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ISER has an enviable publications record in top academic journals and regularly presents its work at key conferences and policy events in the UK and around the world. It is also frequently commissioned to produce reports and papers for Government Departments, think tanks, charities and businesses and its important work is frequently featured in the media. You can search all of ISER’s outputs including by area of interest and author.

Is it the place or the people in the places? Exploration of why young people in deprived coastal communities of England have worse mental health than their peers inland

  1. Emily T. Murray
  2. Avril Keating
  3. Cara Booker
  4. Claire Cameron
  5. Sam Whewall
  6. , et al
Journal Article - December 1, 2025
  1. Life Course Analysis
  2. Psychology
  3. Health
  4. Poverty
  5. Demography
  6. Area Effects
  7. Well Being
  8. Geography
  9. Social Stratification
  10. Young People

Global health experts warn of dangers posed by ultra-processed foods

  1. Phillip Baker
  2. Scott Slater
  3. Mariel White
  4. Benjamin Wood
  5. Alejandra Contreras
  6. , et al
Media - November 20, 2025
  1. Health
  2. Economics
  3. Public Policy
  4. Government
  5. Living Standards
  6. Organizations And Firms
  7. Politics
  8. Business Organization
  9. Marketing

Study finds diet high in ultra-processed foods linked to dozens of health conditions

  1. Phillip Baker
  2. Scott Slater
  3. Mariel White
  4. Benjamin Wood
  5. Alejandra Contreras
  6. , et al
Media - November 19, 2025
  1. Health
  2. Economics
  3. Public Policy
  4. Government
  5. Living Standards
  6. Organizations And Firms
  7. Politics
  8. Business Organization
  9. Marketing

Ultra-processed food is global health threat, experts warn

  1. Phillip Baker
  2. Scott Slater
  3. Mariel White
  4. Benjamin Wood
  5. Alejandra Contreras
  6. , et al
Media - November 19, 2025
  1. Health
  2. Economics
  3. Public Policy
  4. Government
  5. Living Standards
  6. Organizations And Firms
  7. Politics
  8. Business Organization
  9. Marketing

Towards unified global action on ultra-processed foods: understanding commercial determinants, countering corporate power, and mobilising a public health response

  1. Phillip Baker
  2. Scott Slater
  3. Mariel White
  4. Benjamin Wood
  5. Alejandra Contreras
  6. , et al
Journal Article - November 18, 2025
  1. Health
  2. Economics
  3. Public Policy
  4. Government
  5. Living Standards
  6. Organizations And Firms
  7. Politics
  8. Business Organization
  9. Marketing

The ultra-processed foods problem is driven by commercial interests, not individual weakness. Here’s how to fix it

  1. Phillip Baker
  2. Scott Slater
  3. Mariel White
  4. Benjamin Wood
  5. Alejandra Contreras
  6. , et al
Media - November 18, 2025
  1. Health
  2. Economics
  3. Public Policy
  4. Government
  5. Living Standards
  6. Organizations And Firms
  7. Politics
  8. Business Organization
  9. Marketing

Ultra-processed foods are danger to global public health, experts warn

  1. Phillip Baker
  2. Scott Slater
  3. Mariel White
  4. Benjamin Wood
  5. Alejandra Contreras
  6. , et al
Media - November 18, 2025
  1. Health
  2. Economics
  3. Public Policy
  4. Government
  5. Living Standards
  6. Organizations And Firms
  7. Politics
  8. Business Organization
  9. Marketing

Ultra-processed food linked to harm in every major human organ, study finds

  1. Phillip Baker
  2. Scott Slater
  3. Mariel White
  4. Benjamin Wood
  5. Alejandra Contreras
  6. , et al
Media - November 18, 2025
  1. Health
  2. Economics
  3. Public Policy
  4. Government
  5. Living Standards
  6. Organizations And Firms
  7. Politics
  8. Business Organization
  9. Marketing

Are we stepping into the future? Exploring the representativeness of web-only surveys of the general population

  1. Pablo Cabrera Alvarez
  2. Annette Jäckle
  3. Jamie Moore
  4. Gabriele Durrant
  5. Jonathan Burton
  6. , et al
Understanding Society Working Paper Series, 2025-16 - November 11, 2025 - download  

Minority or migrant? loneliness among older immigrants in England

  1. Renee Reichl Luthra
  2. Claudia Brunori
  3. Alessandro Ferrara
Journal Article - November 5, 2025
  1. Older People
  2. Life Course Analysis
  3. Psychology
  4. Health
  5. Demography
  6. Well Being
  7. Migration
  8. Ethnic Groups
  9. Race Relations

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