivensa Foundation
@vivensa.bsky.social
We fund the remarkable science and radical social change needed to help everyone to age well. vivensafoundation.org.uk
Our new CEO Katy will be speaking at the Newcastle event. Don't miss it!
Why our #HLINConf26 matters 👇
🏠 Design homes that support ageing well
🤝 Build connected, inclusive communities
💙 Create healthy, care-ready futures
Book for FREE now:
Newcastle, 24 February: www.housinglin.org.uk/Events/Housi...
Bristol, 12 March: www.housinglin.org.uk/Events/Housi...
🏠 Design homes that support ageing well
🤝 Build connected, inclusive communities
💙 Create healthy, care-ready futures
Book for FREE now:
Newcastle, 24 February: www.housinglin.org.uk/Events/Housi...
Bristol, 12 March: www.housinglin.org.uk/Events/Housi...
January 21, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Our new CEO Katy will be speaking at the Newcastle event. Don't miss it!
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Why our #HLINConf26 matters 👇
🏠 Design homes that support ageing well
🤝 Build connected, inclusive communities
💙 Create healthy, care-ready futures
Book for FREE now:
Newcastle, 24 February: www.housinglin.org.uk/Events/Housi...
Bristol, 12 March: www.housinglin.org.uk/Events/Housi...
🏠 Design homes that support ageing well
🤝 Build connected, inclusive communities
💙 Create healthy, care-ready futures
Book for FREE now:
Newcastle, 24 February: www.housinglin.org.uk/Events/Housi...
Bristol, 12 March: www.housinglin.org.uk/Events/Housi...
January 21, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Why our #HLINConf26 matters 👇
🏠 Design homes that support ageing well
🤝 Build connected, inclusive communities
💙 Create healthy, care-ready futures
Book for FREE now:
Newcastle, 24 February: www.housinglin.org.uk/Events/Housi...
Bristol, 12 March: www.housinglin.org.uk/Events/Housi...
🏠 Design homes that support ageing well
🤝 Build connected, inclusive communities
💙 Create healthy, care-ready futures
Book for FREE now:
Newcastle, 24 February: www.housinglin.org.uk/Events/Housi...
Bristol, 12 March: www.housinglin.org.uk/Events/Housi...
Save the date for our biggest in-person event of the year. The Annual Symposium is taking place in London on Thursday 23 April 2026. More information and a booking link to follow soon.
#AnnualSymposium2026 #FundingForAgeingWell
#AnnualSymposium2026 #FundingForAgeingWell
January 20, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Save the date for our biggest in-person event of the year. The Annual Symposium is taking place in London on Thursday 23 April 2026. More information and a booking link to follow soon.
#AnnualSymposium2026 #FundingForAgeingWell
#AnnualSymposium2026 #FundingForAgeingWell
Back in Aug '25 we announced that we were funding five places for Vivensa Academy members to join Zinc's Inflection Programme. As the 12-week interdisciplinary programme recently finished, we caught up with the five researchers we funded: vivensafoundation.org.uk/news/success...
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Success stories from Zinc’s Inflection Programme - Vivensa Foundation
In this article we speak to the five Vivensa Academy members we funded to join Zinc’s Inflection Programme.
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January 14, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Back in Aug '25 we announced that we were funding five places for Vivensa Academy members to join Zinc's Inflection Programme. As the 12-week interdisciplinary programme recently finished, we caught up with the five researchers we funded: vivensafoundation.org.uk/news/success...
#VivensaAcademy
#VivensaAcademy
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Great to share some of the research and plans as part of my @vivensa.bsky.social Fellowship with colleagues at the Centre for Public Health yesterday.
Nice way to start the new year!
Nice way to start the new year!
Thanks to @claire-hill.bsky.social & Dr Grace McMacken showcasing their research in our @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social Molecular Epidemiology & Public Health team-packed RVH room today. #Ageing #RareDiseaseNI #RareDisease #ClinicalTrials #RenalResearchNI #RARDTAC #Neuromuscular #kidney.
January 9, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Great to share some of the research and plans as part of my @vivensa.bsky.social Fellowship with colleagues at the Centre for Public Health yesterday.
Nice way to start the new year!
Nice way to start the new year!
For the past six years, we have worked with RNID to support ECRs tackling one of the most underfunded areas in ageing-related research: hearing loss. We recently brought together past and present fellows for a dedicated research and reflection session: vivensafoundation.org.uk/news/celebra...
Celebrating six years of partnership: Supporting the next generation of hearing researchers - Vivensa Foundation
Together with RNID we are tackling one of the most underfunded areas in ageing-related research: hearing loss.
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January 8, 2026 at 3:35 PM
For the past six years, we have worked with RNID to support ECRs tackling one of the most underfunded areas in ageing-related research: hearing loss. We recently brought together past and present fellows for a dedicated research and reflection session: vivensafoundation.org.uk/news/celebra...
⭐ Congratulations to our new award-holders: Kirandeep (Kiri) Marsh was awarded the Joint Doctoral Training Fellowship with @gerisoc.bsky.social.
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January 5, 2026 at 12:12 PM
⭐ Congratulations to our new award-holders: Kirandeep (Kiri) Marsh was awarded the Joint Doctoral Training Fellowship with @gerisoc.bsky.social.
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#FundingForAgeingWell
⌛ Just two days left...
A reminder that if you would like to apply to join our Research Grants Committee, the closing date is Wednesday 7 January at noon: vivensafoundation.org.uk/about-us/vac...
#FundingForAgeingWell
A reminder that if you would like to apply to join our Research Grants Committee, the closing date is Wednesday 7 January at noon: vivensafoundation.org.uk/about-us/vac...
#FundingForAgeingWell
Vacancies - Vivensa Foundation
Research Grants Committee vacancies Closing date: 7 January, 2026 at noon Earlier this year, we changed our name to the Vivensa Foundation as part of a wider plan to better reflect its work as a funde...
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January 5, 2026 at 10:22 AM
⌛ Just two days left...
A reminder that if you would like to apply to join our Research Grants Committee, the closing date is Wednesday 7 January at noon: vivensafoundation.org.uk/about-us/vac...
#FundingForAgeingWell
A reminder that if you would like to apply to join our Research Grants Committee, the closing date is Wednesday 7 January at noon: vivensafoundation.org.uk/about-us/vac...
#FundingForAgeingWell
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Our #IntergenerationalLinking projects are a key part of our mission- to work with local communities to build connections across a range of ‘lines of difference’
Learn more about the work bringing generations together here
thelinkingnetwork.org.uk/intergenerat...
Learn more about the work bringing generations together here
thelinkingnetwork.org.uk/intergenerat...
Delighted that @thelinkingnetwork.bsky.social are part of @theguardian.com 2025 Charity Appeal, supporting their #SchoolsLinking
Together we led Care Home FaNs: #IntergenerationalLinking - England's biggest intergenerational project linking schools & care homes:
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Together we led Care Home FaNs: #IntergenerationalLinking - England's biggest intergenerational project linking schools & care homes:
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
A guide to the Guardian’s 2025 charity appeal partners
This year’s appeal theme is hope – we are partnering with five charities supporting grassroots community work that challenges division, hate and despair
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December 18, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Our #IntergenerationalLinking projects are a key part of our mission- to work with local communities to build connections across a range of ‘lines of difference’
Learn more about the work bringing generations together here
thelinkingnetwork.org.uk/intergenerat...
Learn more about the work bringing generations together here
thelinkingnetwork.org.uk/intergenerat...
⚓ Today (18 Dec) is our CEO Susan Kay’s last day in the office. After nearly ten years at the helm, she's deservedly sailing into retirement – figuratively and literally. We'd like to thank Sue for her hard work, determination and leadership: vivensafoundation.org.uk/news/fair-wi...
Fair winds and following seas to our CEO Susan Kay - Vivensa Foundation
Today (18 December 2025) is our CEO Susan Kay’s last day in the office before heading off into retirement.
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December 18, 2025 at 4:08 PM
⚓ Today (18 Dec) is our CEO Susan Kay’s last day in the office. After nearly ten years at the helm, she's deservedly sailing into retirement – figuratively and literally. We'd like to thank Sue for her hard work, determination and leadership: vivensafoundation.org.uk/news/fair-wi...
🎉 We love to hear success stories from our award-holders. The Linking Network has been selected as one of five charities in this year’s Guardian Charity Appeal 2025. Read more about the appeal here: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
#FundingForAgeingWell #GuardianCharityAppeal2025
#FundingForAgeingWell #GuardianCharityAppeal2025
Communities are our defence against hatred. Now, more than ever, we must invest in hope
For this year’s Guardian charity appeal we are asking readers to donate to Citizens UK, The Linking Network, Locality, Hope Unlimited Charitable Trust and Who is Your Neighbour?
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December 17, 2025 at 10:04 AM
🎉 We love to hear success stories from our award-holders. The Linking Network has been selected as one of five charities in this year’s Guardian Charity Appeal 2025. Read more about the appeal here: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
#FundingForAgeingWell #GuardianCharityAppeal2025
#FundingForAgeingWell #GuardianCharityAppeal2025
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Kay Glendinning MBE. Kay was the great niece of our founder, Herbert E. Dunhill, and worked as Executive Director of the charity for almost 20 years. Full obituary here: vivensafoundation.org.uk/news/kay-gle...
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#FundingForHealthyAgeing
Kay Glendinning MBE, 1935-2025 - Vivensa Foundation
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Kay Glendinning MBE who died peacefully at home in Sussex on 8 December 2025.
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December 16, 2025 at 2:13 PM
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Kay Glendinning MBE. Kay was the great niece of our founder, Herbert E. Dunhill, and worked as Executive Director of the charity for almost 20 years. Full obituary here: vivensafoundation.org.uk/news/kay-gle...
#FundingForHealthyAgeing
#FundingForHealthyAgeing
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Paper from our PhD student Hilary Shepherd @vivensa.bsky.social "The association between multiple long-term conditions & dementia". It found that existing MLTC increased risk of dementia for people in England & got worse with younger age at onset. alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
The association between multiple long‐term conditions and dementia: A UK cohort study
INTRODUCTION Studies examining the risk of dementia in people with multimorbidity are commonly conducted in research cohorts or outside the UK. Multimorbidity has historically been associated with a...
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December 16, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Paper from our PhD student Hilary Shepherd @vivensa.bsky.social "The association between multiple long-term conditions & dementia". It found that existing MLTC increased risk of dementia for people in England & got worse with younger age at onset. alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Are you interested in joining our Research Grants Committee?
We are currently recruiting. Find out more about the role and how to apply at the link in the comments. The closing date is 7 January, 2026 at noon: vivensafoundation.org.uk/about-us/vac...
#FundingForAgeingWell
We are currently recruiting. Find out more about the role and how to apply at the link in the comments. The closing date is 7 January, 2026 at noon: vivensafoundation.org.uk/about-us/vac...
#FundingForAgeingWell
December 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Are you interested in joining our Research Grants Committee?
We are currently recruiting. Find out more about the role and how to apply at the link in the comments. The closing date is 7 January, 2026 at noon: vivensafoundation.org.uk/about-us/vac...
#FundingForAgeingWell
We are currently recruiting. Find out more about the role and how to apply at the link in the comments. The closing date is 7 January, 2026 at noon: vivensafoundation.org.uk/about-us/vac...
#FundingForAgeingWell
Here's the final instalment of our four-part change conversation series between outgoing CEO Susan Kay and her successor Katy Saunders. They look back on the last financial year, and allow a glimpse of the shape of things to come: vivensafoundation.org.uk/news/a-year-...
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#FundingForAgeingWell
A year of purposeful change - Vivensa Foundation
Our soon-to-retire CEO Susan Kay and her successor, Katy Saunders, look back on what has been a busy and productive year.
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December 10, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Here's the final instalment of our four-part change conversation series between outgoing CEO Susan Kay and her successor Katy Saunders. They look back on the last financial year, and allow a glimpse of the shape of things to come: vivensafoundation.org.uk/news/a-year-...
#FundingForAgeingWell
#FundingForAgeingWell
We started the #CapabilityDevelopmentProgramme to give community-led organisations working with older people the tools they need to succeed. Read the thoughts of two of the first cohort here: vivensafoundation.org.uk/award-holder...
#FundingForAgeingWell
#FundingForAgeingWell
Boosting learning and leadership within community-led organisations - Vivensa Foundation
We started the Capability Development Programme to give community-led organisations working with older people the tools they need to succeed.
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December 3, 2025 at 3:25 PM
We started the #CapabilityDevelopmentProgramme to give community-led organisations working with older people the tools they need to succeed. Read the thoughts of two of the first cohort here: vivensafoundation.org.uk/award-holder...
#FundingForAgeingWell
#FundingForAgeingWell
🌟 We’d like to offer huge congratulations to Prof Lindsay Bearne, City St George’s, University of London, who has been appointed as one of six new NIHR Research Professors. We previously funded Lindsay to research painful walking in older people.
#FundingForAgeingWell #ResearchProfessorship
#FundingForAgeingWell #ResearchProfessorship
December 2, 2025 at 10:35 AM
🌟 We’d like to offer huge congratulations to Prof Lindsay Bearne, City St George’s, University of London, who has been appointed as one of six new NIHR Research Professors. We previously funded Lindsay to research painful walking in older people.
#FundingForAgeingWell #ResearchProfessorship
#FundingForAgeingWell #ResearchProfessorship
As a funder, we are keen to support nurses, allied health professionals and care home staff into research. Our Academy Ignition Fund provides flexible funding and two of our Excellence Award winners are using their funding to help too: vivensafoundation.org.uk/news/how-the...
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#FundingForAgeingWell
How the Academy is supporting nurses, allied health professionals and care home staff in research - Vivensa Foundation
Here are a few of the ways in which the Academy is providing support to encourage nurses, AHPs and care home staff into research.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:48 PM
As a funder, we are keen to support nurses, allied health professionals and care home staff into research. Our Academy Ignition Fund provides flexible funding and two of our Excellence Award winners are using their funding to help too: vivensafoundation.org.uk/news/how-the...
#FundingForAgeingWell
#FundingForAgeingWell
This is what Mariana Borsa has to say about serving on our Research Grants Committee: "It's an enlightening experience that demonstrates how research funding can be approached in an ethical, thoughtful way."
Interested to join her?
vivensafoundation.org.uk/about-us/vac...
#FundingForAgeingWell
Interested to join her?
vivensafoundation.org.uk/about-us/vac...
#FundingForAgeingWell
Vacancies - Vivensa Foundation
Research Grants Committee vacancies Closing date: 7 January, 2026 at noon Earlier this year, we changed our name to the Vivensa Foundation as part of a wider plan to better reflect its work as a funde...
vivensafoundation.org.uk
November 27, 2025 at 9:51 AM
This is what Mariana Borsa has to say about serving on our Research Grants Committee: "It's an enlightening experience that demonstrates how research funding can be approached in an ethical, thoughtful way."
Interested to join her?
vivensafoundation.org.uk/about-us/vac...
#FundingForAgeingWell
Interested to join her?
vivensafoundation.org.uk/about-us/vac...
#FundingForAgeingWell
Read the third instalment of our four-part conversation series with outgoing CEO Susan Kay and her successor Katy Saunders. They discuss the importance of sharing learning openly to support innovative change: vivensafoundation.org.uk/news/change-...
#FundingForAgeingWell
#FundingForAgeingWell
Change conversation series, part three: Sharing the learning - Vivensa Foundation
Outgoing Chief Executive Officer Susan Kay (SK) and her successor Katy Saunders (KS) discuss the importance of sharing learning openly.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Read the third instalment of our four-part conversation series with outgoing CEO Susan Kay and her successor Katy Saunders. They discuss the importance of sharing learning openly to support innovative change: vivensafoundation.org.uk/news/change-...
#FundingForAgeingWell
#FundingForAgeingWell
What does it really take to make funding decisions in ageing research? Professors Mariana Borsa and Stuart Gray talk about what it's like to sit on our Research Grants Committee - and why you should consider joining them: vivensafoundation.org.uk/news/seeing-...
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#ResearchGrantsCommittee
Seeing research from both sides: insights from our Research Grants Committee - Vivensa Foundation
We spoke to two researchers about what it’s like to sit on our Research Grants Committee, and what it's meant for their careers.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:10 AM
What does it really take to make funding decisions in ageing research? Professors Mariana Borsa and Stuart Gray talk about what it's like to sit on our Research Grants Committee - and why you should consider joining them: vivensafoundation.org.uk/news/seeing-...
#ResearchGrantsCommittee
#ResearchGrantsCommittee
Yesterday (19 November) we hosted our Early Career Researcher event at the Building Centre, London. Posters, peer networking, research showcases and a lively panel discussion made for an inspiring day. Read more here: vivensafoundation.org.uk/news/2025-ea...
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#FundingForAgeingWell #ECREvent2025
2025 Early Career Researcher Event - Vivensa Foundation
All the highlights from our Early Career Researcher event in central London on 19 November 2025, including the speakers and panel.
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November 20, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Yesterday (19 November) we hosted our Early Career Researcher event at the Building Centre, London. Posters, peer networking, research showcases and a lively panel discussion made for an inspiring day. Read more here: vivensafoundation.org.uk/news/2025-ea...
#FundingForAgeingWell #ECREvent2025
#FundingForAgeingWell #ECREvent2025
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The deadline for proposals is 11:59pm (UK time) on Friday 19 December 2025.
We're proud to be working with @blagravetrust.bsky.social, @childrenssociety.bsky.social, @jrf-uk.bsky.social, @vivensa.bsky.social, @shareaction.bsky.social and others.
#ImpactInvesting #EndowmentsInvestingChallenge
We're proud to be working with @blagravetrust.bsky.social, @childrenssociety.bsky.social, @jrf-uk.bsky.social, @vivensa.bsky.social, @shareaction.bsky.social and others.
#ImpactInvesting #EndowmentsInvestingChallenge
November 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The deadline for proposals is 11:59pm (UK time) on Friday 19 December 2025.
We're proud to be working with @blagravetrust.bsky.social, @childrenssociety.bsky.social, @jrf-uk.bsky.social, @vivensa.bsky.social, @shareaction.bsky.social and others.
#ImpactInvesting #EndowmentsInvestingChallenge
We're proud to be working with @blagravetrust.bsky.social, @childrenssociety.bsky.social, @jrf-uk.bsky.social, @vivensa.bsky.social, @shareaction.bsky.social and others.
#ImpactInvesting #EndowmentsInvestingChallenge
Excellent reminder in the panel discussion about research culture: “Show up as a human and meet people with compassion - we are humans first and researchers second.”
#ECREvent
#ECREvent
November 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Excellent reminder in the panel discussion about research culture: “Show up as a human and meet people with compassion - we are humans first and researchers second.”
#ECREvent
#ECREvent
Great talk by @claire-hill.bsky.social about environmental sustainability in research at our #ECREvent - sharing learning from The Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework.
November 19, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Great talk by @claire-hill.bsky.social about environmental sustainability in research at our #ECREvent - sharing learning from The Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework.