In this episode of the Pandemic and Beyond podcast, Sarah Hartley speaks to Professor Victoria Tischler and Dr Errol Francis about their AHRC-funded project 'Culture Box' which promotes social interaction and public health through the arts in the time of Covid-19 for people living with dementia in care homes. They speak about how the provision of innovative arts activities during the pandemic can alleviate loneliness and improve wellbeing.

You can find out more about the Culture Box project here, and you can follow the team on Twitter here, and Instagram here.

To find out more about other research projects investigating communication during the pandemic, visit the Pandemic and Beyond project here.

The Pandemic and Beyond: The Arts and Humanities Contribution to Covid-19 Research and Recovery is an AHRC-funded research project at the University of Exeter. The project coordinates and communicates Arts and Humanities research projects that are designed to explore and mitigate the wide-ranging impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. It provides interdisciplinary support to coordinate the Covid-19-related research funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, providing a virtual hub where researchers, user groups and policymakers can meet, find out about related projects, and work together to share expertise and resources.

You can find out more about the project and listen to our other podcast episodes at www.pandemicandbeyond.exeter.ac.uk.

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