ISER 30th Anniversary Conference at the British Academy
Our research team presented our new innovations in social and economic research alongside a discussion on the future priorities for examining inequalities in society
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ISER wins two million Euro grant for ground-breaking population research
Dr Nicola Barban is awarded the prestigious European Research Council Consolidator Grant to track migration and family formation using Big Data from internet-based genealogies, historical micro-census data and genetic information
Wave 9 data from Understanding Society released
New data from our long-running UK household longitudinal study, includes new questions on the 2017 General Election, on pension drawdown, reasons for giving up smoking, lonelines and a child-specific module on parental help with homework and tutoring
New fully funded PhD studentships with our ESRC Research Centre on Micro-Social Change
ISER launches new scholarships for PhDs linked to our new five-year ESRC-funded research programme
Family support amid rising life expectancy – Resolution Foundation event on intergenerational interdependence
Professor Emily Grundy joins expert panel including Baroness Camilla Cavendish, chaired by Lord David Willetts
Gender equality at work: our new Government-commissioned research on the barriers to women’s progression
New series of academic evidence reviews on family friendly policies and women’s progression as part of the Workplace and Gender Equality Research Programme.
Expensive childcare is making it harder for women to return to work
New study by ISER's Dr Alina Pelikh and Dr Magda Borkowska finds women who lived in the top 25% most expensive areas of the UK for childcare costs were significantly less likely to take up part-time work compared to women who lived in areas with cheaper childcare
Inequality and the very rich: what do we know?
Professor Mike Brewer among the speakers at ISER's open event with the Institute for Fiscal Studies in London on 5th November as part of the ESRC's Festival of Social Science
Dr Amy Clair addresses London Assembly Health Committee with new evidence on impact of poor housing on children’s health
New study using innovative biological markers in blood samples to track stress levels finds a connection between renting and poor health
New tool to democratise debates on tax and welfare policy across the UK
The first version of UKMOD, a transparent, free-to-access tax and benefit microsimulation model, is released by the Institute of Social and Economic Research at the University of Essex today
ISER presents new findings on impact of Universal Infant Free School Meals to Shadow Ministers
Dr Angus Holford presented early findings on the impact on obesity at an event with Shadow Ministers and campaign groups discussing plans to extend the current Government policy of universal free school meals
MiSoC research network on subjective expectations to meet in Arizona
Call for papers for workshop to be held at Arizona State University in March 2020.