Wellbeing, Space and Society Journal
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Wellbeing, Space & Society is an interdisciplinary journal concerned with the role that space and place play in shaping wellbeing #WSS
🚽 In a world that’s constantly changing, one thing remains essential: we’ll always need the toilet.
Sanitation protects our health, preserves our environment, and upholds dignity — yet billions still live without it.
The need for sustainable sanitation solutions has never been more urgent.
Sanitation protects our health, preserves our environment, and upholds dignity — yet billions still live without it.
The need for sustainable sanitation solutions has never been more urgent.
November 19, 2025 at 3:14 PM
🚽 In a world that’s constantly changing, one thing remains essential: we’ll always need the toilet.
Sanitation protects our health, preserves our environment, and upholds dignity — yet billions still live without it.
The need for sustainable sanitation solutions has never been more urgent.
Sanitation protects our health, preserves our environment, and upholds dignity — yet billions still live without it.
The need for sustainable sanitation solutions has never been more urgent.
Drawing on ethnographic research the authors of the paper titled “Strengthening Community Ties in South Africa: Tackling Food Insecurity and Structural Challenges through Community-Led Initiatives” explore community-based initiatives that demonstrate how residents leverage social networks
November 6, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Drawing on ethnographic research the authors of the paper titled “Strengthening Community Ties in South Africa: Tackling Food Insecurity and Structural Challenges through Community-Led Initiatives” explore community-based initiatives that demonstrate how residents leverage social networks
The authors of the paper titled “Sexual consent education among youth experiencing homelessness in Toronto, Canada: Findings from an arts-based and qualitative study” explored homeless youth experiences of sexual consent and violence, & the potential of arts-based approaches
October 30, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The authors of the paper titled “Sexual consent education among youth experiencing homelessness in Toronto, Canada: Findings from an arts-based and qualitative study” explored homeless youth experiences of sexual consent and violence, & the potential of arts-based approaches
🌍✨ Calling all researchers! We’re seeking submissions that tackle pressing societal issues and explore the vital connections between space, society, and wellbeing.
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October 24, 2025 at 5:22 PM
🌍✨ Calling all researchers! We’re seeking submissions that tackle pressing societal issues and explore the vital connections between space, society, and wellbeing.
Submit your papers (www.sciencedirect.com/journal/well...!
#ResearchCall #Wellbeing #SocietyAndSpace #PolicyImpact #WSS
Submit your papers (www.sciencedirect.com/journal/well...!
#ResearchCall #Wellbeing #SocietyAndSpace #PolicyImpact #WSS
New research published in Wellbeing, Space and Society has concluded that a third of children do not play outdoors after school, which may have implications for their health and wellbeing.
To read the full paper, click here: linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii...
To read the full paper, click here: linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii...
October 15, 2025 at 9:42 PM
New research published in Wellbeing, Space and Society has concluded that a third of children do not play outdoors after school, which may have implications for their health and wellbeing.
To read the full paper, click here: linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii...
To read the full paper, click here: linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii...
Join us in congratulating Dr. Susan J Elliott, 2025 inductee to the Royal Society of Canada (RSC).
To read more about Dr. Elliott’s work and the RSC, visit the University of Waterloo news article: uwaterloo.ca/news/rsc-rec...
@uwaterloo.ca
To read more about Dr. Elliott’s work and the RSC, visit the University of Waterloo news article: uwaterloo.ca/news/rsc-rec...
@uwaterloo.ca
October 1, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Join us in congratulating Dr. Susan J Elliott, 2025 inductee to the Royal Society of Canada (RSC).
To read more about Dr. Elliott’s work and the RSC, visit the University of Waterloo news article: uwaterloo.ca/news/rsc-rec...
@uwaterloo.ca
To read more about Dr. Elliott’s work and the RSC, visit the University of Waterloo news article: uwaterloo.ca/news/rsc-rec...
@uwaterloo.ca
Thank you to all for submitting your research to WSS. We have seen a substantial increase in the number of submissions and we are thrilled! And a big thank you to our reviewers, who continue to dedicate their time & expertise to ensuring the quality & integrity of the journal.
#WSS #ThankYou
#WSS #ThankYou
September 23, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Dr. Susan J Elliott, co-editor-in-chief of Wellbeing, Space and Society, will be giving a keynote lecture (titled “Women, water and wellbeing in the face of climate change: what’s violence got to do with it?”) at the International Conference on Conflict and Violence Research 2025
September 17, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Dr. Susan J Elliott, co-editor-in-chief of Wellbeing, Space and Society, will be giving a keynote lecture (titled “Women, water and wellbeing in the face of climate change: what’s violence got to do with it?”) at the International Conference on Conflict and Violence Research 2025
🔬📢 Calling all health systems researchers!
SSM - Health Systems publishes cutting-edge interdisciplinary research that advances our understanding of health & social care systems worldwide.
SSM - Health Systems publishes cutting-edge interdisciplinary research that advances our understanding of health & social care systems worldwide.
August 20, 2025 at 4:53 PM
🔬📢 Calling all health systems researchers!
SSM - Health Systems publishes cutting-edge interdisciplinary research that advances our understanding of health & social care systems worldwide.
SSM - Health Systems publishes cutting-edge interdisciplinary research that advances our understanding of health & social care systems worldwide.
Authors Nissa Yaing Torres-Soto, Víctor Corral-Verdugo, Nadia Saraí Corral-Frías investigate the role of self-care as part of a network of behaviors that help to maintain a positive family environment and wellbeing. To read this top-cited paper:
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August 7, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Authors Nissa Yaing Torres-Soto, Víctor Corral-Verdugo, Nadia Saraí Corral-Frías investigate the role of self-care as part of a network of behaviors that help to maintain a positive family environment and wellbeing. To read this top-cited paper:
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Titled, “The need to change the narrative, to change the context: Urban Indigenous women surviving-or-thriving responses to stressors” this paper explores the life stressors and coping strategies used by Indigenous women.
To read the paper, click here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ws...
#WSS #research
To read the paper, click here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ws...
#WSS #research
July 30, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Titled, “The need to change the narrative, to change the context: Urban Indigenous women surviving-or-thriving responses to stressors” this paper explores the life stressors and coping strategies used by Indigenous women.
To read the paper, click here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ws...
#WSS #research
To read the paper, click here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ws...
#WSS #research
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted lives globally, but how did African immigrants in the U.S. navigate isolation and social distancing? To learn more, read one of Wellbeing, Space and Society’s top cited papers: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#WSS #wellbeing #COVID19Pandemic
#WSS #wellbeing #COVID19Pandemic
July 14, 2025 at 6:57 PM
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted lives globally, but how did African immigrants in the U.S. navigate isolation and social distancing? To learn more, read one of Wellbeing, Space and Society’s top cited papers: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#WSS #wellbeing #COVID19Pandemic
#WSS #wellbeing #COVID19Pandemic
One of our highly cited papers focuses how young adult experience their neighbourhood & how these experiences may be linked with their sense of loneliness, or their sense of social connectedness. To read this paper, click: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#WSS #research #Wellbeing #Journal
#WSS #research #Wellbeing #Journal
June 18, 2025 at 10:28 PM
One of our highly cited papers focuses how young adult experience their neighbourhood & how these experiences may be linked with their sense of loneliness, or their sense of social connectedness. To read this paper, click: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#WSS #research #Wellbeing #Journal
#WSS #research #Wellbeing #Journal
Meet Dr. Bower, one of Wellbeing, Space and Society’s Early Career Editorial Board Member. Dr. Bower is a Senior Research Fellow at The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use at the University of Sydney.
#WSS #editorialboard #research
#WSS #editorialboard #research
June 11, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Meet Dr. Bower, one of Wellbeing, Space and Society’s Early Career Editorial Board Member. Dr. Bower is a Senior Research Fellow at The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use at the University of Sydney.
#WSS #editorialboard #research
#WSS #editorialboard #research
Did you know that urban public spaces are essential for our physical and mental wellbeing? While research shows their benefits, there’s still a gap in understanding their role in rapidly growing cities of the Global South.
May 30, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Did you know that urban public spaces are essential for our physical and mental wellbeing? While research shows their benefits, there’s still a gap in understanding their role in rapidly growing cities of the Global South.
tests several hypothesis to better understand outdoor and nature-based activities on subjective well-being through different phases of the pandemic in USA.
May 17, 2025 at 5:52 PM
tests several hypothesis to better understand outdoor and nature-based activities on subjective well-being through different phases of the pandemic in USA.
Meet Emal Ahmad Hussainzad, a PhD student at Wuhan University. Emal’s research focuses on the intersection of architecture and well-being, particularly in informal settlements (click here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ws... to read Emal’s recently published paper in Wellbeing, Space and Society!).
April 16, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Meet Emal Ahmad Hussainzad, a PhD student at Wuhan University. Emal’s research focuses on the intersection of architecture and well-being, particularly in informal settlements (click here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ws... to read Emal’s recently published paper in Wellbeing, Space and Society!).
✨ How do architecture and daylight exposure impact health in informal settlements in Kabul, Afghanistan? The latest study published in WSS explores the links between demographics, building design, and well-being. Read Emal Ahmad Hussainzad & Zhonghua Gou’s paper at doi.org/10.1016/j.ws...
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#research
April 1, 2025 at 3:22 PM
✨ How do architecture and daylight exposure impact health in informal settlements in Kabul, Afghanistan? The latest study published in WSS explores the links between demographics, building design, and well-being. Read Emal Ahmad Hussainzad & Zhonghua Gou’s paper at doi.org/10.1016/j.ws...
#research
#research
Read one of the top cited papers from Wellbeing, Space and Society, titled “Academic Greenspace and Well-Being- Can Campus Landscape be Therapeutic? To read the paper, visit our website: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#Wellbeing #Greenspace #Research #therapeutic #TopCited
#Wellbeing #Greenspace #Research #therapeutic #TopCited
March 25, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Read one of the top cited papers from Wellbeing, Space and Society, titled “Academic Greenspace and Well-Being- Can Campus Landscape be Therapeutic? To read the paper, visit our website: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#Wellbeing #Greenspace #Research #therapeutic #TopCited
#Wellbeing #Greenspace #Research #therapeutic #TopCited
Researchers Drs. Kimiora Raerino, Rau Hoskins, Kara Beckford, & Aneta Cram have recently published a paper in WSS titled ““I want to see more of this, where our stories are told”: Exploring iwi cultural landscapes through photovoice.” To read this paper, visit doi.org/10.1016/j.ws...
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#research
March 19, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Researchers Drs. Kimiora Raerino, Rau Hoskins, Kara Beckford, & Aneta Cram have recently published a paper in WSS titled ““I want to see more of this, where our stories are told”: Exploring iwi cultural landscapes through photovoice.” To read this paper, visit doi.org/10.1016/j.ws...
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#research
📢 Call for Special Issue Proposals!
Wellbeing, Space & Society welcomes Special Issues that spotlight key research areas within the journal’s scope. 🌍✨
📄 Ready to lead a Special Issue? Submit your proposal today!
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Wellbeing, Space & Society welcomes Special Issues that spotlight key research areas within the journal’s scope. 🌍✨
📄 Ready to lead a Special Issue? Submit your proposal today!
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/journal/well...
#journal #specialissue #research
March 12, 2025 at 8:46 PM
📢 Call for Special Issue Proposals!
Wellbeing, Space & Society welcomes Special Issues that spotlight key research areas within the journal’s scope. 🌍✨
📄 Ready to lead a Special Issue? Submit your proposal today!
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/journal/well...
#journal #specialissue #research
Wellbeing, Space & Society welcomes Special Issues that spotlight key research areas within the journal’s scope. 🌍✨
📄 Ready to lead a Special Issue? Submit your proposal today!
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/journal/well...
#journal #specialissue #research
Attend the Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science (IAPHS) Annual Meeting “Community Engagement in Population Health Science.” Visit the IAPHS website for more information regarding abstract submission and registration, iaphs.org/conference/
#conference #research #publichealth
#conference #research #publichealth
February 28, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Attend the Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science (IAPHS) Annual Meeting “Community Engagement in Population Health Science.” Visit the IAPHS website for more information regarding abstract submission and registration, iaphs.org/conference/
#conference #research #publichealth
#conference #research #publichealth
New paper alert! 🚨
Read how the authors (Drs. Rowland, Conolly, Abrams, Harris & Maben) of the paper titled “Mobilising knowledge with nurses practicing during the Covid-19 pandemic: Prioritising strategies for enhancing nurses’ psychological wellbeing in the workplace”….(continued)
Read how the authors (Drs. Rowland, Conolly, Abrams, Harris & Maben) of the paper titled “Mobilising knowledge with nurses practicing during the Covid-19 pandemic: Prioritising strategies for enhancing nurses’ psychological wellbeing in the workplace”….(continued)
February 26, 2025 at 7:47 PM
New paper alert! 🚨
Read how the authors (Drs. Rowland, Conolly, Abrams, Harris & Maben) of the paper titled “Mobilising knowledge with nurses practicing during the Covid-19 pandemic: Prioritising strategies for enhancing nurses’ psychological wellbeing in the workplace”….(continued)
Read how the authors (Drs. Rowland, Conolly, Abrams, Harris & Maben) of the paper titled “Mobilising knowledge with nurses practicing during the Covid-19 pandemic: Prioritising strategies for enhancing nurses’ psychological wellbeing in the workplace”….(continued)
Join Carleton University's Department of Geography and Environmental Studies for the 75th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association of Geographers, happening from May 20–23, 2025.
To learn more, visit the CAG 2025 website: www.cag-acg.ca/cag-2025-home
#conference #research #health
To learn more, visit the CAG 2025 website: www.cag-acg.ca/cag-2025-home
#conference #research #health
February 18, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Join Carleton University's Department of Geography and Environmental Studies for the 75th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association of Geographers, happening from May 20–23, 2025.
To learn more, visit the CAG 2025 website: www.cag-acg.ca/cag-2025-home
#conference #research #health
To learn more, visit the CAG 2025 website: www.cag-acg.ca/cag-2025-home
#conference #research #health