Universal Basic Income (UBI) may have potential to improve population mental health in high-income countries, but only if people do not choose to leave work in response to the policy.
And the impact lasts into adult-hood.
Those on middle incomes are now more likely to be in insecure jobs and housing.
New research on the association between having concern for the environmental and how often people smoke.
Understanding Society launches annual Insights report, showcasing research on political identity.
We're looking for new members to join the Board to help guide Understanding Society into the future.
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation publishes its 2024 report on who is in poverty and what has changed over time.
Submit your ideas for methodological experiments or survey content to be added to the next wave of the Innovation Panel.
Understanding Society and ISER are hosting the Society for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies (SLLS) annual conference in September 2024.
The latest dataset is now available from the UK Data Service.
Professor Michaela Benzeval receives the honour for services to social science.
Home working and hybrid working became the norm during the Covid pandemic. Did the extra flexibility to work remotely help, or hinder, our mental health?
Governments promote self-employment, but does it drive job growth?
The latest wave of Understanding Society is now available
Join us for the launch of Insights 2024, this year focusing on the themes of political engagement and the transition to Net Zero.
Latest waves can now be downloaded from the UK Data Service
The tax/benefit microsimulation model can now be powered by Understanding Society data
The new funding will support a further six waves of data collection, extending the Study to the year 2032
Which population groups are most affected by material deprivation? And what changes over time?
A new study looks at the biological impact of renting, compared to owning your own home.
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The Economic and Social Research Council is the primary funder of the study The Study is led by a team at the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) at the University of Essex.
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