What Works Centre for Wellbeing

Accelerating research and democratising access to wellbeing evidence. A collaborating centre working out how to improve lives 2014 - 2024

[What Works Centre for Wellbeing @WhatWorksWB]

🧵1/6 The Centre has closed its operations & we're unable to respond or update our channels.

Thank you to our partners, collaborators & friends for making the last 10 years of progress possible.

As part of our legacy, our #wellbeing learnings & resources remain available...

[What Works Centre for Wellbeing @WhatWorksWB]

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While the Centre will no longer lead the wellbeing field, the importance of our mission remains: a future where wellbeing in the UK improves year-on-year & wellbeing inequalities are reduced.

We hope you’ll take on this mantle, whilst using & building on our work.

[What Works Centre for Wellbeing @WhatWorksWB]

🧵1/6 The Centre has closed its operations & we're unable to respond or update our channels.

Thank you to our partners, collaborators & friends for making the last 10 years of progress possible.

As part of our legacy, our #wellbeing learnings & resources remain available...

[What Works Centre for Wellbeing @WhatWorksWB]

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Our Areas of Research Interest document looks at where wellbeing research should go next, continuing our vision of connecting evidence with practice.

It brings together recommendations from over 90 projects with practice in need of evidence: https://t.co/RHqxur01eG

[What Works Centre for Wellbeing @WhatWorksWB]

Our legacy in numbers!

Our full legacy report outlines the impact we have had over the past decade: https://t.co/QB2F5kHT86

[What Works Centre for Wellbeing @WhatWorksWB]

Our 10 year legacy report shares learnings, reflects on challenges, & sets the direction for current & future actors in the #wellbeing field.

Take a look: https://t.co/QB2F5kHT86

[Dr Radha @DrRadhaModgil]

Congratulations to @WhatWorksWB @Work_Life_You and the whole team for the incredible legacy you leave behind

Your work has been instrumental in widening the conversation about what wellbeing actually is

Thank you - It’s been a pleasure to be on your expert advisory panel

[Gus O'Donnell @Gus_ODonnell]

Success is leaving people wanting more. The sad closure of the what works wellbeing centre leaves a gap that will be keenly felt. Its final report is in link. Congrats to Nancy Hey and her great team for leaving such a valuable legacy
https://t.co/4BG8q4rSdj

[What Works Centre for Wellbeing @WhatWorksWB]

📣 Launching our 10 year legacy report.

Celebrating our impact as we delivered our mission to find out what works to improve #wellbeing & partner to put that evidence into action, creating conditions for us all to thrive. 👇 https://t.co/QB2F5kHT86

[What Works Centre for Wellbeing @WhatWorksWB]

In our final blog the Centre’s Executive Director, Nancy Hey (@Work_Life_You) reflects on the achievements & challenges of the last decade, & looks ahead at the work still to be done: https://t.co/ASL1WLnkOO

[Gregor Henderson @GregorWell]

I was at the farewell celebration for the @WhatWorksWB this evening. What a legacy you leave behind, what a wonderful team, inspirational Director @Work_Life_You and Board members. It was a pleasure and an honour to journey with you for the first years of the Centre.

[Naomi Phillips @msnaomiphillips]

'Starting something up is intellectually very challenging but emotionally easy... Ending something is the opposite.' Moving speech @Work_Life_You at @WhatWorksWB closing reception. We must all take forward its legacy. #wellbeing #evidence #economics @Gus_ODonnell @Cheese_Peter

[What Works Centre for Wellbeing @WhatWorksWB]

“To evaluate a policy fully, we must take into account its consequences on national, local, & individual #wellbeing.”

Rediscover our wellbeing at the heart of policy report, which explores how a wellbeing lens helps us make sense of policy goals & impacts https://t.co/iIt1tkqruP

[Campaign to End Loneliness @EndLonelinessUK]

In 2023, we and the @WhatWorksWB reviewed the evidence on #loneliness alleviation and mapped out current practices in the field.

Read our full report based on findings from over 100 professionals working on loneliness ⤵️ @DCMS

https://t.co/u9CTVg5yiN

[What Works Centre for Wellbeing @WhatWorksWB]

We recently launched new findings - what works to improve life satisfaction, a significant component of #wellbeing?

For more, read our blog: https://t.co/nnvgS901y9

[Campaign to End Loneliness @EndLonelinessUK]

1/5 Our analysis of the @ONS loneliness statistics in 2023 is out and there is still much to be done to #EndLoneliness

[UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies @CLScohorts]

This important new research examines the links between social isolation, mental health and wellbeing and physical health using data from our 1958 and 1970 cohorts.

[What Works Centre for Wellbeing @WhatWorksWB]

We analysed 10 @Spiritof2012 creative case studies & found 8 distinct pathways to #wellbeing. Our synthesis approach allowed us to identify multiple pathways to wellbeing & demonstrate the complex way in which projects created benefit.

Find out more: https://t.co/wkljMbCpRP