The Understanding Society Scientific Conference takes place every two years and is an opportunity for researchers to share the latest work on household panel studies. The conference features research from a wide range of disciplines, but centred around the exploration of longitudinal panel data.
The conference will take place from the 11 to 13 July, in-person at the University of Essex. The three days include 32 different topic sessions and 121 papers. The conference covers diverse research on health, the labour market, gender roles, discrimination, education, housing, life course analysis and more, plus the latest on survey methods.
You can find the full programme for the conference, and book your place on the conference website.
Conference costs
It costs £60 per day to attend the conference, or £150 if you book all three days. The registration fee includes refreshments and lunch. For students, the fee is £30 per day, or £90 for three days. Accommodation is booked separately and costs £55 per night. On Tuesday 11 July there will be an evening reception and Wednesday 12 July there will be an evening BBQ, these are included in the conference fee for these dates.
Pre-conference workshops
On Monday 10 July, the day before the conference starts, we will be hosting two workshops. One introducing geographical data linkage for Understanding Society, and a second giving a basic training in using the Cross-National Equivalent File panel data. Workshops are booked separately to the conference and are free to attend.
Find out more about the workshops on the conference website.
Biomarkers, genetics and epigeneticsCovid 19EducationEmploymentEthnicity and immigrationFamily and householdsHealth and wellbeingIncome and expenditureMoney and financesPolitics and social attitudesSocial mobilitySurvey methodologyTransport and environmentYoung people
