📢 Applications are now open for the first ISQOLS–WISER Summer School! 🎓 Training Tomorrow's Quality-of-Life Researchers 📍 Siena, Italy 📅 5–9 Sept 2026 For PhD students & early-career researchers in well-being, quality of life & sustainability. 🔗 isqols.org/school @wiserhorizon.bsky.social

📢Call for abstracts is open! Happiness and Sustainability the final conference of the WISER project, Siena 9-11 September. Is it possible to reconcile economic prosperity, environmental sustainability, and human well-being? Read the details here www.congressi.unisi.it/happiness2026/

The WISER Project has received funding  from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101094546

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📣 Join the conversation on the future of well-being policy in Europe. Register here bit.ly/47MqLAW

For decades, work has been organised around pressure and control—fueling stress and disengagement. Evidence shows this harms long-term productivity. The WISER early policy briefing is clear: humanising work it’s a strategic choice for sustainable firms. #wiser #wellbeing #workorganization

WISER highlights a new paper by Fengyu Wu & Jeff Nugent in @socialindicators.bsky.social Using WVS & Gallup World Poll data (2009–21), it shows that civic engagement-volunteering, donating, associations-can buffer well-being losses from health and marital challenges #wiser #wellbeingeconomy

Water insecurity, unsafe #WASH and #flooding harm health, well-being and livelihoods—especially in rapidly urbanising Nairobi. Our new WISER study shows how water (in)security shapes well-being and productivity across formal/informal settlements and highlights key #HRtWS gaps @utwente.bsky.social

New WISER report! Does economic growth make us greener and happier? Our study finds: rising income → fewer eco-friendly behaviours, and no boost in well-being. To build a sustainable future, policies must look beyond income alone. #WISER #Sustainability #Wellbeing #GreenTransition #BeyondGDP

🌍 Governments should prioritize well-being over economic growth. An article by Francesco Sarracino and @kelseyoc.bsky.social @statec-luxembourg.bsky.social - published in Nature Human Behaviour, makes a powerful case for rethinking the role of economic growth in policymaking. bit.ly/4hjGfzG

How do residents experience their cities? WISER researchers at @utwente.bsky.social used “go-along interviews” with residents to hear their stories. Accessibility it’s about listening, designing for everyone’s well-being. #UrbanDesign #Accessibility #Wellbeing #WISER

A shot of WISER researchers during our annual Conference held at University of Luxembourg last July #WISER #Research #Wellbeing #Sustainability #DataScience

Introducing the WISER policy briefs, providing policymakers with actionable insights.We begin with a critical topic: urban planning. Is it possible to make cities sustainable and at the same time improve the happiness of their residents? Read here short-link.me/177ei

Is sustained growth still possible for industrial societies? This is the key question at the heart of our second WISER deliverable. Read the full analysis and proposals for a new model of progress in our article on the WISER website bit.ly/3ZJbaOp @isqols.bsky.social

bit.ly/45x9jQA In this WISER research, we examine nearly 50 years of empirical evidence on the relationships between economic growth, subjective well-being, and the sustainability of our social and environmental common goods. Read the full article and join the conversation #WISER #Horizon #article

How does your neighbourhood shape your well-being? As part of the project WISER, we worked with residents in Twekkelerveld to explore how green & blue spaces and the built environment affect well-being and health. @utwente.bsky.social #WISER #HorizonEurope #UrbanWellbeing