Young carers and inequalities in educational attainment and school engagement: evidence from the UK household longitudinal study linked to the national pupil database
Journal Article - January 8, 2026
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Gender inequality in unpaid care work during the COVID-19 pandemic. A cross-country comparison of France, Germany, Italy, and the UK
Book Chapter, Social life during COVID-19 in France, Germany, Italy and the UK, Ch. 5 - November 11, 2025
Double vulnerability? A cross-country comparison of inequalities in health, subjective wellbeing, and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic
Book Chapter, Social life during COVID-19 in France, Germany, Italy and the UK, Ch. 4 - November 11, 2025
Flexible working policies not enough to change workplace practices
Media - September 16, 2025
Does the ‘right to request’ flexible work policy influence men’s and women’s uptake of flexible working and well-being: findings from the UK Household Longitudinal Study
Journal Article - September 15, 2025
Changes in life satisfaction, self-esteem, and self-rated health before, during, and after becoming a young carer in the UK: a longitudinal, propensity score analysis
Journal Article - March 15, 2025
Caring for two generations: study highlights mental health struggles of sandwich carers
Media - January 9, 2025
Do mental and physical health trajectories change around transitions into sandwich care? Results from the UK household longitudinal study
Journal Article - January 8, 2025
‘Sandwich carers’ suffer poorer mental and physical health, research suggests
Media - January 7, 2025
‘Sandwich carers’ suffer poorer mental and physical health, research suggests
Media - January 7, 2025
‘Sandwich carers’ experience decline in mental and physical health
Media - January 7, 2025
‘Sandwich carers’ suffer poorer mental and physical health, research suggests
Media - January 7, 2025
Study shows ‘sandwich carers’ experience decline in mental and physical health
Media - January 6, 2025
Understanding young caring in the UK pre- and post-COVID-19: prevalence, correlates, and insights from three UK longitudinal surveys
Journal Article - November 1, 2024
Sandwich care in the UK: how common is it and who is doing it?
Journal Article - October 22, 2024
Differences by ethnicity in the association between unpaid caring and health trajectories over 10 years in the UK Household Longitudinal Study
Journal Article - September 30, 2024
Cross-sectional associations between patterns of cultural engagement and indicators of biological dysregulation
Journal Article - September 25, 2024
Long and irregular work hours may impair sleep
Media - February 6, 2024
Shift workers should be paid more due to poor sleep quality, say London scientists
Media - February 5, 2024
Shift workers should be paid more due to poor sleep quality, say London scientists
Media - February 5, 2024