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Date Title & Description Contributors
2017-09-06

  Using mobile devices to understand spending

The development of mobile technology has brought with it some exciting opportunities for those interested in collecting data from households about their finances. Funded by the NCRM, Dr Jäckle has been working to gain a better understanding of househol...
  Institute for Social & Economic Research author
2015-03-13

  Long term sickness: the costs to individuals

John Letizia, Director of Public Affairs for the Income Protection Insurance company UNUM discusses research commissioned from ISER to look at the cost to individuals of long term sickness.
  Institute for Social& Economic Research author
2014-10-31

  Poverty triggers and household change

Professor Nick Buck, Director of Understanding Society, discusses two pieces of research using the study to look at movements in and out of poverty and household change.
  Institute for Social& Economic Research author
2014-10-22

  Childcare policy - has it had any impact?

Dr Birgitta Rabe talks about new research looking at the impact of recent childcare policies on children's educational outcomes and helping mothers into work.
  Institute for Social& Economic Research author
2014-09-23

  Family breakdown: who is hardest hit after couples split?

Professor Mike Brewer talks about research for the Nuffield Foundation on the impacts on adults and children when couples split up.
  Institute for Social& Economic Research author
2014-08-14

  How couples respond when one loses a job

Dr Karon Gush talks about research using the Understanding Society Innovation Panel to look at the responses of couples when one of them loses their job.
  Institute for Social& Economic Research author
2014-07-17

  Being green: environmental behaviours and attitudes

Professor Peter Lynn talks about early findings from the ESRC funded project, The distribution and dynamics of UK citizens’ environmental attitudes, behaviours and actions.
  Institute for Social& Economic Research author
2014-07-14

  The long shadow of recession

Dr Mark Bryan discusses research findings from ISER's ESRC funded project, Understanding the impact of recession on labour market behaviour in Britain, which investigates the labour market responses of individuals and households to economic recession.
  Institute for Social& Economic Research author
2014-06-24

  School meets street: low achievement, school exclusion and youth crime

What can schools do to stop young people becoming excluded and falling into a life of crime? ISER Associate Liz Spencer talks about recent research examining the process that links low achievement, school exclusion and involvement in crime among Africa...
  Institute for Social& Economic Research author
2014-05-21

  Screen based media, sport and happiness - what makes our kids happy?

How much time do our children spend on screen based media and playing sport and how happy does it make them? Dr Cara Booker investigates using the Understanding Society Youth Panel.
  Institute for Social& Economic Research author