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Connecting Understanding Society family members over time and across households.
Researchers have found that a person’s personality can change significantly over our life course, with significant life events making us more outgoing or conscientious. Earlier in life, starting work and first serious romantic relationships have been identified as events that can lead to our personalities changing.
New research comparing the experiences of informal care givers in the UK and the Netherlands has found that providing care can lead to lower mental health.
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The Office for National Statistics has found that children in Asian households are 2.5 times more likely to live in a household which earns £12k or less before bills.
Understanding Society has launched its tenth Insights report, celebrating 10 waves of data
10-year celebrations to feature series of themed online events
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Understanding Society has reached the milestone of 10 waves of data!
During the coronavirus pandemic much of the population have been ‘staying home to save lives’, but this has meant many people have been stuck living in poor housing conditions.
The furlough scheme has allowed many couples the time and flexibility for a better work-life balance, strengthening their relationships.
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New research shows that almost one-third of fathers believe that flexible working arrangements are unavailable to them.
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New research from the University of Essex and the London School of Economics has looked in detail at neighbourhood communication during the coronavirus lockdown and found that ethnic minority communities reported less neighbourhood interaction than majority White British communities.
Women, young children, key workers and BAME groups are stuggling with sleep during the coronavirus lockdown.
New research has found that life after divorce appears to be easier for childless older adults than for those who are parents.
The coronavirus crisis has strengthened parent-child relationships, according to new data from the Understanding Society COVID-19 study.
New data from Understanding Society shows that the vast majority of children were not at school in April, but that 90% were given school work to do at home.
Access to outdoor space, overcrowding, precarious finances and insecure employment are all factors which can cause households to be more vulnerable to the effects of COVID-19.
Strong family ties help protect teenagers from experiencing the harsh nature of adolescent bullying, says new report.
A new report is urging policy makers not to look at older people as one single group and assume that when people hit retirement age they will experience the same issues or have the same needs.
New data released today by Understanding Society shows that earnings have fallen for households across the UK, but particularly for the lowest earners, and with severe losses for single parents.
The first Wave of the Understanding Society COVID-19 survey is now available to researchers
We've expanded and refreshed the User Guide for the Understanding Society main survey.
A new edition of the partnership history file is now available to researchers.
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.
Understanding Society are now accepting question suggestions for new COVID-19 survey.
Understanding Society is launching a new survey to look specifically at the impact of coronavirus.
We have published a new data note on geographical mobility to summarise what our data can tell us about internal migration
Comic book artist Karen Rubins has been working with Understanding Society turning research into comics. In this 'paper' see how grandparents play a key role in how their grandchildren's lives develop.
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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.
