multi-generational family group

Housing adaptations may slow down disability in older people with initially good health

Modifyng homes with adaptations as soon as need is identified could help older people to live more active lives for longer

Worker productivity during COVID-19 and adaptation to working from home

When COVID-19 hit, millions of workers suddenly switched to working from home. Now, five years on, even as life has returned to normal, around 40% of workers continue to work remotely at least part of the time. Why has this change endured?

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Roots of problem debt and policies to mitigate its consequences

How do individuals get into debt and subsequently manage their credit commitments, and how effective is debt advice?

Understanding the links between intrahousehold dynamics and individual and household debt: New funded PhD opportunity

Includes a placement with the Money and Pensions Service to see how they use research evidence for policy making

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New research project investigates impact of menopause and access to HRT on women’s lives

New Nuffield Foundation project with UCL looks at menopause care and impact on women from different socioeconomic backgrounds

multi-generational family group

New research to look at how family living arrangements have changed recently and what this means for household finances

Study will bring new evidence for policies on supporting complex families and households through benefits

Helping inform Government’s new breakfast schemes in schools

New study will examine how existing schemes improve health, behaviour, attendance and attainment

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ESRC Research Centre on Micro-Social Change (MiSoC)
Institute for Social and Economic Research
University of Essex
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Colchester
Essex
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UK

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