Getting informed consent to link data
New research looks into what people understand about data linking consent and how they decide whether to give it
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Poverty was bad for health before Covid-19
The unequal impact of Covid-19 should not have come as a surprise, according to a report from The Health Foundation
Adult education – the answer to Covid-related unemployment?
Funding for adult education could boost post-Covid employment
Why families matter in recovering from the pandemic – part 2
Examining social change through families gives us a fascinating and complex picture of a changing Britain
Why families matter in recovering from the pandemic
Examining social change through families provides a fascinating and complex picture of a changing Britain
Status, not class, linked to support for right-wing populism
The rise of the radical right, and what's behind it
Early ageing affects even mild asthma sufferers
Biomarker analysis shows some evidence of protection from corticosteroids
Why abortions are linked to precarious income
Child benefits, maternity leave and unemployment benefits affect fertility
Just how stressful are lockdowns?
As the UK enters a new lockdown, research asks about its mental health impact
Provider or father? Parenthood and men’s working hours
Fatherhood changes men’s working hours – but not by much
What will a winter lockdown do to our wellbeing?
Research suggests weather has little effect on average levels of wellbeing
Did children get their free school meals during lockdown?
Scheme may have failed to reach half of eligible children
Modern problems and symphonic thinking
How can researchers think and work differently to bring about change?
Working with the policy machinery
How is policy formulated? How can evidence influence it?
Time to change course on generating impact
Data helps us understand social change. Can it also drive policy change?
Changing living arrangements and stress in lockdown
How did people whose adult children moved back in feel?
The arts: good for mental health and life satisfaction
...even taking other factors such as socio-economic status into account
Does employment always trump unemployment when it comes to our health?
Is any job better than no job for health?
Covid-19 and our unprecedented age of change
The impact of Covid-19 and its long aftermath: the part longitudinal studies can play
Is a low-paid job a stepping stone to better pay?
And does the effect depend on local unemployment levels?