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Registration is now open for our Insights 2026 policy conference - book your place
The latest wave of UKHLS is now available from the UK Data Service
The latest release of our Calendar Year datasets can now be accessed via the UK Data Service.
Field an experiment or suggest questionnaire content for the next wave of the Innovation Panel.
The latest Pregnancy and Early Childhood data is now available from the UK Data Service
Introducing key topic areas in Understanding Society
The latest Annual Report gives a summary of key data on the use of the Study, alongside a selection of research and impact from the year.
Let us know your views on this important part of the Understanding Society survey.
Understanding Society Waves 1-14 Census 2021 data are now available, as are Acorn Wellbeing data.
Join us on the 1-3 July for three days of longitudinal and household panel research.
A new briefing note uses Understanding Society data on children and housing to explore trends in overcrowding and how this impacts on children.
Understanding Society showcases research on housing crisis.
Apply before the 19 March to become one of the next Understanding Society Fellows
Join us for a one-day policy conference on how housing can influence health, wealth equality and carbon emissions.
Understanding Society calendar year datasets combine data collected in a specific year across multiple waves of the Study.
Read our latest Working Paper to find out about the experiments run on Wave 16 of the IP.
The latest wave of the Understanding Society main survey is available from the UK Data Service.
Our new 'gentle' training course is for researchers new to quantitative survey data.
The latest data from the experimental panel is now available.
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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.
