The far-reaching consequences of declining fertility and ageing populations explored in this year’s Regius Lecture 21 October with @misoc-essex.bsky.social Dr Silvia Avram joining the UK Regius Professor of Politics Kristian Gleditsch - book on link www.iser.essex.ac.uk/research/new...

Opportunity for government and 3rd sector to work with experts and get research assistance support at @misoc-essex.bsky.social , all to produce evidence for policy decisions!

When COVID hit, millions of workers suddenly switched to working from home. 5 years on, around 40% of workers continue to work remotely at least part of the time. Why did change endure? Our new @misoc-essex.bsky.social MiSoC Explainer www.iser.essex.ac.uk/research/new... @usociety.bsky.social data

A recording of a #webinar on exploring secondary and archival data in the social sciences is now available. Cara Booker (@iseressex.bsky.social 🇬🇧) covered where to find different types of #data, and how sampling might impact analyses and the interpretation of results.

Our @ukri.org @esrc @misoc-essex.bsky.social policy fellowships give gov & 3rd sector researchers expert support to investigate key policy questions www.iser.essex.ac.uk/research/new...

My paper on the impacts of minority and own-race representation among university staff on the educational and labour market outcomes of students, with Sonkurt Sen is now published open access at Labour Economics! doi.org/10.1016/j.la... @iseressex.bsky.social @misoc-essex.bsky.social

New research published by Public Opinion Quarterly (@oxfordacademic.bsky.social) investigated collecting health measures with survey data. Academics led by Tarek Al Baghal (@iseressex.bsky.social 🇬🇧) compared three designs for collecting both survey responses and biological data. buff.ly/sZ4sUQF

In the latest ep of the #LinkingOurLivesPod we talk to Emily Murray & Emily Grundy about older people's health and living situation using the ONS LS 🔗 open.spotify.com/show/1vpzO9X... @equalise.bsky.social @ukri.org @universityofessex.bsky.social @ucliehc.bsky.social @iseressex.bsky.social

🚀 Ready to unlock 50 years of data? Emily Grundy & Emily Murray share why you should be using the ONS Longitudinal Study. 🔗 shorturl.at/WXIB2 @ukri.org @universityofessex.bsky.social @equalise.bsky.social @ucliehc.bsky.social @iseressex.bsky.social #DataAnalysis #LinkingOurLivesPod

The @clscohorts.bsky.social 🇬🇧 are recruiting a new researcher to work on the Survey Futures project. The successful candidate will work specifically on video interviewing and complex measurement in self-completion surveys. The deadline for applications is Friday 14 March.

CALL FOR PAPERS: @LauraFumagall17 @misoc-essex.bsky.social is curating a special issue of the Journal of Economic Psychology on topics at the intersection of economics and #SurveyMethods sciencedirect.com/special-issu...

Our new @misoc-essex.bsky.social study finds that older people in good health can live more active lives - and prevent disability from developing - if small adaptations to their homes can be in place as soon as need is identified www.iser.essex.ac.uk/research/new...

📢 New blog from me and @jasminesamantha.bsky.social reporting on the Festival of Genomics & Biodata from an interdisciplinary perspective! www.essex.ac.uk/blog/posts/2... @iseressex.bsky.social @universityofessex.bsky.social

When COVID hit, millions of workers suddenly switched to working from home. 5 years on, around 40% of workers continue to work remotely at least part of the time. Why did change endure? Our new @misoc-essex.bsky.social MiSoC Explainer www.iser.essex.ac.uk/research/new... @usociety.bsky.social data

Concluding our Understanding Society Insights event today with panel of expert reflections on housing policies in light of new research @usociety.bsky.social read it here www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/news/2025/02...

We are at the British Academy today - presenting new research evidence on housing, creating healthy, equitable, sustainable communities - usociety.bsky.social Read our Insights report here www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/news/2025/02...

📣📣📣Job Alert 📣📣📣 Come work with me on children’s health and human capital! @iseressex.bsky.social @universityofessex.bsky.social 🗓️2 year Post-Doc, start Oct 2025 📝Apply by 23 March 🔗More info: tinyurl.com/y54tuds3, or contact me. Join us at Essex! Please share 👋

Join our team: Senior Research Officer with our @cempaessex.bsky.social on computational modelling + economic & health inequalities,socio-economic determinants of health, impact of taxes & benefits,economics of ageing, social policy & life course analysis www.microsimulation.ac.uk/about/news/2...

Our new research project, in partnership with the Money and Pensions Service & funded by the @nuffieldfoundation.org Dr Laura Fumagalli & Dr Silvia Avram investigate how individuals get into debt, manage credit commitments & how effective is debt advice www.iser.essex.ac.uk/research/new...

"We are a long way from being able to use blood tests for the diagnosis, prognosis or treatment of poor mental health, but our study may be a step in the right direction." Anna Dearman writes about her new research examining the biology behind mental health here: www.iser.essex.ac.uk/blog/2025/02...

Join us! We have 3 FAB new Senior Research Officer posts here: with Prof Birgitta Rabe on children's health & human capital; with Prof Paul Clarke on machine learning methods in social science & with Prof Meena Kumari on biological ageing. @misoc-essex.bsky.social www.iser.essex.ac.uk/jobs

I really enjoyed the discussion. Thank you! @rabe-b.bsky.social @iseressex.bsky.social

This FULLY FUNDED PhD with us includes 3 month work placement to see evidence being used in policy and practice. Amazing opportunity with fab supervisors @universityofessex.bsky.social www.iser.essex.ac.uk/research/new...

New blog: @carmenvillaecon.bsky.social on crime rates and why youth clubs could be valuable investments, based on her @theifs.bsky.social research

Using microsimulation in government - April online workshop with DWP and IMA: Call for abstracts by 20 Jan from our @cempaessex.bsky.social www.microsimulation.ac.uk/about/news/2...

New @misoc-essex.bsky.social project @nuffieldfoundation.org with our Prof Emilia Del Bono & UCL's Prof Gabriella Conti looking at impact of access to HRT on women's work lives & wellbeing www.iser.essex.ac.uk/research/new...

Understanding the links between intrahousehold dynamics and individual and household debt: New funded PhD opportunity - includes £19k pa scholarship, fees paid and work placement!! www.iser.essex.ac.uk/research/new...

Updates to our UKMOD tax-benefit microsimulation models for UK from our @cempaessex.bsky.social Open access and free! www.iser.essex.ac.uk/research/new...

Hi all - start (sort-of) the New Year by following @usociety.bsky.social @iseressex.bsky.social @misoc-essex.bsky.social and @cempaessex.bsky.social - all based here at the @universityofessex.bsky.social

PhD SCHOLARSHIP ALERT!! Fantastic opportunity to work with Dr Silvia Avram & Dr Laura Fumagalli - using new data to understand more about households living in debt - with the Money and Pensions Service. www.senss.ac.uk/collaborativ...

Prof Birgitta Rabe and Dr Angus Holford's new Nuffield Foundation-funded research project - will help inform the Government's policy on school breakfast clubs www.iser.essex.ac.uk/research/new...

We're recruiting for a new Senior Research Officer to work on the methodological aspects of our health and biomarker data collection. Based at @iseressex.bsky.social, apply online by 16 Feb. vacancies.essex.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...

Job: Senior Research Officer @iseressex.bsky.social to work on @usociety.bsky.social Focus on evaluating initiatives to improve on the quality of biomarker data collection by increasing response, take-up and return of biomarker samples. vacancies.essex.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...

PhD scholarship with us!! Fab opportunity for your fully funded PhD wth 2 amazing supervisors. Looking at household & individuals living with debts with Money and Pensions Service. Apply now! www.senss.ac.uk/collaborativ...