Understanding Society has released two new case studies which show how longitudinal research using household data is being used by the Department for Work and Pensions to tackle work-based issues in the UK.
Understanding Society’s Insights 2017 report was launched with a debate on the topic of low pay in the UK.
Understanding Society has published its sixth Insights report, providing new findings for researchers and policy makers on the changes and stability in the lives of people in the UK.
Meena Kumari, Professor of Biological and Social Epidemiology discusses her pioneering work combining biological markers from blood samples with the socio-economic longitudinal data collected from participants in Understanding Society, in a new podcast for The Guardian’s Science Weekly series.
Around one in four retirees in the UK return to work or ‘unretire’, mostly within five years of retiring, according to research that uses longitudinal data from the British Household Panel Survey and Understanding Society.
New ISER research using Understanding Society data has suggested that health inequalities are larger between households than between individuals, highlighting the importance of targeting potential health policies at couples rather than individuals.
A new publication uses Understanding Society’s data to focus on young people and the ways in which their working lives have changed between the 1980s recession and the Great Recession of 2008/2009 and its immediate aftermath.
Funding is now available for Data Project Fellows who undertake social science projects that make use of Understanding Society’s biomarker, genetics or epigenetics data.
Adding 20 minutes more commuting time each day has the same effect on job satisfaction as taking a 19% pay cut, according to a new study using data from Understanding Society.
Does social mobility make it more difficult to maintain social relationships? Are people less likely to speak to their neighbours as they move in to a higher social class?
How men and women react to job loss largely depends on what attitudes a person has towards gender roles, says a new report which uses five years of data from Understanding Society.
The Guardian has published an indepth feature on new research which uses Understanding Society’s biomarker data.
A study of the mental health of the LGB population has found that people who identified as gay, lesbian or bisexual experienced poorer mental health than heterosexual people. The research highlights the inequalities experienced by sexual minorities.
Feeling ‘green’ seems to make people happy, but doesn’t necessarily translate into positive, environmentally friendly, actions according to new research which uses longitudinal data.
More than half (60%) of people living in poverty in the UK live in a household where someone is in work, the highest figure recorded, according to research published by Cardiff University and funded by the Nuffield Foundation.
By observing the behaviour of 1,729 children aged 10 to 15 over time, researchers have found happiness and harm awareness could keep young people from drinking and smoking.
CLOSER has been investigating the success of mixed modes surveys. Do mixed modes help to boost response rates and streamline fieldwork by giving participants more choice in how they respond to surveys?
How should we tackle low pay and precarious work? A new Understanding Society policy event will discuss this topical issue and launch the 2017 Insights report.
The Scottish county, East Dunbartonshire has been recognised as the top location to live in the UK if you’re a woman, according to new academic research.
One in three teenage girls is fearful of being followed by a stranger and one in four boys are worried they’ll be assaulted, new research from The Children’s Society reveals.
A forecasting tool which can predict an individual’s, or an entire city’s energy needs up to ten years in advance has been developed to help planners meet environmental targets.
Flexibility in the workplace could be a key to helping women maintain their career trajectory after having children, new research using Understanding Society data suggests
A new podcast highlights how Understanding Society has been using mobile technology to gain a better understanding of household finances.
To mark the launch of Insights 2016, the study’s Director Professor Michaela Benzeval shares why Understanding Society can be used to produce valuable policy learning.
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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.
