Conferences

2023

Fancourt, D., Noguchi, T., Bone, J. K., Wels, J., Gao, Q., Kondo, K., Saito, T., & Mak, H. W. (2023). Moderating effect of country-level health determinants on the association between hobby engagement and mental health: cross-cohort multi-level models, meta-analyses, and meta-regressions. The Lancet, 402, S41. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(23)02091-3

Kromydas, T., Demou, E., Leyland, A. H., Katikireddi, S. V., & Wels, J. (2023). Effect of trade unions on the mental health of UK workers before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal analysis using Understanding Society data. The Lancet, 402, S62. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(23)02105-0

Kromydas, T & Wels, J. (2023). Do Trade Unions lead to healthier workers?. The Future of Trade Unions: Informed thinking through Understanding Society – the UK Household Longitudinal Study, Understanding Society Roundtable (2023-11-16, London & Online).

Liu Y., Wels J., James S.-N., Keuss S. E., Maddock J., Parker T. D., Stafford J., Schott J. M., Richards M., Patalay P. (2023). Persistent financial adversity across adulthood and cognitive ageing: A lifecourse investigation, Alzheimer's Association International Conference (2023-07-16, Amsterdam). (Not presenting). 

Wels, J. (2023). The association between multi-morbidity and mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic: an explanatory study using 8 British longitudinal studies. Multimorbidity Statistical Community of Practice Seminar (2023-02-22, Online). 

2022

Hamilton, O, Wels, J. (2022). Investigating the impacts of COVID-19 on Society and Health: Research from the National Core Study Longitudinal Health & Wellbeing programme. COVID-19 Longitudinal Health and Wellbeing National Core Study and CONVALESCENCE Study Conference (2022-11-17, London). 

Wels, J. (2022). Working from home and its association with mental health and wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from 7 UK longitudinal studies. The 20th Congress of the European Psychiatric Association Section of Epidemiology & Social Psychiatry (2022-09-09, Cambridge). 

Kromydas T., Demou E., Wels, J. (2022). Did Trade Union Presence and Membership Protect against deteriorating mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic? Society for Social Medicine & Population Health Annual Scientific Meeting (2022-09-07, Exeter). (Not presenting).

2021

Wels, J (2021), Trade Unions and Workers’ Health, University of Oxford, Department of Social Policy and Intervention seminar (2021-11-02, Oxford).   

Wels, J. (2021). Reasons for Retirement and Post-Retirement Self-Reported Health in Japan. A non-longitudinal approach, UCL Mental Ageing meeting (online) (2021-10-13: London). 

Wels, J. (2021). Beyond the relationship between employment and health – should social epidemiology care about democracy at work, UCL Epidemiological methods seminar (online) (2021-10-12: London).

Wels, J. (2021). Addressing the impact of border enforcement measures on the self-reported health of migrants aiming to enter Japan during the COVID-19 epidemic, The British Society for Population Study Conference (BSPS) (online) (2021-09-15: London).

Wels, J. (2021). A Gradient of Voluntariness. Reasons for Retirement and Post-Retirement Self-Reported Health in Japan, International Interdisciplinary Workshop on Ageing in Japan and the UK (online) (2021-09-09, University of East Anglia).

Wels, J. (2021). Absence and Invisibility: A Survey assessing the Health of Stranded Migrants aiming to Enter Japan during the COVID-19 epidemic, Doctors Within Borders Workshop II: Paradoxes of Healthcare Entitlements in the Covid-19 Pandemic (online) (2021-06-18: Lancaster).

2020

Wels, J. (2020). ‘Two examples of association between employment conditions and health: late career non-standard employment in Japan and collective bargaining in the United Kingdom’, The Institute of Social Science at Tokyo University seminar (2020-01-07: Tokyo). 

2019

Wels, J. (2019). What is the impact of late career transitions on workers’ health in Japan?: A longitudinal perspective using JSTAR-RIETI, The 92ndmeeting of the Japan Sociological Society (第92回日本社会学会大会).(2019-10-05: Tokyo). 

Wels, J. (2019). La réforme des pensions, pour quels enjeux sociétaux ?. (2019-09-24 : Brussels). 

Lee, Y., Wels, J., (2019). Quantifying Intersectionality : Using interaction effects to assess the impact of gender, material deprivation and ethnicity on mental, physical and general health in the Great Britain, British Society for Population Studies 2019 Conference. (2019-09-10: Cardiff). 

Wels, J. (2019). The association between self-reported health, late career transitions and working time modulation in England. American Sociological Association Conference 114. (2019-08-12: New York).

Wels, J., Holzmann, R. (2019). Status and Progress in Cross-Border Portability of Social Security Benefits, The Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics 2019. Multilateralism: Past, Present, and Future. (2019-06-16/17: The World Bank, Washington DC).   

Wels, J. (2019). Assessing the health impact of late career transitions in Japan and in the United Kingdom. Methodological issues and policy implications. Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training. (2019-06-07: Tokyo, JILPT). 

Lee, Y., Wels, J., (2019). Quantifying Intersectionality : Using interaction effects to assess the impact of gender, material deprivation and ethnicity on mental, physical and general health in the Great Britain, 28th International Association for Feminist Economics. (2019-06: Glasgow). Forthcoming. 

Wels, J. (2019). The association between self-reported health, late career transitions and working time modulation in England. Cambridge Life Course Seminar, 2019(2), University of Cambridge. (2019-03-12: Cambridge). 

2018

Wels, J. (2018). Articulating processual sociology and sociology of employment. An empirical perspective looking at the transition from work to retirement in England. Work, Employment and Society Conference (WES). (2018-09: Belfast) 

Wels, J., Markowski, M., Cleaver, K. (2018). What leads nurses to keep working after the retirement age? Results from a survey in South-East London. Work, Employment and Society Conference (WES). (2018-09: Belfast). 

Wels, J. (2018). Unionization, self-reported health and depressive symptoms among the older workforce. A longitudinal approach using HRS. Paper presented at the 113th Conference of the American Sociological Association. (2018-08: Philadelphia).  

Wels, J., Holzmann, R (2018). The portability of social rights for migrant workers. Issues raised by portability between Great Britain and the European Economic Area. Paper presented at the Social Policy Association Conference. (2018-07: York). 

Wels, J., Macnicol, J. (2018). Is the “Lump of Labour’ a Self-evident Fallacy?’. Paper presented at the Social Policy Association Conference. (2018-07: York). 

Wels, J. (2018). “Introduction: Health, transitions and the life course”. Paper presented at the TAEN/CROW/LSE seminar series Assessing Older Worker’s Health. (2018-05-25: London). 

Wels, J. (2018). La portabilité des droits sociaux. Le cas des accords belgo et franco-marocains. Séminaire organisé par l’Ecole d’Actuariat de l’Université Internationale de Rabat (2018-04-24, Rabat, Morocco).

2017

Wels,  J. (2017). Les 360 derniers jours de l’actualité retraite: Point de vue sociétal. Paper session presented at 360 Retraite: les Essentiels de la retraite (4: 2017-10-05: Paris).

Banaszak-Holl, J.; Kennedy, S.; Nicklett, E.J., Wels, J., West, E., Zwakhalen, S., Aging in place: living arrangement transitions in the United States, England and Europe. American Sociological Association (2016-08: Montréal). 

Wels, J., Beach, B. (2017).  Are older and young workers substitutes? A time-series analysis based on the British LFS. American Sociological Association (2016-08: Montréal). 

            Wels, J. (2016). Job sharing in the United Kingdom.  Paper session presented at the conference “Older Workers and the ‘Lump of Labour’”. London School of Economics / TAEN (2016-10-18: London)

2016

Wels,  J. (2016). Les 360 derniers jours de l’actualité retraite: Point de vue sociétal. Paper session presented at 360 Retraite: les Essentiels de la retraite (3: 2016-06-15: Paris).

2015

Wels,  J. (2015). Les 360 derniers jours de l’actualité retraite: Point de vue sociétal. Paper session presented at 360 Retraite: les Essentiels de la retraite (2: 2015-06-11: Paris).

Wels, J. (2015). The Social Construction of a Gap: Early retirement and transitions to retirement in EU countries. Paper session presented at Ageing, Economic Uncertainty, Savings and Long-run Governance of Pension Schemes (2015-04-16&17: Le Havre (France)).

Wels, J., & Ghesquiere,  F. (2015). Transitions to Retirement in EU15 Countries based on Income Statuses. Paper session presented at The 4th EU-Microdata User Conferences in Mannheim (4: 2015-03-05/06: Mannheim, Germany).

2014

Wels, J. (2014). La médiation au cœur des dispositifs de l’Etat social.: Le cas des conseillers-emplois en Région de Bruxelles-Capitale. Paper session presented at Secteur non marchand, milieux associatifs, organismes communautaires : des mondes en recomposition (2010-10-27/28: Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB)).

Wels,  J. (2014). Les 360 derniers jours de l’actualité retraite: Point de vue sociétal. Paper session presented at 360 Retraite: les Essentiels de la retraite (1: 2014-06-20: Paris).

Wels, J. (2014). Place aux jeunes!: Mythes et réalité du partage de l'emploi entre les générations. Paper session presented at Journées Internationales de Sociologie du Travail (JIST) (14: 2014-06-17/19: Lille (Clersé)).

Wels, J. (2014). Le partage de l’emploi entre générations: Evolution d’un argumentaire et perspectives empiriques. Paper session presented at Les rapports de domination liés à l'âge. Histoire, sociologie, anthropologie. Journée d’étude du Groupe Vieillissement du Réseau des Jeunes Chercheurs Santé et Société. (2011-03-11: Paris, Maison des sciences de l'homme).

Wels, J. (2014). “Entre déstandardisation et désinstitutionalisation des parcours de vie.: Le cas du cumul retraite-emploi en perspective comparée (Belgique-France). Paper session presented at Trajectoires professionnelles et dispositifs en action. Colloque international (2014-06-12/13: Université Paris-Dauphine).

Wels, J. (2014). Quantifier les fins de carrières professionnelles: Approches macro et micro sociologiques et enjeux politiques. Paper session presented at Temporalités, rythmes sociaux, biographies et trajectoires (5ième Université d'été du Réseau des écoles doctorales en sciences sociales (RéDoc): 2014-06-30 - 2014-07-04: Université libre de Bruxelles).

2013

Wels, J. (2013). Western Corridor Presentations & Qualitative Evaluation: Social Insurance Profiles, Corridor Migration Profiles, BSSA Profiles and Institutional Profiles. Paper session presented at Pension Portability Corridor Study (World Bank Workshop: 2013-12-16/17: Vienna, Austria).

Wels, J. (2013). Où en sont les modèles "transitionnels" de départ en retraite en Europe?: Le point sur le cumul emploi-retraite dans les pays continentaux. Paper session presented at Colloque Européen du Réseau REFUTS: Les transitions dans les parcours de vie : entre crises socio-économiques, politiques publiques et pratiques professionnelles (XXIVème: 2013-07-01/03: Luxembourg).

Wels, J. (2013). La Suisse et les régimes d'Etat-providence: Les fins de carrières suisses sous le prisme des comparaisons internationales. Paper session presented at Congrès de la société suisse de sociologie (2013-06-28: Berne).

Ghesquiere, F., & Wels, J. (2013). Atypical employment and incomes in Europe: Macro- and microanalysis. Paper session presented at EU-Microdata User-conference (3e: 21-22 mars 2013: Mannheim, Allemagne).

Wels, J. (2013). Quels marchés du travail pour les fins de carrières ?: Enjeux méthodologiques et perspectives d’une comparaison européenne. Paper session presented at Séminaire scientifique 'Autour de Serge Paugam' (2013-02-20: Bruxelles, Belgique, ULB).

2012

Wels, J. (2012). Générations au travail et travail des générations: Effets de période et effets de cohorte sur l'emploi des travailleurs âgés en Europe. Paper session presented at Les activités professionnelles et le marché du travail. Colloque organisé par l'Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale (ULCO) (8: 2012-11-29/30: Saint-Omer, France).

Wels, J. (2012). From withdrawal to retirement. Transitions of the older workers on the labour market, comparison between Belgian and French cases. Paper session presented at Direction des retraites et de la solidarité de la Caisse des Dépôts : Séminaire scientifique international (20: 2012-11-15: Bordeaux, France).

Brodersen, M., & Wels, J. (2012). Esquisse d'une approche par les réseaux: Objet d'étude ou méthodologie? Paper session presented at Accords, désaccords et malentendus : le sociologue comme médiateur dans l'espace public (Colloque en hommage à Luc Van Campenhoudt à l'occasion de son accession à l'Eméritat) (2012-10-18/19: Facultés Universitaires Saint-Louis (FUSL), Bruxelles, Belgique).

Wels, J. (2012). La sécurisation des parcours professionnels: Point-de-vue diachronique sur les nouvelles transitions sur le marché du travail. Paper session presented at Penser l'incertain (XIXième congrès international des sociologues de langue française (AISLF): 2012-07-03: Rabat, Maroc).

Wels, J. (2012). Retraites et retraits.: Modification du rapport salarial et réorientation des modes d’assurance. Paper session presented at Penser l'incertain (XIXième congrès des sociologues de langue française (AISLF): 2012-07-3: Rabat, Maroc).

Wels, J. (2012). Le temps partiel en Europe et en Belgique: Caractéristiques. Paper session presented at Temps partiel, partiellement choisi? (Organisé par la plate-forme Inform'Elles dans le cadre du projet Fond Social Européen (FSE) "Miracle": 2012-10-25: Chimay, Belgique).

2011

Wels, J. (2011). Enjeux centraux, enjeux locaux.: La médiation des conseillers emploi en région de Bruxelles-Capitale. Paper session presented at L'"Etat Social" dans tous ses états:quelles rationalisations, épreuves et réactions de l’intervention sociale (Colloque transnational organisé par l’Associations des Chercheurs des Organismes de la Formation et de l’Intervention Sociale: 2011-12-08: Marseille, France).