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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.
Important information for participants on Understanding Society interviews during the coronavirus outbreak
Older adults from ethnic minority groups report having fewer close friends and fewer friends who live locally than older white people, according a new study.
A new report from the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen), produced in collaboration with the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and Understanding Society, reveals that inequalities between families and between generations are increasingly embedded in society.
New research has found that parents experience ‘temporary depression’ when an adult child returns home but recover their levels of wellbeing in the subsequent year.
The launch of Understanding Society's Insights 2020 report see experts discuss how to bring the country together.
The latest Wave of Understanding Society has been released and is available to researchers via the UK Data Service.
Professor Susan Harkness, Understanding Society Topic Champion for Social Policy, has been working with the Cabinet Office in a project looking at what happens to women's jobs when they come back from maternity leave.
Playing sport, learning to play a musical instrument or joining a drama group give children vital skills and the chance to socialise with different groups of people, but research from the Social Mobility Commission has found that whether children take part in these types of activity is heavily influenced by how much money their family has.
We can already see the gap between boys and girls when they're 15
Simplifying the tracking of partnership changes in Understanding Society and BHPS.
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But the Low Pay Commission finds women are more likely to be trapped in low paid work.
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And working flexibly or from home doesn't help.
UK-born grandchildren of immigrants tend to mirror the money-saving behaviour of their grandparents' country of birth, according to new research from the London School of Economics.
Fathers are less likely to hold traditional attitudes towards gender roles if they have a school-aged daughter.
The latest wave of data is now available to researchers.
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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.
