Interview: Maike Luhmann on why loneliness affects us all
In a short radio interview about her new book on loneliness, Maike Luhmann explains why loneliness should not be underestimated.
Neighbours share a street meal at La Table d’Aude in Paris
Hans Rocha IJzerman joined La Table d'Aude, a neighbourhood street meal in Paris run by La République des Hyper Voisins.
EU Loneliness Explorer maps loneliness data across Europe
Our first research deliverable, the EU Loneliness Explorer, brings hundreds of datasets on loneliness in Europe and the UK into one searchable tool.
Podcast: Are we lonelier than ever? Maike Luhmann on too much information
Maike Luhmann talks with Thilo Mischke about whether it is fair to speak of a loneliness epidemic, and about young people, men, social media, and AI.
Psychology Today: how Europe measures loneliness
In Psychology Today, Hans Rocha IJzerman explains what LONELY-EU learned about the tools Europe uses to measure loneliness.
Policy Brief 4 – Quality
Not all loneliness measures are equally reliable. With billions in public health resources at stake, EU policymakers need transparent guidance on which measurement instruments produce trustworthy, comparable data across member states. The LONELY-EU…
Policy Brief 3 – Measurement
Loneliness costs EU member states billions annually in healthcare and lost productivity, yet comprehensive psychometric evaluation across all 27 EU countries (N=25,646) reveals current measurement instruments vary dramatically in quality¹.…
Student projects on loneliness at Hotelschool The Hague
LONELY-EU mentored and assessed 24 student projects on loneliness in hospitality at the first Challenge Expo of Hotelschool The Hague.
Judith Merkies talks about loneliness on Tijd voor Max
LONELY-EU policy expert Judith Merkies appeared on the Dutch television programme Tijd voor Max to talk about loneliness and the project.
LONELY-EU in the European Parliament in Strasbourg
At a European Parliament event on 9 July 2025, Hans Rocha IJzerman set out three priorities that global data on loneliness already point to.