We are excited to share the next stage of our SHAPE Exchange partnership with the Housing Learning and Improvement Network (Housing LIN). They are hosting a SHAPE HAPPI Hour webinar on 27 October 2026 to launch the SHAPE Challenge Fund.
Together with the British Geriatrics Society, we funded the MED-AGE undergraduate research placement programme at Queen’s University Belfast. The programme is designed to introduce undergraduate students to ageing-related research over a six-week period, allowing them to develop their interest …
We’re delighted to have funded four awards – together supporting 12 placements – under the first round of this new scheme.
Introducing our Joint MRC / Vivensa Foundation clinical research training Fellow, Dr Ben Gabbott (Queen Mary University of London).
The next round of our Joint Undergraduate Research Placement Scheme with the British Geriatrics Society (BGS) is open for applications.
We’re working with Housing LIN on the SHAPE Exchange (Suitable Housing for an Ageing Population Evidence Exchange), a five-year programme focused on turning evidence into action and creating more age-friendly homes and communities. Sarah Allport, our Head of Communities …
We are delighted to share the news that Vivensa Foundation is sponsoring Dr Helen Nuttall and Dr Kate Slade’s ‘Drs Confess’ podcast for the next year.
Yesterday was the live final of the Endowments Investing Challenge – an initiative that invited the investment industry to create a bold portfolio that prioritises long-term positive impacts on future generations alongside financial returns for a mandate of up to £50 million.
At the Housing LIN conference in Newcastle last week, our CEO Katy Saunders launched the SHAPE Exchange – a 5-year programme led by Housing LIN and funded by the Vivensa Foundation.
We are delighted to introduce Samuel Webb as the seventh recipient of our Joint Fellowship with the RNID.
The Chief Medical Officer for England’s 2023 Annual Report on Health in an Ageing Society identified that more research needs to include older people. As a result of this, the Vivensa Foundation has joined a number of organisations to …
By funding projects that bring together academic researchers and community organisations, we aim to foster collaborations that result in real-world impact for communities of older people.