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Gendered impact of parenting? Policy discussion event, London 13 April

Our ESRC Research Centre on Micro-Social Change hosts expert discussion on policies and interventions addressing the potentially gendered effects of parenting

Publication

Unclaimed support: changes in the take-up of means-tested benefits in the UK since 2008

CeMPA Working Paper Series, CeMPA6/26 - March 7, 2026 - download  

1. Microsimulation
2. Taxation
3. Welfare Benefits

Publication

Trends in child benefit take-up in the UK since 2008

CeMPA Working Paper Series, CEMPA5/26 - March 6, 2026 - download  

1. Income Dynamics
2. Microsimulation
3. Household Economics
4. Taxation
5. Welfare Benefits

Publication

The gendered landscape of informal caregiving: cohort effects and socioeconomic inequalities in England

Journal Article - March 1, 2026

1. Older People
2. Health
3. Poverty
4. Demography
5. Area Effects
6. Geography
7. Social Stratification
8. Disability
9. Caregiving
10. Unpaid Work

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ISER’s role in £15.3 million research tackling real‑world health and care challenges across East of England

Dr Angus Holford will co-lead new NIHR programme of research on prevention and early detection in health and social care

Publication

Enhancing tax-benefit modelling functionality: labour supply responses in UKMOD

CeMPA Working Paper Series, CEMPA4/26 - March 4, 2026 - download  

1. Labour Market
2. Microsimulation
3. Taxation
4. Welfare Benefits

Publication

Effects on attrition of ethnic and immigrant groups in Understanding Society

Understanding Society Working Paper Series, 2026-04 - March 4, 2026 - download  

1. Surveys
2. Survey Methodology
3. Demography
4. Migration
5. Ethnic Groups

Publication

Only in my backyard: the effect of flood exposure on environmental behavior

Journal Article - May 1, 2026

1. Psychology
2. Area Effects
3. Geography
4. Social Behaviour
5. Politics

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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

Publication

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

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

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

Publication

Empowered for democracy: supervisory role, national-level workplace democracy and political involvement

Journal Article - February 22, 2026

1. Labour Market
2. Life Course Analysis
3. Psychology
4. Social Attitudes
5. Area Effects
6. Geography
7. Sociology Of Labour
8. Politics

Publication

Occupational licensing, intergenerational occupational persistence and social mobility

Journal Article - February 19, 2026

1. Labour Market
2. Social Mobility

Publication

Policy impact assessment: Autumn budget statement 2026. UK-wide distributional analysis 2026-2030

CeMPA Working Paper Series, CEMPA3/26 - February 18, 2026 - download  

1. Microsimulation
2. Taxation
3. Welfare Benefits
4. Government
5. Economic Policy

Publication

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

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

Publication

The trade-off between breastfeeding and returning to work: the role of workplace constraints

Research Paper, IZA Discussion Papers, 18427 - February 1, 2026

1. Labour Market
2. Psychology
3. Economics
4. Childbearing: Fertility
5. Child Development
6. Social Behaviour
7. Caregiving

Publication

The impact of the Brexit vote on young ethnic minorities’ mental health

Research Paper, ESRC Centre for Population Change Working Papers, 112 - February 1, 2026

1. Life Course Analysis
2. Psychology
3. Social Attitudes
4. Health
5. Area Effects
6. Well Being
7. Geography
8. Migration
9. Young People
10. Politics
11. Elections. Electoral Behaviour
12. Ethnic Groups
13. International Economic Relations

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Pushed into the wrong job? Assessing the link between conditionality and poor quality employment

Report - February 1, 2026

1. Labour Market
2. Income Dynamics
3. Welfare Benefits
4. Public Policy
5. Area Effects
6. Wages And Earnings
7. Geography

Publication

Cultural barriers to breast-cancer screening take-up

Research Paper, Marco Fanno Working Papers, 333 - February 1, 2026

1. Psychology
2. Social Attitudes
3. Health
4. Demography
5. Geography
6. Migration
7. Ethnic Groups
8. Religion

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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