Day: 8 March 2026

New Mental Health Survey Launched for UK Musicians

Stuart Mitchell

The charity Music Minds Matter recently launched a major new academic study into mental health across the UK music sector – and musicians are being encouraged to take part.  Delivered in partnership with Point One Project and Habit Partners, the survey is open to anyone making a living through music, including performers, composers, producers, engineers, educators, and those working behind the scenes. The survey is now live. It’s online-only, takes around 15 minutes to complete, and responses are stored completely anonymously. Take the survey now Why this matters This is the largest study…

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End Violence Against Women and Ridley Scott Associates launch ‘Check-in’ social film to rethink masculinities

Stuart Mitchell

End Violence Against Women Coalition, a leading collective of feminist organisations and experts from across the UK, today launch social-first campaign ‘Check-in’ with the clear message that women going home just want to go home. The film, produced by Ridley Scott Associates and directed by Prabs Wignarajah, sees actress Rhianne Barreto (Hanna, The Oulaws) play a series of male characters “checking in” on their mates to remind them to keep women safe.  The social-first campaign, which rolls out across digital and social before screening in cinemas, is a bold reminder…

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Fairtrade’s Women’s School of Leadership builds confidence, skills, and opportunity

Stuart Mitchell

Women play a central role in agricultural supply chains and that’s one of the reasons why the UN has declared 2026 the Year of the Woman Farmer. From planting and harvesting to sorting, processing, and trading, their work sustains households and cooperatives. Despite this, women in agriculture operate within layers of constraint. This includes deeply rooted cultural norms that undermine their authority, gives them limited access to resources, and requires them to carry the heavy burden of the “triple role” – productive work, reproductive responsibilities, and community obligations. These overlapping…

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