The focus of Housing LIN’s upcoming annual conference is on shaping homes for health, independence and connection. It is free to attend, and takes place in two locations: Newcastle on Tuesday 24 February 2026 and Bristol on Thursday 12 March 2026.
Back in August 2025 we announced that we were funding five places for Vivensa Academy members to join Zinc’s Inflection Programme. As the 12-week interdisciplinary programme has just finished, we spoke with the five Academy members we funded.
We are excited to announce that the next round of our Joint Doctoral Training Fellowship scheme with the British Geriatrics Society (BGS) is now open. Applications are invited from front-line healthcare professionals working with older people, including allied health professionals, doctors …
Funding support for individuals wishing to pursue a PhD by Publication.
For the past six years, the Vivensa Foundation and RNID have worked together to support early career researchers (ECRs) tackling one of the most underfunded areas in ageing-related research: hearing loss.
It was with great sadness that we received the news of the death of Kay Glendinning MBE who died peacefully at home in Sussex on 8 December 2025.
We are delighted to introduce Samuel Webb as the seventh recipient of our Joint Fellowship with the RNID.
Today (18 December 2025) is Susan Kay’s last day in the office. After nearly ten years at the helm as CEO, she is deservedly sailing into retirement – figuratively and literally.
We are happy to introduce Kirandeep (Kiri) Marsh as the seventh recipient of our Joint Doctoral Fellowship with the British Geriatrics Society.
Following our sixth round of Ignition Fund awards we have provided general feedback for those who were unsuccessful.
Read our general feedback on on the Rising Star and Senior Leader nominations to the 2025/26 Vivensa Academy Excellence Awards.
Read our general feedback on on the Team Achievement nominations to the 2025/26 Vivensa Academy Excellence Awards.