Photo: Rosa Lisa Rosenberg, City of Essen
Essen and Bochum commit to tackling loneliness
The Essen Charter and the Bochumer Verabredung bring local organisations together against loneliness.
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LONELY.AI: new research project on loneliness and AI
Maike Luhmann leads LONELY.AI, a German research project on how generative AI affects social and mental health.
New paper: what protects against loneliness differs by region
Researchers at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart compared the correlates of loneliness across four European regions.
Photo: © Mareen Meyer / Ruhr Innovation Lab
Ruhr Innovation Lab to strengthen loneliness research
The Ruhr Innovation Lab of Ruhr University Bochum and TU Dortmund, funded under Germany's Excellence Strategy, includes research on loneliness.
The LONELY-EU Item Explorer is now public
The Item Explorer shows the questions inside the loneliness and social isolation measures found in our systematic review.
Ties is now open to the community
Ties, the European network for social connection published by LONELY-EU, now accepts requests to join from everyone working on loneliness.
LONELY-EU working session in the European Parliament
On 18 November, MEPs Evelyn Regner and Maria Walsh co-host a LONELY-EU working session on reducing loneliness across Europe.
Psychology Today: what loneliness figures leave out
A new Psychology Today post by Hans Rocha IJzerman walks through LONELY-EU's latest policy brief on social connection tools.
Podcast: Why do we all feel a little lonely? Patrizia Catellani on Dentro l’Avvenire
Patrizia Catellani talks on the Avvenire podcast about urban loneliness and why being surrounded by people is not enough.
Avvenire: Patrizia Catellani on LONELY-EU’s work in Italy
Italian daily Avvenire spoke with Patrizia Catellani about how LONELY-EU studies the causes and social effects of loneliness.