Newsletter #44 – March 2026

In this edition of the Evolve podcast, Prof Sara Connolly of the University of Leicester speaks with Dr Chris van Stolk, Executive Vice President at RAND Europe, part of the original Evolve team. Chris was recently on the advisory group to the Keep Britain Working (Mayfield) review due to his longstanding experience on research and action to improve health and wellbeing at work. In this podcast he comments on the urgent need to make progress on maintaining and getting people into employment and highlights the importance of helping young people avoid long-term exclusion from the labour market.

The urgency of health and wellbeing at work action and reflections on the Mayfield Review

·        7^th May 2026, 9:30 – 12.30. Becoming a Wellbeing Learning Organisation. Sign up via UEA Store.

·        15^th September 2026, 13:30 – 16:30. Making the business case for wellbeing investment. Sign up via UEA Store.

·        10^th November 2026, 9:30 – 12:30. Enabling line managers to support worker wellbeing. Sign up via UEA Store.

·        18^th February 2027, 13:30 – 16:30. Authenticity building and overcoming cynicism. Sign up via UEA Store.

£375+VAT each (or one of your choice free when you join Evolve Together). Any questions – please email workplace.wellbeing@uea.ac.uk

The nation-wide job crafting trial starts in spring 2026 and employers are invited to find out more…

·        Visit the website for information: WISHES: Workplace Intervention for Sustainable Health and Employment Support

·        Hear more about job crafting in our Evolve podcast: Job crafting for people with health conditions and disabilities

·        To schedule a quick online meeting with the team please email sarah.dauncey@strath.ac.uk and h.fitzhugh@uea.ac.uk and let us know where you heard of the project.

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In this section we compile other evidence-informed links to pieces on workplace wellbeing that we have found interesting. The following are not produced by the Evolve Workplace Wellbeing team.

·        The University of Strathclyde is hosting a free online lunch briefing on 20 March (12:30–13:15 GMT) on reconceptualising family–work balance as a shared organisational responsibility. It draws on Leverhulme Trust-funded research at the University of Strathclyde, Department of Marketing with evidence from UK and Greece. Reconceptualising FWB: From Personal Struggle to Relational Responsibility Tickets, Friday, Mar 20, 2026 from 12:30 pm to 1:15 pm GMT | Eventbrite

·        Endometriosis court ruling | The Conversation

·        Employers are failing to support neurodiversity at work | ACAS