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.
Dr Amy Roberts (King’s College London) and Dr Loren Kell (University of Oxford) met at a Vivensa Foundation Early Career Researcher event and turned a coffee-break conversation into an ongoing research collaboration. Here, they reflect on what they’re working on, how it started, and why they think events like this matter.
We are looking for a Grants Manager to join our team. This is a permanent, full-time role in our Grants Team, helping us to deliver our strategic plan and support high-quality ageing-related research. As Grants Manager, you will be …
Members of the Vivensa Academy can now register to attend our new Lunchtime Learning series.
We are delighted to announce that Professor Vicki Goodwin MBE – our 2025 Senior Leader Academy Excellence Award holder – has been appointed Vice President Research and Academic Development at the British Geriatrics Society (BGS). She has been deputy to the current Vice President and takes over in November 2026 – the first Allied Health Professional to take on the role.
Through our 2025-2030 strategic framework, we are working with the community to help drive the changes needed for people in the UK to age well. This includes promoting equity, diversity and inclusion, building capacity, fostering connections and expanding opportunities …
Members of the Vivensa Academy have access to free priority places to attend Standing up for Science workshops.
Do you have an idea about research on ageing, that you would like to pitch?
We are delighted to welcome our newest Trustee, Professor Emma Wolverson, who will be attending her first Board meeting on 10 September 2026.
We are delighted to announce that registration is now open for the 2026 UKARFF Early Career Researcher’s (ECRs) event!
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.