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Understanding Society has reached the milestone of 10 waves of data!
Furlough protects wellbeing for people in insecure jobs
New research shows that almost one-third of fathers believe that flexible working arrangements are unavailable to them.
Working class women have borne the brunt of the cuts to working hours as almost half of working class women (43%) did no hours of work in April compared to just 20% of women in professional or managerial roles.
Nine out of 10 people in the UK who have worked from home during lockdown want to continue doing so, according to research.
The first Wave of the Understanding Society COVID-19 survey is now available to researchers
New research shows that women, in particular, become unhappy with their relationships if their partner loses their job
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.
Understanding Society are now accepting question suggestions for new COVID-19 survey.
Important information for participants on Understanding Society interviews during the coronavirus outbreak
New research has found that parents experience ‘temporary depression’ when an adult child returns home but recover their levels of wellbeing in the subsequent year.
Understanding Society invites proposals for the content and design of the 2021 Innovation Panel survey.
New research from the Health Foundation using Understanding Society also shows that people in low-quality jobs are more likely to report poor health.
Understanding Society has launched its ninth Insights report. This year we focus on three areas of research: social integration, work and health, and geographical mobility. .
With over two million people now working as freelancers in the UK, researchers have been looking at whether freelance work has an impact on wellbeing.
Workers are often told that volunteering can increase employment opportunities and give people an overall economic benefit, but according to new research this financial gain depends on the level of work people do.
The Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) has opened applications for its Parliamentary Academic Fellowships Scheme.
The latest Wave of Understanding Society has been released and is available to researchers via the UK Data Service.
Professor Susan Harkness, Understanding Society Topic Champion for Social Policy, has been working with the Cabinet Office in a project looking at what happens to women's jobs when they come back from maternity leave.
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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.
