Art Cure by Daisy Fancourt, Professor of Psychobiology and Epidemiology at UCL, summarises the phenomenal contribution that the arts make to the health and wellbeing of individuals and societies by sharing scientific evidence.
Drawing on research in neuroscience, psychology and immunology – among others – Art Cure explores how creative activities such as music, visual art, and dance can support mental and physical health over a lifetime. From reducing stress and loneliness, to improving recovery from illness, Fancourt shares how the arts are the forgotten fifth pillar of health, revealing how creative engagement is a powerful tool in unlocking health and happiness.
It shares how people can use the arts to support specific mental and physical health outcomes for different clinical conditions. It uncovers the major challenges being faced globally to the arts sector and artists around the world. And it has the ultimate aim of trying to achieve a step-change in how people view and value the arts – not as a luxury but as an essential.
View a 50-min talk by Fancourt here, and find out more about Art Cure here.
We will be hearing from Daisy at the NSEAD Conference 2026