The Institute of Employment Studies [1] ‘researches and consults on employment and HR topics, using a range of approaches to provide insight and support to policymakers and practitioners’, including continuing professional development programmes, tools, events, literature reviews, consultancy, data collection/analysis, evaluation of workplace initiatives, and membership of an HR network [2]. Its new head of HR research development is Steve Bevan, who is moving from The Work Foundation. IES works in the health and wellbeing space – projects and case studies are available on the website [3].