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Identification of Politically Motivated Survey Falsification in Online Surveys

The internet has become a key arena of political debate, and fake news, bots, fabricated and manipulated content come with this trend. Initial evidence suggests that also online surveys are subject to politically motivated falsification. This research project focuses on identifying politically motivated survey falsification in existing online surveys and experimental settings. While...

Presented by: Zaza Zindel

Venue: Hybrid

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Training and life satisfaction: a disrupted pathway to better work – data appendix

Supplementary material - September 30, 2023

1. Labour Market
2. Life Course Analysis
3. Psychology
4. Demography
5. Area Effects
6. Well Being
7. Migration
8. Social Stratification
9. Social Groups
10. Ethnic Groups
11. Training: Labour Market

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Job loss is linked to increased risk of miscarriage and stillbirth

New MiSoC research found a doubling in the chances of a pregnancy miscarrying or resulting in a stillbirth following a job loss

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9th World Congress of the International Microsimulation Association

Venue: University of Vienna

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UKMOD online advanced training course: HBAI/UKHLS input data

Venue: Online

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Child & Adolescent Data in Understanding Society: An Overview

Presented by: Dr Cara Booker and Dr Edith Aguirre

Venue: Online

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Wealthier children in UK experienced steepest fall in mental health during pandemic

Findings contradict predictions that disadvantaged children would be hardest hit – child mental health may have become more equal but worsened overall, say researchers

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Professor Meena Kumari appointed new ISER Director

Professor Kumari is a world-renowned epidemiologist, working at the intersection of social science and biological science

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Conflicts of interest for Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee members: neither a new nor unexplored issue

Journal Article - September 1, 2023

1. Health
2. Public Policy
3. Organizations And Firms

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Income volatility and parenting styles during hard times

Understanding Society Working Paper Series, 2023-13 - September 11, 2023 - download  

1. Income Dynamics
2. Household Economics
3. Health
4. Covid-19
5. Welfare Benefits
6. Economics
7. Wages And Earnings
8. Social Stratification
9. Child Development
10. Social Behaviour
11. Sociology Of Households

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‘Relabelling’ of individual retirement pension in Finland: application and behavioural responses using Finnish register data.

ISER Working Paper Series, 2023-05 - September 8, 2023 - download  

1. Labour Market
2. Pensions

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Data for Action–the future of Public Health: Anna Crispe, Suffolk C Council

Presented by: Anna Crisp

Venue: Hybrid: Silberrad Centre and Zoom

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Data for Action: The future of public health

Anna Crispe from Suffolk County Council discusses health policy in the first of our seminar series in partnership with the Institute for Public Health and Wellbeing

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New major updates to UKMOD, our tax benefit microsimulation model for UK and devolved nations

New model includes improvements to modelling of Council Tax and policy reforms around universal free school meals in London and Scotland and changes to Bedroom Tax

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Survey Futures – second open forum announced for 9 October

The ESRC-funded project for survey methodologists, survey managers, designers and data users is examining key issues for high quality social surveys in the future

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Bibby Stockholm: legionella is not the only health threat on the asylum barge

Dr Amy Clair writes for The Conversation about the health risks for living in poor conditions

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Child food insecurity and free school meals

Our research informs new Parliamentary briefing on impact of policies to address food insecurity for children in the UK

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The 2023 health challenge research springboard: process and outcomes

Understanding Society Working Paper Series, 2023-12 - August 30, 2023 - download  

1. Labour Market
2. Surveys
3. Health
4. Public Policy
5. Finance
6. Research
7. Young People
8. Disability

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Introduction to panel data methods using Understanding Society

Presented by: Paul Garcia, Piotr Marzec and Alita Nandi

Venue: University of Essex

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Introduction to Impact Evaluation

Presented by: Angus Holford & Angelina Nazarova

Venue: ONLINE