While finding well-paid, meaningful work remains a struggle for many in the UK and beyond right now, some sectors are on the up, offering hope. From the festival organiser who sees potential in a new funding format for live music, to the academic who’s spearheading the use of AI to detect cancer, we meet six people with joyful – if not straightforward – careers in burgeoning sectors.
Joyful jobs
Articles in this series
Transforming tomorrow’s healthcare through science
Sian Taylor Philips is exploring how AI could transform breast cancer screening, as part of driving science-backed improvements for the NHS
Health
Innovation
Lifestyle
Science
Society
Keeping people toasty via renewable energy
Happiest when ‘nerding out’ about renewables, Alex Willis is helping more people to take a ‘whole home approach’ to green energy
Energy
Environment
Innovation
Society
‘This model will allow us to create a showcase for grassroots music’
A movement has launched to help save the UK’s live music venues and empower independent music promotors
Arts
Culture
Lifestyle
Society
Crafting meaningful ceremonies for life’s most poignant rituals
The latest article in our ‘joyful jobs’ series features celebrant Sarah Clarke, who finds satisfaction in helping people plan their big days
Culture
Lifestyle
Society
Weaving a story of hope with nature recovery
Think big, act wild, goes the strapline at Rewilding Britain, which Sara King puts into practice every day
Conservation
Environment
Society
UK
Helping people to feel empowered and supported when they become parents
Convinced of the lifechanging impact that a positive pregnancy and birth experience can have, Amina Hatia helps new parents to flourish
Health
Lifestyle
Society
Wellbeing
