Living Well news

The Open University has awarded funding through its Open Societal Challenges platform to support a groundbreaking research project in partnership with the charity Transforming Autism.

In a significant boost to youth mental health initiatives, Verbal, a charity based in Londonderry and working across the island of Ireland, dedicated to improving wellbeing through storytelling, has secured £25k funding from the Open Societal Challenges grant for their innovative project, "Beyond ‘Liking’ or ‘Not Liking’: Co-Created Stories for Social Media Resilience."

Suffolk Mind, an independent mental health charity, has been awarded an Open Societal Challenges (OSC) funding grant to undertake a new research project which aims to address low response rates and the under-representation of mental health service users in research and evaluation activities.

Open University researchers have produced new evidence which suggests that disadvantaged and vulnerable young people benefit from supported nature-focused activities.

The Ruth Strauss Foundation (RSF) has been awarded funding through the Open Societal Challenges competition to support a pioneering research project aimed at improving the wellbeing of individuals and families affected by non-smoking-related lung cancer (NSLC).

Youth Support Services, a leading charity dedicated to supporting vulnerable children and young people, has been awarded an Open Societal Challenges funding grant for its research project exploring the psychological impact of online media exposure on children affected by familial crimes.

CHIVA Africa, a leading charity focused on supporting children and adolescents living with HIV, has been awarded an Open Societal Challenges funding grant to advance its project in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa to address barriers to antiretroviral therapy.

Dr Keely Duddin, a celebrated researcher at The Open University and winner of the Research Excellence Award for Outstanding Early Career Researcher, is at the forefront of addressing pressing issues within UK policing.

The Crichton Trust has secured a significant milestone in its journey toward sustainability and innovation, receiving an Open Societal Challenges (OSC) funding grant for its project on "Developing a Framework for a Tool to Measure Progress Towards Regenerative and Heritage Greenspace".

Alzheimer’s Society, in partnership with a team led by Dr Samara Banno from The Open University, has been awarded an Open Societal Challenges funding grant for their innovative project titled "Detecting the Early Signs of Dementia in the Down Syndrome Population Using Intelligent Modelling."