Health and wellbeing

Providing evidence on our health and happiness through our lives.

News - latest findings, new research, announcements

Housing insecurity in English rental sector – our evidence on impacts and policy implications
multi-generational family group

Policy Conference: The Future of Families
Photograph of Dr Spiros Samothrakis

MiSoC’s Dr Spyros Samothrakis is new Chief Scientific Adviser to Essex County Council
Photograph of Dr Annalivia Polselli

Prestigious British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship for Dr Annalivia Polselli’s research using AI methods for policy evaluation

Projects - new and ongoing research

hrt patches and a cup of tea

All women are born (un)equal: menopause, HRT and women’s well-being

Impact of school breakfast programmes

Family change, wellbeing and social policy

Pilot Application in Urban Landscapes – Towards integrated city observatories for greenhouse gases (ICOS-Cities)

Podcasts - audio interviews with our researchers

Screen based media, sport and happiness – what makes our kids happy?

Ethnicity, neighbourhoods and life satisfaction

Licensing and regulating the cannabis market in England and Wales

Understanding Society: Wave 2 data release

Events

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