Housing insecurity in English rental sector – our evidence on impacts and policy implications

The UK Parliament publish two briefings citing our recent studies on housing and health

New project to examine stereotypes in schools secures €1.5m EU funding

“Stereotypes can lead to minority students being treated differently, with the knock-on effect of self-fulfilling prophecies that hinder their academic success”

Male students less ‘macho’ after mixed gender flat-sharing

"Competitiveness is not a fixed trait – there’s not an innate, permanent difference between the sexes. It actually responds quite quickly to the environment.”

Photograph of Dr Spiros Samothrakis

MiSoC’s Dr Spyros Samothrakis is new Chief Scientific Adviser to Essex County Council

Dr Samothrakis will use his expertise in machine learning and data analysis to find solutions to the problems facing people in Essex

Mental health research insights

Collection of ISER research into mental health inequalities 2021-2024, published in partnership with the Institute of Public Health and Wellbeing

Register now: We host the Society for Longitudinal and Lifecourse Studies Annual Conference, 24-26 Sept 2024

Full programme out now for this prestigious conference themed on Inequalites Across Life Courses and Generations: Interdisciplinary Perspectives

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Essex
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