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What can your shopping basket say about your health? 

Novel sources of population data, especially administrative and medical records, as well as the digital footprints generated through interactions with online services, present a considerable opportunity for advancing health research and policymaking. An illustrative example is shopping history records that can illuminate aspects of population health by scrutinizing extensive sets...

Presented by: Dr Anya Skatova, University of Bristol

Venue: 2N2.4.16

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A temporary narrowing of the gender income gap – the impact of COVID-19 policy responses in 28 European countries

New study highlights the equalizing role of expansive social protection during pandemic and the importance of gender-aware policy analysis

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Survey Futures Workshop: Targeted Survey Design

Venue: Ipsos, 3 Thomas More Street, London

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Physical activity, health, and life satisfaction: four panel studies demonstrate reciprocal effects

Journal Article - May 1, 2025

1. Psychology
2. Health
3. Well Being
4. Sport

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Gender income inequality during the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe: the role of government response

CeMPA Working Paper Series, CEMPA7/25 - April 22, 2025 - download  

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Understanding Society Scientific Conference 2025

Registration opens for conference 1-3 July, showcasing new research using Understanding Society data, at the beautiful University of Essex Colchester campus

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Labor outcomes after employer-provided training: evidence from the Understanding Society survey

Journal Article - April 1, 2025

1. Labour Market
2. Psychology
3. Economics
4. Wages And Earnings
5. Well Being
6. Labour Economics
7. Sociology Of Labour
8. Training: Labour Market
9. Unpaid Work

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Friends make us happy: evidence from three European panel studies

Journal Article - April 1, 2025

1. Psychology
2. Health
3. Well Being
4. Social Networks
5. Social Capital
6. Social Psychology

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UKMOD online training course

The course will provide an introduction to UKMOD, the free tax-benefit microsimulation model for the UK and its constituent nations.

Venue: Online

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Annual report on trends in panel attrition in Understanding Society, 2025 edition

Understanding Society Working Paper Series, 2025-01 - April 9, 2025 - download  

1. Surveys
2. Survey Methodology
3. Demography

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MiSoC Workshop

Presented by: Emma Tominey

Venue: ISER

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Development of inequalities in fruit and vegetable intake through early adulthood: insights from household panel surveys in the United Kingdom and Australia

Journal Article - April 3, 2025

1. Life Course Analysis
2. Psychology
3. Health
4. Demography
5. Social Stratification
6. Young People
7. Social Behaviour
8. Sociology Of Households
9. Social Psychology

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New study explores the impact on health and well-being for children living in overcrowded homes

Overcrowding was statistically significantly associated with poor child mental well-being, according to two decades of data from Understanding Society

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New study finds women have higher commuting costs, limiting job opportunities

Better transport infrastructure, better childcare provision, policies to re-balance work and family commitments such as a four-day week could help reduce structural disadvantages

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Working from home and hybrid working in the UK: Our evidence to House of Lords Committee

House of Lords Committee is investigating “the challenges and opportunities of remote and hybrid working for workers and employers”

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How has gender income inequality in Ireland and the UK changed and why?

CeMPA Working Paper Series, CEMPA6/25 - March 27, 2025 - download  

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Welfare Effects of Social Care Policies

CeMPA Working Paper Series, CEMPA5/25 - March 26, 2025 - download  

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Income volatility and parenting styles during hard times

Journal Article - March 25, 2025

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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Living apart together and older adults’ mental health in the United Kingdom

Journal Article - March 1, 2025

1. Older People
2. Life Course Analysis
3. Psychology
4. Health
5. Family Formation And Dissolution
6. Well Being
7. Sociology Of Households
8. Social Psychology

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For the future of our grandchildren: grandparenthood and climate change concerns

Research Paper, IZA Discussion Papers, 17795 - March 1, 2025

1. Older People
2. Psychology
3. Social Attitudes
4. Environmental Sociology
5. Social Behaviour
6. Sociology Of Households
7. Social Psychology