Past events
Introduction to UKMOD training course
Venue: Friends House, 173 - 177 Euston Road, London NW1 2BJ
CANCELLED: The impact of Universal Infant Free School Meals – fringe event at Conservative Party Conference
Presented by: Emma Knights OBE, Chief Exec of the National Governance Association; Dr Angus Holford, Research Fellow – ISER; Michael Hales, Immediate Past Chair – LACA; additional Conservative Party speakers to be confirmed
Venue: Oak Suite, Principal Hotel, Oxford Street, Manchester M60 7HA
The impact of Universal Infant Free School Meals – fringe event at Labour Party Conference
Presented by: Sharon Hodgson MP, Shadow Minister for Public Health; Steve Reed MP, Shadow Minister for Children and Families; Alison Garnham, Chief Executive – Child Poverty Action Group; Dr Angus Holford, Research Fellow – ISER; Michael Hales, Immediate Past Chair – LACA
Venue: Preston Room, Hilton Metropole Hotel, Kings Road, Brighton BN1 2FU
Microsimulation modelling for the social sciences – summer school
Presented by: Matteo Richiardi, Miko Tammik, Diego Collado & Katrin Gasior
Venue: University of Essex
Understanding Society Scientific Conference
Presented by: Keynote speakers: Professor Tarani Chandola, University of Manchester; Professor Hill Kulu,University of St Andrews; Monica Costa Dias, Institute for Fiscal Studies See full programme and workshops at https://www.understandingsocietyconference.co.uk/
Venue: University of Essex
Workshop: Panel Data Econometrics using Understanding Society
Venue: University of Essex, ISER building (2N2.4.16 & ESSEXLab) Wivenhoe Park, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, Essex, CO4 3SQ
Workshop: Using weights in Understanding Society
Venue: University of Essex, ISER building (2N2.4.16 & ESSEXLab) Wivenhoe Park, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, Essex, CO4 3SQ
ISER External Seminar
Presented by: TBC
Venue: ISER large seminar room, 2N2 4.16
ISER Internal Seminar – Universal Independence Income, beyond a work-aholic society
Presented by: Franco Bonomi Bezzo, ISER
Venue: 2N2.4.16 - ISER Large Seminar Room
What do we know & what should we do about? Social science on social issues
Presented by: Professor Mike Brewer, Director of MiSoC
Venue: British Academy Carlton House Terrace London SW1Y 5AH
Workshop on Applied Microeconomics
Presented by: Keynote speaker: Wilbert van der Klaauw (Federal Reserve Bank of New York) Other speakers: Katrine Loken (Bergen), Imran Rasul (UCL), Selim Gulesci (Bocconi), Paul Fisher (ISER, University of Essex, TBC), Nicola Salamanca (Melbourne), Sonia Bhalotra (ISER, University of Essex), Emilia Del Bono (ISER, University of Essex, TBC)
Venue: Institute for Social and Economic Research University of Essex Wivenhoe Park Colchester CO4 3SQ
Understanding Society: Intergenerational Persistence of Poverty and Poor Health Workshop
Presented by: Professor Jim McManus (Vice President of the Association for Directors of Public Health), Baroness Sally Greengross (Member of the Intergenerational Fairness and Provision Committe), Jennifer Wallace (Head of Policy at the Carnegie Trust) and Dr Heather Brown (Newcastle University and Understanding Society Policy Fellow).
Venue: Newcastle University London Campus, 102 Middlesex Street, London, E1 7EZ
Workshop on Applied Microeconomics
Presented by: Keynote speaker: Paola Giuliano (UCLA) Other speakers: Basit Zafar (Arizona), Anandi Mani (Oxford), Arnaud Maurel (Duke), Gabriella Conti (UCL), Aby Adams (Oxford), Alison Andrews (IFS), Siri Isaaksson (Harvard/Stockholm), Rachel Cassidy (IFS), Adeline Delavande (ISER, University of Essex), Manuel Fernandez Sierra (ISER, University of Essex), Sonia Bhalotra (ISER, University of Essex)
Venue: Institute for Social and Economic Research University of Essex Wivenhoe Park Colchester CO4 3SQ
ISER External Seminar – now part of the Workshop on Applied Microeconomics
Presented by: Dr Arnaud Maurel, Duke University
Venue: ISER large seminar room, 2N2 4.16
ISER Internal Seminar: Social Housing, Employment, and Well-being
Presented by: Amy Clair, ISER (joint work with Chris Foye and Rebecca Hudson)
Venue: 2N2.4.16 - ISER Seminar Room
ISER External Seminar – CANCELLED
Presented by: Ian Walker, Lancaster
Venue: ISER large seminar room, 2N2 4.16
ISER Internal Seminar: Skill Accumulation with Malleable Ability: Evidence from a Growth Mindset Intervention
Presented by: Angus Holford, ISER (with Adeline Delavande, Emilia Del Bono, and Sonkurt Sen)
Venue: 2N2.4.16 - ISER Large Seminar Room
ISER External Seminar – postponed to May 29th
Presented by: Ian Walker, Lancaster
Venue: ISER large seminar room, 2N2 4.16
ISER Internal Seminar: Foreign Direct Investment and Knowledge Diffusion in Poor Locations: Evidence from Ethiopia
Presented by: Michel Serafinelli (Department of Economics)
Venue: 2N2.4.16 - ISER Large Seminar Room
ISER Internal Seminar: Heterogeneous Wealth Effects on Consumption for Older Homeowners with Unobservable Borrowing Constraints
Presented by: Zhechun He (Economics)
Venue: 2N2.5B.24 - ISER Boardroom [Note change from usual venue]