According to new research, UK adults from ethnic minority groups who experience racial discrimination have poorer mental and physical health than those who don’t.
Training for charities and not-for-profits, 21-22 April
Book your place at the Understanding Society Changing Families online mini-conference.
Our personalities can affect how often and how far we move, according to new research which uses Understanding Society data.
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.
Latest wave of Understanding Society coronavirus study now available
Understanding Society has launched its tenth Insights report, celebrating 10 waves of data
New analysis shows that a variety of factors influence whether people want to take the COVID-19 vaccine.
New research using Understanding Society has found that the first Covid lockdown saw more people reporting common mental health disorders.
Funded by the Forces in Mind Trust and The National Lottery Community Fund, the aim of the project was to better understand the mental health and treatment needs of ex-military personnel in the UK.
The latest wave of the Understanding Society coronavirus study is now available from the UK Data Service.
The Brexit decision has lessened the sense of discrimination and frustration felt by Non-EU immigrants, particularly since their visa restrictions have been enforced from 2010 by the UK government.
10-year celebrations to feature series of themed online events
Join Understanding Society for a week of online debates exploring policy in a 'post-Covid' world.
Education data from the English National Pupil Database has been linked to Understanding Society.
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.
Furlough protects wellbeing for people in insecure jobs
The furlough scheme has allowed many couples the time and flexibility for a better work-life balance, strengthening their relationships.
We're looking for papers for our first mini-conference
The next waves of the COVID-19 web survey will be fielded in 2021. We welcome your views on key questions we should ask of participants next year.
Complete our short survey to help improve the support we give to data users.
New research shows that almost one-third of fathers believe that flexible working arrangements are unavailable to them.
A new teaching resource using data from Understanding Society.
The Covid-19 pandemic has been portrayed as a time when communities have become closer and when neighbours helped each other, but new research from the University of Essex and Manchester University suggests that in reality neighbourhoods have become more fractured during the lockdown.
Each year Understanding Society supports a number of doctoral research studentships. Apply now for entry in 2021.
New research has highlighted that 74% of independent school pupils benefitted from full school days in April compared to just 38% of state school children.
We’re looking for members to sit on our new Strategic Oversight Board to help guide Understanding Society into the future. Could you help us develop the Study?
Working class women have borne the brunt of the cuts to working hours as almost half of working class women (43%) did no hours of work in April compared to just 20% of women in professional or managerial roles.
New publication offers insights, ideas and challenges for mobilising data and evidence
Wave 4 of the COVID-19 study is now available to download.
Half of free school meal eligible children could not access the scheme in April 2020 and this was associated with more food bank use, according to the latest research.
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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.
