Artificial intelligence is reshaping not only how we treat disease, but how we understand it. At a recent seminar at the Center for Resilient Health at the Stockholm School of Economics, UC Berkeley professor Ziad Obermeyer shared how machine learning is generating new discoveries in medicine - and what that means for researchers, economists, and society.

Each week, people in Sweden’s capital sit down for fika nearly four times on average. It is a small ritual, but one that the research team at the Center for Wellbeing, Welfare, and Happiness at the Stockholm School of Economics says carries real economic weight. According to Stockholm’s new Wellbeing Index Report, strengthening social connection through measures like shared fika could be worth more than 600 million kronor per quarter if it lifted part of the region’s sense of togetherness by just one step.

What if wellbeing growth became a formal societal target — measured, tracked, and used to guide decision-making? In this seminar, we explore the first results of the Stockholm Wellbeing Index, a new quarterly index aiming to understand how wellbeing is developing across the city.

Meet Patrick Agte in the second part of GaPP's new Research Portrait series, where we meet our researchers who bring fresh perspectives to major societal challenges.

SSE Alumni, Students, Staff & Faculty — this one’s for YOU! We are proud to invite you to SSE Health Day November 12 - a full day dedicated to health and wellbeing. Find the full schedule and the sign up link for the events below.

The Center for Wellbeing, Welfare and Happiness (CWWH) at the Stockholm School of Economics, in collaboration with Swedbank and Sparbankerna, has released the second wave of The Wisdom Panel — a unique national study following over 2,000 Swedes aged 60 and above. The report explores how wellbeing evolves with age, income, relationships, and life experience, and what people have learned about living a good life.

On October 1, Karolinska Institutet and the Center for Resilient Health at the Stockholm School of Economics co-hosted a high-level discussion on the global role of vaccines in health, security, and economic growth. The event took place at Forskaren in Stockholm, a hub for collaboration between healthcare, academia, research, and business, and brought together around 70 participants from government, academia, civil society, and the private sector.

Sweden is often celebrated as one of the happiest countries in the world – but what does life here really look like beneath the headlines? Drawing on one of the most comprehensive wellbeing studies ever conducted, this seminar explores how Swedes experience different aspects of their lives, including happiness, purpose, relationships, health, distress, and financial security.

As a first step towards Wellbeing Growth in Stockholm we have created and measured a Wellbeing Index among people living in Stockholm. The results are presented in our newly released Stockholm Wellbeing Index Report. There we also present the WEC (Wellbeing Equality Coefficient) and the Coffee Indicator, two unique metrics that indicate the state and potential of the people in our city.

As a first step towards Wellbeing Growth in Stockholm we have created and measured a Wellbeing Index among people living in Stockholm. The results are presented in our newly released Stockholm Wellbeing Index Report. There we also present the WEC (Wellbeing Equality Coefficient) and the Coffee Indicator, two unique metrics that indicate the state and potential of the people in our city.