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Research Centre for Arts and Wellbeing at EHU
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Impactful interdisciplinary research on the contribution of the arts towards the wellbeing of people across the lifespan. Led by Professor Vicky Karkou
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📽️ Back in September, we filmed something special... and tonight you get to see it!

Tune in to ITV Granada Reports tonight at 6pm to catch Prof Vicky Karkou talking about all the great work happening at the Research Centre for Arts and Wellbeing at Edge Hill University!
November 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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🌟 Our Arts4Us project has been making great progress over the past few months and we are excited to share the latest Arts4Us newsletter!
October 27, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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📱 2. E-Arts-for-the-Blues
Using the Arts for the Blues model we are developing an e-Arts-for-the-Blues digital resource to enable practitioners to deliver creative group therapy remotely with children and young people referred to mental health services.

Funded by NIHR
October 17, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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🌟 1. Arts4Us Creating an easy-to-use digital platform where evidence-based local arts activities can be made accessible for children and young people, their families and relevant organisations and services.
Funded by AHRC, part of UK Research and Innovation.
October 17, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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Over the past few weeks, our Arts4Us questionnaire has been circulating on social media, and we’ve been blown away by the response so far!

There's still time to complete the questionnaire: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/edgehill/t...

Thank you for being part of this important work!
October 13, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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We’re excited to spread the word about the upcoming Breaking Down Barriers Workshop, led by DanceSyndrome.

Join them for an online workshop for creative industry professionals who want practical tools to make their creative spaces more inclusive for everyone!

dancesyndrome.co.uk/breaking-dow...
October 3, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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This week, our team gathered with our incredible Arts4us Co-Investigators for a vibrant and productive planning day.

We reflected on progress, mapped out next steps, and true to the project’s spirit, made space for creative expression to spark fresh thinking 🎨🗣️📝
October 2, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Calling Professionals supporting Young People’s Mental Health!

Our Arts4Us team are looking for your input to help shape our findings!
📝 Take the short questionnaire here: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/edgehill/t...
September 25, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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📢Calling Professionals supporting Young People’s Mental Health.

The Arts4Us project is exploring how to improve access to arts activities that support the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people.

Complete the questionnaire here: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/edgehill/t...
September 17, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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The Arts4Us project team gathered last week to align on goals and map out the next year of the project. It was a valuable opportunity to reflect, strategise, and build momentum for what’s next.

Here’s to a productive year ahead!

#Arts4Us #ProjectPlanning #EdgeHill
September 15, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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Our team had a busy and exciting day yesterday 👀

We can’t reveal all the details just yet… but here’s a little sneak peek 👇
September 10, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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Our centre Director Prof Vicky Karkou had a wonderful trip training colleagues and students on Arts for the Blues at the University of Coimbra, Portugal.

#Arts4theBlues #KnowledgeExchange
September 9, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Calling Professionals supporting Young People’s Mental Health!

Our Arts4Us team are looking for your input to help shape our findings!
📝 Take the short questionnaire here: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/edgehill/t...
September 4, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Calling Professionals supporting Young People’s Mental Health, we'd love to hear from you!

The Arts4Us project is exploring how to improve access to arts activities that support the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people.

app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/edgehill/t...
August 7, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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Vicky Karkou and some of our Arts4Us team spent the day at Bangor University with Rhiannon Tudor Edwards and the CHEME team, sharing projects, strengthening collaboration, and exploring future directions.

Our team left full of inspiration and ideas as Arts4Us moves into its second year.
July 15, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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Yesterday, our Research Centre Director, Prof Vicky Karkou joined an incredible gathering at the Dance Research Matters Festival at Coventry University, celebrating the creativity and impact of dance research!
July 11, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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What a day it's been at our Arts4Us event!
From engaging panel discussions to hands on workshops, the energy was high and the insights were invaluable

Thank you to everyone who made this event unforgettable

Stay tuned for more exciting updates, and we hope to see you next time
June 28, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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We're 5 days away from our Arts4Us event, and we couldn't wait any longer to give you a look at what's coming.

Here's your first look at the event programme 👇

🗓️ 28th June
🕐10:00 - 17:00
📍Edge Hill University, Ormskirk
🎟️Register for FREE: www.edgehill.ac.uk/event/arts4u...
A colourful image featuring red, yellow, green, blue and purple boxes filled with the event programme, reading: Registration from 9:30 Event Opening, 10:00 -10:25 Kevin Turner MBE Keynote, 10:25 – 11:00 Break, 11:00 – 11:30 Project presentations or interactive workshops, 11:30-12:30 Lunch, 12:30 – 13:30 Christopher Bailey Keynote, 13:30 Transition break, 14:15 – 14:30 Panel Discussions or interactive workshops, 14:30 – 15:30 Break 15:30 – 16:00 Sian Brand keynote, 16:00 – 16:55 Closing with Vicky Karkou, 16:55 – 17:00
June 23, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Our Arts4Us Event is coming up soon, and we're excited to see you there!

Join us for thought-provoking panels, discussions, workshops, performances, and more.

🗓️ 28th June
🕐10:00 - 17:00
📍Edge Hill University, Ormskirk
🎟️Register for FREE: www.edgehill.ac.uk/event/arts4u...
A poster promoting an upcoming event at Edge Hill University titled “Arts4Us Event.” The poster features a purple, green, yellow and blue colour splash with images of keynote speakers. At the top, the event title is displayed, followed by the event location “Arts Centre, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, UK” followed by the event date and time “28th June 2025, 10:00 to 17:00”. Below the title, there is a faded square containing the following text “You're invited to an inspiring day of ideas, creativity, and collaboration as we share key findings and reflections from the first year of our research into a new digital platform supporting children’s mental health through the arts. Featuring keynotes from leading voices in the field, including; Christopher Bailey – Arts and Health Lead at the World Health Organisation, Siân Brand – Chair of the Social Prescribing Network, Kevin Edward Turner – Co-Founder and Co-Artistic Director of Company Chameleon”
June 12, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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On the 3rd June 2025, Prof Vicky Karkou was part of a roundtable discussion at the House of Lords organised by the APPG.
It was a great opportunity to talk about the role of the arts in supporting children's mental health and our 2 flagship projects: #Arts4Us & #ArtsfortheBlues
June 5, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Prof Vicky Karkou has been invited to the House of Lords round table discussion on the mental health of children and young people, organised by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Creative Health tomorrow, 14:00 – 16:00.

Find out more and register online here: teams.microsoft.com/l/message/19...
June 2, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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🌟Welcome to the third edition of our Arts4Us newsletter! 🌟

📢 Don't miss our upcoming event:
🗓️ 28th June
🕐10:00 - 17:00
📍Edge Hill University, Ormskirk
Register Here: www.edgehill.ac.uk/event/arts4u...
Our third edition of our newsletter is here, shining in purple and yellow to spark joy and inspiration! Featuring our circular Arts4Us logo, an image of young people drawn by our Young Arts4Us with the following updates: We have been invited to the House of Lords round table discussion on the mental health of children and young people, organised by the All Party Parliamentary group for creative health on the 3rd June. Our collaboration with our Young Arts4Us panel continues to thrive. Their input is helping shape the project in meaningful ways. We’ve successfully recruited participants for our creative workshops and focus groups. These have taken place across both health and community settings. Our umbrella review exploring the effects of arts on health outcomes is currently under review with Nature. Work is underway on a journal publication evaluating existing digital platforms Preparing for our 28th June event, with presentations, workshops and field leading keynotes
May 29, 2025 at 8:46 PM