Professor Emilia Del Bono awarded Fellowship to Academy of Social Sciences

President of the Academy, Will Hutton, praises new cohort of Fellows for furthering our "understanding in tackling a wide range of societal challenges"

Youth Evidence Base research report published by Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Findings show benefits of youth provision on physical health and wellbeing, pro-social behaviours and education

The unexplored impacts of international students – UK in a changing Europe

New study finds increasing numbers of international students have had no detrimental effects on the economic outcomes of British students.

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Universal free school meals in primary schools reduce obesity and improve Reading scores

New MiSoC research looked at health and educational outcomes for children in four London boroughs piloting free meals for all primary school children

Insights 2024 published showcasing new policy-relevant using Understanding Society data 

Launch event - including new MiSoC study of intergenerational transmission of political engagement in immigrant families - presents a plethora of the latest UK evidence using Understanding Society data

Essex’s 60 Stories Series: Celebrating MiSoC’s rich heritage of influential policy-relevant research

For over 30 years, the ESRC Research Centre on Micro-Social Change has been a powerhouse of evidence, producing world-class quantitative research that influences policy

Call for papers: MiSoC/ERC European Social Science Genetics Network Conference III, Rotterdam 30-31 May

New research to improve understanding of how genetic endowments and environmental circumstances shape life choices and outcomes across the life-course of individuals

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