The Better Living Lab brings together a diverse group of researchers with expertise spanning behavioural science, public health, psychology, coaching and performance science, optometry and eye health, and social change. Our work explores how behaviours are shaped by social, environmental, and organisational contexts, and how evidence-informed solutions can be co-created and implemented to improve health, wellbeing, and sustainability.
Researchers in the Lab operate across a wide range of real-world settings, including healthcare systems, communities, workplaces, education, sport, and industry. Drawing on a diverse range of research methods and perspectives, we seek to better understand complex challenges and develop practical solutions that can work in everyday contexts.
Through interdisciplinary collaboration and strong partnerships with communities, public organisations, and industry, the Lab aims to translate research into actions that make a meaningful difference to people’s lives.
Guided by this approach, the Better Living Lab works on a range of collaborative projects that address important societal challenges across health, well-being, and sustainable living. Our work is developed alongside partners and communities, enabling research to be designed, tested, and applied in real-world contexts. Through this, we ensure that our research is informed by the needs and insights of the diverse communities we serve.
The examples below highlight some of the key challenges, projects, and partnerships that reflect the Lab’s collaborative and applied approach to research.