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Studying for a PhD at ISER

What PhDs can you study at the Institute for Social and Economic Research, and what can you do with your doctorate?

In this episode we’re looking at the some of the people who use the data we gather. Chris Coates talks to Cara Booker, a senior research fellow at the Institute for Social and Economic Research where Understanding Society is based, about studying for a PhD and what to do with the doctorate once you’ve got it.

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Survey methodology

What else is Understanding Society doing?

Professor Annette Jäckle debates survey methods on BBC Radio 4

The Deputy Director of Understanding Society, Professor Annette Jäckle, has featured on a BBC Radio 4 programme to unpick the reality behind a recent headline about young people.

15 Oct 2025

Innovation Panel Competition is now open

Field an experiment or suggest questionnaire content for the next wave of the Innovation Panel.

09 Oct 2025

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How do you build a survey that works?

Peter Lynn, Associate Director of Understanding Society, tackles the question in an article in Nature: Human Behaviour

01 Oct 2025

Innovation Panel Wave 17 data released

New data from Understanding Society’s Innovation Panel is now available.

17 Sep 2025

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