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!

New blog on local food environments and children's health with @hettieburn.bsky.social and @rabe-b.bsky.social Would be delighted to hear from Local Authorities and other stakeholders interested in evidencing preventive public health policies! @iseressex.bsky.social @misoc-essex.bsky.social

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...

NCRM has opened applications to participate in the Research Methods Rendezvous! This free event will explore the process of turning early-stage ideas into #research projects. #RMR2025 takes place online on 10 September and 29 October 2025. Apply: www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/RMR...

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

We find imprecision in health beliefs during COVID (measured via min/max probabilities). And beliefs imprecision matters for whether people take up protective health behaviours. authors.elsevier.com/c/1lIuYc7LGG... @iseressex.bsky.social @misoc-essex.bsky.social @arceastofengland.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

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

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...

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

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...

"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...

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...

Fantastic opportunity to join the MiSoC team ! Please do share !

Learn how to design questionnaires with different modes of data collection on our three-day online course. Questionnaire Design for Mixed-Mode, Web and Mobile Web Surveys takes place on 25-27 March 2025. Find out more and register: https://buff.ly/4gyOV33

Speakers at a free webinar will share their knowledge and experiences of conducting #research on sensitive topics. The event, on 6 March 2025, is being organisaed by NCRM's Health Methodological Special Interest Group. Book a place: https://buff.ly/4k5QlW7

NCRM and ADR UK are running an introductory course on the Growing up in England dataset. The dataset can be used to research the barriers and gateways to improved educational outcomes and social mobility. Course dates: 6-7 March 2025. Register: https://buff.ly/4aJwMyv

The Research Methods Rendezvous takes place across two days, on 10 September and 29 October 2025. It is designed to be a source of inspiration, a research incubator and a networking opportunity for researchers at all career stages. Find out more: https://buff.ly/4gqO58P

NCRM is inviting researchers to contribute to its unique new event, the Research Methods Rendezvous! The two-day, online event will provide attendees with the opportunity to present research ideas and develop them with other researchers. Read the call: https://buff.ly/3EnkrUs

Great talk today by @samuellado.bsky.social in our ISER lunchtime seminar. Children in Barcelona’s means-tested lunch clubs do better in Catalan - likely because they spend more time socialising with proficient speakers. @ayllonsara.bsky.social @iseressex.bsky.social @misoc-essex.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...

Our Professor Emilia Del Bono and Professor Gabriella Conti, UCL, on this important new @nuffieldfoundation.org project examining access to HRT & impacts on women from different socioeconomic groups 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...

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...

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...

‘Sandwich carers’ experience decline in mental and physical health New research from @uclpophealthsci.bsky.social uses our data @baowenxue.bsky.social www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/gove...

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

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...

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...