Feedback on the eighth round of applications for the Academy Ignition Fund
Following our eighth round of Ignition Fund awards we have provided general feedback for those who were unsuccessful.
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Building connection through Intergenerational Linking
What are the benefits to health, well-being and education when young people link with older people living in care homes?
Free online sessions at an Ageing Research Café
Do you have an idea about research on ageing, that you would like to pitch?
New research on delayed hospital discharge supported by Ignition funding
The Institute for Employment Research (IER) with Chris Warhurst as the Principal Investigator was awarded Vivensa Academy Ignition funding to look into one of the biggest pressures facing health and care services in the UK:
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Joint British Geriatrics Society / Vivensa Foundation Undergraduate Research Placement Scheme is now open
The next round of our Joint Undergraduate Research Placement Scheme with the British Geriatrics Society (BGS) is open for applications.
Designing homes and communities that reduce isolation
We’re working with Housing LIN on the SHAPE Exchange (Suitable Housing for an Ageing Population Evidence Exchange), a five-year programme focused on turning evidence into action and creating more age-friendly homes and communities. Sarah Allport,
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The questions driving our work this Age Without Limits Day
Today (10 June 2026) is Age Without Limits Day, an annual day organised by the Centre for Ageing Better. It seeks to bring people together to challenge ageism and celebrate ageing.
Laying the foundations for translational geroscience: A spotlight on our 2026 Rising Star
Dr Claire McDonald is one of two recipients of our 2026 Rising Star Vivensa Academy Excellence Award, alongside Dr Mahmoud Bukar Maina. We speak to her about combining clinical medicine with research, why older people
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Sharing our investment journey in Charity Finance’s Responsible Investment supplement
We are featured in Charity Finance magazine’s Responsible Investment supplement this month, sharing how we are using our £180m endowment to do more in support of our mission.
Leading with inclusion and positivity: A spotlight on our 2026 Senior Leader
Professor Nathan Davies is the recipient of our 2026 Senior Leader Vivensa Academy Excellence Award. We spoke to him about leadership rooted in personal values, his plans to build research capacity and his commitment to
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‘Part of the glue’: how research funders can support more equitable partnerships in community-engaged research
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
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Introducing our 2026 Early Career Postdoctoral Fellows
We 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