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Survey Futures International Conference – presentations now available
Over 200 delegates from government departments and industry joined academics for the two day event, the culmination of £3million UKRI research programme
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Loneliness, isolation and social connection among boys and young men in England
New Government research uses our Understanding Society data to look at the factors most associated with experiences
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MiSoC Workshop: Labour Markets and Well-being
Presented by: More details to follow soon.
Venue: Innovation Centre, Knowledge Gateway, University of Essex, Colchester
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New research on free breakfast in primary schools: impacts and challenges: 13 July
We will be sharing our new research, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, at a London and hybrid discussion event
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Free breakfast in primary schools: impacts and challenges
Presented by: Professor Birgitta Rabe and Dr Angus Holford
Venue: Nuffield Foundation, London
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National Educational Panel Study (NEPS) in Germany and the project Dynamic Surveys for Dynamic Life Courses
Presented by: Dr Sebastian Lang (Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories)
Venue: 2N2.4.16
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€3.2m European Commission grant to consolidate, modernise and future-proof the research infrastructure of the European Social Survey
ISER’s Cross-National Surveys Unit, led by Professor Peter Lynn, are part of an 8-country team on new Horizon Europe project
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Professor Annette Jäckle on BBC Radio 4 More or Less
Professor Jäckle joined former ISER Director Professor David Voas to discuss AI posing as human respondents in a recent YouGov survey
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Stuck With Each Other? Unrealized Moving Desires, Changes in Life Satisfaction, and the Role of Partnerships
Moving residence enables individuals to adapt to changing needs by accessing locations better suited to their circumstances. While well-being shifts with relocation are overall well documented, far less is known about the life satisfaction (LS) consequences of its counterfactual: remaining in place despite a preference to move. This gap partly...
Presented by: Elias Hofmann (German Federal Institute for Population Research (BiB))
Venue: SSRC416 (2N2.4.16)
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Demand and Supply of Care Over the Life Course
We project the effects of changes in fertility and mortality rates on both the receipt and provision of care in the UK. We investigate the impact on the level and cost of care, as well as its share of total GDP, through the life course and across income and wealth...
Presented by: David Sonnewald (University of Essex)
Venue: SSRC416 (2N2.4.16)
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Working from home: a strategy for inclusion or costly perk? London MiSoC policy discussion roundtable 29 June
Expert discussion roundtable on new research on remote and hybrid working practices