Victoria Tischler
@victischler
Professor of Behavioural Science @SurreyPsych art/mental health/politics @victischler.bsky.social
That's a wrap. You can find out more about Adolf Wölfli, Madge Gill, Mary Barnes, Minnie Evans & Shinichi Sawada in Art from the Outside. Listen again on @BBCSounds @BBCRadio3 bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…
Bye Twitter! I’ll be over on LinkedIn if you’re looking for me linkedin.com/in/victoriatis…
Word of the day is ‘recrudescence’ (17th century): the return of something terrible after a time of reprieve.
We are looking to place a Dementia Assistance Dog in central Scotland. A collaboration between @alzscot & @DogsForGoodUK sees trained dogs matched to live with families where someone is at an early stage of dementia & live at home with a full-time carer dementiadog.org/dementia-assis…
Academic colleagues, please consider completing this survey on ways of working and workplace wellbeing app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/ulster/the-i…
My sister Sarah Cunningham has been missing since 0230am in Camden. Last seen leaving apartment building on Jamestown Road. She was wearing a black outfit. If you have any information please let me or the police know. she has been officially reported as missing.
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A doctoral studentship focussing on Mary Barnes‘ life and work has been awarded to Dr Amy Lineham. The project starts in Jan. 2025. Find out more about the project here and on Instagram @maryedithbarnes_lifework Image credit: House in the Hills, 1992. Mary Barnes. Falkland Estate

Great to kick off Simon Raven‘s artist residency this week


Elsevier is one of the largest, most hated and most influential academic publishing companies in the world. How it started & how it's going A thread🧵
The state of UK Higher Education when both ‘low ranked’ and ‘elite’ universities, over 100 miles from London are advertising for students, offering ‘the future’, hope, ambition, success - on London Underground. What on earth does this cost in £££, and reputation?
A timeless model for writing a research summary.
I miss him. RIP Tony 🩶
A year ago today a bright star left the earth My dear dear friend and creative partner Tony Husband Your humour, kindness, love for humanity and genius creativity inspired me and others so much
On World Food Day we launch Plants First Healthcare. Help us take action to normalize plant-based meals in healthcare. plantsfirsthealthcare.com #PlantsFirstHealthcare #HospitalFood
Don't miss this rare opportunity to see @charulathamani perform in London @BhavanLondon 19 Oct 2024. ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/4a-ca…
Engaging in creative activities like singing, poetry, or drawing can boost mood, improve communication, and reduce social isolation. Even visiting art galleries has therapeutic benefits as @victischler highlights here: psychreg.org/depressed-art/
To mark #WorldMentalHealthDay2024, we’d like to tell you about some of the exciting mental health research led by researchers at School of Psychology at The University of Surrey. @UniOfSurrey
@victischler's work focuses on arts-based interventions to support older adults' mental health. See cultureboxstudy.org for a recent project including over 300 free creative activities. Although designed for older people, they are suitable for use by anyone!