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26 Feb 2026
News

Understanding Society Insights 2026 – Barriers to Opportunity published

Using the rich data from Understanding Society, the latest research examining policies impacting on children and young people’s life chances

01 Apr 2026
Publication

Dynamics of car consumption and attitudes towards car characteristics: insights from a large-scale panel model in the United Kingdom

  1. Milad Mehdizadeh
  2. Jillian Anable
Journal Article - April 1, 2026
  1. Households
  2. Life Course Analysis
  3. Psychology
  4. Social Attitudes
  5. Environmental Sociology
  6. Travel
  7. Economics
  8. Transport
13 Apr 2026
Event

A Gendered Impact of Parenting? Evidence and Policy Responses

Presented by: Laura Fumagalli, Birgitta Rabe, Susan Harkness, Joanna Clifton-Sprigg and Alessandra Casarico

Venue: Broadway House, Westminster

19 Feb 2026
Publication

Occupational licensing, intergenerational occupational persistence and social mobility

  1. Maria Koumenta
  2. Mark Williams
Journal Article - February 19, 2026
  1. Labour Market
  2. Social Mobility
18 Feb 2026
Publication

Policy Impact Assessment: Autumn Budget Statement 2026.

  1. Frimpong Rejoice
CeMPA Working Paper Series, CEMPA3/26 - February 18, 2026 - download  
17 Feb 2026
Publication

Who does what and why in the household? Insights into factors influencing children’s and adolescents’ participation in household longitudinal surveys

  1. Violetta Parutis
Understanding Society Working Paper Series, 2026-03 - February 17, 2026 - download  
  1. Households
  2. Surveys
  3. Survey Methodology
  4. Psychology
  5. Young People
  6. Child Development
  7. Sociology Of Households
  8. Social Psychology
13 Feb 2026
News

British Chambers of Commerce’s new MiSoC policy fellowship to research how AI is changing hiring in UK businesses

Fellowship will look at how AI impacts workforce composition, job roles, training investments, and hiring practices across different sectors

12 Feb 2026
Publication

The health and economic costs of welfare reform: A quasi-experimental evaluation of the roll-out of Universal Credit in England

  1. Silas Amo-Agyei
  2. Luke Munford
  3. Daras Konstantinos
  4. Clare Bambra
  5. Ben Barr
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CeMPA Working Paper Series, CEMPA2/26 - February 12, 2026 - download  
11 Feb 2026
News

MiSoC Mini-Workshop on Family and Education Economics

Bringing together academics working on a range of policy research from school absences, parents in digital space, household expenditure on food to the impact of breakfast clubs

11 Feb 2026
News

Registration opens for The Survey Futures Conference – 17-18 June, London

A must-attend event for all those involved in commissioning, designing or carrying out social surveys in the UK, presenting the findings of this major three-year research programme

16 Mar 2026
Event

Workshop: Accessibility and inclusivity in self-completion surveys

Venue: Online

16 Mar 2026
Event

Workshop: Recruitment methods for surveys without field interviewers

Venue: Online

04 Feb 2026
News

Automation will continue to displace workers – but they won’t easily fill healthcare and education shortages

New MiSoC Explainer looks at what will happen as automation reshapes the labour market and this impacts on jobs and wages

11 Mar 2026
Event

Survey Futures Workshop: : Within-household selection methods for surveys without field interviewers in the UK

Presented by: Peter Lynn, Nathan Reece, Nhlanhla Ndebele

Venue: Online

19 Mar 2026
Event

Survey Futures Workshop: Video Interviewing

Venue: Online

11 Feb 2026
Event

Survey Futures Workshop: Respondent-Driven Sampling: Advantages, Limitations, and Practical Considerations for Recruiting Hard-to-Survey Populations

Venue: Online

3 Dec 2026
Event

Introduction to linear panel data methods

Venue: Online

27 Nov 2026
Event

Using weights in Understanding Society

Venue: Online

26 Nov 2026
Event

Geographical data linkage

Venue: Online

25 Nov 2026
Event

Child and youth data in Understanding Society

Venue: Online

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