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The 4 Day Week and Population Health
Hybrid
In this seminar we will examine the relationship between working time and wellbeing from both a macro and micro level perspective. We will begin by exploring the relationship between working hours and life expectancy, paying particular attention to how inequality moderates the results of this relationship. Then we will delve into the results of our recent study which examines the health implications of working time reduction among 3000 employees who participated in the 4 Day Week Global Trials.
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Speaker bio: Dr Kelly’s research focuses on the social drivers and responses to climate change, and she is particularly interested in understanding pathways to sustainable human well-being and eco-social policies. She is part of the international academic research team investigating the economic, social, and environmental impacts of reduced worktime trials, led by the 4-day Week Global campaign, and she is a founding member of the Worktime Reduction Research Network (WTR-RN). Her research has been published in academic journals such as Nature Human Behaviour, Social Forces, and Sustainability Science.
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Booking is required for people outside of the Department of Social Policy and Intervention (DSPI). DSPI Members do not need to register.
Date:
4 December 2025, 15:30
Venue:
32-42 Wellington Square (Barnett House), 32-42 Wellington Square OX1 2ER
Venue Details:
VBR Department of Social Policy and Intervention, 32 Wellington Square OX1 2ER/ Microsoft Teams
Speaker:
Dr Orla Kelly (University College Dublin)
Organising department:
Department of Social Policy and Intervention
Organiser:
Dr Amiya Bhatia (University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address:
communications@spi.ox.ac.uk
Part of:
DSPI Michaelmas Term Seminar Series 2025
Booking required?:
Required
Booking url:
https://forms.office.com/e/nTLGU66w9K
Cost:
Free
Audience:
Public
Editors:
Faith Inch,
Rachel Fisher
