Flexible working
What does it mean for how men and women share childcare and housework?
Podcasts
Interviews with researchers and experts on findings and policy issues.
Some of our podcasts are short introductions to a topic, whilst others are more in-depth conversations. If you have a question about what you hear please do get in touch.
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How do we respond to government ‘stimulus payments’?
How do people react to government stimulus payments, designed to encourage spending in a recession or other crisis?
The cost of living crisis
The cost of living is affecting households across the UK. Who has been hit the hardest? And what can government do about it?
Our physical environment
How where you live can significantly affect your wellbeing.
Our ageing population
In this episode we're discussing how the experience of ageing in the UK is changing, and for many worsening.
Working from home, commuting and transport policy
In this episode we look at the tension between commuting and working from home - and how the two combined affect transport policy.
Romance fraud
Why is romance fraud on the increase? Has the pandemic changed how we meet and date people? And how can people protect themselves from being victims of this type of crime?
Inequality in the UK
This podcast explores two particular factors in the debate around long-term inequalities - the labour market and government spending.
How have the pandemic related school closures affected our children?
In this episode we look at how the Covid-19 school closures impacted children and their parents.
How are relationships – between couples and within families – changing?
Trends in partnership formation, marriage and fertility - what's changing over time? And how has the Covid-19 pandemic affected our relationships?
Does volunteering make young people more likely to vote?
Can volunteering as a teenager increase young people's engagement with politics?
Public health and the COVID-19 pandemic
In the third episode of our new podcast series, we take a look at the health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Universal Credit: How is it faring as a benefit system?
With the topic area of income and expenditure for the second episode in our new podcast series, we take a look at Universal Credit – how it’s designed, how it compares to the old benefits legacy system and the effects it has on people’s lives.
Who carried the work burden during COVID-19?
In the first episode of our new podcast series, we look at employment and the experience of working-class women during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Our health and the environment we live in
The impact of deprivation on chronic stress markers and physical health.
The impact of working hours and job security on long term health
This episode explores how our jobs and job security affect our health and well-being. Our host Emma Houlton introduces us to two interviews, with Professor Tarani Chandola (University of Manchester) on the relationship between working hours and work-life balance and our health, and with Dr Claire Niedzwiedz (University of Glasgow) on the relationship between financial security and physical health.
Gender Equality – the pay gap and beyond
In this podcast we're talking to the four panellists from our Insights launch. Fran Bennett, Monica Costa Dias, Sam Smethers and Helen Wright explore research findings and ideas surrounding the gender pay gap in the UK and what can be done to close it.