Free school meals for all Key Stage 1 children: Eliminating the stigma of entitlement
The Government announcement will help poorer children who were shunning free school meals because of the stigma of being on benefits, according to ISER research.
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Silver surfers of the South outnumber the North
A new study by the charity Age UK using our Understanding Society data has uncovered the depth of the digitial divide amongst the older generation
A cost benefit analysis of cannabis legalisation
New ISER research into the economic impact of cannabis legalisation in England and Wales
Winter School in cross country microsimulation
Registrations open for Winter School on the state-of-the-art tax-benefit microsimulation model for the European Union.
Introduction to Understanding Society using Stata – 25-26 November
New two day training course opens for registration.
A decade of damaged prospects for the recession’s school leavers
Youth unemployment is still on the rise and the scars of the recession on a generation's jobs and wages will be evident a decade later, according to a new study by Professor Mark Taylor
Event promotes cooperation to tackle nonresponse on household surveys
ISER co-hosts international event to present latest research on nonresponse in household surveys like Understanding Society
Moss Madden Medal awarded to ISER’s Dr Simonetta Longhi
Prestigious social science award for leading research on job competition and the wage curve.
All change or carry on as usual? How do spouses respond when their partner loses their job?
New research challenges existing theories about how couples react when one of them loses their job
Conservative case for living wage based on ISER evidence
Writing in the New Statesman, MP Guy Opperman cites ISER evidence on the impact of the minimum wage and backs the living wage campaign.
Government should look at the family in efforts to curb teenage binge drinking
Research showing links between parent and child drinking habits presented at this week's Understanding Society Conference
Low expectations – poorer parents perceive poorer pay-off from a degree
ISER research findings presented at the Understanding Society Conference 2013 show targeted information campaigns needed to make clear the financial pay-off of a university education