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Report

HARP COVID-19 Sprint Challenge Final Report

How could the arts support people living through lockdown? How could access to arts interventions be improved? Our sprint challenge aimed to build our knowledge to support more people in Wales.

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Programme of Work

HARP - an arts and health programme

Launched in 2019 in partnership with Arts Council of Wales, our Arts and Health programme, HARP, aims to increase our understanding of how the arts can play a more prominent role in people’s wellbeing in Wales.

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Research

Data Poverty in Wales and Scotland

We are working with partners to find out more about the scale and depth of data poverty in Wales and Scotland and the impact on people's lives.

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Programme of Work

Cardiff Capital Region Challenge Fund

We are working with the Cardiff Capital Region to deliver a new challenge fund that aims to use innovation to address societal challenges.

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29 September

Innovating in arts and health during a pandemic

Programme manager, Rosie Dow, talks about the challenges and joys of arts and health innovation during COVID-19.

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10 September

The HARP COVID-19 Sprint Event: What we did and what we learned

Join us online on 30th September 2020 to learn more about the work of the HARP Sprint and hear from the teams who designed arts and health activities that could be delivered during lockdown.

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28 August

Evaluating a programme: What have we learned so far about Innovate to Save?

How and why does innovation happen in public services?

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12 August

We need you: Arts and Health during the COVID-19 pandemic

Y Lab has launched a survey that aims to find out more about how arts and health can address challenges and improve access to online delivery.

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Research

Dementia and Diversity

This project aims to understand the different ways in which dementia is experienced by diverse communities (in relation to ethnicity, sexuality and disability) across Wales.

2 June

Y Lab and COVID-19

Our Academic Director, James Lewis, writes about what we are working on and how we are responding to the coronavirus pandemic.