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      • The global Muslim community and sustainability (February 2025)
      • The diversity of British Muslims (April 2025)
      • Unpacking the British Muslim experience (May 2025)
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      • Women, leadership and the church (September 2025)
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      • Faith and education (March 2026)
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      • 2023
        • Keep the Faith: Mental Health in the UK
      • 2024
        • Making Faith Work: Job Satisfaction in the UK
        • The social contribution of British Muslims
        • Stewardship: Exploring Faith and Sustainability
      • 2025
        • Conserving the World in Faith: An in-depth study of how Faith Inspires Environmentalism
        • Belonging, Belief & Britishness: Exploring the British Muslim Experience on Their Own Terms
        • Faith & Happiness: How Religious Belief Shapes Britain’s Emotional Wellbeing
        • The Next Generation of Faith: Journeys, Meaning and Wellbeing
        • The Changing Landscape of Faith in Britain: Rebirth, Renewal and Reimagining
    • Attitudes tracker
      • Britain’s attitudes to faith in public life – November 2024
      • Britain’s attitudes to faith in public life – October 2024
      • Britain’s attitudes to faith in public life – September 2024
      • Britain’s attitudes to faith in public life – August 2024
      • Britain’s attitudes to faith in public life – July 2024
      • Britain’s attitudes to faith in public life – June 2024
      • Britain’s attitudes to faith in public life – May 2024
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Category: Media

Faith may be declining in the West, but it still has a positive impact on our lives

Dr Jake Scott discusses research that reveals half of Britons believe religion does more harm than good, and the limits of this research.

Do not underestimate how faith can improve your life

Camilla Cavendish features our research in her latest article for the Financial Times.

Faith and work: understanding job satisfaction amongst religious people

Dr Jake Scott discussess IIFL’s report on faith and job satisfaction with Voice of Islam radio.

Exploring religion and happiness; new research

Dr Jake Scott speaks to the Voice of Islam radio show to discuss IIFL’s report on faith and mental health.

Britain, Islam and life satisfaction; an interview with British Muslim TV

IIFL secretary Dr Jake Scott discusses our research, events and findings with Mohammed Shafiq of British Muslim TV.

What is the cause of greater life satisfaction amongst people of faith?

Professor Fraser Watts writes to the Church Times to welcome our research, and encourage greater investigation.

A new British study shows the happiness and optimism of believers

Read coverage of our report into the relationship between faith and happiness and optimism in Religion en Libertad (Religion in Freedom).

Research shows how faith helps working life

Sarah Meyrick reports on our latest study, “Making Faith Work” for the Church Times.

Religious Brits are more trusting of work colleagues than atheists

Read Tola Mbakwe’s coverage of our new report on faith and work in the United Kingdom.

People of faith are happier: more evidence from Great Britain

Michael Harrington at Salem Radio Network News discusses our research into the relationship between faith and mental wellbeing.

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