👊 Climate action saves lives. So why do climate models ignore #wellbeing? Read more via The Conversation👇 theconversation.com/climate-acti...

🙏 Thank you to The Greater Good Science Center for featuring Why Workplace Wellbeing matters by Jan-Emmanuel De Neve and George Ward among their favourite books of 2025! Read more via Greater Good Magazine👇 greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item...

🔍 Work Wellbeing Playbook 2.0 turns rigorous, peer-reviewed science into an accessible resource that speaks directly to the challenges people leaders face today. Read more👇 worldwellbeingmovement.org/news/work-we...

🌍 Robust, quantified pathways already exist for us to integrate multiple human impacts of climate change into environment–society–economy models, but are (currently) largely absent. Read more in The Lancet Planetary Health👇 doi.org/10.1016/j.la...

🗣️ “To create climate policy that reflects real human lives, #wellbeing needs to move from the margins to the centre of modelling efforts.” Read more in The Conversation UK👇 theconversation.com/climate-acti...

Members of @oxwellresearch.bsky.social, based at HMC and directed by Vice-Principal Prof Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, recently hosted a delegation from the Japanese Embassy, including Minister for Economic Affairs Mr Takuma Kajita, for a discussion on wellbeing. They are pictured in the Arlosh Hall.

Happiness *is* other people. Early findings from the Health & Happiness Study suggest that we are happiest during social and cultural activities. Join the Health & Happiness Study👇 www.healthandhappinessstudy.com/join

❤️🩹 Greater investment in a wide range of mental health services would not only benefit population #wellbeing, but would save the UK Government more than they cost to implement. Full report via @cep-lse.bsky.social👇 cep.lse.ac.uk/_new/publica...

😓 Between 2010 and 2019, the UK experienced the largest reduction in social spending in Western Europe and the greatest increase in feelings of worry. Read the full paper in The Review of Income and Wealth.👇 doi.org/10.1111/roiw...

🚶 The relationship between physical activity and #wellbeing is well-documented, but is there an optimal level of exercise for happiness? The Health & Happiness Study offers the opportunity to pinpoint some of the biometric correlates of wellbeing.👇 www.healthandhappinessstudy.com/join

🔑 This model of workplace #wellbeing underpins Work Wellbeing Playbook 2.0, published this week by the World Wellbeing Movement. Playbook 2.0 features recommendations to support leaders create effective research-informed work wellbeing strategies.👇 worldwellbeingmovement.org/playbook-2025/

🤗 Happy #WorldKindnessDay! Data published in this year’s World Happiness Report shows that we’re still riding a post-Covid “benevolence bump” – despite evidence of a return towards pre-pandemic levels. Read more in Ch2 of #WHR2025👇 doi.org/10.18724/whr...

#Wellbeing science is drawing ever larger crowds! Our Director, Prof Jan-Emmanuel De Neve recently delivered a keynote to Mind Summit 2025 in São Paulo, sharing how organisations that put people first are creating a lasting competitive advantage.

💼 Across all measures of #wellbeing, people in work tend to be happier than those out of work. Those who are unemployed fare worst of all, with large gaps in life satisfaction, meaning and emotions.

📝 We’ve worked with the International Baccalaureate to highlight some of the most promising pathways to improving #wellbeing in schools. A new series of bitesize research reports cover five important wellbeing themes for students, teachers and schools.👇 wellbeing.hmc.ox.ac.uk/schools/

1️⃣ year in #wellbeing science ... check out our latest Annual Report!👇 wellbeing.hmc.ox.ac.uk/annual-repor...

LAST CHANCE: Registrations for the Reapra Dialogues close TODAY! Secure your place.👇

🗣️ @cep-lse.bsky.social have a jam-packed schedule of #wellbeing seminars this term, including findings from two major RCTs in Germany and the United States. Find out more👇 cep.lse.ac.uk/_new/events/...

🎭 Striking the right balance between work and life outside of work is critical to our #wellbeing. Job flexibility, in particular, has a strong positive impact on our satisfaction with life. #WorkLifeWeek

Improved workplace #wellbeing can unlock organisational potential via multiple pathways to performance, including: ⬆️ Productivity ⬆️ Retention ⬆️ Recruitment

💚 Join Prof Paul Behrens (Reapra Senior Research Fellow), Dr Wanying Zhou (Research Fellow), and Annegeke Jansen (Reapra Research Associate) among a full programme of #wellbeing experts at Reapra Dialogues 2025, from October 23 to 24. Find out more👇

👏 Congrats to Dr Alberto Prati, Ajinomoto Research Fellow, who picked up the ISQOLS Young Scholar Award for his contributions to #wellbeing science. Alberto was recognised alongside former KSI Research Fellow, Dr Lucía Macchia, and Centre Affiliate, Dr Mark Fabian.

🧑‍💻 Job autonomy peaks early in a person’s career and then collapses. A typical worker’s subjective perception of job autonomy increases until the surprisingly early age of 40, and then falls over the next 20 to 30 years of their working life. SOURCE 👉 doi.org/10.1073/pnas...

🤔 Even with the best of intentions, how can we possibly choose the ‘right’ solution when individuals’ #wellbeing is at stake? We don’t necessarily have to choose one over another, after all...👇 doi.org/10.3998/ergo...

NEW: Imagine you’re a policymaker that wants to put #wellbeing first, but you know there are different, seemingly competing accounts of wellbeing. How do you possibly choose? Read more from Michael Plant and colleagues in the journal Ergo👇 doi.org/10.3998/ergo...

🚑 The UK is not alone in facing growing demands for assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of mental health conditions. But does the NHS’ digital transformation go far enough to secure the #wellbeing of service users and providers? Read more👇 doi.org/10.2196/66040

NEW: Adopting a human-centred approach pioneered in computer science and engineering can support the expansion of mental health provision in the UK, according to new research published in the journal JMIR Human Factors. Read more👇 wellbeing.hmc.ox.ac.uk/news/human-c...

NEW: We’ve assembled a global team of leading researchers to examine the association between social media and #wellbeing for World Happiness Report 2026.👇

⏳ The average person will spend around 90,000 hours of their life at work. If we are to live happy and healthy lives, we must consider the human cost (and value) of how our jobs are designed. Read more in the journal Social Theory & Health👇 doi.org/10.1057/s412...

🍕 People who share more meals with other people report, on average, higher life evaluations. The peak effect occurs for those who shared 13 meals in the previous week, reporting average life evaluations of 6.1 (out of 10). Read more in Ch3 of #WHR2025👇 doi.org/10.18724/whr...

🔢 The World Happiness Report Dashboard, new for 2025, allows you to explore and compare multiple measures and factors of global #wellbeing. Check out the Happiness Dashboard for yourself, powered by Gallup Analytics👇 data.worldhappiness.report

👥 Belonging is when people feel accepted, secure and supported as their authentic selves: a key driver of workplace #wellbeing. Read more from Jan-Emmanuel De Neve’s conversation for McKinsey’s Author Talks👇 www.mckinsey.com/featured-ins...

🌝/🌚 The dark side of flexibility? While flexibility can increase worker #wellbeing, it can also in some cases undermine it. One major issue is the extent to which it can lead to a blurring of the lines between work and personal lives.👇

🎓 Jan-Emmanuel De Neve has been sharing #wellbeing insights with the leaders of tomorrow through the first MBA elective of its kind at @ox.ac.uk. Read more👇

🧑💻 Job autonomy peaks early in a person’s career and then collapses. A typical worker’s subjective perception of job autonomy increases until the surprisingly early age of 40, and then falls over the next 20 to 30 years of their working life. SOURCE 👉 doi.org/10.1073/pnas...

Purpose 🤝 Wellbeing Having a job that improves the lives of others is much more enjoyable. Moreover, research shows that having a job we feel passionate or enthusiastic about is significantly associated with being more likely to find work fun and interesting.

⬆️ Pendle, +0.93 ⬆️ Brentwood, +0.76 ⬆️ Colchester, +0.74 ⬇️ Nuneaton and Bedworth, -0.95 ⬇️ Rushmoor, -0.96 ⬇️ Cambridge, -1.00 Some areas of the UK have seen substantial increases in #wellbeing over the past decade – but others have lagged behind.👇 worldwellbeingmovement.org/uk-wellbeing...

🗣️ “There is a big discrepancy between walking the walk and talking the talk.” 84% of managers agree improved #wellbeing can provide a competitive advantage, yet only one-third treat workplace wellbeing as a strategic priority. Read more via McKinsey👇

🤖 The most-automated roles also score lowest across all four measures of workplace #wellbeing. For those still in so-called ‘high-exposure’ jobs, the impact of AI and robotics remains uncertain – will these technologies replace or reshape their work?

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 14.7% 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 13.2% 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 12.9% 𝖭𝖨𝖱 12.3% The 2025 UK Wellbeing Report estimates that nearly 7 million people – around 13% of the adult population – are living below the Happiness Poverty Line in the UK. Read more via the World Wellbeing Movement👇 worldwellbeingmovement.org/uk-wellbeing...

📚 Why Workplace Wellbeing Matters by Jan-Emmanuel De Neve and George Ward has been named on the #Thinkers50 2025 Best New Management Booklist! See the full list👇 thinkers50.com/booklists/#b...

⏳ There’s still time to submit your chapter proposal for World Happiness Report 2026, taking a closer look at the relationship between social media and subjective #wellbeing. Find out more👇 worldhappiness.report/news/submit-...

🌍 While some studies show us to be miserable *at* work, job satisfaction is surprisingly high across the world. But some countries are more satisfied than others...👇

NEW: Repeated cross-sectional surveys are sufficient to track satisfaction changes reliably, without the need of longitudinal panel data. Read more in WP 2501 from our Wellbeing Research Centre Working Paper Series👇 wellbeing.hmc.ox.ac.uk/papers/2501-...

👏 𝘉𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘰 to Research Fellow Alberto Prati on winning Best Paper at the 18th Workshop on Social Economy for Young Economists, hosted at the University of Bologna, for “Is it possible to raise national happiness?” Read the paper via Centre for Economic Performance👇 cep.lse.ac.uk/_NEW/publica...

🥰 Findings published in World Happiness Report 2025 show that belief in the kindness of others is a strong predictor of population #wellbeing, yet we are far too pessimistic about levels of benevolence among our neighbours. Read more in Ch2 of #WHR2025👇 doi.org/10.18724/whr...

🙋 Individualised interventions have no lasting impact on workplace #wellbeing – but #volunteering is a promising exception to the rule... Read the full paper in the Industrial Relations Journal this #VolunteersWeek👇 doi.org/10.1111/irj....

👀 Unsatisfied workers make over 60 percent more job applications than very satisfied workers. Your unhappy workers are already looking for a new job.👇

🕵 The evidence is clear; the evidence is here. Order your copy and find out more at whyworkplacewellbeingmatters.com

🤑 There is a positive relationship between #wellbeing at work and company-level key performance outcomes such as profitability and firm value.👇