Fostering Social Cohesion Through Culture

'Fostering social cohesion through culture' is a one-year network funded by the Academy of Medical Sciences. The project brings together Colombian and British researchers, musicians, social workers, activists and other organisations wanting to develop skills in understanding and evidencing the impacts of making music on social cohesion.

The project is led by Dr Julian Cespedes (Icesi University, Cali, Colombia) and Professor Nicola Dibben (University of Sheffield, UK) with

Gloria Patricia Zapata Restrepo, Fundación Universitaria Juan N. Corpas, Bogotá

Aurora Vergara, Icesi University, Cali

Angela Garcés, Universidad de Medellín, Medellín

Jaime Londono, Icesi University, Cali