Dr David Henderson is a Quantitative Research Fellow at the University of Edinburgh. Here he explains how he used his Ignition Fund award to undertake a three-week visit to the Karolinska Institutet (KI) in Stockholm in September 2025.
Dr Grace Pearson is a Clinical Lecturer in Ageing Education at the University of Bristol Medical School and a Specialty Doctor in Geriatric Medicine at the Royal United Hospital, Bath. She was recently awarded Ignition funding to undertake a travel fellowship to Australia and New Zealand.
In this article, we talk to Chief Executive Susan Kay (SK) and Chief Investment Officer Andrew Gnaneswaran (AG) about what they learnt through the development of our new investment strategy and the underpinning values framework.
In this first of a four-part conversation series, Susan Kay (SK) and her successor Katy Saunders (KS) discuss change. In particular, the ways in which the Vivensa Foundation has evolved and how we plan to press on with our mission.
Funded by the Vivensa Foundation, the Capability Development Programme provides expert learning, peer support, and practical grants to community-led organisations — giving leaders the confidence and tools they need to move forward.
It has been a busy week at the Vivensa Foundation, with the publication of two new reports.
As we are fast-approaching the 10-year anniversary of the creation of the ECR network, Nick Evans reflects on some of the ways in which Vivensa Academy is benefitting its members.
As the UK’s only charitable funder focused entirely on supporting the research and social innovation needed for ageing well, the International Day of Older People is something we at the Vivensa Foundation can get behind – today and every day.
How can science and lived experience work hand-in-hand to create better outcomes for older adults? We spoke to three Vivensa-funded researchers about the power of patient, carer and public involvement and engagement (PPIE). We talk about the challenges, the breakthroughs, and the lessons they’ve learned from working alongside the people their research is designed to help.
Dr Mark Ross was among our first Ignition Fund awardees in 2024 and used the funding to undertake a secondment to the University of Birmingham to learn how to isolate immune cells from muscle tissue.
A suite of new resources to help care home residents, their families and staff to prepare for and participate in Structured Medication Reviews (SMRs).
We have joined a group of leading UK charitable foundations to launch the Endowments Investing Challenge, with an investment mandate in the tens of millions available.