Exciting funded PhD opportunities at Lab4Living, UK led by colleagues and myself. For more information:https://www.findaphd.com/phds/?Keywords=lab4living Application Deadline: 9 Oct 2020 Expected Start Date: 1 Feb 2021
About Lab4Living Lab4Living is trans-disciplinary community of researchers in art, design, healthcare and other creative practices. We work together to address real world issues that impact on health and wellbeing, developing products, services and interventions that promote dignity and enhance quality of life. Established in 2007, Lab4Living is one of the longest-established living labs in Europe and has generated more than 100 research projects and collaborations in over 80 academic, hospital and community organisations in over fifteen countries. In 2019, the Lab was awarded £4 million in funding from Research England in recognition of its excellence in design-led research, enabling it to grow its focus on the 100-year life and the future home. This application is for one of three new PhD Studentships, to join the existing cohort of 8 students who commenced their research in 2019.
Michael Tan’s research lies at the intersection of Art, Health and Wellbeing. As a leading advocate for arts and health development in Singapore, he has been active in promoting awareness for arts and health among stakeholders in the fields of arts, health and social care. He has developed and conducted art–health programs in various care settings in Singapore, such as the Singapore General Hospital, The National University Hospital and the Singapore Parkinson’s society. In recent years, Michael has broadened the scope of his practice to examine the role and benefit of art engagement in eldercare.
In 2012, Michael partnered with the Agency for Integrated Care to investigate the benefits of art engagement for residents in a local nursing home. He was recently engaged by the Alzheimer’s Disease Associate of Singapore to develop an integrated art making and museum visit program for its members. He also serves as a member of the art advisory committee in the new Ng Teng Fong Hospital.
Michael holds a PhD in Arts and Health from Durham University, a Masters in Photography & Urban Cultures from Goldsmith College, University of London, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He is also the recipient of the Singapore National Arts Council Post Graduate Scholarship (2012) and was awarded the Nanyang Award for Excellence in Teaching by NTU in 2011.
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