Latest news, updates and announcements from the Institute for Social and Economic Research.
The pioneering project will follow this year's cohort of Freshers at the University of Essex through the next three years - tracking their ambitions, achievements and attitudes as they move towards graduation.
ISER researchers outline new studies which show UK job polarisation is not so clear cut and that the rise in graduate numbers might be boosting jobs with higher skill levels
New research from the ESRC Research Centre on Micro-Social Change (MiSoC) presented by Mike Brewer, Stephen Pudney and Stephen Jenkins, and discussed by experts from government departments, thinktanks and the third sector
Showcasing Understanding Society findings on trends in social capital and debating the relationship between social capital and policy outcomes such as health and wellbeing, poverty and employment, young people’s prospects, neighbourhood development and cultural and sports participation.
Keynote speakers - Michael Keane (Oxford) Time Use and Early Childhood Development in the Young Lives, and Kjell Salvanes (Norwegian Business School) Long-Term Consequences of Access to Well-child Visits
Tarek Al Baghal and Alexandru Cernat found 'a number of potential issues' with the survey carried out by the campaign group Dignity in Dying, ahead of the Assisted Dying Bill debated in the House of Commons
Professor Steve Pudney writes about his recent ESRC research in The Conversation as the UK government continues to resist calls to means-test disability benefits for older people, despite concern in some quarters that money is going to better-off people who don’t need it at the expense of those who do
Professor Michaela Benzeval will lead a ground-breaking ESRC funded study to identify when and how health problems emerge to help policy makers to target policies more effectively
Cara Booker's new study using Understanding Society data looks at adolescent wellbeing and the effects of screen-based media.
A Roundhouse production devised by a company of young artists, scientists and academics explores our understanding of happiness and well-being
Wave 7 of the Innovation Panel contains many new subject areas this year as well as continuing development into mixed mode research.
A large team of researchers will present findings from 11 of our latest methodological studies to over 900 international experts in surveys, commissioners and policy makers.