#BeeWell: Making young people’s wellbeing everyone’s business
- Wednesday 4 March 2026
- 14:00 - 15:00
- Audience: Open to the public, staff and students
- Booking: This event is free
Join us for our next Wolfson Lecture where we will welcome Professor Neil Humphrey who will be giving an overview of the #BeeWell programme. Each virtual talk lasts for an hour, including a Q&A session with the guest speaker.
Speaker
Professor Neil Humphrey
Professor of Psychology of Education at the Manchester Institute of Education
Talk description:
In this talk, Professor Neil Humphrey will provide an overview of the #BeeWell programme, a large-scale initiative that gathers evidence on young people’s wellbeing through an annual school-based survey. Now operating across multiple regions in England, the programme captures young people’s views on what matters to them and shares findings with schools and local partners to support action.
Professor Humphrey will discuss key research insights generated through the programme, including patterns in wellbeing and inequality, alongside practical examples of impact ‘at the chalkface’. The talk will conclude by exploring the implications for educational policy, particularly around the monitoring and assessment of young people’s wellbeing.
About our speaker
Neil Humphrey is Professor of Psychology of Education at the Manchester Institute of Education, University of Manchester, a position he has held since 2010. He also serves as Associate Dean (Research) for the Faculty of Humanities, a role he took on in 2021, and previously served as Head of the Manchester Institute of Education from 2016 to 2020. Neil's research focuses on social and emotional learning, mental health in educational settings and special educational needs. Currently, Neil leads the #BeeWell programme, a youth-centered initiative that measures and improves adolescent wellbeing across regions in England. He holds visiting professorships at the University of Stavanger and University College London, and has extensive experience in advisory roles, including membership on the Research Advisory Group for Place2Be and consultancy work with NICE on social and emotional wellbeing in education.
We look forward to having you attend the event!