SHAPE Exchange Challenge Fund is now open
The SHAPE Challenge Fund will invest at least £3 million across the four nations, funding several areas or ‘SHAPE sites’. With awards of up to £1 million per site over three years.
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Introducing our joint Academy of Medical Sciences Starter Grants for Clinical Lecturers awardee
Introducing our joint Academy of Medical Sciences Starter Grants for Clinical Lecturers awardee, Dr Sophie Richter.
Call for applications: Joint MRC / Vivensa Foundation Professional Doctorate: Clinical research training fellowship
We are collaborating with the Medical Research Council (MRC) to jointly fund their predoctoral clinical research training fellowship scheme, which provides registered healthcare professionals with funding to undertake a PhD.
Six episodes of honest conversation about research culture with Drs Confess
Six months into our sponsorship of Drs Confess, the podcast hosted by Dr Helen Nuttall and Dr Kate Slade is reaching a growing international audience and providing valuable informal mentorship to researchers. We look at what our support has enabled so far and the difference the podcast is making to its listeners.
Feedback on the ninth round of applications for the Academy Ignition Fund
Following our ninth round of Ignition Fund awards we have provided general feedback for those who were unsuccessful.
Polypharmacy in the news as our Lunchtime Learning series begins
Polypharmacy – commonly defined as taking five or more medicines at the same time – is increasingly common in the UK. As more people live longer with multiple long-term health conditions, the number of medicines they take often increases. This can create a significant burden for the person trying to manage multiple medicines, as well as potentially causing harm, and adds a cost to the healthcare system.
International Day of Older People: Bringing support and services ‘to the doorstep’
Today is the 36th United Nations International Day of Older People. The day serves to raise awareness and mobilise action on the issues faced by ageing populations. As a charitable foundation focused entirely on supporting the research and social innovation needed for ageing well, this awareness day is something we at the Vivensa Foundation can really get behind – today and every day.
Vivensa Academy Excellence Awards webinar
Watch our webinar introducing the new round of Excellence Awards – and find out how your work in ageing research could be recognised with £120,000 over three years.
Book now for the HAPPI Hour webinar on the launch of the SHAPE Challenge Fund
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.
From poster to partnership: how a conversation at an ECR event turned into a research collaboration
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.
Would you like to join our Grants Team?
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 …
Reserve your space for the first three events in the Lunchtime Learning series
Members of the Vivensa Academy can now register to attend our new Lunchtime Learning series.