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Event

A Gendered Impact of Parenting? Evidence and Policy Responses

Presented by: Laura Fumagalli, Birgitta Rabe, Susan Harkness, Joanna Clifton-Sprigg and Alessandra Casarico

Venue: Broadway House, Westminster

Publication

Empowered for democracy: supervisory role, national-level workplace democracy and political involvement

Journal Article - February 22, 2026

1. Labour Market
2. Life Course Analysis
3. Psychology
4. Social Attitudes
5. Area Effects
6. Geography
7. Sociology Of Labour
8. Politics

Publication

Occupational licensing, intergenerational occupational persistence and social mobility

Journal Article - February 19, 2026

1. Labour Market
2. Social Mobility

Publication

Policy impact assessment: Autumn budget statement 2026. UK-wide distributional analysis 2026-2030

CeMPA Working Paper Series, CEMPA3/26 - February 18, 2026 - download  

1. Microsimulation
2. Taxation
3. Welfare Benefits
4. Government
5. Economic Policy

Publication

Who does what and why in the household? Insights into factors influencing children’s and adolescents’ participation in household longitudinal surveys

Understanding Society Working Paper Series, 2026-03 - February 17, 2026 - download  

1. Households
2. Surveys
3. Survey Methodology
4. Psychology
5. Young People
6. Child Development
7. Sociology Of Households
8. Social Psychology

Publication

The trade-off between breastfeeding and returning to work: the role of workplace constraints

Research Paper, IZA Discussion Papers, 18427 - February 1, 2026

1. Labour Market
2. Psychology
3. Economics
4. Childbearing: Fertility
5. Child Development
6. Social Behaviour
7. Caregiving

Publication

The impact of the Brexit vote on young ethnic minorities’ mental health

Research Paper, ESRC Centre for Population Change Working Papers, 112 - February 1, 2026

1. Life Course Analysis
2. Psychology
3. Social Attitudes
4. Health
5. Area Effects
6. Well Being
7. Geography
8. Migration
9. Young People
10. Politics
11. Elections. Electoral Behaviour
12. Ethnic Groups
13. International Economic Relations

News

British Chambers of Commerce’s new MiSoC policy fellowship to research how AI is changing hiring in UK businesses

Fellowship will look at how AI impacts workforce composition, job roles, training investments, and hiring practices across different sectors

Publication

The health and economic costs of welfare reform: A quasi-experimental evaluation of the roll-out of Universal Credit in England

CeMPA Working Paper Series, CEMPA2/26 - February 12, 2026 - download  

News

MiSoC Mini-Workshop on Family and Education Economics

Bringing together academics working on a range of policy research from school absences, parents in digital space, household expenditure on food to the impact of breakfast clubs

Event

Workshop: Accessibility and inclusivity in self-completion surveys

Venue: Online

Event

Workshop: Recruitment methods for surveys without field interviewers

Venue: Online

Publication

Empowerment and individualization: online banking and household financial organization

Journal Article - February 9, 2026

1. Households
2. Psychology
3. Information And Communication Technologies
4. Household Economics
5. Finance
6. Social Change
7. Sociology Of Households
8. Social Psychology
9. Sociology

News

Automation will continue to displace workers – but they won’t easily fill healthcare and education shortages

New MiSoC Explainer looks at what will happen as automation reshapes the labour market and this impacts on jobs and wages

Event

Survey Futures Workshop: : Within-household selection methods for surveys without field interviewers in the UK

Presented by: Peter Lynn, Nathan Reece, Nhlanhla Ndebele

Venue: Online

Event

Survey Futures Workshop: Video Interviewing

Venue: Online

Event

Survey Futures Workshop: Respondent-Driven Sampling: Advantages, Limitations, and Practical Considerations for Recruiting Hard-to-Survey Populations

Venue: Online

Event

Introduction to Understanding Society

Venue: Online

Event

Genetics for social scientists

Venue: Broadway House, London

Event

Introduction to Understanding Society

Venue: ISER, University of Essex