We’re delighted to welcome three new members to our team: Dr Lily Yu (Grants Strategist) Dr Ryan Dwyer (Senior Researcher) Rachel Strate (Operations Manager) Dr Lily Yu Grants Strategist Lily has worked at the intersection of philanthropy, research, innovation, and international development over the past decade. During this time, she has managed and advised on […]
We’re excited to introduce you to our 2022 cohort of summer research fellows. These four talented researchers will be joining us in July and August for a seven-week paid internship. Competition for places was very high this year with almost 200 applicants, more than a three-fold increase from the 60 applications we received for last […]
Our 2021 Annual Review The cost-effectiveness analyses of cash transfers, psychotherapy, and StrongMinds consumed most of our research capacity in 2021. However, we also published an updated research agenda and a new problem area report on mental health, to accompany our earlier report on pain. We were featured in Vox, The New Statesman, The Times, […]
We’re excited to announce that we’ll be running our summer research fellowship again this year The fellowship provides students and recent graduates with the opportunity to gain hands-on research experience and receive personal mentoring from our research team. If you have an interest in wellbeing and global priorities research, we strongly encourage you to apply. […]
Academic papers A local community course that raises wellbeing and pro-sociality: Evidence from a randomised controlled trial Krekel et al. present evidence that the Action for Happiness course, which is run in hundreds of communities across the UK and around the world, results in a 1-point increase in life satisfaction two months after the course […]
We’re delighted to welcome four new members to our team. Samuel Dupret Research Analyst Samuel Dupret will be working with Joel to conduct cost-effectiveness analyses of a wide-range of promising interventions. He has a Masters in Cognitive and Decision Sciences from University College London, gaining a distinction. Linkedin Joy Bitner Operations Manager Joy Bitner has […]