Wellcome Centre for Cultures and Environments of Health

During the Centre's first three years, we have focused on establishing transformative research and engagement programmes, developing partnerships with policy-makers and creative organisations, building an open research culture, and recruiting doctoral students, early career researchers, and senior staff. Committed to engaged research that enables health and well-being, our projects have brought researchers, public partners, and health organisations together to address key health challenges, including: the health impacts of loneliness and social isolation; the value of different forms of evidence in health policy; the impact of relationships on children's health; and community access to - and involvement in - research and data governance. Additional funding will allow us to address further the health impacts of social and environmental inequalities, specifically through projects on health across the life course, ageing and dying, co-creating healthy cities, and recovering from - or living with - the social and cultural impacts of COVID-19. These research programmes - as well as an innovative Masters course in transformative health research and practice - will enable us to fully embed engagement and impact in our work locally, nationally and internationally, build training and career pathways in transdisciplinary research, and strengthen our commitment to an inclusive research culture.