A study of the mental health of the LGB population has found that people who identified as gay, lesbian or bisexual experienced poorer mental health than heterosexual people. The research highlights the inequalities experienced by sexual minorities.
Feeling ‘green’ seems to make people happy, but doesn’t necessarily translate into positive, environmentally friendly, actions according to new research which uses longitudinal data.
More than half (60%) of people living in poverty in the UK live in a household where someone is in work, the highest figure recorded, according to research published by Cardiff University and funded by the Nuffield Foundation.
By observing the behaviour of 1,729 children aged 10 to 15 over time, researchers have found happiness and harm awareness could keep young people from drinking and smoking.
CLOSER has been investigating the success of mixed modes surveys. Do mixed modes help to boost response rates and streamline fieldwork by giving participants more choice in how they respond to surveys?
How should we tackle low pay and precarious work? A new Understanding Society policy event will discuss this topical issue and launch the 2017 Insights report.
The Scottish county, East Dunbartonshire has been recognised as the top location to live in the UK if you’re a woman, according to new academic research.
One in three teenage girls is fearful of being followed by a stranger and one in four boys are worried they’ll be assaulted, new research from The Children’s Society reveals.
A forecasting tool which can predict an individual’s, or an entire city’s energy needs up to ten years in advance has been developed to help planners meet environmental targets.