Health and wellbeing

Providing evidence on our health and happiness through our lives.

News - latest findings, new research, announcements

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

Access to Justice: Legal Aid and service for immigrants in the family justice system

Projects - new and ongoing research

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

Family change, wellbeing and social policy

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: Keynote Professor Gregory Jolivet from the University of Bristol. More details to follow soon.

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

Themes