Our People

We have a London-based office with colleagues all over the country, including Darlington, Cumbria, Belfast, Croydon and Essex. We work with researchers in universities and organisations across the UK and Europe in an ESRC-funded research programme.

We’re a collaborative Centre, so please feel free to contact us.

Meet our teams

Mhairi Grant

Engagement and Communications Lead - Campaign to End Loneliness

Mhairi Grant

Engagement and Communications Lead - Campaign to End Loneliness

Mhairi has expertise in developing accessible communications and content that meets user needs and creates positive social impact.

She leads on content development and community engagement, including creating and facilitating loneliness awareness training. Her work engages a wide range of organisations working on the issue of loneliness to create action focused dialogue and positive change.

Prior to joining the Campaign, she worked on content creation, strategic development and community engagement across the arts and charitable sectors.

 

 

 

Tilly Trinder

Senior Communications Officer - Campaign to End Loneliness

Tilly Trinder

Senior Communications Officer - Campaign to End Loneliness

Dr Helen MacIntyre

Head of Evidence - Campaign to End Loneliness

Dr Helen MacIntyre

Head of Evidence - Campaign to End Loneliness

Helen is an experienced mixed methods researcher who has worked within and beyond academia. Her recent academic work has focused on the importance of informal school contexts for children’s peer relationships, social development and wellbeing.

Alongside this, she worked as Research and Learning Lead for Ageing Better in Camden, researching and writing about very practical solutions to tackling social isolation and loneliness among older people.

From this combination of work, she brings a strong interest in and understanding of the importance of feeling connected, the detrimental effects of loneliness across the lifespan, and of methods for studying these issues.