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From policy to population health: IMPACTNCD, a dynamic microsimulation for chronic disease prevention

Prevention policies operate through risk factors over decades, are rarely testable in randomised trials, and can widen or narrow health inequalities depending on how they are implemented. IMPACTNCD is an open-source, individual-level dynamic microsimulation built to appraise and evaluate such policies. It moves a synthetic population forward through time, tracking...

Presented by: Chris Kypridemos (University of Liverpool)

Venue: SSRC416 (2N2.4.16)

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Professor Meena Kumari in top 40 UK female scientists and ranked in top 400 globally

Professor of Biological and Social Epidemiology, Meena Kumari, has ranked 36th of all UK female scientists in 2026 – and 390th in the world

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Autumn Budget 2026 – new updates to UKMOD now available after cuts, increases and changes to tax and benefits

Our tax benefit microsimulation model UKMOD version B2026.05 is now available, with updates to the Autumn 2026 Budget statement and other improvements

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Mental health impacts of Universal Credit roll-out on parents with dependent children

Data from Understanding Society shows a deterioration in mental health, especially to large families and older parents

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Understanding Society Scientific Conference 2027

Presented by: Programme to be announced

Venue: University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester CO4 3SQ

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The Future of Young Adults in Britain Challenge: Research Springboard exploring issues of education, employment, health and housing, and political participation

Understanding Society Working Paper Series, 2026-16 - November 2, 2026 - download  

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Understanding Society Innovation Panel Wave 18: results from methodological experiments and new data

Understanding Society Working Paper Series, 2026-15 - November 2, 2026 - download  

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Fractal Inequalities? A Multi-Scalar Analysis of Income Inequality and Fiscal Redistribution in Greater Essex

CeMPA Working Paper Series, CEMPA12/26 - October 30, 2026

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The impact of universal credit on mental, physical, and financial well-being: longitudinal evidence from the UK household longitudinal surveysurvey

Journal Article - November 1, 2026

1. Labour Market
2. Income Dynamics
3. Life Course Analysis
4. Psychology
5. Health
6. Welfare Benefits
7. Finance
8. Unemployment
9. Well Being

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Loneliness prevalence and risk factors in the last year of life: analysis of UK household panel data

Journal Article - November 1, 2026

1. Older People
2. Life Course Analysis
3. Psychology
4. Health
5. Well Being
6. Social Networks
7. Social Exclusion
8. Social Psychology

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The mediating effect of loneliness in the relationship between disability and health-related quality of life

Journal Article - December 1, 2026

1. Psychology
2. Health
3. Social Networks
4. Disability
5. Social Exclusion
6. Social Psychology

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Understanding Society Emigrant Survey: lessons learnt

Understanding Society Working Paper Series, 2026-14 - October 26, 2026 - download  

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Does it matter how we measure family complexity? Sequence-based indices and children’s educational outcomes

Journal Article - January 1, 2027

1. Households
2. Life Course Analysis
3. Psychology
4. Family Formation And Dissolution
5. Education
6. Young People
7. Child Development
8. Sociology Of Households
9. Social Psychology

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Administration-order effects in head-to-head comparisons of the EQ-5D-3L and EQ-5D-5L descriptive systems: evidence from a randomised general-population panel in Great Britain

Journal Article - October 22, 2026

1. Surveys
2. Survey Methodology
3. Psychology
4. Health

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The labour market link: an explanation of Brexit support

Journal Article - October 21, 2026

1. Labour Market
2. Economics
3. Area Effects
4. Regional Economics
5. Wages And Earnings
6. Geography
7. Politics
8. Elections. Electoral Behaviour
9. International Economic Relations

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Testing Google data donation in the UK’s largest longitudinal study, Understanding Society

Can people’s digital activity records be combined with survey responses to show how online and offline lives connect?

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The challenges of hyperparameter tuning for accurate causal effect estimation

Journal Article - October 16, 2026

1. Computing
2. Statistical Mathematics

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Residential greenness and wellbeing in the UK: a population-representative intersectional multilevel analysis

Journal Article - November 1, 2026

1. Psychology
2. Environmental Sociology
3. Health
4. Demography
5. Area Effects
6. Well Being
7. Town Planning
8. Geography
9. Social Stratification
10. Social Groups
11. Ethnic Groups

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Another Brick in the Wall? The Educational Effects of Repurposed Mafia Properties

Italy's anti-Mafia legislation allows confiscated Mafia properties to be converted into educational, cultural, and welfare facilities where local NGOs offer various social activities specifically targeting the youth and other vulnerable groups. This study provides the first causal evidence on how exposure to these repurposed spaces affects students' dropout rates by...

Presented by: Victoria Biagi (ISER, University of Essex)

Venue: SSRC416 (2N2.4.16)

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Mental health effects of the universal credit rollout 2009–2019 on adults with dependent children: evidence from the UK household longitudinal survey

Journal Article - October 8, 2026

1. Households
2. Income Dynamics
3. Life Course Analysis
4. Psychology
5. Household Economics
6. Health
7. Poverty
8. Welfare Benefits
9. Public Policy
10. Childbearing: Fertility
11. Well Being