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ISER Seminar Series
Presented by: Professor Nava Ashraf - LSE
Venue: ISER Large Seminar Room 2N2.4.16
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What sociodemographic factors are associated with live births for women using assisted reproductive technology: Evidence from the UK Household Longitudinal Survey 2009-2022
Declining fertility rates is a global problem. For many women factors such as types of employment, housing tenure, and access to high quality childcare may delay fertility decisions. Delaying fertility may increase the risk of fertility problems. In the UK, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance...
Presented by: Professor Heather Brown - Lancaster University
Venue: ISER Large Seminar Room 2N2.4.16
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Low Fertility as a Call for Action. Which Types of Arguments are Reasonable?
The low fertility in high-income countries has given rise to concern in the public and among politicians and social scientists. Indeed, there are some good arguments for thinking that low fertility perhaps is a ‘problem’ - in the sense that it might be reasonable with political interventions. However, other arguments...
Presented by: Professor Øystein Kravdal - Centre for Fertility and Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health Department of Economics, University of Oslo
Venue: ISER Large Seminar Room 2N2.4.16
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Eliciting and Shaping Beliefs About Shared Parental Leave: Evidence from a Survey Experiment
Despite the growing availability of paternity leave policies across the world, the take-up of parental leave among fathers is very low. This is also the case in the UK, where parental leave for fathers exists in the form of shared parental leave (SPL). This paper investigates whether the low take-up...
Presented by: Dr Laura Fumagalli - ISER
Venue: ISER Large Seminar Room 2N2.4.16
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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.”
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The future of families policy conferenceTackling long-term challenges
Venue: Coin Street Neighbourhood Centre, 108 Stamford St, London, SE1 9NH
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UKMOD advanced training course: Labour supply add-on and Indirect taxes extension
Venue: ISER & Online
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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
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Prestigious British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship for Dr Annalivia Polselli’s research using AI methods for policy evaluation
Flagship programme awards £15.9 million to 45 early career researchers
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UKMOD Fest 2024: 4 October
Sharing new research by policy makers and academia, using our ground-breaking tax benefit microsimulation model for the UK and the four nations
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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
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Survey Futures: Practice Forum 3 – Changing Data Collection Modes, 1 October 2024
Online presentations of emerging Survey Futures findings on the implications of changing practice and, three government survey programmes present their experiences of changing modes
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Survey Futures Early Career Impact Award: Enter by 23 August 2024
Royal Statistical Society present the Survey Futures Award for innovative survey research method or techniques by enthusiastic early career researchers