Introducing our 2024 Early Career Postdoctoral Fellows
We are delighted to introduce Dr Stella Arakelyan and Dr Dan Hayman as our 2024 Early Career Post-Doctoral Fellows
We are delighted to introduce Dr Stella Arakelyan and Dr Dan Hayman as our 2024 Early Career Post-Doctoral Fellows
This Fellowship scheme supports post-doctoral researchers as they transition to a permanent position within academia. We would like to welcome our recently appointed Proleptic Post-Doctoral Fellows: Dr Claire Hill and Dr Mark Burton.
On 29th April 2025 we hosted our Annual Symposium at the Wellcome Collection in London. We opened with lunch and an opportunity to peruse posters. And there was “merch” available in goody bags to celebrate the launch of
Find out moreWe are delighted to reveal that Professor Vicki Goodwin and Dr Toby Ellmers are the winners of the 2024/25 Vivensa Academy Excellence Award.
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
Find out moreIn-depth report examining the landscape of ageing-related research funding in the UK.
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
Find out moreWe are delighted to introduce Przemyslaw (Prez) Jarzebowski as the sixth recipient of our Joint Fellowship with the RNID.
The sixth round of the Joint British Geriatrics Society/Vivensa Foundation Doctoral Training Fellowship scheme opened in late 2023. This scheme aims at supporting frontline healthcare professionals interested in pursuing a career in ageing-related research —
Find out moreHow many times have you heard that “charities don’t pay overheads”? And the version of this that goes …”My university won’t let me apply for charity research funding” ? Let’s look at the data The
Find out moreWe thought we would take this opportunity to provide a summary of our recent Early Career Researcher events, as well as give some more details about our upcoming Annual Symposium. Our Early Career Researcher event
Find out moreMany researchers in academia find themselves asking: How can my work go beyond contributing to the body of knowledge? How can I make an impact now? This is especially true in ageing-related research, where the
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