New analysis of the impact of lockdown on UK jobs
Professor Matteo Richiardi predicts impact will be harsh in many sectors with possible loss of more than 6.5 million jobs
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Universal free school meals winning in the fight against childhood obesity
Dr Birgitta Rabe and Dr Angus Holford looked at how children’s weight changed across the school year for Reception children following the introduction of the £600 million-a-year policy
Young parents more likely to suffer ill health in later life
Professor Emily Grundy's co-authored study finds teen mothers and men who become fathers by their early 20s at greater risk of developing conditions such as heart disease and diabetes in middle age
Inequalities between families and generations now “embedded” and “entrenched” in society
A new report from the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen), produced in collaboration with the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and Understanding Society, ISER's UK Household Longitudinal Study
Professor Emilia Del Bono appointed to lead new era of our MiSoC research
First female leader of our prestigious research centre will lead new £6.2 million programme of policy-relevant research
E-cigarettes may be helping disadvantaged smokers to quit
'Socioeconomic Patterning of Vaping by Smoking Status Among UK Adults and Youth’ co-authored by ISER's Professor Michaela Benzeval
Social integration experts discuss community cohesion in post-Brexit Britain
London event for the launch of this year's Insights, our annual collection of themed policy-relevant research from ISER's UK Household Longitudinal Study
Unresolved public policy challenges: Three evidence-based perspectives
The National Centre for Social Research, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and Understanding Society, ISER's UK Household Longitudinal Study, are launching a new briefing paper at the British Academy
Measuring economic insecurity: Why and How?
Professor Matteo Richiardi among the speakers at Oxford event 'Income insecurity in the 21st century' on 28th February with Bank of England Chief Economist, Andy Haldane
Celebrating ISER’s 30th Anniversary at the British Academy
Six presentations on some of our most recent research innovations and guest speakers on ISER's impact and future focus, including Professor Bobby Duffy and Professor James Banks
Insights from Understanding Society – Social integration and cohesion at a crossroads: where to now?
Event will present new research on the state of social integration in the UK from different perspectives, using data from our UK Household Panel Study, Understanding Society
MiSoC co-hosts workshop on improving support for asylum seekers and vulnerable EU migrants in Essex
Stakeholders gathered for their second annual meeting to discuss challenges and to develop long-term strategies for support