Health and wellbeing

Providing evidence on our health and happiness through our lives.

News - latest findings, new research, announcements

Family influences on children’s mental health and well-being: Online seminar 30 September 1pm

We Contain Multitudes: the Microbiome, ‘Omics and the future of Biosocial Science: special guest seminar
people exercising

ISER’s role in £15.3 million research tackling real‑world health and care challenges across East of England

Insights 2026: Policy conference on children and young people’s futures: London, 26 February

Projects - new and ongoing research

SENLOSS: The effects of losing special educational needs support at educational transitions in England

Collecting activity, sleep and geolocation data
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

Podcasts - audio interviews with our researchers

Studying for a PhD at ISER

Housing and ageing

Older people’s health and living situation

Housing policy

Events

Mental Health and the Labour Market

Presented by: Thomas Cornelissen, Essex. Fergus McCormack, Cambridge. Ben Etheridge, Essex. Hiromi Yumoto, Essex. Angelina Narzarova, Essex. Sarah Cattan, IFS. Mathias Jensen, Oxford. Ekaterina Operina, CEP, LSE. Roger Prudon, Lancaster. Canishk Naik, UC Berkeley. Keynote Professor Gregory Jolivet, Bristol.

Venue: Innovation Centre, Knowledge Gateway, University of Essex, Colchester

Themes