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Are environmental concerns stopping people having children?
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.
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.
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) administrative data has been linked to Understanding Society and is now available for researchers to use.
Join Understanding Society, the UK Data Service and the Young Foundation for a multi-disciplinary data dive examining the challenges of how households can transition to net zero and scale up pro-environmental behaviour.
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.
Our personalities can affect how often and how far we move, according to new research which uses Understanding Society data.
Join Understanding Society for a week of online debates exploring policy in a 'post-Covid' world.
Understanding Society has reached the milestone of 10 waves of data!
We've expanded and refreshed the User Guide for the Understanding Society main survey.
The Economic and Social Research Council has announced new support for Understanding Society, taking data collection for the Study up to the end of 2025.
Important information for participants on Understanding Society interviews during the coronavirus outbreak
New research from the University of Warwick found that human memory is significantly worse in parts of England with high levels of air pollution.
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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.