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Happier Lives Institute We research the most cost-effective opportunities to increase global wellbeing & share them with you

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14/10/2026

When the question is whether billionaires do more harm than good, what does a happiness-focused effective giving researcher have to say?

A few weeks ago, our Founder and Director Michael Plant was a guest on BBC Radio 4’s Moral Maze for a live debate about the effects of the ultra-rich on society. Here are a few highlights from his appearance.

10/10/2026

Our research at the Happier Lives Institute consistently finds that mental health is uniquely important for wellbeing.

As our Lead Researcher Joel McGuire explains, it is a problem that is widespread but severely underfunded, despite its potentially cheap solutions and transformative results.

On and every day after it, let’s make sure mental health gets the attention and the funding it deserves.

As a team, we are spread across different parts of the world, so meeting in person is always something special.Last week...
07/10/2026

As a team, we are spread across different parts of the world, so meeting in person is always something special.

Last week, the Happier Lives Institute gathered in Oxford for four days of reflection, knowledge-sharing, and strategic planning for 2027. And some fun too!

Now we're ready for everything the months ahead have in store.

21/09/2026

Most people in rich countries don’t realise how wealthy they are by global standards.

This powerful reframe is one of the things we discussed during our conversation with Barry, a generous donor who supported the Happier Lives Fund with a five-figure donation earlier this year.

The full interview, plus tips for donating more effectively, is in the blog post at this link: https://happierlivesinstitute.short.gy/19LjoC

How can we compare charities and interventions when they work on very different causes? One metric makes it possible: th...
15/09/2026

How can we compare charities and interventions when they work on very different causes? One metric makes it possible: the WELLBY.

Used by the UK and New Zealand Treasury, WELLBYs are based on how people evaluate their own wellbeing. This way, we can understand what truly improves lives and make better decisions about how to help others.

Learn more about the WELLBY: https://happierlivesinstitute.short.gy/7nyv61

10/09/2026

Donating to charity is a powerful way to do good. But choosing the right charity makes a disproportionate difference in how much good your donation actually does.

This is why we evaluate charities on their cost-effectiveness in increasing people's wellbeing and share our recommendations openly, so that every donation can go further.

These are the charities we recommend: https://happierlivesinstitute.short.gy/b0crVV

02/09/2026

To make progress towards a happier world, we need to constantly strengthen our fundraising efforts and measure what works.

This is what our Development Manager and Data Analyst Ben Stewart focuses on in his daily work at the Happier Lives Institute, whose mission he decided to dedicate himself to a long time ago.

Already in the fourth century BCE, Aristotle placed happiness at the centre of human life. More than 2,000 years later, ...
26/08/2026

Already in the fourth century BCE, Aristotle placed happiness at the centre of human life.

More than 2,000 years later, that conviction still shapes how we at the Happier Lives Institute think about what ultimately matters and where resources should go.

Learn more about our philosophical approach: https://happierlivesinstitute.short.gy/zJDe44

In low- and middle-income countries, very few people with depression receive adequate treatment. One of our Top Charitie...
12/08/2026

In low- and middle-income countries, very few people with depression receive adequate treatment. One of our Top Charities, StrongMinds has been providing therapy in sub-Saharan Africa for years and is now rapidly scaling across the region.

Read the interview in our latest blog post to understand how they are making effective mental health care accessible where it is needed most: https://happierlivesinstitute.short.gy/pK70jD

Tackling both supply and demand of contaminated everyday products: this is how Pure Earth, one of our Promising Charitie...
04/08/2026

Tackling both supply and demand of contaminated everyday products: this is how Pure Earth, one of our Promising Charities, is reducing children's exposure to lead in Ghana.

Read the interview in our latest blog post to find out how they're approaching the work with communities, authorities and supply chains: https://happierlivesinstitute.short.gy/7TpgBb

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