New research to look at how family living arrangements have changed recently and what this means for household finances
Study will bring new evidence for policies on supporting complex families and households through benefits
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Helping inform Government’s new breakfast schemes in schools
New study will examine how existing schemes improve health, behaviour, attendance and attainment
Our policy evidence in new House of Lords plan to fix obesity and diet-related disease
Our research, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, finds that free school meals reduce children's obesity rates
The green skills gap – recommendations for the future of hydropower sector in the UK
New report from our MiSoC Policy Fellow, working alongside academics to investigate the evidence of a skills gap in the hydropower sector
Housing insecurity in English rental sector – our evidence on impacts and policy implications
The UK Parliament publish two briefings citing our recent studies on housing and health
New project to examine stereotypes in schools secures €1.5m EU funding
“Stereotypes can lead to minority students being treated differently, with the knock-on effect of self-fulfilling prophecies that hinder their academic success”
Policy Conference: The Future of Families
Our London conference on 31 October to focus on the long-term challenges faced by families and debate the direction for policy
Male students less ‘macho’ after mixed gender flat-sharing
"Competitiveness is not a fixed trait – there’s not an innate, permanent difference between the sexes. It actually responds quite quickly to the environment.”
MiSoC’s Dr Spyros Samothrakis is new Chief Scientific Adviser to Essex County Council
Dr Samothrakis will use his expertise in machine learning and data analysis to find solutions to the problems facing people in Essex
Prestigious British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship for Dr Annalivia Polselli’s research using AI methods for policy evaluation
Flagship programme awards £15.9 million to 45 early career researchers
UKMOD Fest 2024: 4 October
Sharing new research by policy makers and academia, using our ground-breaking tax benefit microsimulation model for the UK and the four nations
Mental health research insights
Collection of ISER research into mental health inequalities 2021-2024, published in partnership with the Institute of Public Health and Wellbeing