News

Event

SLLS Annual International Conference 2024

Inequalities Across Life Courses and Generations: Interdisciplinary Perspectives

Venue: University of Essex

News

Attracting entrepreneurial scientists – should the UK be more like the US?

MiSoC research into labour market contributions of UK and foreign-born PhD holders in blog for the UK in a Changing Europe

Publication

Young, Muslim and poor: the persistent impacts of the pandemic on mental health in the UK

Journal Article - July 1, 2024

1. Life Course Analysis
2. Psychology
3. Health
4. Poverty
5. Covid-19
6. Demography
7. Well Being
8. Social Stratification
9. Social Groups
10. Young People
11. Ethnic Groups
12. Religion

Publication

Seeing the teacher through my peers’ eyes? A social network study on adolescents’ teaching quality perceptions

Journal Article - June 1, 2024

1. Psychology
2. Social Networks
3. Education
4. Young People
5. Social Psychology

Publication

The impact of housing insecurity on mental health, sleep and hypertension: analysis of the UK Household Longitudinal Study and linked data, 2009-2019

Journal Article - June 1, 2024

1. Psychology
2. Household Economics
3. Health
4. Economics
5. Area Effects
6. Regional Economics
7. Debt: Indebtedness
8. Well Being
9. Housing Market
10. Biology
11. Geography
12. Economic Policy

Publication

Fathers taking leave: evaluating the impact of shared parental leave in the UK

Research Paper, IZA Discussion Papers, 17076 - June 1, 2024

1. Labour Market
2. Households
3. Life Course Analysis
4. Psychology
5. Economics
6. Public Policy
7. Childbearing: Fertility
8. Sociology Of Labour
9. Law And Legislation
10. Sociology Of Households
11. Caregiving

Publication

Influence of maternal past non-transport pro-environmental behaviours on young adults’ sustainable transport

Journal Article - June 1, 2024

1. Social Attitudes
2. Environmental Sociology
3. Travel
4. Young People
5. Child Development
6. Social Behaviour
7. Sociology Of Households
8. Social Psychology
9. Transport

Publication

Text messages to incentivise response in a web-first sequential mixed-mode survey

Journal Article - June 1, 2024

1. Surveys
2. Survey Methodology
3. Psychology
4. Information And Communication Technologies

Publication

Transition to adulthood in an intergenerational family context: a cohort and gender analysis based on Understanding Society

Understanding Society Working Paper Series, 2024-06 - June 5, 2024 - download  

1. Life Course Analysis
2. Demography
3. Social Change
4. Social Stratification
5. Young People
6. Sociology Of Households

Publication

Does training beget training over the life course? Cumulative advantage in work-related non-formal training participation in Germany and the UK

Journal Article - June 1, 2024

1. Labour Market
2. Life Course Analysis
3. Education
4. Sociology Of Labour
5. Higher Education
6. Training: Labour Market
7. Sociology

Publication

Conflicting economic policies and mental health: evidence from the UK national living wage and benefits freeze

Journal Article - September 1, 2024

1. Labour Market
2. Income Dynamics
3. Psychology
4. Health
5. Poverty
6. Welfare Benefits
7. Economics
8. Public Policy
9. Wages And Earnings
10. Living Standards
11. Well Being
12. Sociology Of Labour
13. Economic Policy

Podcast

Survey response rates during the Covid pandemic

ISER’s Dr Pablo Cabrera Alvarez talks about survey response rates and what happened to Understanding Society during the Covid pandemic, when interviewers couldn’t get to see participants face to face.

Publication

Air pollution reduces the individuals’ life satisfaction through health impairment

Journal Article - June 1, 2024

1. Life Course Analysis
2. Psychology
3. Environmental Sociology
4. Health
5. Area Effects
6. Well Being
7. Geography

Event

Alternative Measures of Teachers’ Value Added and Impact on Short and Long-Term Outcomes: Evidence From Random Assignment

Presented by: Rigissa Megalokonomou, Monash University, Australia

Venue: 5B.307

Publication

Left out of the left behind? Ethnic minority support for Brexit

Journal Article - May 30, 2024

1. Psychology
2. Economics
3. Demography
4. Social Stratification
5. Politics
6. Elections. Electoral Behaviour
7. Ethnic Groups
8. Public Opinion

Event

Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis 2024: Machine Learning for Estimating Treatment Effects from Observational Data

Presented by: Paul Clarke, Damien Machlanski and Annalivia Polselli

Venue: University of Essex & Online

Publication

Exploring residential relocation – differences between newcomers and settled residents in health, travel behaviour and neighbourhood perceptions

Journal Article - May 1, 2024

1. Households
2. Psychology
3. Commuting
4. Environmental Sociology
5. Travel
6. Health
7. Area Effects
8. Well Being
9. Geography
10. Migration

Publication

Why wealth inequality matters

Report - May 1, 2024

1. Economics
2. Demography
3. Finance
4. Wages And Earnings
5. Savings And Assets
6. Housing Market
7. Social Change
8. Social Stratification
9. Social Sciences
10. Ethnic Groups
11. Social Mobility
12. Social Structure
13. Sociology

Publication

Live video interviewing: evidence of opportunities and challenges across seven major UK social surveys

Survey Futures Working Paper Series, 2024-01 - May 15, 2024 - download  

1. Surveys
2. Survey Methodology

Publication

Association between local amenities, travel behaviours and urban planning: a spatial analysis of a nationwide UK household panel study

Journal Article - May 1, 2024

1. Environmental Sociology
2. Travel
3. Health
4. Area Effects
5. Town Planning
6. Geography
7. Transport