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- The PARA-MOR project: Are international immigrant populations living longer lives in worse health compared to non-migrant populations?Dr Matt Wallace 27th April 2026 Are international immigrant populations living longer lives in worse health compared to non-migrant populations? What are the consequences of this for immigrants and wider society? These are the questions that Dr. Daniela Foresta, Dr. Courtney Franklin, Dr. Joe Harrison, and I (Dr. Matt Wallace) are aiming to answer through the £1.3 million UKRI Horizon Europe Guarantee Grant (ERC Starting Grants 2023) project that began in late November 2024. To do this, we are fitting advanced quantitative statistical methods on exhaustive total population data from the four Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden) and… Read more: The PARA-MOR project: Are international immigrant populations living longer lives in worse health compared to non-migrant populations?
- What actually is wellbeing for groups who are marginalised?Reflections on the emergence of wellbeing in place for asylum seekers and refugees Dr Josephine Biglin 15th December 2025 Refugees often arrive in the UK with significant pre-existing trauma from war, disaster, and forced displacement: experiences which are deeply disruptive to health and wellbeing. UK asylum policy compounds this harm. Asylum seekers are forced to live in poor housing on a no choice basis, banned from working, and dependant on very meagre benefits which they must prove they are destitute to claim. The figure allocated to these benefits is based on what the poorest 10% of the British population spend… Read more: What actually is wellbeing for groups who are marginalised?
- What will the Next 100 Years Look Like in the Workplace for Women’s Wellbeing? Time for Action…
Dr Clare Edge - FROM HYPE TO PRACTICE: FOUR CONVERSATIONS ABOUT AI & SOCIETY…
Dr Tom Redshaw - THE HUMAN SIDE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: PSYCHOLOGY’S ROLE IN ADDRESSING LIGHT AND NOISE POLLUTION – Dr MICHAEL LOMAS
The thing I love most about being an Environmental Psychologist is the sheer diversity of areas to which the discipline can be applied. On a selfish level, this allows me to satisfy my apparently never-ending intellectual curiosity (which, unsurprisingly, was the primary drive for me becoming an academic). Perhaps more selflessly, however, it allows me to dedicate my time and energy to research with a high potential for impact on such important global issues as climate anxiety, sustainable transport solutions, urban regeneration, fuel poverty, and the physical and mental health benefits of nature exposure. Most recently, my focus has shifted… Read more: THE HUMAN SIDE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: PSYCHOLOGY’S ROLE IN ADDRESSING LIGHT AND NOISE POLLUTION – Dr MICHAEL LOMAS