Welcome to The Well-Being in Context Lab at Heriot-Watt University.

If you have ever thought about what would be best for yourself or for someone else, you have thought about human well-being. But what exactly is well-being?  The Well-Being in Context Lab aims to examine this question by asking whether and how our understanding of well-being changes in different contexts, from early life to old age, disability, illness, the environment, and beyond. 

We’re currently developing our website to launch fully in 2025. In the meantime, you can contact the lab director at s.potter@hw.ac.uk if you want to get involved or have any questions.