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Robyn Dowlen
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Research Fellow, Edge Hill University

Working on Arts4Us - working together to scale up place-based arts initiatives that support the mental health of children and young people

All things arts and health, being 'in the moment', understanding complexity
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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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stephenrhicks.bsky.social
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Looking back: Creative Health Research at The University of Manchester
Creativity, health and wellbeing is a key theme of the Creative Manchester research platform. In an important strand of work within this theme, we have worked closely with partners across the city reg...
www.manchester.ac.uk
February 20, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Join our Community Insights Panel! We’re looking for 8 individuals with lived or indirect experiences of inequalities, mental health challenges & marginalisation to play a pivotal role in the Consortium. For more info please email sumaty.hernandez@nhs.net #populationmentalhealth @phiuk.bsky.social
January 9, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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📢OPPORTUNITY: Research Associate

📅Deadline: 17 Feb
📍Manchester

Work with the English National Opera & @official-uom.bsky.social as part of ‘Tuning into Opera’ to carry out research and consultation into ENO’s move to Manchester and its engagement with local communities.

🔗 ow.ly/FeeG50UK1FU
January 21, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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valuingculture.bsky.social
How can museums work with migrant communities to develop a deeper sense of cultural inclusion?

Supported by the Centre’s Collaborate fund, the Irish Linen Centre and Lisburn Museum & Dr Aisling O’Boyle (Queen's University Belfast) explore the role of local museums in fostering cultural inclusion.
Yours, Mine and Ours: capturing the voices of migrant communities - Centre for Cultural Value
In this research project, supported by the Centre’s Collaborate fund, the Irish Linen Centre and Lisburn Museum partnered with Dr Aisling O’Boyle to explore the social role of local museums in fosteri...
www.culturalvalue.org.uk
December 13, 2024 at 12:35 PM
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Posting about all things Care Lab Manchester & Care Aesthetics - www.thecarelab.org.uk
The Care Lab
www.thecarelab.org.uk
December 12, 2024 at 2:41 PM
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Today I have the pleasure of being in the room at #GMCreativeHealth conference. Looking forward to hearing from some brilliant speakers ✨
December 12, 2024 at 1:05 PM
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📢 Call for proposals for our annual #CreativeAgeing symposium ✨️ at the British Society of #Gerontology Conference, 25–27 June 2025

Care, Creativity, Connection & Change

Submit Expression of Interest by 20 Dec docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

#Gerontology #Ageing #Creativity #CommunityOfPractice
[Image: dark blue background with white text "BSG Creative Ageing SIG Symposia 2025 Call for papers - Deadline for submissions Friday 20th December (5pm GMT)" Top left and bottom right flash starlight within quarter circle in corners, orange and turquoise]
December 9, 2024 at 9:40 AM
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trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social
Reporting guidelines for qualitative research (these seem quite good):
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Thanks to @researchandv.bsky.social for the spot!
Reporting guidelines for qualitative research: a values-based approach
Evaluative tools for qualitative research need to be developed and designed in a way that allows them to be used by the research community to assess qualitative research on its own terms, and thus ...
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November 6, 2024 at 2:16 PM
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valuingculture.bsky.social
How can we best capture the impact of cultural activities?

These essential reads explore what the Evaluation Principles can look like in practice.

Recommended reading for anyone wanting to carry out robust, people-centred evaluation.

www.culturehive.co.uk/CVIresources...
Our essential reads: Evaluation Principles in practice - CultureHive
A collection of articles, reports and resources providing some helpful examples of what the Evaluation Principles can look like in practice.
www.culturehive.co.uk
December 6, 2024 at 11:12 AM
robynd.bsky.social
Great to pop along to see the AudioVirtualizer and VRoar exhibition yesterday. Really looking forward to being involved with this project ✨
December 6, 2024 at 10:25 AM
robynd.bsky.social
Such a treat to watch the Like Yesterday film today. Such a great example of co-created research ✨

www.edgehill.ac.uk/event/like-y...

#CreativeAgeing
December 4, 2024 at 4:42 PM
robynd.bsky.social
Hello #CreativeAgeing folk! Sorry it took me so long to make an appearance. Thanks for the welcome @kcrgray.bsky.social 🥰
kcrgray.bsky.social Karen (Harman) Gray @kcrgray.bsky.social · Dec 3
Hurrah! And now we also have the wonderful @robynd.bsky.social here, to join the growing #CreativeAgeing crew 👏🎉
kcrgray.bsky.social Karen (Harman) Gray @kcrgray.bsky.social · Dec 3
Welcome @katskaife.bsky.social to Bluesky! Looking forward to seeing more lovely #CreativeAgeing #CreativeAging people and posts on here 😊🎉
December 3, 2024 at 9:46 AM