Past events
Bad Economy, good teachers. The countercyclicality of enrolment into Initial Teacher Training Programmes in the UK
Presented by: Joshua Fullard (ISER)
Venue: 2N2.4.16 - ISER Large Seminar Rooms
Understanding Society workshop: Generating Policy Impact from Biosocial Research
Presented by: Ellen Flint: Head of Strategic Research, Department of Work and Pensions; Elizabeth Webb: Senior Research Manager, Age UK; Public Health England (tbc); Raj Patel, Impact Fellow, Understanding Society
Venue: Broadway House, Tothill Street, London, SW1H 9NQ
Understanding Society Conference: Combining Biological and Social Data
Venue: Broadway House, Tothill Street, London, SW1H 9NQ
Household Income Volatility in the UK and the role of the tax and benefit system, 2009-2016
Presented by: Silvia Avram, ISER
Venue: 2N2.4.16 - ISER Large Seminar Room
ISER External Seminar – CANCELLED
Presented by: Helmut Rainer, Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich
Venue: ISER large seminar room, 2N2 4.16
Epigenetics for Social Scientists
Venue: University of Essex Colchester Campus Wivenhoe Park Colchester CO4 3SQ
Using Neighbourhood Data in Understanding Society
Venue: University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, Essex, CO4 3SQ
ISER Internal Seminar – Welfare Dependency and Productivity Effects of Health Shocks: Evidence from Dengue Epidemics
Presented by: Gabriel Facchini (ISER)
Venue: 2N2.4.16 - ISER Large Seminar Room
Introduction to Understanding Society using Stata
Presented by: Dr Gundi Knies, Dr Alita Nandi and Ms Stephanie Auty
Venue: University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, Essex, CO4 3SQ
The US Labour Force Participation Debacle: Learning from the contrast with Britain
Presented by: Matteo Richiardi (ISER)
Venue: 2N2.5B.24 - ISER Boardroom [Note change from usual venue]
ISER External Seminar: Can Life Skills Interventions Help Girls Who Have Little Say? Evidence from a Field Experiment in India
Presented by: Sonya Krutikova, IFS
Venue: ISER large seminar room, 2N2 4.16
ISER External Seminar: Measuring the Strength of Attitudes in Social Media Data
Presented by: Ashley Amaya, RTI International
Venue: ISER large seminar room, 2N2 4.16
Gender Equality: The Pay Gap and Beyond
Presented by: Michaela Benzeval, Director, Understanding Society (tbc), Professor Susan Harkness, Director, Understanding Society Policy Unit, Monica Costa Dias, Associate Director, Institute for Fiscal Studies Research and Economist, Centre for Economics and Finance, University of Porto, Fran Bennett, active member of Women's Budget Group and Senior Research and Teaching Fellow, Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford, Sam Smethers, Director, Fawcett Society, Helen Wright, Founder, 923jobs.com employment solutions
Venue: Greencoat Place London SW1P
Home, health and wellbeing: new research on the impact of insecurity in rented accommodation
Venue: Broadway House Tothill Street London SW1H 9NQ
Basic Income: Turning the Concept into Practice
Venue: Broadway House Tothill Street London SW1H 9NQ
The Good, The Bad and the Ugly: Measurement Error, Nonresponse and Administrative Mismatch in the CPS
Presented by: Chris Bollinger (Kentucky - visiting ISER, academic year 2018-19)
Venue: 2N2.4.16 - ISER Large Seminar Room
The Distribution of the Gender Wage Gap
Presented by: Manuel Fernandez (ISER)
Venue: 2N2.4.16 - ISER Large Seminar Room
ISER External Seminar: Afraid to go to School? Estimating the Effect of Homicides on Human Capital Investments
Presented by: Martin Foreaux Koppensteiner, University of Leicester
Venue: ISER large seminar room, 2N2 4.16
Branching Out the Babytree: The Effects of Dual Peer Group Membership on Social Support During Pregnancy in Online Communities
Presented by: Lingqing Jiang (Department of Economics)
Venue: 2N2.4.16 - ISER Large Seminar Room
Migration challenges in the UK at the dawn of Brexit – launch of the Centre for Migration Studies annual academic workshop
Presented by: Liliana Harding, UEA TBC, Alexandra Xanthaki, Brunel University London TBC, Caleb Kwong, University of Essex Michaela Benson and Chantelle Lewis, Goldsmiths Renee Luthra, University of Essex Neli Demireva, University of Essex, UK Gina Netto, Heriot Watt University Paul Statham, University of Sussex
Venue: University of Essex, Lakeview Room (SSC.2.12), 2nd Floor, Silberrad Student Centre, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester CO4 3SQ