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One year on: what we learnt from writing a World Happiness Report chapter
Michael Plant In 2025 we published research showing some charities…
World Happiness Report 2026: Full Country Rankings & Our Favourite Findings
What are the Top 10 happiest countries in 2026? Our…
The first disbursements of the Happier Lives Fund
In December 2025, we launched the Happier Lives Fund (HLF), the easiest…
Our top takeaways from the Bloom Mental Health Report
With research by us at the , Bloom Wellbeing Fund…
What does happiness mean? The war for the meaning of happiness
This may sound like a faux-intellectual investigation of something that’s…
How to improve your happiness: an unexpected truth
RuPaul (a personal icon of mine) is famous for saying,…
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HLI is looking for a Trustee/Board Member
Trustee / Board Member Voluntary (unpaid) | Remote-first | Approx. 2-4 hrs/month About the The (HLI) is a nonprofit research…
HLI is no longer recommending NEPI
We are writing a sad update concerning an HLI-recommended charity, Network for Empowerment & Progressive Initiative (NEPI), which ran a…
HLI is recruiting a Marketing Manager!
Marketing Manager Location: Remote (HLI’s registered address is in Bristol, England) Salary: £30,000 – £40,000 per year (pro rata) or…
HLI is recruiting an Operations Coordinator!
Operations Coordinator (Part-time) Role: Operations CoordinatorOrganisation: (HLI)Location: Remote (UK-based preferred)Hours: Part-time, 2-4 days per weekSalary: £29,000–£36,000 FTE pro rata (depending…
Web Developer Job: Redesign a Non-Profit Website with Global Impact
Freelance Web Developer Wanted! The is looking for a freelance web developer to lead a full website redesign. We’re a…
HLI is recruiting a Development Manager!
Job description Location: Remote-first / Bristol, England (Registered Office) Salary: ~£40,000 pro-rata per annum (depending on experience and hours), or…
How can we improve? Our 2022 annual impact survey
Your feedback is invaluable to us. We aim to produce rigorous and useful research for decision-makers. In order to do…
Meet our new team members
We’re delighted to welcome three new members to our team: Dr Lily Yu (Grants Strategist) Dr Ryan Dwyer (Senior Researcher)…
Meet our 2022 Summer Research Fellows
We’re excited to introduce you to our 2022 cohort of summer research fellows. These four talented researchers will be joining…