New Reapra Fellowship at Oxford to study sustainable wellbeing

A major new research partnership seeks to advance the study of sustainable wellbeing.

The Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford, and Asia-based venture builder and investment group Reapra, will collaborate to examine long-term questions around human wellbeing in what is thought to be the first Fellowship of its kind.

A new Reapra Research Fellow will work among Oxford’s interdisciplinary researchers to study the relationship between human wellbeing and environmental sustainability, with the goal of creating policy insights for the benefit of both current and – crucially – future generations.

The three-year partnership will augment Reapra’s efforts towards its vision of enabling future oriented-ness in business and society.

Founded in 2014 by Japanese entrepreneur Shuhei Morofuji, Reapra’s mission is to co-create industries for the betterment of society through research and practice.

“There is often a palpable tension between advancing population wellbeing and environmental sustainability.”

Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, Professor of Economics and Behavioural Science at Saïd Business School, Oxford, and Director of the Wellbeing Research Centre, said: “There is often a palpable tension between advancing population wellbeing and environmental sustainability. And, even when working with the best of intentions, policymakers and business leaders alike can lose sight of the long-term impact of their actions.

“We are therefore energised and excited by this new research partnership with our like-minded colleagues at Reapra, and wish to pay particular thanks to Shuhei-san for his leadership in this critical area of advancing our understanding of sustainable wellbeing .”

Laura Lynn Lee, Growth & Wellbeing Catalyst at Reapra, said: “By integrating human and planetary long-term wellbeing with business success and social contribution, we are aiming for a new way of industry-building that will empower next-generation orientation in socio-economic systems.

“This partnership with Jan and team at the Wellbeing Research Centre is a heartening milestone in that journey – one marked by the deep curiosity we share for long-term wellbeing and its integral role in orientating each generation to think about the next.”

The Wellbeing Research Centre now seeks an exceptional postdoctoral researcher to examine the interface between research and practice in the pursuit of long-term wellbeing as its new Reapra Research Fellow.

More details can be found on the Centre’s website ahead of the deadline for applications on Monday 11 November, 2024.