Leisure and Wellbeing

Louise Mansfield is Professor of Sport, Health and Social Sciences, Vice Dean for Research and Co-Director of the Centre for Health and Wellbeing across the Lifecourse in the College of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences at Brunel University London, UK. Her research focuses on the relationship between communities, sport, and public health and wellbeing. She has conducted her work with diverse population groups in different contexts and has over 15 years’ experience of leading multidisciplinary and cross-sector research projects. Louise is known for developing evidence to inform policy and practice.

Norma Daykin is Professor Emerita in Arts in Health at the University of the West of England, UK. She is a Social Scientist known for her award-winning research on arts, health and well-being. Her research has spanned a wide range of methodologies and topics, from the impact of hospital design on patient wellbeing through to the impact of participatory arts in mental health, primary care, community, and justice settings.