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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.
Using Understanding Society to look at the impact of the pandemic on children's wellbeing - and how economics helps us understanding family life
New Understanding Society resource for methods teachers
New research compares pre-pandemic data with 2020 lockdowns
The 2022 Good Childhood Report shows a continuing decline in children's wellbeing.
Our Annual Report shows how Understanding Society grew in 2021.
The poorest parents in Britain must spend three times as much of their income on childcare as the richest households, a think-tank has highlighted.
Download Study data from 2020 in our new calendar year dataset.
Find out what life is like for young people now and what’s changed over time by visiting Understanding Society’s new youth website.
Understanding Society launches 11th annual Insights report, showcasing Covid research.
How was children’s education impacted by the Covid-19 school closures? New research explores how the move to remote learning affected children during the pandemic period.
Survey methods specialist, Dr Tarek Al Baghal will be helping to lead the UK Household Longitudinal Study.
24-28 January – join Understanding Society for a week of online policy debates
Education data from the Scottish Government has been linked to Understanding Society and is now available for researchers to use.
We're running a busy events programme over the next few months. Book your place to join us for training, discussions, conferences and a data dive.
How schools, parents and children coped with the biggest challenge in the history of modern education
A new teaching resource for high school students explores quantitative, longitudinal data and social science career paths through Understanding Society.
New research compares teachers to other occupations using biomarker data
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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.
