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Dec 12, 2023 | By Centre
Statement of closure
Centre Blog
Mar 21, 2024 | By What Works Centre for Wellbeing
What we know about national wellbeing, and the methods and measures to assess it 2014 – 2024
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Feb 1, 2024 | By What Works Centre for Wellbeing
What we know about wellbeing in place and community 2014 – 2024
Guest Blog
Feb 22, 2024 | By What Works Centre for Wellbeing
What we know about loneliness and connection 2014 – 2024
Guest Blog
Mar 28, 2024 | By What Works Centre for Wellbeing
What we know about working age and workplace wellbeing 2014 – 2024
Guest Blog
Mar 14, 2024 | By Katelyn Long, Edward Brooks, Laura Kubzansky and Tyler VanderWeele
Hope and optimism: distinctions and deepening conceptions
Guest Blog
Feb 15, 2024 | By What Works Centre for Wellbeing
Using ONS data to measure progress and quality of life in the UK. Learnings from February 2024
Guest Blog
Nov 17, 2022 | By Simona Tenaglia
Measuring progress: what the November 2022 ONS quarterly release tells us
Centre Blog
Sep 8, 2022 | By Marco Felici and Matthew Agarwala
Beyond the averages: the relationship between higher education and wellbeing
Guest Blog
Jul 7, 2022 | By Sarah O’Meara
NHS staff wellbeing: the financial impact and actions for improvement
Guest Blog
Jun 1, 2022 | By What Works Centre for Wellbeing
What is the relationship between wellbeing, productivity and business outcomes?
Guest Blog
May 26, 2022 | By Stewart Martin
Learning from an £87m programme: the relationships between social contact, loneliness and wellbeing
Centre Blog
May 26, 2022 | By Stewart Martin
Call for evidence: Places, spaces and social connections (closed)
Centre Blog
Apr 21, 2022 | By Dr Emily Long
Loneliness is strongly related to poor wellbeing – and good community connections can help
Centre Blog
Apr 7, 2022 | By Ashraf Hamzah
Measuring mental wellbeing through difficult life transitions: a look at the WEMWBS scales in practice
Guest Blog
Mar 10, 2022 | By Laura Kudrna, Oyinlola Oyebode, Sarah Atkinson & Sarah Stewart-Brown
Considering community wellbeing in times of Covid-19 and levelling up
Guest Blog
Nov 18, 2021 | By Nancy Hey
Measuring the local conditions for wellbeing
Centre Blog