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Registration is now open for our Insights 2026 policy conference - book your place
The latest wave of UKHLS is now available from the UK Data Service
A call for abstracts is now open - present your research at our Biosocial Conference
The latest release of our Calendar Year datasets can now be accessed via the UK Data Service.
The Deputy Director of Understanding Society, Professor Annette Jäckle, has featured on a BBC Radio 4 programme to unpick the reality behind a recent headline about young people.
Field an experiment or suggest questionnaire content for the next wave of the Innovation Panel.
The latest Pregnancy and Early Childhood data is now available from the UK Data Service
New data from Understanding Society’s Innovation Panel is now available.
Introducing key topic areas in Understanding Society
The latest Annual Report gives a summary of key data on the use of the Study, alongside a selection of research and impact from the year.
Let us know your views on this important part of the Understanding Society survey.
Understanding Society Waves 1-14 Census 2021 data are now available, as are Acorn Wellbeing data.
Join us on the 1-3 July for three days of longitudinal and household panel research.
Could you join this advisory group and help Understanding Society develop our policy and partnership work?
A new briefing note uses Understanding Society data on children and housing to explore trends in overcrowding and how this impacts on children.
This year’s Insights publication from Understanding Society looks at the housing crisis
Understanding Society showcases research on housing crisis.
Apply before the 19 March to become one of the next Understanding Society Fellows
Field an experiment or suggest questionnaire content for the next wave of the Innovation Panel
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The Economic and Social Research Council is the primary funder of the study The Study is led by a team at the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) at the University of Essex.
