Practical research, evidence and guidance for healthier working lives
Welcome to The Workplace Health Hub, a practical knowledge space from the Healthy Working Lives Group at the University of Glasgow.
Here, we translate research into accessible insights for people working across occupational health, workplace wellbeing, public health, human resources, policy, management, and professional education.
Our aim is simple: to help organisations, practitioners and learners make better decisions about work, health and wellbeing using evidence that is clear, useful and grounded in real-world practice.
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What is The Workplace Health Hub?
The Workplace Health Hub brings together short, practical articles, evidence explainers, reflections, case examples and updates from our research and teaching activity.
We focus on the issues shaping healthier working lives today, including occupational health, workplace mental health, ageing workers, sickness absence, long-term conditions, employability, suicide prevention, workforce retention, inequalities, and the future of work.
This is not research for the shelf. It is research for use.
Whether you are a practitioner looking for evidence-informed guidance, an employer trying to improve workplace health, a student developing your knowledge, or a policy-maker seeking clearer insight, the Hub is designed to help you find ideas you can apply.
Latest insights
Explore our most recent articles, briefings and reflections from the Healthy Working Lives Group.
Featured posts could include:
- Practical occupational health guidance
- Workplace mental health and suicide prevention
- Long COVID and work
- Supporting older workers
- Retention, sickness absence and return to work
- Evidence explainers for practitioners
- Reflections from research, policy and practice
Evidence you can use
Workplace health is complex. Good decisions need more than slogans, wellbeing posters, or “have you tried resilience?” energy.
At the Hub, we focus on evidence-informed, practical content that helps readers understand:
- what the research says
- why it matters for working lives
- how it applies in practice
- where the evidence is strong
- where there are still gaps
- what organisations and practitioners can do next
Our posts are written to be accessible without losing academic rigour.
For practitioners
The Hub supports occupational health professionals, HR teams, managers, wellbeing leads, public health practitioners and anyone involved in improving health at work.
You will find articles on:
- occupational health practice
- mental health at work
- supporting workers with long-term conditions
- workplace adjustments
- sickness absence and return to work
- work retention
- communication, disclosure and support
- evidence-informed workplace interventions
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For students and learners
The Hub also supports students, trainees and professionals developing their knowledge of occupational health and workplace wellbeing.
Our posts connect directly with key themes in workplace health, research methods, evidence appraisal and applied practice.
You can use the Hub to build your understanding, explore current issues, and connect learning with real-world workplace challenges.
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Training and courses
The Healthy Working Lives Group provides teaching, training and professional development in workplace health, occupational health, public health and related areas.
The Workplace Health Hub helps connect our research and teaching by sharing practical insights from the evidence base and highlighting opportunities for further learning.
If you are interested in developing your knowledge, supporting your team, or exploring training opportunities, you can find out more about our courses and educational work here.
Research in practice
The Healthy Working Lives Group conducts applied research focused on improving working lives, reducing inequalities, supporting health and wellbeing, and informing better policy and practice.
The Hub shares learning from this work in a way that is useful beyond academia.
Our research interests include:
- healthy ageing and work
- workplace mental health
- suicide prevention and occupational settings
- work retention and employability
- occupational health services and systems
- long-term health conditions and work
- evidence synthesis and evaluation
- public health approaches to working lives
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Who is the Hub for?
The Workplace Health Hub is for anyone interested in healthier, fairer and more sustainable working lives, including:
- occupational health professionals
- employers and managers
- HR and wellbeing leads
- public health practitioners
- policy-makers
- researchers
- students and trainees
- third sector and community organisations
- workers and people with lived experience of workplace health challenges
Stay connected
New insights will be added regularly, sharing practical evidence, commentary, updates and learning from across our research and teaching.
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