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New body will help to optimise Study’s policy engagement and impact
Join Understanding Society for a new programme specifically for researchers who would like to work on our 2019 General and European elections data.
Submit your abstract to present at our People and Places mini-conference taking place online 4-7 April 2022.
Survey methods specialist, Dr Tarek Al Baghal will be helping to lead the UK Household Longitudinal Study.
The latest wave of the main survey is now available to download from the UK Data Service.
The chances of a teenager getting involved in politics is linked to how much education their parents had, according to UCL and University of Roehampton researchers.
Join Understanding Society, the UK Data Service and the Young Foundation for a multi-disciplinary data dive examining the challenges of how households can transition to net zero and scale up pro-environmental behaviour.
We're running a busy events programme over the next few months. Book your place to join us for training, discussions, conferences and a data dive.
New research shows negative effects of ethnic diversity on wellbeing dissipate with time
A new book called Religion and Euroscepticism in Brexit Britain looks at how religious belief affected support for Brexit. Even after the influence of age, education and many other characteristics have been accounted for, religion continues to affect political behaviour (such as in the 2019 General Election) through its impact on the identities and values that shaped support for Brexit.
Training for charities and not-for-profits, 21-22 April
Book your place at the Understanding Society Changing Families online mini-conference.
Understanding Society has launched its tenth Insights report, celebrating 10 waves of data
Join Understanding Society for a week of online debates exploring policy in a 'post-Covid' world.
Understanding Society has reached the milestone of 10 waves of data!
New publication offers insights, ideas and challenges for mobilising data and evidence
We've expanded and refreshed the User Guide for the Understanding Society main survey.
The Economic and Social Research Council has announced new support for Understanding Society, taking data collection for the Study up to the end of 2025.
Important information for participants on Understanding Society interviews during the coronavirus outbreak
As one of the most common medical conditions in the UK, does depression make a difference to people's voting behaviour?
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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.
