Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) administrative data has been linked to Understanding Society and is now available for researchers to use.
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 are now seeking applications for new Fellowships from researchers who wish to work with Understanding Society.
Research using Understanding Society shows men’s life satisfaction similar whether employed or self-employed.
The Good Childhood Report explores trends in children's wellbeing and happiness over time.
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.
The Innovation Panel develops and tests leading-edge survey methods for longitudinal survey research and informs the main Understanding Society parent survey.
We are seeking to appoint an outstanding researcher with a background in the social and health sciences and a strong commitment to longitudinal research to the new post of Deputy Director.
Participants from our coronavirus study gave blood samples to test for Covid antibodies.
Updated information about the start and end dates of all partnerships reported by adult participants in Understanding Society.
How schools, parents and children coped with the biggest challenge in the history of modern education
We're looking for two new researchers to join the Understanding Society team.
Submit your abstract to present at our survey methods mini-conference, taking place online 27-30 September.
Likely to grow dramatically compared to other income
A new teaching resource for high school students explores quantitative, longitudinal data and social science career paths through Understanding Society.
Some communities benefit from better social networks
New research compares teachers to other occupations using biomarker data
A new study has found that the mental health of home-carers deteriorated more during the lockdown than non-carers.
School closures were responsible for around half the decline in mental health experienced by mothers during the coronavirus pandemic
The latest wave of the Understanding Society COVID-19 study is now available.
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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.
