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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 Annual Report gives a summary of key data on the use of the Study, alongside a selection of research and impact from the year.
Join us on the 1-3 July for three days of longitudinal and household panel research.
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.
Our latest Annual Report highlights some of the achievements, research and policy impact from 2023.
We're looking for researchers to provide a user's perspective on datasets before they are released.
Understanding Society data show which households most vulnerable to energy price crisis
Understanding Society launches annual Insights report, showcasing research on political identity.
The latest dataset is now available from the UK Data Service.
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.
The new funding will support a further six waves of data collection, extending the Study to the year 2032
We have a range of resources to help you (or your students) get started with using our longitudinal data
Apply now for funding to undertake a project based on Understanding Society data.
We're looking for experienced users of our data to join our new group and provide a user's perspective on datasets before they are released.
Read the latest report, summarising our work in 2022.
11-13 July - book you place at our three-day conference to explore the latest research using longitudinal panel data.
Understanding Society launches 12th annual Insights report, showcasing research on health, work, and the cost of living
The latest wave of the UKHLS dataset can be downloaded from the UK Data Service
Research finds history of discrimination linked to elevated risks of homelessness
Our Annual Report shows how Understanding Society grew in 2021.
Download Study data from 2020 in our new calendar year dataset.
New project to encourage the use of data to evaluate policy
...but results vary by age and sex
Workers exposed to workplace digitalisation become more supportive of the Conservatives and of the incumbent government.
Course in July for business, trade unions and regulators on using the Study to examine changing lives
We are looking for proposals for the content and design of the 2023 Innovation Panel survey.
Programme provides funding for 12-month projects using our data – and further resources for dissemination and impact
New body will help to optimise Study’s policy engagement and impact
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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.
