Well-being and the Arts
The Well-being and the Arts strand draws together researchers from various disciplines (including art, design, performance, photography, literature and history) who are interested in the contribution creative subjects can make to the understanding and promotion of health, well-being and inclusion.
Theme overview
The theme, led by Professor Louise Moody, seeks to:
- Take a multi-disciplinary approach to addressing health, well-being and inclusion
- Employ creative practice to explore, understand, communicate and promote well-being
- Develop new interventions and solutions that address the needs of users and stakeholders
- Embed co-creation and participatory approaches
In addressing well-being, health and inclusion issues, our research includes:
- Exploration and representation of individual and collective experiences to increase understanding, empathy and improve public awareness
- Developing and enhancing health and well-being communication and information promotion
- The design and evaluation of products, experiences, services, systems and spaces to improve well-being and inclusion
- Creative practice as an individual or community intervention that can support well-being
The theme offers the following research capabilities:
- Qualitative and creative approaches to data collection and analysis
- Co-creation, participatory and collaborative approaches
- Design and development processes
- User-centred testing and evaluation
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AccessCULT
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