Research

Creating better lives requires better knowledge.

Our research is interdisciplinary, evidence-based and impact-oriented. We bring together different disciplines, perspectives and methods to answer questions that no single field can answer alone. We work closely with organisations, policymakers and society to ensure that new knowledge contributes to better understanding, better decisions and true impact.

Research Programs

Our research spans a broad range of topics within wellbeing, welfare and happiness. The programmes below represent some of our flagship research initiatives.

 

Happy Progress

How can societies create progress that leads to better lives? Happy Progress explores the relationship between wellbeing and societal development across countries, generating new knowledge about how nations can develop in ways that improve people's lives.

Happiness Impact

How do organisations contribute to people's wellbeing? Happiness Impact develops new science-based approaches to understanding and measuring how organisations contribute to people's wellbeing and quality of life.

The Good Life

What does it mean to live a good life? This programme explores how different dimensions of wellbeing and welfare are experienced, valued and combined by people across cultures, societies and stages of life.

Happyflation

How do communities, events and shared experiences shape wellbeing? Happyflation explores how communities, events and collective experiences influence people's wellbeing, behaviour and social connection.

Wellbeing in Public Policy

How can wellbeing become part of better public decision-making? This programme develops new approaches to measuring and integrating wellbeing into public policy, including initiatives such as the Stockholm Wellbeing Index and collaborations with governments and public organisations.

Learning & Wellbeing

How are learning and wellbeing connected? This programme explores how educational environments influence wellbeing and how wellbeing, in turn, shapes learning, engagement and development.

Research Panels

Our research is also supported by a growing family of research panels that enable longitudinal studies, expert insights and large-scale data collection across different populations and contexts.

Wisdom Panel

An longitudinal research panel comprising more than 2,000 participants aged 60+, exploring wisdom, wellbeing and the good life. 
Read reports here.

Stockholm Wellbeing Index

A panel that systematically measures the wellbeing of the population, and informs the official wellbeing growth policy. 
Read reports here.

European Wellbeing Panel (Coming Soon)

A future international panel for comparative wellbeing research across Europe.

Youth Wellbeing Panel (Coming Soon)

A future panel exploring wellbeing among younger generations.