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.
Help build a measure of social connection that works across cultures
On the Tackling Loneliness Hub, ABSL researchers explain why current tools miss how most of the world experiences connection.
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.
Meet the LONELY-EU work package leaders
Seven researchers and practitioners from five countries lead the work packages of LONELY-EU.
Psychology Today: why loneliness statistics deserve a second look
Hans Rocha IJzerman explains in Psychology Today why loneliness figures can differ so much, and how LONELY-EU wants to improve them.
Podcast: LONELY-EU is here to connect Europe, with Judith Merkies and Hans Rocha IJzerman
Judith Merkies and Hans Rocha IJzerman talk with Phil McAuliffe on HUMANS:CONNECTING about how LONELY-EU started and what it aims to do.
LONELY-EU launches at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
LONELY-EU started in February 2025 with a kick-off event at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.