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WFH: policy recommendations for managing the impact on wellbeing

Addressing problems resulting from transition to remote work as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic

E-WORKLIFE was created by experts in digital distraction and work-life balance to provide people with evidence-based strategies to support remote working. It builds on a decade of our research into how to best manage our digital devices to support both the work and non-work parts of our lives. The …

Living online: long-term impact on wellbeing

Written evidence submitted in collaboration with the eWorklife team, to the UK Parliament Lords’ Select Committee COVID-19 Committee Inquiry

Parliamentary evidence December 2020 Written evidence submitted in collaboration with the eWorklife research group, to the UK Parliament Lords’ Select Committee COVID-19 Committee Inquiry, “Living online: the long-term impact on wellbeing”. Eworklife research group: Professor Anna L Cox, Dr Sandy JJ Go …

Do we really need to walk 10,000 steps a day? The 10,000 step target has more to do with marketing than scientific fact. Brocreative/ Shutterstock Lindsay Bottoms , University of Hertfordshire When it comes to being fit and healthy, we’re often reminded to aim to walk 10,000 steps per day. This can b …

The digital behaviour change challenge

Authors: Joe Newbold, Paulina Bondaronek, Marion Lean

As part of the GetAMoveOn (GAMO) Network+ Fellowship programme our project came with a shared interest in how we can improve the use of behaviour change in physical activity. At a collaboration workshop in December 2019 run by the network, we brought our experience of behaviour science, HCI and …