Community organisations and academic researchers are increasingly partnering to undertake research that is relevant, impactful and centred on the needs of those working ‘on the ground’. But there are a number of structural and systemic
Find out moreWe are delighted to introduce Dr Emily Fisher, Dr Jack Roberts, Dr Nuno Koch Esteves and Dr Xiaowen (Shirley) Ma as our 2026 Early Career Postdoctoral Fellows
We have partnered with Sense about Science to offer our Academy members who are early career researchers free priority places on their Voice of Young Science Programme.
We talk to Dr Mahmoud Maina – our 2026 Rising Star in the Vivensa Academy Excellence Awards – about his research spanning two continents.
On 23 April 2026 we hosted our Annual Symposium at the IET in London. Here are a selection of photos from the day.
Following our sixth round of Ignition Fund awards we have provided general feedback for those who were unsuccessful.
We talk to the winners of the new ‘Team Achievement’ category in our annual Vivensa Academy Excellence Awards – the Manchester Urban Ageing Research Group (MUARG). Here, members share their approach to co-production, plans for
Find out moreOn 23 April 2026 we hosted our Annual Symposium at a new venue for us – the IET in London. Here’s a summary of the day.
We are delighted to share the news that Vivensa Foundation is sponsoring Dr Helen Nuttall and Dr Kate Slade’s ‘Drs Confess’ podcast for the next year.
We have recently listed two new vacancies on our website. We are looking for an Investment Manager and a Trustee to join the board.
The Vivensa Foundation’s Investment Committee consists of eight members, including CEO Katy Saunders and Chief Investment Officer Andrew Gnaneswaran. It is responsible for investing our £180m endowment across public and private market asset classes, alongside
Find out moreYesterday was the live final of the Endowments Investing Challenge – an initiative that invited the investment industry to create a bold portfolio that prioritises long-term positive impacts on future generations alongside financial returns for a mandate of up
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