News
18 December 2024
Our Team Day with Neela Enke
On December 17, our team gathered for a special Team Day under the guidance of Neela Enke from Scienza, a trained coach and mediator. The day began with an engaging warm-up session focused on our team dynamics. Together, we reflected on key aspects…
08 November 2024
Antje Attends the 7th OECD World Forum on Well-being in Rome
From November 4–6, 2024, Antje attended the 7th OECD World Forum on Well-being in Rome. The Forum brought together policymakers, statisticians, academics, private sector experts, and civil society to advance societal action centered on equitable and…
25 October 2024
Antje Joins the World Wellbeing Panel as an Expert
We are excited to announce that Antje has joined the World Wellbeing Panel (WWP) as an expert! The WWP is dedicated to promoting well-being as the ultimate purpose of all major decision-makers, particularly in government.
The WWP engages an…
21 August 2024
Arjola's upcoming research stay at UC San Diego
From September 16th to October 31st, 2024, Dr. Arjola Arapi-Gjini will be undertaking a research stay at the Center for Comparative Immigration Studies (CCIS) at the University of California, San Diego. CCIS, a leading institution in the field of…
19 August 2024
Launch of our Household Surveys in Southeast Europe
From May 29 to June 13, 2024, the RuWell team, consisting of Arjola, Antje, and Arbnora, conducted a field trip to Albania and Kosovo. This trip marked the launch of the Household Surveys in Southeast Europe (SEE), starting with Albania and Kosovo.…
18 July 2024
RuWell to Lead Organization of IAMO’s Annual Scientific Conference, the IAMO Forum
We at RuWell are thrilled to announce that we shall take the lead in organizing IAMO’s prestigious annual scientific conference, the IAMO Forum, scheduled for June 18-20, 2025. Next year’s event, organised under the theme, “Rural Roots and Routes:…
10 July 2024
Brian Beadle, Antje Jantsch and Johnson Kansiime on modelling well-being using Bayesian Multidimensional Item Response Theory
The ISQOLS Annual conference has always been a valuable platform for us at RuWell to share our research ideas and work in progress and get much-valued feedback; this year’s event in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, was no exception. Our colleague Johnson…
10 July 2024
Arbnora Shala presents a scientific poster during the 22nd ISQOLS Conference, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
Our colleague Arbnora Shala had the pleasure to present her research poster titled "Exploring Immobility Patterns of Rural Populations: Empirical Evidence from South East Europe" during the recently concluded ISQOLS Annual Conference that took place…
09 July 2024
Johnson on Measuring Well-being during ISQOLS 2024 in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.
During the 22nd International Society of Quality-of-Life Studies (ISQOLS) that took place in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, our PhD student, Johnson Kansiime, was honoured to present part of his ongoing doctoral work titled “Revitalizing Rural…
17 May 2024
IAMO Doctoral Researcher wins DAAD Conference Travel Grant
Our doctoral researcher from the Department of Agricultural Policy was awarded a prestigious travel grant by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). This grant will support his participation in the International Society of Quality-of-Life…