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Lies, Damned Lies and Surveys: Professor Peter Lynn at Cafe Scientifique
Presented by: Professor Peter Lynn
Venue: The Minories, High Street, Colchester, Essex
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Housing insecurity in English rental sector – our evidence on impacts and policy implications
The UK Parliament publish two briefings citing our recent studies on housing and health
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New project to examine stereotypes in schools secures €1.5m EU funding
“Stereotypes can lead to minority students being treated differently, with the knock-on effect of self-fulfilling prophecies that hinder their academic success”
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Policy Conference: The Future of Families
Our London conference on 31 October to focus on the long-term challenges faced by families and debate the direction for policy
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ISER Seminar Series
Presented by: Professor Nava Ashraf - LSE
Venue: ISER Large Seminar Room 2N2.4.16
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What sociodemographic factors are associated with live births for women using assisted reproductive technology: Evidence from the UK Household Longitudinal Survey 2009-2022
Declining fertility rates is a global problem. For many women factors such as types of employment, housing tenure, and access to high quality childcare may delay fertility decisions. Delaying fertility may increase the risk of fertility problems. In the UK, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance...
Presented by: Professor Heather Brown - Lancaster University
Venue: ISER Large Seminar Room 2N2.4.16
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Low Fertility as a Call for Action. Which Types of Arguments are Reasonable?
The low fertility in high-income countries has given rise to concern in the public and among politicians and social scientists. Indeed, there are some good arguments for thinking that low fertility perhaps is a ‘problem’ - in the sense that it might be reasonable with political interventions. However, other arguments...
Presented by: Professor Øystein Kravdal - Centre for Fertility and Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health Department of Economics, University of Oslo
Venue: ISER Large Seminar Room 2N2.4.16
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Eliciting and Shaping Beliefs About Shared Parental Leave: Evidence from a Survey Experiment
Despite the growing availability of paternity leave policies across the world, the take-up of parental leave among fathers is very low. This is also the case in the UK, where parental leave for fathers exists in the form of shared parental leave (SPL). This paper investigates whether the low take-up...
Presented by: Dr Laura Fumagalli - ISER
Venue: ISER Large Seminar Room 2N2.4.16