Daisy Fancourt

Daisy Fancourt is Professor of Psychobiology & Epidemiology at University College London and Head of the Social Biobehavioural Research Group. Her research focuses on the effects of social connections and behaviours on health, including loneliness, social isolation, social & community assets, arts and cultural engagement, and social prescribing. Daisy has received over £35m in research funding and her work has been recognised with over two dozen national and international research awards including a Philip Leverhulme Prize and British Academy Rising Star award. She is Director of the World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre on Arts and Health, a Technical Advisor to the WHO, an Expert Scientific Adviser to UK Government, a BBC New Generation Thinker, and a World Economic Forum Global Shaper. Daisy has published over 300 peer-reviewed papers and is listed by Clarivate as one of the most highly cited scientists in the world.

Daisy's latest book "Art Cure: The Science of How the Arts Transform Our Health" is published by Penguin. https://sbbresearch.org/projects/artcure/