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Leaning on friends during COVID-19 lockdowns helped ease mental health symptoms

Dr Alexandra Burton is a Senior Research Fellow at University College London and a keynote speaker for Catch22’s Euromet 2021. She and her colleagues run the COVID-19 Social Study, a longitudinal survey of approximately 70,000 adults—the largest of its kind in the UK and a qualitative interview study with over 200 people.

Academic Anxiety: Easing Your Post-Pandemic Career Fears

How the pandemic affects the mental health of young people.

FE explores why mental health is on the rise in the further education sector and what can be done about it.

Dr Daisy Fancourt: The Psychological and Social Impact of Covid-19

The Conversation: A Panelist Discussion, 11 March

Guidance - Covid-19 Response, Spring 2021

Mental health toll of lockdown

We asked 70,000 people how coronavirus affected them – what they told us revealed a lot about inequality in the UK

What helped the UK cope with the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns?

Something you can do to help tackle inequalities exacerbated by the pandemic: Share your experiences – Cheryl Lloyd, Programme Head, Education at the Nuffield Foundation

People started breaking Covid rules when they saw those with privilege ignore them

COVID-19: mental health and wellbeing surveillance report

The world’s leading behavioral and social scientists share their thoughts on what effects the COVID-19 pandemic will have on our societies, to shed light on the possible long-term impact of the pandemic; not only challenges but also opportunities to better the human condition in the world after Covid. Dr Daisy Fancourt contributes.

Is green prescribing the answer to improving wellbeing post-COVID-19?

In November 2020, Dr Daisy Fancourt, leading arts and health researcher based at UCL, joined an online conversation with Darren Henley, Chief Executive Arts Council England, as part of the Beyond Measure conference at the University of Leeds

The science of Covid: Who’s right and who’s wrong?

How has Covid-19 impacted on wellbeing in the UK?

Covid-19 Social Study update How are we feeling 6 months on?

Tracking the psychological and social waves of the pandemic: the COVID-19 Social Study

Well-being in a pandemic: exploring the mental health impact of COVID-19

Life beyond COVID-19: What are experts concerned about?

Loneliness in the time of social distancing

How has COVID-10 and the associated lockdown measures affected mental health and wellbeing in the UK?

Dr Database: health surveillance in the shadow of COVID-19

Mental health during COVID-19

New research on emotional wellbeing impacts of COVID-19

Why we need high-quality longitudinal studies