Child poverty research
Research predicts the Government will fail to meet its promise to halve child poverty by next year.
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€4.5m Euro grant for ISER-led research
ISER is awarded a 4.5m Euro grant to update and upgrade its EUROMOD project
Jamie’s dinners add up to better results for pupils
When Jamie Oliver launched his "Feed Me Better" Campaign in Greenwich Schools back in 2004, some were sceptical about the impact it would have. But research at ISER has shown that Jamie's efforts didn't just help pupils eat more healthily.
Methodology of Longitudinal Surveys
The issues around designing, carrying out and analysing longitudinal surveys come under scrutiny in a newly-published book by ISER's Peter Lynn.
Understanding Society – Long-term consultation event
Analysts and researchers with an interest in the development of Understanding Society are being invited to attend a special consultation meeting to discuss plans and priorities for the long-term content of this exciting new study.
The rise of mixed race Britain
New report on mixed race
Innovation in Longitudinal Survey Methods
ISER's Peter Lynn gives a presentation at the Royal Statistical Society this month on the development and testing of the survey methodology being used in Understanding Society: the UK Household Longitudinal Study.
ISER researchers brief Government panel
A 16-strong ISER team gave a series of presentations to John Hills and his secretariat on current and future research including pay gaps, child poverty, disability, taxes and benefits, parenting and child development