Daisy Fancourt

Daisy Fancourt (born June 1990) is a British researcher who is a professor of psychobiology and epidemiology at University College London. Her research focuses on the effects of social factors on health, including loneliness, social isolation, community assets, arts and cultural engagement, and social prescribing. During the COVID-19 pandemic Fancourt led a team running the UK's largest study into the psychological and social impact of COVID-19 and established the international network COVID Minds, aiming to better understand the impact of coronavirus disease on mental health and well-being. Fancourt's research has been recognised with fellowships from Wellcome and the British Academy, along with two dozen national and international awards from organisations such as the Leverhulme Trust, Wellcome Trust, British Academy, British Science Association, British Federation of Women Graduates, American Psychosomatic Society, Royal Society for Public Health, UK Research and Innovation, and NHS England. She has been named as a Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health and the Royal Society of Arts, an ITV Geek of the Week, a BBC New Generation Thinker, and a World Economic Forum Global Shaper. She is listed by Clarivate as one of the most highly cited and influential scientists in the world.