Brexit risk of losing the best and brightest graduates working in British industries
More likely to get firsts, less likely to be unemployed and much more likely to go on to postgraduate study and research than their British classmates
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Can unemployment kill you?
As new figures show unemployment rising, Senior Research Officer Amanda Hughes analyses the links between being jobless and killer diseases such as heart disease
How the UK cannabis market has changed as use drops steadily since 2002
Professor Steve Pudney writes on the changing nature of drug trafficking - a move away from imports in favour of UK production
Pakistani and Bangladeshi people in the UK are more likely than any other group to be paid below the living wage
ISER's written evidence published by the House of Commons Select Committee on Women and Equality's Inquiry into Employment Opportunities for Muslims in the UK
Children were hardest hit by policy changes, along with those in their 30s and early 40s
House of Commons Work and Pension Select Committee publishes ISER evidence as part of Inquiry into Intergenerational Fairness
How do couples cope with the worry of job loss?
Dr Karon Gush describes her recent ESRC study of how couples weathered redundancy during the Recession on BBC Radio 4's Thinking Allowed
The key questions for the future of the Attendance Allowance for older disabled people
Professor Steve Pudney outlines his views on the focus for the forthcoming government consultation in an article for the UK Administrative Justice Institute
Is there a link between obesity and mental health?
New research by Professor Meena Kumari, looking at over 11,000 adult participants in Understanding Society, finds a link - but only for the middle aged obese
Who does the housework in multicultural Britain?
New study by Professor Heather Laurie and Dr Man Yee Kan looks at how 30,000 couples in Understanding Society divide up household chores
Who does the housework in multicultural Britain?
New study by Professor Heather Laurie and Dr Man Yee Kan looks at how 30,000 couples in Understanding Society divide up household chores
Effects of tax-benefit policy changes across the income distributions of the EU-28 countries: 2013-14 and 2014-15
New EUROMOD report shows the winners and losers in each EU 28 country
Celebrating the 20th anniversary of EUROMOD, the EU tax-benefit microsimulation model: Call for papers for Anniversary Conference September 2016
Sir Anthony Atkinson and other keynote speakers will discuss EUROMOD’s key role in academic research and policy analysis