The ISER is seeking to appoint a quantitative social scientist to the post of Research Assistant to undertake research % development activities on Understanding Society, particularly to support the development of ethnicity & immigration research with the Study. vacancies.essex.ac.uk/tlive_webrecru…

📢Job vacancy - Research Assistant to work on ethnicity and immigration questions and development in Understanding Society. An ideal post-Masters role for someone looking to gain research experience. Apply by 29/10 tinyurl.com/445mkh57

We are delighted to announce Professor Meena Kumari has been appointed the new ISER Director University of Essex Economic and Social Research Council MiSoC Understanding Society Survey Futures Centre for Microsimulation & Policy Analysis Postgrads_Essex iser.essex.ac.uk/research/news/…

Will Sunak's plans for abolishing A'levels work? Our Economic and Social Research Council MiSoC research by Dr Joshua Fullard in today's Conversation The Conversation Research at Essex Essex Social Science theconversation.com/advanced-briti…

Just published! Have a look at the trends on material deprivation in the U.K. Interactive dashboard with a wide range of variables - from food and heating to fridge freezers and access to Wi-Fi.

Our **big news** out today - £100 million for our UK Household Longitudinal Study Understanding Society from Economic and Social Research Council UK Research and Innovation Research at Essex Essex Social Science & £37.5 million for our University of Essex neighbours & colleagues UK Data Archive ukri.org/news/138m-inve…

£138m investment in social science data infrastructure. The Economic and Social Research Council invests a further £100 million in Understanding Society and £37.5 million in the UK Data Service. ukri.org/news/138m-inve…

New longitudinal input data for UKMOD based on Understanding Society Understanding Society Centre for Microsimulation & Policy Analysis - UKMOD is a tax-benefit microsimulation model (MSM) for the UK and its constituent nations microsimulation.ac.uk/about/news/202… and free 2-hour workshop: microsimulation.ac.uk/about/events/2…

Poor private rented housing is bad for health. What policies would solve this? Join us to discuss new Economic and Social Research Council MiSoC research w Understanding Society data with Danny Dorling News Joseph Rowntree Foundation @BRE_group Generation Rent & health experts 17 Nov with International Public Policy Observatory & CaCHE housinghealthpolicy.eventbrite.co.uk

Our new podcast series starts next week!

Data from our Innovation Panel Waves 14 and 15 are now available to download from UKDataService understandingsociety.ac.uk/2023/11/01/inn…

The latest waves of the Understanding Society Innovation Panel can now be downloaded from the UK Data Archive - The IP has multiple experimental studies in which individuals or households are randomly assigned to a particular survey instrument or procedure. understandingsociety.ac.uk/2023/11/01/inn…

Research by Dr Cara Booker 🧜🏽‍♀️ was submitted to the House of Commons Education Committee Inquiry. Overall, young people who use screen-based media heavily were less happy/more likely to have socioemotional difficulties than moderate users committees.parliament.uk/work/7912/scre… committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidenc…

Can good neighbourly relationships have a positive impact on our mental health in times of crisis? by Magda Borkowska 🇺🇦 James Laurence Renee Reichl Luthra Did perceived neighbourhood social cohesion change during the first few months of the COVID-19 pandemic? iser.essex.ac.uk/misoc/explaine…

Applying for UKHLS Special Licence data? Including correct information first time helps us and you. For tips on completing your application Kristijan Garic has written this handy guide: 💡Special Licence data - getting your application right first time understandingsociety.ac.uk/blog/2023/11/0…

The latest wave of Understanding Society is now available from the UK Data Archive. In this wave the questionnaire was redeveloped in three areas: employment, wealth and retirement. understandingsociety.ac.uk/2023/11/22/und…

🔊🔊New paper out by my office mate and wonderful friend Pablo Cabrera and our one and only Prof Peter Lynn on the effects of the text messages on survey response Understanding Society. Very proud of my colleagues ISER University of Essex

Understanding Society: minimising selection biases in data collection using mobile apps: Understanding Society, by Annette Jackle Jon Burton [email protected] & Mick P. Couper. In this paper we review potential barriers to data collection using mobile apps and experimental evidence doi.org/10.1111/1475-5…

Happy to see this out. New paper with Prof Peter Lynn We experimented with text messages to smooth the transition from face-to-face to a web and CATI sequential design in Understanding Society 🧵How an additional contact mode can help in a mode transition?

💡 Launching new #wellbeing dashboard. We have helped create the tool which uses data from Understanding Society’s survey on different aspects of wellbeing. Users can select variables of interest & plot these against up to two characteristics. 🔽 whatworkswellbeing.org/blog/improving…