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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.
Join us for a one-day policy conference on how housing can influence health, wealth equality and carbon emissions.
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.
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.
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.
The latest dataset is now available from the UK Data Service.
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.
Are environmental concerns stopping people having children?
The latest wave of the UKHLS dataset can be downloaded from the UK Data Service
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
We’re reviewing questionnaire content on green behaviour and attitudes and have opened a consultation for researchers and policymakers who would like to give feedback and suggestions.
We are looking for proposals for the content and design of the 2023 Innovation Panel survey.
Submit your abstract to present at our People and Places mini-conference taking place online 4-7 April 2022.
Survey methods specialist, Dr Tarek Al Baghal will be helping to lead the UK Household Longitudinal Study.
The latest wave of the main survey is now available to download from the UK Data Service.
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) administrative data has been linked to Understanding Society and is now available for researchers to use.
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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.