We are an independent collaborative centre that works with researchers, civil society, businesses, and government to fill evidence gaps and with high quality research and analysis on what works to increase wellbeing. Our work supports better measurement and use of data on wellbeing. We bring organisations and people together from across sectors to share ideas and solutions. Our goal: to improve lives through better policy and practice for wellbeing.
Why nuance is needed when evaluating wellbeing measures
Sally McManus is Research Associate at NatCen Social Research. She is also part of the What Works Centre for Wellbeing’s Advisory Panel. The Centre launched five years ago and has been hugely successful in making the case for why wellbeing should be a key objective of...
Wellbeing at the heart of policy: new report + three new data analysis projects
It’s been five years since the What Works Centre for Wellbeing became part of the What Works Network. Working with our partners and funders across the UK in the academic, charity, public, and private sectors, we’ve created approaches to understand, measure and improve...
Understanding the links between children’s mental health and socio-economic status
This week’s blog is from Dr Louise Moore who is a Senior Researcher at The Children’s Society and Dr Gwyther Rees who is an Associate Research Fellow and Research Director of the Children’s Worlds project at the Social Policy Research Unit at the University of York....
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