A rich picture of life from longitudinal data
Living longer – what do we know? And what do we need to know?
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A regular look at research into life in the UK, and how our Study works. To ask a question, or contribute, please email us.
The Industrial Strategy: can economic growth include everyone?
What can government and others do to make growth inclusive?
Biology and being ‘green’
Why do some of us take action on the environment, and some not?
Get on your bike!
What can Understanding Society data tell us about walking, cycling or taking public transport to work?
Family fortunes – and how they persist over generations
Research using Understanding Society shows that grandparents’ social class has an impact on their grandchildren’s opportunities
The gender pay gap: where to in 2019?
It’s the second year of Gender Pay Gap reporting, so: what do we know about this complex challenge – and what can we do about it?
Becoming a UK citizen – does it make people happy and ‘integrated’?
Does citizenship help to integrate people, or make an already vulnerable population more excluded?
How things stand in 2019
A look at what to expect from Understanding Society in 2019