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European Social Science Genetics Network (ESSGN) Conference 2024
Venue: Erasamus University, Rotterdam
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CALL FOR PAPERS – Society For Longitudinal And Lifecourse Studies (SLLS) – Inequalities across life courses and generations: Interdisiplinary perspectives
Venue: Institute for Social and Economic Research
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Research shows 2 million people in London and South East will be pushed into paying more tax
Analysis by the House of Commons Library using UKMOD finds that 1.1 million in London and South East will end up in the 40p rate of tax by 2027, and almost 1 million of the lowest paid moving into the 20p rate.
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CBE for Professor Michaela Benzeval in King’s New Years Honours List
Professor of Longitudinal Research at ISER and Director of Understanding Society, the UK Household Longitudinal Study, receives ”much-deserved recognition” for her outstanding contribution to world-leading social science.
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Children’s nutrition in the Cost of Living Crisis – new research evidence and policy discussion
Presented by: Dr Angus Holford and Professor Birgitta Rabe
Venue: Nuffield Foundation, 100 St John Street, London EC1M 4EH and online. Register for the link.
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Children’s nutrition and the Cost of Living Crisis: Policy discussion event presenting new research evidence
Event on 8 February presents our new evidence and discusses which policies best support improving children’s nutrition
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Intergenerational and intersectional life course effects: Evidence from Romanian abortion ban.
How did the abortion ban enacted in 1966 in Romania shape the life-course transitions of the significantly larger cohort born as a consequence? To answer this question, we build on different theoretical strands, and we conceptualize how gender and parental socio-economic status intersect with relative cohort size changes in affecting...
Presented by: Dr Selin Köksal (ISER, Essex)
Venue: 2N2.4.16 (to join us online, please contact the seminar series organisers at iserseminars@essex.ac.uk)
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Political Engagement in the UK. Taking back control? Westminster policy conference on 14 February
MiSoC’s Professor Renee Luthra among experts presenting new research using Understanding Society data
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ISER’s key role in new €9.75m European Commission project
Professor Peter Lynn: “We are delighted to have been asked to contribute ISER’s expertise in survey methodology to this important project, and excited to be working closely with our partners across Europe.”
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Housing and health: what does it mean to be housed well?
There is lots of evidence linking housing situations to negative health outcomes, including a recent paper showing faster epigenetic ageing among private renters. However, work by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation emphasises the importance of not just highlighting the negative effects of poor housing but also the positive effects of good...
Presented by: Dr Amy Clair (University of Adelaide)
Venue: 2N2.4.16 If you would like to attend the seminar online, please contact the seminar series organisers for the zoom link at iserseminars@essex.ac.uk.
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A life course perspective on human engagement: from moments to years and from students to survey participants
Actively engaging in everyday tasks makes up a large proportion of human activity. How to keep people engaged, and how to keep yourself engaged, are questions that educational and occupational psychologists have tried to answer for decades. Drawing on her extensive work in the field of young people's study and...
Presented by: Professor Jennifer Symonds (University College London)
Venue: Online only. Please contact the seminar series organisers for the zoom link at iserseminars@essex.ac.uk