Explore some of the posters showcased at our Annual Symposium. Poster: Hannah Chapman – Effectiveness of psychosocial and lifestyle interventions in promoting behaviour change and reducing dementia risk in older people with memory concerns: a systematic review. Poster: Hannah …
Explore the posters showcased at our 2025 Early Career Researcher event, highlighting innovative ideas and research from ECRs in the field of ageing. Poster: Ali Bingham – If, Why and How Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) works to sustain independence …
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.
We talk to Professor Tom Kirkwood CBE FMedSci about being funded by us in 1991 and how this propelled his career. We ask him what he’s enjoyed about serving first on our Grants and Research Committee and later on the Board of Trustees.
At the Vivensa Foundation we know we can’t address the most pressing challenges in ageing through grant-giving alone. We also use strategic partnerships, social investment and impact-intentional investing to help drive the systemic change needed to secure a healthier later life for all of us.
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.
We have changed both our working name and our legal name to the Vivensa Foundation to better reflect our work as a funder and impact-intentional investor. This is not just a change of name but a renewed commitment to …
After 37 years as The Dunhill Medical Trust, we have changed our name and will now be known as the Vivensa Foundation. Having refined our focus and made substantial changes to the way we go about our work in …
Register for a webinar series showcasing the work of PhD students jointly funded by the Dunhill Medical Trust.
An online workshop for ECRs wishing to communicate their research effectively.
Help us welcome more Academy members this 1st October, to celebrate International Day of Older People.
Following the publication of our Investment Policy Statement earlier this year, we’ve started the search for an investment advisory / consultancy firm, to partner with and support us on our journey to become an ‘impact-conscious’ investor. More details around …