Business and technology

Looking at the challenges and opportunities facing businesses in the UK.

News - latest findings, new research, announcements

Working from home: a strategy for inclusion or costly perk? London MiSoC policy discussion roundtable 29 June

Major jump in tech adoption as study finds half of SMEs using AI – with limited headcount impact so far

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

Call for papers: MiSoC/ERC European Social Science Genetics Network Conference III, Rotterdam 30-31 May

Projects - new and ongoing research

Collecting activity, sleep and geolocation data

The value of personal statements

Pilot Application in Urban Landscapes – Towards integrated city observatories for greenhouse gases (ICOS-Cities)

Providing research infrastructure services to support Next Generation EU (Infra4NextGen)

Podcasts - audio interviews with our researchers

Studying for a PhD at ISER

Survey response rates during the Covid pandemic

Long term sickness: the costs to individuals

Understanding Society: Wave 2 data release

Events

Mental Health and the Labour Market

Presented by: Thomas Cornelissen, Essex. Fergus McCormack, Cambridge. Ben Etheridge, Essex. Hiromi Yumoto, Essex. Angelina Narzarova, Essex. Sarah Cattan, IFS. Mathias Jensen, Oxford. Ekaterina Operina, CEP, LSE. Roger Prudon, Lancaster. Canishk Naik, UC Berkeley. Keynote Professor Gregory Jolivet, Bristol.

Venue: Innovation Centre, Knowledge Gateway, University of Essex, Colchester

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