Understanding Society Waves 6 to 8
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Essex
Department Name: Inst for Social and Economic Research
Abstract
Understanding Society, the UK Household Longitudinal Study, follows individuals over time, regularly collecting data about each sample individual and his or her household. The study will provide information on both change at the individual level and how it relates to household change. Such panels have provided a major resource for understanding key issues which face societies around the world. They provide unique information on the persistence of such states as child poverty or disability, on factors which influence key life transitions, such as marriage and divorce, and they provide information on the effects of earlier life circumstances on later outcomes. They also support research relevant to the formation and evaluation of policy and they enable improved and more reliable analytical techniques. Cross-sectional data, based on only a single observation of each individual cannot achieve these aims. It addresses new and emerging research issues, such as the environmental impacts of household behaviour, health related behaviours or emerging diversity in UK society
Fieldwork for the study started in 2008 with the Innovation Panel, which aims to improve methods of collecting survey data, and the main panel which began in 2009. This bid covers data collection for wave 6 to 8 and a range of other activities to develop methodology and to support users and promote it to a range of audiences.
Understanding Society is based on a very large sample size, representing all ages and all aspects of UK society, and structured to capture information about individuals in their household context and its changes. The target sample, 40,000 households, provides a unique opportunity to explore issues for which other longitudinal surveys are too small to support effective research. The diversity of UK society is also captured by the inclusion of an ethnic minority boost sample.
It involves annual interviews to capture the short term dynamics of social processes, observing the timing and duration of events close to the point at which they occur. Also critical to the vision is the intention to carry on for the long term so as to capture life course and intergenerational transmission processes.
The substantive content, collected both by questionnaire and by other means, is multi-purpose and multi-topic, supporting a wide range of research agendas. Two areas of emphasis are support for ethnicity research and development of a biosocial survey exploring the relationships between individual behaviour, individual biological characteristics and social environment. Data will be collected directly from respondents and linked from external sources. Selection of content is based on widespread consultation with the academic and research user communities.
Innovation and methodological development are key. It is a crucial test bed for the development of new scientific knowledge and will give momentum to development of new methodological tools. A programme of research on collection and analysis methods will make Understanding Society a catalyst for wider improvements in the practice of social science research.
Our plan of activities is based around the major stages in the development and dissemination of a survey: specification of content, development on all aspects of the study design, collection of data to the highest standards, preparing, enhancing and documenting data for release, support for users in the most appropriate uses of the data and promotion of the study to ensure maximum impact. Core activities for this period include: development of collection by web interviews; extending the range of administrative data linked to the study; and promoting the use of the study amongst researchers, including the health and biological measures.
This proposal is based on the experience of the team at Essex, Warwick and the Institute of Education which have successfully delivered the study through its first five years.
Fieldwork for the study started in 2008 with the Innovation Panel, which aims to improve methods of collecting survey data, and the main panel which began in 2009. This bid covers data collection for wave 6 to 8 and a range of other activities to develop methodology and to support users and promote it to a range of audiences.
Understanding Society is based on a very large sample size, representing all ages and all aspects of UK society, and structured to capture information about individuals in their household context and its changes. The target sample, 40,000 households, provides a unique opportunity to explore issues for which other longitudinal surveys are too small to support effective research. The diversity of UK society is also captured by the inclusion of an ethnic minority boost sample.
It involves annual interviews to capture the short term dynamics of social processes, observing the timing and duration of events close to the point at which they occur. Also critical to the vision is the intention to carry on for the long term so as to capture life course and intergenerational transmission processes.
The substantive content, collected both by questionnaire and by other means, is multi-purpose and multi-topic, supporting a wide range of research agendas. Two areas of emphasis are support for ethnicity research and development of a biosocial survey exploring the relationships between individual behaviour, individual biological characteristics and social environment. Data will be collected directly from respondents and linked from external sources. Selection of content is based on widespread consultation with the academic and research user communities.
Innovation and methodological development are key. It is a crucial test bed for the development of new scientific knowledge and will give momentum to development of new methodological tools. A programme of research on collection and analysis methods will make Understanding Society a catalyst for wider improvements in the practice of social science research.
Our plan of activities is based around the major stages in the development and dissemination of a survey: specification of content, development on all aspects of the study design, collection of data to the highest standards, preparing, enhancing and documenting data for release, support for users in the most appropriate uses of the data and promotion of the study to ensure maximum impact. Core activities for this period include: development of collection by web interviews; extending the range of administrative data linked to the study; and promoting the use of the study amongst researchers, including the health and biological measures.
This proposal is based on the experience of the team at Essex, Warwick and the Institute of Education which have successfully delivered the study through its first five years.
Planned Impact
Non-academic beneficiaries of the Study will include a vast range of organisations and individuals, operating at several levels. More details can be found in the ESRC's Stakeholder Matrix. Key groups include:
- Government researchers and policy makers. The data will support important research in a broad and diverse set of policy areas. In many cases the unique features of the Study design will provide new insights into issues about which very little is known, so the likely impact is enormous. Key policy areas where important impacts are expected include the responsibilities of DH, DWP, DCMS, DfE, DECC, DEFRA, DfT, DCLG, MoJ, Home Office and BIS.
- Government executive agencies, non-departmental public bodies, parliamentary select committees and quangos. Many will be direct consumers of the Study findings, e.g. the Food and Environment Research Agency, the Low Pay Commission, the Homes and Communities Agency, the Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion, the Environmental Audit Committee.
- EU policy-makers and the international policy research community. In many areas findings will be relevant to other countries, either directly,if generalisability can be assumed, or indirectly by inspiring new lines of thought and international comparative investigation. We anticipate very considerable international impact.
- Local government officers and councillors and the Local Government Association. County, borough and unitary authorities in the UK are responsible for a number of services that are addressed by the Study - such as social housing, social care, education, policing, recreation and recycling - and have influence over several others through local development frameworks, transport plans, and planning decisions.
- NGOs, think tanks, charities and independent and private research organisations. Many organisations of this type, such as the New Economics Foundation, the Institute for Public Policy Research, Age UK, the Transport Research Laboratory, the Child Poverty Action Group, and Demos will find Study findings informative.
- Political parties. The relevance of the Study to policy at all levels (European, UK, local authority) means that interest can be expected from parties developing policies and manifestos.
- Private sector businesses. Findings regarding a range of aspects of individual behaviour and decision making will be relevant to production, retail and the provision of services. The findings could have implications for advertising, production and location strategies. Product design, eg development of new insurance products is also a potential area of application.
- Survey organisations and commissioners of surveys. The methodological development and research integral to the Study should influence all bodies with a stake in designing and carrying out surveys, in the UK but internationally.
- General public. Members of the general public will have an interest in Study findings. We expect findings to be reported in news media and to stimulate public debate.
- Society as a whole. As the Study positively influences policy in these areas, society as a whole will benefit through improved quality of life. This could occur via several channels, such as improved public health, better employment conditions, a fairer state benefit system, reduction in inequality, better social support, better-targetted childcare provision, and improved transportation options.
The direct impacts on many of these beneficiaries could be rapid. Campaigning organisations and special interest groups can adapt their messaging and strategies quickly, once convinced of the need to do so. Impacts on policy debates could similarly be rapid, though impacts on policy itself will take longer to filter through the review and revision process. The indirect impacts on society as a whole (via the effect of research influence on policy and practice) will accrue only in the long-term, perhaps after decades, and even then often difficult to measure.
- Government researchers and policy makers. The data will support important research in a broad and diverse set of policy areas. In many cases the unique features of the Study design will provide new insights into issues about which very little is known, so the likely impact is enormous. Key policy areas where important impacts are expected include the responsibilities of DH, DWP, DCMS, DfE, DECC, DEFRA, DfT, DCLG, MoJ, Home Office and BIS.
- Government executive agencies, non-departmental public bodies, parliamentary select committees and quangos. Many will be direct consumers of the Study findings, e.g. the Food and Environment Research Agency, the Low Pay Commission, the Homes and Communities Agency, the Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion, the Environmental Audit Committee.
- EU policy-makers and the international policy research community. In many areas findings will be relevant to other countries, either directly,if generalisability can be assumed, or indirectly by inspiring new lines of thought and international comparative investigation. We anticipate very considerable international impact.
- Local government officers and councillors and the Local Government Association. County, borough and unitary authorities in the UK are responsible for a number of services that are addressed by the Study - such as social housing, social care, education, policing, recreation and recycling - and have influence over several others through local development frameworks, transport plans, and planning decisions.
- NGOs, think tanks, charities and independent and private research organisations. Many organisations of this type, such as the New Economics Foundation, the Institute for Public Policy Research, Age UK, the Transport Research Laboratory, the Child Poverty Action Group, and Demos will find Study findings informative.
- Political parties. The relevance of the Study to policy at all levels (European, UK, local authority) means that interest can be expected from parties developing policies and manifestos.
- Private sector businesses. Findings regarding a range of aspects of individual behaviour and decision making will be relevant to production, retail and the provision of services. The findings could have implications for advertising, production and location strategies. Product design, eg development of new insurance products is also a potential area of application.
- Survey organisations and commissioners of surveys. The methodological development and research integral to the Study should influence all bodies with a stake in designing and carrying out surveys, in the UK but internationally.
- General public. Members of the general public will have an interest in Study findings. We expect findings to be reported in news media and to stimulate public debate.
- Society as a whole. As the Study positively influences policy in these areas, society as a whole will benefit through improved quality of life. This could occur via several channels, such as improved public health, better employment conditions, a fairer state benefit system, reduction in inequality, better social support, better-targetted childcare provision, and improved transportation options.
The direct impacts on many of these beneficiaries could be rapid. Campaigning organisations and special interest groups can adapt their messaging and strategies quickly, once convinced of the need to do so. Impacts on policy debates could similarly be rapid, though impacts on policy itself will take longer to filter through the review and revision process. The indirect impacts on society as a whole (via the effect of research influence on policy and practice) will accrue only in the long-term, perhaps after decades, and even then often difficult to measure.
Organisations
- University of Essex, United Kingdom (Lead Research Organisation)
- Australian Government (Collaboration)
- University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- Government of Scotland (Collaboration)
- UK Data Service (Collaboration)
- Social Market Foundation (Collaboration)
- Ipsos-MORI (Collaboration)
- Centre for Comparative Social Surveys (CCSS) (Collaboration)
- National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) (Collaboration)
- Government of Wales (Collaboration)
- Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) (Collaboration)
- Department for Work and Pensions, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- IAB Nuremburg (Collaboration)
- Ministry of Justice, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- University of Melbourne, Australia (Collaboration)
- European Commission, Belgium (Collaboration)
- Statistics Netherlands (Collaboration)
- University of Mannheim (Collaboration)
- Citizens Advice (Collaboration)
- Young Women's Trust (Collaboration)
- University of Michigan, United States (Collaboration)
- Federal Statistical Office (Collaboration)
- National Institute of Statistics (Collaboration)
- Wellcome Trust, LONDON (Collaboration)
- The Global Health Network (Collaboration)
- University of Oklahoma, United States (Collaboration)
- Galeazzi Orthopaedic Institute (Collaboration)
- TNS BMRB (Collaboration)
- Statistics Finland (Collaboration)
- University of Southampton, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- University College London, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- Department for Education (Collaboration)
- Department for Transport, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- The Children's Society, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (Collaboration)
- German Institute for Economic Research (Collaboration)
- Office for National Statistics, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- Government of the United States of America (Collaboration)
- University of Queensland, Australia (Collaboration)
- Connected Communities Innovation Network (CCIN) (Collaboration)
- Government of Canada (Collaboration)
- University of Bath, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- Government of the UK (Collaboration)
- Food Standards Agency (FSA) (Collaboration)
- Macalester College (Collaboration)
- National Centre for Social Research, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) (Collaboration)
- Alliance for Useful Evidence (Collaboration)
- Statistics Norway (Collaboration)
- GfK NOP (Collaboration)
- Statistics Denmark (Collaboration)
- Barnardo's (Collaboration)
- University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
Publications
A Coulter
(2017)
Understanding how people conceptualise household finances
A Davillas
(2017)
Biomarkers as precursors of disability
Al Baghal T
(2016)
Last Year Your Answer Was The Impact of Dependent Interviewing Wording and Survey Factors on Reporting of Change
in Field Methods
Al Baghal T
(2016)
Understanding Society Innovation Panel User Guide, waves 1-8 (June 2016)
Al Baghal T
(2015)
Obtaining data linkage consent for children: factors influencing outcomes and potential biases
in International Journal of Social Research Methodology
Al Baghal T
(2015)
Using Motivational Statements in Web-Instrument Design to Reduce Item-Missing Rates in a Mixed-Mode Context
in Public Opinion Quarterly
| Description | Understanding Society is an infrastructure project; thousands of users from academia, government, third sector and commercial organisations have downloaded the data and a wide range of publications have been produced, covering genetics to poverty, politics to intergenerational transmission of wealth, health behaviours to commuting, environmental behaviours to survey methods, employment and education to family change, harassment and discrimination to health and disability, expenditure to gender roles and attitudes. Research based on the data not only contributes to scientific knowledge, but also policy development and monitoring among statutory and third sector agencies. Understanding Society is a continuous ongoing project, see information under previous and subsequent awards. |
| Exploitation Route | The data from the study is already being used by a wide range of other researchers, and is the basis of a wide range of under and post graduate taught courses, used by a significant number of PhD and other students, and used in a wide range of short statistical courses. Evidence based on our and others' analysis of the data are being used to progress scientific knowledge, improve the design of other surveys, and to inform policy and practice. Researchers do not necessarily inform us of their publications or impact. We therefore do not know in what ways they use the data. |
| Sectors | Communities and Social Services/Policy,Education,Energy,Environment,Financial Services, and Management Consultancy,Healthcare,Leisure Activities, including Sports, Recreation and Tourism,Government, Democracy and Justice,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections,Transport,Other |
| URL | https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/ |
| Description | Data from Understanding Society are directly used by a number of Government Departments for policy monitoring, policy development and evaluation. . For example, the Welsh Government has a legal requirement to report on child wellbeing as a part of The Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015, for which it employs Understanding Society. In addition, the Scottish Government uses environmental behaviour measures in Understanding Society in their regular reports as part of the Low Carbon Scotland: A behaviours Framework. Further, DWP uses Understanding Society data on children living with both parents as part of their family stability indicator in the Social Justice Outcomes Framework. DWP use the data from the Study in their income dynamics report, which is an offical statistic for them. The DWP will also use Understanding Society to monitor the progress of their 2017 policy designed to tackle the disadvantaged faces by workless families; two indicators (parental conflict and parental mental health) will use the Study. ONS use Understanding Society data in a wide range of their statutory monitoring reports. Evidence from Understanding Society has also been used in a wide range of Gov policy developments, from evidence to the Taylor review to the Airports Commission report on air capacity to DfE review of special educational needs to PHE work on youth smoking to mention a few. The Understanding Society Policy Unit work directly with Government cofunders to support their use of data in a wide range of ways on an ongoing basis. Understanding Society is also extensively used by the third sector, for example AgeUK produced a wellbeing index which it used to inform its own investments as well as promote issues about older people more generally. The Children's Society use it in their annual report on wellbeing. Understanding Society data is used in the Homelessness Monitor, a longitudinal study of homelessness across the UK (with separate reports for each devolved administration), funded by Crisis and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. Findings from the Homelessness Monitor England 2016, including findings on hidden homelessness from Understanding Society specifically, were included in a House of Commons Library (2016) briefing paper on the Homelessness Reduction Bill 2016-17. This Bill received Royal Assent and is now the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017. Data from the study is also used by academics to evaluate government policies in ways that may lead to their reassessment. Recent evaluations included benefits for those out of work due to illness, national minimum wage, introduction of plastic bag charges, and neighbourhood renewal. We currently have three policy fellowships, funded under this award, working on projects related to health inequalities, social media and wellbeing, and volunteering and political turnout. The aim of the fellowships to to support robust sicnce and then work closely with the fellows to engage with relevant policy makers. Methodological research from the study informs the design of a wide range of other surveys, including those by government. For example, we recently advised ONS on their plans going forward. Researchers do not necessarily inform us of their publications or impact. We therefore do not know how much evidence of impact we capture. Understanding Society is an ongoing continuous project please see subsequent awards for more details. |
| Sector | Education,Energy,Environment,Healthcare,Leisure Activities, including Sports, Recreation and Tourism,Government, Democracy and Justice,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections,Transport,Other |
| Impact Types | Societal,Economic,Policy & public services |
| Description | 2020 Health: Review of children's wellbeing |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a advisory committee |
| Impact | This rapid evidence review by the 2020 Health think tank examined how to improve pupil and staff wellbeing given growing concerns about children's health. Understanding Society was asked to participate in an advisory committee as it is a key source of evidence on children and adult wellbeing. The outcome of the review was a report calling for a whole school approach to wellbeing and creating a head of wellbeing in schools. A report entitled 'Head of Wellbeing:An essential post for secondary schools? (2015) was launched at the House of Commons in January 2015. The think tank is now working with Nuffield Health to pilot the head of wellbeing role in a particular school. |
| URL | http://www.2020health.org/2020health/Publications/Publications-2015/Head-of-Wellbeing.html |
| Description | ADDResponse Advisory Committee |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a advisory committee |
| Description | AGE UK: technical issues related to UKHLS |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Description | Advice on FAMILY cohort survey to study the health, happiness and harmony of the families in Hong Kong |
| Geographic Reach | Asia |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Description | Advice on adaptive designs to ABS Melbourne |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Impact | Aim was to improve the efficiency of Australian Government efforts to collect statistical data on population and employment. |
| Description | Advice on data collection methods for ESS |
| Geographic Reach | Europe |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Impact | Advice was provided on the advantages and disadvantages of alternative modes of data collection for the European Social Survey and possible ways of combining different modes. The objective was to maintain and improve the quality of the ESS data, which is used to inform policy debates across Europe. |
| Description | Advice on survey design, British Crime Survey |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Description | Advice provided to DWP on detailed income components in the data |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | Advice provided to DWP research team on how to produce weights and split the analysis for calendar years (as opposed to survey waves) |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Description | Advice provided to DWP researchers on how to use the detailed employment/unemployment spell data in Understanding Society |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | Advice provided to DWP researchers who are using Understanding Society to carry out an audit of racial equality in the UK |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | Advice provided to Welsh Government analysts about the content of Understanding Society |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | Advice to SRC |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Impact | Improved the data collection methods used by Social Research Centre, Melbourne, for public sector policy research, thereby strengthening the quality of policy decisions. |
| Description | Advice to the Israeli Household Panel Survey |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | Advice to the Money Advice Service on Research Design |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Impact | Influenced the effectiveness of MAS research designed to inform improvements to government-funded debt advice services, with the ultimate aim of reducing the negative consequences of indebtedness in UK society. |
| Description | Advised DWP researcher on the origin of Understanding Society's questions on child development |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Description | Advised Department for Work and Pensions on the use of Understanding Society for analysing co-morbidity and employment outcomes |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | Advised Home Office on the use of UKHLS for measuring integration outcomes |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | Advised Joseph Rowntree Foundation on methodological aspects of poverty estimates based on Understanding Society data |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Description | Advisory Committee for Czech Household Panel Survey |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a advisory committee |
| Description | Airports Commission, Quality of Life: Assessment |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/440316/airports-commission... |
| Description | Analysis of parenting styles and child development in Wales carried out for the Welsh Government |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Description | BIS Advisory Panel on Evaluation Methods |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a advisory committee |
| Impact | The panel provides advice to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills on the methods used for policy evaluation within the department, and on the interpretation of findings from such evaluations. On several occasions this advice has led to the Department making changes to various aspects of the process of specifying, commissioning, and managing evaluations (see https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/improving-evaluation-in-bis-recommendations) and also to the way that findings are interpreted and presented in reports of specific evaluations. Influence of the latter type is likely to have led to more effective policy making, e.g. decisions about whether and how to continue funding various schemes. |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/evaluation-in-bis |
| Description | BNLIA Design |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Impact | Improved the quality of the 'Building New Life in Australia' survey, a government-funded study of immigrants to Australia and the major source of information for policy debates concerning the outcomes of immigrants and their contribution to Australian society and economy. |
| Description | Briefing and advice provided on the Brexit competition dataset to researchers |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | Child Poverty Estimates produced for the Scottish Government |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Description | Children's Society - The Good Childhood Report(s) |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| Impact | The Good Childhood Report by the Children's Society is an annual publication that seeks to understand how children's wellbeing is changing and what factors can help improve it. It is a report that contributes to the wider wellbeing agenda, with the Society recognising that there is no single solution to improving wellbeing, with action required at national level, local level, by schools, practitioners and young people themselves. It therefore makes a range of suggestions to different players in terms of what can be done to improve wellbeing. Given policies on wellbeing have only emerged more recently, it is probably too early to try and quantify the impacts without more research into the evaluation of specific initiatives. |
| URL | http://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/sites/default/files/TheGoodChildhoodReport2015.pdf |
| Description | Children's mental health - with The Children's Society and Barnardo's (via Third Sector Voucher scheme) |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Description | Co-chair of Life Study Methods Advisory Committee |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a advisory committee |
| Description | Comparing resposne rate maximization to alternative allocation criteria in adaptive design for panel surveys |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | saving costs on data collection |
| Description | Consultancy project for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on the indicators of integration and social cohesion in the UK based Understanding Society |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Description | DECC Advice on Energy Consumption Research |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Impact | Improved practice in data collection to enable micro-level linkage of survey data with energy consumption and energy conservation data. |
| Description | DH> Employment, occupation and pay. |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Description | DH- Income differences between working and those health conditions |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Description | DH/CO Adult social care analysis. |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Description | DH: Advice on research |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Description | DWP. 2018 low income dynamics. Advice and assistance (including in person meetings in London) |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Description | DWP. Advising on Low Income Dynamics. Various requests and advice provided. |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Description | DWP. Cross checking DWP UKHLS teaching material. |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Description | DWP. In work progression analysis using UKHLS. |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Description | DWP. Modelling retirement transitions. |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Description | DWP. Providing advice on private pensions data and analysis in UKHLS. |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Description | DWP. Retirement planning. |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Description | DWP. Social Justice Green Paper. Many discussions/analysis/assistance/meetings. |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/improving-lives-helping-workless-families |
| Description | DWP. Understanding ESA claimants and the household they live in. |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Description | DWP/DH |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a advisory committee |
| Description | DWP: Family stability |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Description | DWP: Income dynamics 2017 |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Description | DWP: Low income dynamics |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Description | DWP: QA session |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Description | DWP: Social Justice expert group |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a national consultation |
| Description | DWP: Social Justice/Life Chances |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Description | DWP: Social Justice/Life Chances |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Description | DWP: UKHLS partnership information |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Description | DWP: UKHLS-NPD analysis |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Description | DWP: adequacy of weights in UKHLS |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Description | DWP: advice on weighting for low income dynamics |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Description | DWP: child maintanence |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Description | DWPL international evidence day |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a national consultation |
| Description | Design of National Education Evaluations |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Impact | Aim was to ensure the highest possible standards of survey design and implementation are used for the evaluation of education policy in Denmark by improving the methods used by the Danish Evaluation Institute (EVA). |
| Description | DfT. Travel behaviours, national and West Midlands. |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Description | DfT: commuting behaviour |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Description | ESS Sampling Expert Panel |
| Geographic Reach | Europe |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a advisory committee |
| Impact | The work of the panel aims to improve the quality of the design of the European Social Survey and thereby its fitness for purpose in providing an evidence base for policy discussions across Europe. |
| Description | Eforms for MPS |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Impact | Improved efficiency and effectiveness of the Australian Monthly Population Survey, the main source of official statistics on labour market participation in Australia. |
| Description | English Housing Survey Steering and Technical Advisory Groups |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a advisory committee |
| Description | Enhancing capacity at Dept. for Education, Dept. Work and Pensions and Dept for Business, Innovation and Skills in using Understanding Society and longitudinal analysis |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | This activity provided detailed training to staff across a number of departments. Fifty staff members participated in the training. As a result staff are better equipped to access Understanding Society data, more knowledgeable about policy areas where the study can inform policy and be able to exploit the longitudinal features of the study. |
| Description | Enhancing capacity at the Department for Work and Pensions for using Understanding Society and longitudinal analysis |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | The Department for Works and Pensions is one of the largest departments in government, whose policies and programmes affect the lives of millions of people. Over 40 members of staff were trained in using Understanding Society. As a result the department is better able to make evidence based decisions. There use of the data now covers a broad range of policy areas including pensions, child poverty, social justice and health and employment. For example: Using Understanding Society marital relationship data to track progress on one of five social justice outcomes Use of financial data in their low income dynamics analyses and microsimulation models Use of evidence to inform the work of the newly established Work and Health Unit between DWP and DH (£115m budget & £40m health and work innovation fund). |
| Description | Estimates of the trends of mothers' employment trajectories in Scotland produced for the Scottish Government |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Description | Estimating the benefits of financial interventions that affect consumer behaviour |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Impact | Many of the problems observed in retail financial markets are often underpinned by "suboptimal" consumer behaviour. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is keen to ensure regulation and interventions can more effectively identify and reduce consumer harm in these markets. Rapid advice was provided to the FCA in drafting new guidance on estimating and assigning monetary values to the benefits resulting from regulatory interventions aimed at addressing behavioural change or tackle lack of transparency. As a result of the guidance, policy makers are able to explore available cost-benefit techniques, data availability such as Understanding Society, and resourcing issues, improving the regulatory environment. |
| URL | https://www.fca.org.uk/publications/occasional-papers/occasional-paper-39-estimating-benefits-interv... |
| Description | Estimation for the EQOLS |
| Geographic Reach | Europe |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Impact | Advice to the EU Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions to improve the weighting and estimation methods used on the European Quality of Life Survey, a major research evidence base used directly to imform EU policy debates. |
| Description | Evidence-based early-years intervention inquiry: Science and Technology Committee |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a national consultation |
| URL | https://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/science-and-technology-c... |
| Description | Expert Advice to ONS: LFS Review |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Impact | Improved the quality of the UK Labour Force Surveys, thereby potentially improving the quality of policy decisions and actions based on the survey data. |
| URL | http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/method-quality/quality/quality-reviews/list-of-current-nation... |
| Description | Extending the policy relevance of the FSA evidence base |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Impact | Consultancy advice provided to the Food Standards Agency improved the range and relevance of information collected by the "Food and You" survey, the Government's main evidence base for policy discussions regarding food safety awareness and hygiene practices. |
| Description | GESIS Panel Scientific Quality Assurance Board |
| Geographic Reach | Europe |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a advisory committee |
| Description | Grandparents Plus: Grandparents and childcare |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| Impact | New analysis of the Understanding Society Survey by Grandparents Plus and Age UK shows that the amount of childcare provided by grandparents is increasing. Between 2009/10 and 2010/11 the number of children receiving informal childcare from their grandparents went up from 1.3 million to 1.6 million (from 11.7% to 14.3% of all children aged 0-14). Grandparents Plus and Age UK have estimated the value of grandparental childcare at £7.3 billion, almost double its value in 2004 in cash terms. In July 2013, the government published updated advice for the large numbers of grandparents caring for grandchildren under 12 which set out that grandparents could qualify for National Insurance credits that can top up their income in retirement. Working parents can give up the Child Benefit credits they receive and donate them to their child's grandparents or other adult family members for the previous tax year. http://www.grandparentsplus.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Briefing-paper-on-grandparental-childcare.pdf |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/news/looking-after-the-grandchildren-make-sure-it-counts-towards-your-... |
| Description | Growing up North - with the Children's Commissioner |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Description | Homelessness Inquiry: Department of Communities and Local Government Committee |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Gave evidence to a government review |
| Description | House of Lords Citizenship and Civic Engagement Inquiry |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a national consultation |
| URL | http://www.parliament.uk/citizenship-civic-engagement |
| Description | Improved data collection practice for the ETAS |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Impact | Improved the precision of statistics produced from the Time Allocation Survey that are used to determine the allocation of HEFCE funding. |
| Description | Improved design of EU-SILC |
| Geographic Reach | Europe |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Impact | Consultancy advice to Eurostat, the statistical office of the EU, to extend the evidence base and improve the quality of data collected by the EU-SILC programme, which is used extensively in EU policy formulation. |
| Description | Improved implementation of the ALSC |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Impact | Improved the effectiveness of the Australian Longitudinal Study of Children, a government-funded survey that is the main source of research and statistics for policy debate on longer-term effects of education, child support and social environment in childhood. |
| Description | Improving the coverage of FSA data |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Impact | Advice given to the Food Standards Agency, intended to improve participation rates in the FSA's main survey, which is used to inform policy decisions regarding food safety. |
| Description | Industrial Strategy Roundtable |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | Informing SIPP design |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Impact | Advice given to US Census Bureau on the design of experimental initiatives to improve the efficiency of the Survey of Income and Program Participation has improved the value of the information collected and consequently should improve the effectiveness with which public money is spent on SIPP. |
| Description | JPSM Course |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | A 2-day training course was delivered in Washington DC to 50 participants, mainly researchers and policy advisors from US Government Departments (nearly one-third of participants were from the Bureau of Labor Statistics), with the objective of improving the relevance, effectiveness and efficiency of the various surveys and data collection exercises for which they are responsible. |
| Description | Meeting researchers at the Department of Health to introduce them to the health data in the study and discuss longitudinal research projects |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | Meeting with ageing team at DWP. Presenting results of recent research on retirement expectations. |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Description | Methodological advice to AIFS |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Impact | Aimed to maximise the quality and fitness for purpose of data collection exercises carried out by the Australian institute for Family Studies in order to inform national family policy. |
| Description | National Survey for Wales: Scientific and Technical Advisory Group |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a advisory committee |
| Description | Policy Exchange: Report on ethnic diversity |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| Impact | Following initial engagement with Policy Exchange, the think tank has undertaken an extensive study on the state of ethnic diversity in Britain. This research, undertaken by the Ethnic Diversity Unit at Policy Exchange has resulted in the publication of a major report entitled 'A Portrait of Modern Britain' (2014). A number of politicians and commentators have welcomed the report, including the All Party Parliamentary Group on Race and Community. It was covered by Forbes Magazine, Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail. Following the election in May 2015, the government has announced new measures to tackle discrimination and racial inequality. |
| Description | Policy Unit: Direct Access service for Department for Transport |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | Policy Unit: Direct Access service for Department for Work and Pensions |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | Policy Unit: Direct Access service for Department of Health |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | Policy Unit: Direct Access service for Scottish Executive |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | Policy Unit: Direct Access service for Welsh Government |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | Policy Unit: event showcasing research and the study to Scottish Government, and training in software for analysts |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | Policy Unit: invited to attend Department of Health/Department for Work and Pensions roundtable |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Gave evidence to a government review |
| Description | Policy Unit: member of expert panel for Citizens Advice Bureau that advises on how to measure financial capability outcomes for their interventions |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Membership of a guideline committee |
| Description | Presentation at Royal Statistical Society |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| URL | https://www.statslife.org.uk/members-area/member-news/sections-and-local-group-meeting-reports/3645-... |
| Description | Presenting research paper using UKHLS to DWP on low income dynamics among ethnic minorities |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Description | Presenting research paper using UKHLS to DWP on low income dynamics among ethnic minorities (CLOSER conference) |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Description | Presenting research paper using UKHLS to DWP on low income dynamics among ethnic minorities (UKHLS scientific conference) |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Description | Prevalence of child poverty in Scotland (initial analysis for the Scottish Government) |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Description | Produced statistics on fuel poverty for the Scottish Government |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Description | Produced statistics on intergenerational changes in wealth and housing for BBC Radio 4's Moneybox program |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Impact | This series of programs on intergenerational differences contributed to current national and political debates on this topic. |
| Description | Promotion of data through presentation of research: "An adaptive design approach to web fieldwork on the UK Household Longitudinal Study". Paper presented at the 7th Conference of the European Survey Research Association, Lisbon, Portugal, July 17-21, 2017 |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | Promotion of data through presentation of research: "Do Interviewers' attitudes towards sharing personal information affect the consent rate they achieve?", presented at the International Panel Survey Methods Workshop. Berlin, Germany, 20-21 June, 2016. |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | Promotion of data through presentation of research: "Fieldwork experiments to boost web response". Paper presented at the CLOSER Mixing modes and measurement methods in longitudinal studies workshop, London, 3rd November 2016 |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | Promotion of data through presentation of research: "Full house: Trying to encourage whole-household web-completion", at the International Field Directors and Technologies Conference. Austin, Texas. 15-18 May, 2016. |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | Promotion of data through presentation of research: "Moving Understanding Society to Mixed Mode: Effects on Response and Attrition". Paper presented at the 7th Conference of the European Survey Research Association, Lisbon, Portugal, July 17-21, 2017 |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | Promotion of data through presentation of research: "Moving Understanding Society to Mixed Mode: Effects on Response and Attrition". Paper presented at the Understanding Society Conference July 2017, Colchester |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | Promotion of data through presentation of research: "Overview of open access European survey data 3: the UK Household Longitudinal Study". Paper presented at the 7th Conference of the European Survey Research Association, Lisbon, Portugal, July 17-21, 2017 |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | Promotion of data through presentation of research: "Results for Web/Face-to-Face Linkage Consent Questions in the Innovation Panel". Paper presented at the Presented at the Mixing Modes and Measurement Methods in Longitudinal Studies Workshop, London |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | Promotion of data through presentation of research: "Understanding Society", Keynote Speaker at Annual meeting of the Dutch Platform for Survey Research, "Survey research into trends over time: a longitudinal panel", 8th September 2016, Amsterdam. |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | Promotion of data through presentation of research: Paper presented at the American Association for Public Opinion Research 72nd Annual Conference, May 18-21, 2017, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | Provided statistics on council tax bands for Scottish Government |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Description | Public Health England and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence: Youth smoking across England |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Impact | Understanding Society was used to produce small area estimates on youth smoking across England. The small area estimates have been incorporated into PHE's Local Health tool, which aims to improve availability and accessibility of health and health-related information in England. Designed to help local government and health services make decisions and plans, to improve local people's health and reduce health inequalities, Local Health is an interactive geo-mapping website (www.localhealth.org.uk). This provides user-friendly data access and visualisation for Health and Wellbeing Boards, local agencies, health workers and educationalists to focus efforts where they are most needed. The research also attracted significant media attention covering online and print media. In particular, BBC Online and the Huffington Post ran stories on youth smoking, and because of its local dimension, over 40 regional newspapers, such as the Southern Daily Echo (covering Hampshire) ran a story covering the research. |
| URL | http://www.localhealth.org.uk/#l=en;v=map4 |
| Description | Recommend researchers to participate in a roundtable on child and adolescent mental health at the Department of Health |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Description | Reports by policy organisations that use UKHLS data (c. 40) |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| Description | SAS based Understanding Society training for Government analysts |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | Department for Work and Pensions, Department for Health, Bank of England, Financial Conduct Authority and Arts Council staff took part in this training course which provided hands-on data training on how to use Understanding Society data. In addition to providing a grounding on foundational analysis, the training also provided insights into policy applications of the Study. As a result participants acquired the following skillsfor application in their workplaces: • the way Understanding Society and its sample is designed • which data are collected and how the data are structured and stored • how to find variables using the interactive online documentation • how to access the data and prepare the data files for analysis • how to use weights for producing population estimates |
| Description | SAS training course for UK civil servants (Sheffield) |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | SG. Social capital indicators. (Updating information on frequency of social capital indicators (spreadsheet), quality assurance of a report, and updating the figures to refelct the latest data release.) |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Description | SS&M paper cited by a systematic review |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in systematic reviews |
| URL | https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Almudena_Claassen/publication/326551325_A_Systematic_Review_of_... |
| Description | Sample design for minority and immigrant groups in the 28 EU member states |
| Geographic Reach | Europe |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| URL | http://fra.europa.eu/en/project/2015/eu-midis-ii-european-union-minorities-and-discrimination-survey |
| Description | Scottish Government consultation on obesity |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Gave evidence to a government review |
| URL | https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.healtheconomics.org/resource/resmgr/EOSIG/EOSIG_response_to_Scottish_C.pdf |
| Description | Scottish Government: special licence data and SIMD |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Description | Submission to The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Social Integration |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a national consultation |
| URL | https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0ahUKEwiU1eD56-nZAhWjJsAKHdU5B... |
| Description | Submission to the Hate crime and its violent consequences inquiry |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a national consultation |
| URL | http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/home-affairs-commit... |
| Description | Support and analysis provided to the Scottish Government in writing and updating a report on social capital in Scotland |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | Survey design, survey of visitors to North York Moors National Park |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| URL | http://www.yorkpotash.co.uk/ |
| Description | Training course on using Understanding Society in SAS held at the University of Sheffield for DWP DfE and DoH researchers |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | Training on Generating Research Impact |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | This training workshop on impact generation focused on the contribution of longitudinal research to social policy. The training was aimed at PhD Students from the UCL Biosocial Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT). One of four workshops over the course of the whole PhD, it looked at the impact process from start to finish, illustrated with actual case studies of where longitudinal research has made a difference. This opening session provided an overview of what impact is, why researchers should care about it, why it is important to build engagement, communications and influencing skills and what the main challenges are in achieving impact. Students were provided an opportunity to put this learning into practice and asked to come up with an 'impact plan' for a piece of research (drawn from real examples) - with feedback and recommendations provided. The event helped build capacity for impact amongst the next generation of researchers, and in particular how their biosocial research could make a difference through engagement with stakeholders. |
| Description | UK All Party Parliamentary Group |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Gave evidence to a government review |
| URL | https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.healtheconomics.org/resource/resmgr/EOSIG/APPG_final.pdf |
| Description | Volunteering and Wellbeing: A Briefing Note for the Welsh Government |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Impact | As part of its wellbeing agenda, and in the context of an ageing society, the Welsh government is keen to develop volunteering opportunities that also help improve wellbeing. This briefing note set out the latest evidence on the relationship between volunteering and wellbeing to inform the design of a volunteering initiative. |
| Description | WG. Analysis on parenting styles. |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Description | WG: Child's SDQ |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Description | WG: Children's wellbeing |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Description | WG: Parenting styles |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Description | Working Party for Non-resident Fathers for the Life Study |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a advisory committee |
| Description | Written submission to Women and Equalities Select Committee's Race Disparity Audit inquiry |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Gave evidence to a government review |
| Description | (COORDINATE) - COhort cOmmunity Research and Development Infrastructure Network for Access Throughout Europe |
| Amount | € 4,988,915 (EUR) |
| Funding ID | 101008589 |
| Organisation | European Commission |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | European Union (EU) |
| Start | 03/2021 |
| End | 03/2025 |
| Description | (ECDP) - European Cohort Development Project |
| Amount | € 2,048,880 (EUR) |
| Funding ID | 777449 |
| Organisation | European Commission |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | European Union (EU) |
| Start | 01/2018 |
| End | 12/2019 |
| Description | (MYWEB) - Measuring Youth Well-Being |
| Amount | € 1,671,591 (EUR) |
| Funding ID | 613368 |
| Organisation | European Commission |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | European Union (EU) |
| Start | 03/2014 |
| End | 09/2016 |
| Description | An experimental analysis of the impact of survey instrument design on data quality and response behaviour in tablet-based web surveys |
| Amount | £1,400 (GBP) |
| Organisation | University of Essex |
| Department | University of Essex EssexLab |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 07/2015 |
| End | 12/2016 |
| Description | Analysis of Understanding Society Survey |
| Amount | £1,980 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Citizens Advice |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2015 |
| End | 05/2016 |
| Description | Analysis of a feasibility study for a longitudinal survey of indebted people |
| Amount | £20,297 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Money Advice Service |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 05/2018 |
| End | 03/2020 |
| Description | British Academy - academy research projects - UKHLS - kitemarking scheme |
| Amount | £14,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | The British Academy |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 06/2014 |
| End | 06/2019 |
| Description | Centre for Doctoral Training |
| Amount | £0 (GBP) |
| Organisation | University of Essex |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2016 |
| End | 09/2023 |
| Description | DWP - The feasibility of conducting a universal credit panel survey - development work and the selection of an optimal design |
| Amount | £28,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Department for Work and Pensions |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 05/2014 |
| End | 08/2014 |
| Description | DWP - Understanding Society added value data project |
| Amount | £12,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Department for Work and Pensions |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 06/2013 |
| End | 08/2013 |
| Description | Developing new data collection methods for socio-economic surveys (Incoming Visitor) |
| Amount | £4,692 (GBP) |
| Organisation | University of Southampton |
| Department | ESRC National Centre for Research Methods |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 02/2017 |
| End | 09/2017 |
| Description | Development of a longitudinal survey of indebted people |
| Amount | £16,360 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Money Advice Service |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 05/2016 |
| End | 05/2018 |
| Description | ESRC - CLOSER Innovation Fund - Exploiting the existing biomarker data available in the CLOSER: age, social position and allostatic load |
| Amount | £191,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EBB6900 |
| Organisation | Economic and Social Research Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2015 |
| End | 09/2017 |
| Description | ESRC - CLOSER Innovation Fund - methodological innovations in data collection in longitudinal studies |
| Amount | £45,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EBB6900 |
| Organisation | Economic and Social Research Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2016 |
| End | 04/2017 |
| Description | ESRC - CTUR/UKHLS Associated Study: IP7 time use diary |
| Amount | £85,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | ES/K005146/1 |
| Organisation | Economic and Social Research Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2014 |
| End | 02/2015 |
| Description | ESRC - SDAI 2014 - the prevalence and persistence of ethnic and racial harassment and its impact on health: a longitudinal analysis |
| Amount | £173,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | ES/N011791/1 |
| Organisation | Economic and Social Research Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 02/2016 |
| End | 07/2017 |
| Description | ESRC - how can biomarkers and genetics improve our understanding of society and health? |
| Amount | £1,800,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | ES/M008592/1 |
| Organisation | Economic and Social Research Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2015 |
| End | 10/2018 |
| Description | ESRC Transofmrative Research Grant - understanding household finance through better measurement |
| Amount | £115,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | ES/N006534/1 |
| Organisation | Economic and Social Research Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2016 |
| End | 06/2017 |
| Description | Exploration of Statistical Weighting in the Graduate Outcomes Survey |
| Amount | £26,748 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Higher Education Statistical Agency |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2021 |
| End | 05/2021 |
| Description | JRF poverty and ethnicity - Post recession experience of poverty across ethnic groups |
| Amount | £24,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 1103001H |
| Organisation | Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2014 |
| End | 08/2014 |
| Description | MRC Methodology Research Panel - Modelling generic preference based outcome measures - development and comparison of methods |
| Amount | £89,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | MR/L022575/1 |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 08/2014 |
| End | 02/2017 |
| Description | NCRM - international visitor exchange scheme - developing the use of new technologies for data collection in existing (longitudinal) surveys |
| Amount | £5,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | University of Southampton |
| Department | ESRC National Centre for Research Methods |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2016 |
| End | 11/2016 |
| Description | NCRM methodological innovation projects - Understanding non-response on Understanding Society |
| Amount | £140,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | University of Southampton |
| Department | ESRC National Centre for Research Methods |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2013 |
| End | 09/2014 |
| Description | Not the Golden Age of Old (FOSS) |
| Amount | £0 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Economic and Social Research Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 11/2016 |
| End | 11/2016 |
| Description | Pilot Application in Urban Landscapes: Towards integrated city observatories for greenhouse gases (PAUL) |
| Amount | € 13,000,000 (EUR) |
| Organisation | European Commission H2020 |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | Belgium |
| Start | 01/2022 |
| End | 12/2025 |
| Description | Scoping of a longitudinal survey of indebted people |
| Amount | £4,695 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Money Advice Service |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2015 |
| End | 02/2016 |
| Description | Social capital, health and wellbeing in ageing populations in the UK and Brazil |
| Amount | £8,693 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | ES/P010075/1 |
| Organisation | Economic and Social Research Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 12/2016 |
| End | 11/2017 |
| Description | The Distribution and Dynamics of UK Citizens' Environmental Attitudes, Behaviours and Actions |
| Amount | £134,141 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | ES/K002988/1 |
| Organisation | Economic and Social Research Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2013 |
| End | 06/2014 |
| Description | The Prevalence and Persistence of Ethnic and Racial Harassment and its Impact on Health: A Longitudinal Analysis |
| Amount | £172,574 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | ES/N011791/1 |
| Organisation | Economic and Social Research Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 02/2016 |
| End | 11/2017 |
| Description | Third network for the analysis of EU Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) |
| Amount | € 2,000,000 (EUR) |
| Organisation | Eurostat |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | Luxembourg |
| Start | 05/2016 |
| End | 10/2019 |
| Description | Understanding Society Associated Study |
| Amount | £1,177 (GBP) |
| Organisation | London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London) |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 07/2016 |
| End | 10/2016 |
| Description | University of Melbourne Visiting Research Scholar Scheme |
| Amount | $11,080 (AUD) |
| Organisation | University of Melbourne |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | Australia |
| Start | 08/2013 |
| End | 11/2013 |
| Description | Work, Learning and Wellbeing |
| Amount | £63,432 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | ES/N003586/1 |
| Organisation | Economic and Social Research Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2016 |
| End | 06/2018 |
| Title | Understanding Society: The UK Household Longitudinal Study. Biomarker User Guide and Glossary |
| Description | This document contains an overview of the biomarker data available in Understanding Society. The glossary provides key information for each biomarker to help users with their analysis and provide relevant information to be considered when biomarker data are used for publications. For each biomarker the user guide and glossary outline: - the clinical significance of each biomarker, - a description of the role of the biomarker in the body; - laboratory methods and procedures used to measure the analyte; - guidance on factors to consider when analysing the biomarker; - distributions for each biomarker and where available, these distributions are compared to equivalent data available from the HSE or ELSA. |
| Type Of Material | Improvements to research infrastructure |
| Year Produced | 2014 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | This user guide and glossary has been cited by 19 research papers, helping researchers on how to construct biomarker research and make biomarker data easy to use even without prior experience in this field. |
| URL | https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/sites/default/files/downloads/legacy/7251-UnderstandingSociet... |
| Title | Cross National Equivalent File -Understanding Society- |
| Description | I have added Understanding Society to the Cross National Equivalent File. The Cross National Equivalent File 1970-2013 contains equivalently defined variables for Understanding Society, the British Household Panel Study (BHPS), the Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA), the Korea Labor and Income Panel Study (KLIPS) (new this year), the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID), the Russia Longitudinal Monitoring Survey (RLMS-HSE) (new this year), the Swiss Household Panel (SHP), the Canadian Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID), and the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP). |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2016 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | The CNEF is an international project based at the OHIO State University. The BHPS has been added by researchers at Cornell and the Ohio State University. I was in charge of adding Understanding Society and writing the codebook. |
| URL | https://cnef.ehe.osu.edu/ |
| Title | Genetics and epigenetics datasets - combined genotype phenotype data |
| Description | Set of genetics or and/or epigenetics datasets provided to different groups of researchers, via Metadac. To March 2018, 20 datasets have been supplied with a further 4 in progress. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2016 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | Further research combining genetics/ epigenetics data and UKHLS data. |
| Title | Linked education data, England |
| Description | Linked Understanding Society - National Pupil Database data, released viw the UK Data Service Secure Lab facility. Includes child background and attainment data as well as absences and exclusions from school. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2015 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | n/a |
| URL | https://discover.ukdataservice.ac.uk/catalogue/?sn=7642&type=Data |
| Title | MEATDAC application: MDAC-2017-0016-02-Mills |
| Description | UKHLS genetics data provided to University of Oxford for project: Genes, cognitive function, political behaviours and orientations |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2018 |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | Further use of UKHLS genetics data - scientific impact |
| Title | METADAC Application - MDAC_2017_0004_02 |
| Description | Provided a dataset to University of Oxford to research matching models, schooling, marriage, exclusion restiction, IV and polygeneic scores. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | N/A |
| Title | METADAC Application - MDAC_2017_0009_02_Richmond |
| Description | Provided a genetic and epigenetic database to University of Bristol to research the imapct of shiftwork on DNA methylation. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | N/A |
| Title | METADAC Application - MDAC_2017_0011_02_Yousefi |
| Description | Provided a genetic and epigenetic database to the University of Bristol to research the impact of economic conditions at year of birth on DNA methylation age acceleration. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | N/A |
| Title | METADAC Application - MDAC_2017_13_02_Lewis_Zebaneh |
| Description | Provided a genetic and epigenetic dataset to UCL to investigate the genetic relationship between anxiety, depression on CVD risk factors and disease. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | N/A |
| Title | METADAC Application - USOCDAC 030 |
| Description | Created a dataset combining genetic data with main survey data for UCL, project on using genetic markers to understand CV risk factors, mental, cognition and well-being. Dataset released to applicant February 2016 |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | N/A |
| Title | METADAC Application - USOCDAC 031 |
| Description | Created a dataset combining genetic data with main survey data for University of Bristol - CARTA Consortium Dataset released to applicant February 2016 |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | N/A |
| Title | METADAC Application - USOCDAC 032 |
| Description | Created a dataset combining genetic data with main survey data for University of Bristol, project on MR: causal role of Insulin-like growth factors in prostate cancer. Dataset released to applicant February 2016 |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | N/A |
| Title | METADAC Application - USOCDAC 033 |
| Description | Created a dataset combining genetic data with main survey data for Nuffield, Oxford, project REPROGENE - Genome Wide Gene-environment Interactions for Reproductive Behaviour. Dataset released to applicant February 2016 |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | Potential journal article |
| Title | METADAC Application - USOCDAC 036 |
| Description | Created a dataset combining genetic data with main survey data for University of East Anglia, project on assortative mating. Dataset released to applicant February 2016 |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | Journal article published |
| URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.intell.2016.08.005 |
| Title | METADAC Application: 2015_UKHLS_04 |
| Description | Created a dataset combining genetic data with main survey data for Wellcome Trust Sanger, project on FPLD1 and severe insulin resistance GWAS Dataset released to applicant February 2016 |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | Journal article published |
| URL | http://www.nature.com/ng/journal/v49/n1/full/ng.3714.html |
| Title | METADAC Application: 2016_UKHLS_01_NICODEMUS |
| Description | Created a dataset combining genetic data with main survey data for University of Edinburgh, project on genomics of social support, personality and cognition. Dataset released to applicant July 2016 |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | Potential journal artcile |
| Title | METADAC Application: 2016_UKHLS_03_CARVALHO |
| Description | Created a dataset combining genetic data with main survey data forQueen Mary University, project on Inflammatory cytokines IL-6, IL-1 and CRP as causal risk factors for depressive symptoms: MR Study Dataset released to applicant September 2016 |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | N/A |
| Title | METADAC Application: MDAC-2017-0006-02 |
| Description | Provided data to the University of Edinburgh to perform a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies of general cognitive function in the CHARGE and COGENT consortia. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | N/A |
| Title | METADAC application - 2017-12 and 14 - 02-Kuchenbaecker |
| Description | Provided genetics and epigenetics data to UCL for projects: An assessment of the genetic architecture of mental health indicators; Effects of GxE intercations on biomarker levels. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2017 |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | Further use of UKHLS genetics and epigenetics data - scientific impact of research |
| Title | METADAC application: MDAC-2017-0017-02-Jerrim |
| Description | Genetics data provided to UCL for project: Educational attainment and socio-economic gaps |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2017 |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | Further research using UKHLS genetics data - scientific impact |
| Title | METADAC application: MDAC-2017-0023-02-Barrett |
| Description | Use of UKHLS genetics data in project: Understanding the genetics of neurodevelopmental disorders |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2017 |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | Further use of UKHLS genetics data - scientific impact |
| Title | METADAC application: MDAC-2017-0024-02-van Kippersluis |
| Description | Use of UKHLS genetics data for project: Gene-Environment Interplay in the Generation of Health and Education Inequalities |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2018 |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | Further use of UKHLS genetics data - scientific impact |
| Title | Understanding Couples' Experiences of Job Loss in Recessionary Britain - A Linked Qualitative Study, 2008-2013 |
| Description | To understand the processes and motivations behind changes in labour market behaviour during periods of economic recession, this research project recorded the experiences and views of couple-households exposed to job loss in the Great Recession. Conducted as part of a larger ESRC-funded quantitative project, qualitative interviews were carried out with a purposive sample derived from the Understanding Society Innovation Panel. (The Understanding Society Innovation Panel is an annual panel survey that collects a wide range of information about the economic and social circumstances of those living in 1500 households across Britain.)Using the wealth of longitudinal information in the Understanding Society Innovation Panel, a sampling frame of approximately 150 couple households was identified where someone had either lost their job or was working reduced hours in the period 2008 to 2011. A carefully selected sample of 17 households were followed up and in-depth interviews were conducted with the couple-member who had experienced job loss and, where possible, their partner. The selection process was designed to assemble a sample reflecting a diverse range of household and family profiles; namely, couples with and without children, older and younger children; the pre-retirement phase; a range of incomes; and labour market areas across England more and less affected by the recession. Wherever feasible, partners were interviewed separately to allow each participant the opportunity to express their personal views most freely. Overall this led to 30 interviews, each of about 45 minutes in length. Fieldwork took place between October 2012 and February 2013and consent was obtained verbally. The research design incorporates the ability to link the interview transcripts to Understanding Society Innovation Panel survey data for future combined analysis of qualitative and quantitative material, subject to Special Licence. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2015 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | Gush K, Scott J and Laurie H (2015) Households' responses to spousal job loss: 'all change' or 'carry on as usual'? Work, Employment & Society, 29 (5): 703-719. Gush K, Scott J and Laurie H (2015) 'Job loss and social capital: the role of family, friends and wider support networks.' ISER Working Paper Series, 2015-07. Colchester: Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex. Laurie H, Gush K, Scott J, Bryan ML and Longhi S (2015) 'Understanding the added worker effect: a multiple methods interpretation.' ISER Working Paper Series, 2015-04 Colchester: Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex. |
| URL | http://discover.ukdataservice.ac.uk |
| Title | Understanding Society Secure Access datasets |
| Description | UKHLS mainstage and Innovation Panel secure access datasets, deposited with the UK Data Service |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2016 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | All UKHLS-generated impact is based on an UKHLS dataset such as this. Please refer to all other impact activity detailed in our ResearchFish submission. |
| URL | https://discover.ukdataservice.ac.uk/series/?sn=2000053 |
| Title | Understanding Society Special Licence datasets |
| Description | UKHLS mainstage and Innovation Panel special licence datasets deposited with the UK Data Service. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2016 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | All UKHLS-generated impact is based on an UKHLS dataset such as this. Please refer to all other impact activity detailed in our ResearchFish submission. |
| URL | https://discover.ukdataservice.ac.uk/series/?sn=2000053 |
| Title | Understanding Society: Innovation Panel, Waves 1-9, 2008-2017 |
| Description | The Innovation Panel is designed for experimental and methodological research relevant to longitudinal surveys. As far as practical its design, content, and data collection procedures are similar to the main stage Understanding Society survey. It is a multi-topic household survey representative of the population of Great Britain. Data collection takes place annually using computer assisted personal interviewing (CAPI) and computer assisted web interviewing (CAWI). One person completes the household questionnaire. Each person aged 16 or older answers the individual adult interview, including and self-completion questionnaire. Young people aged 10 to 15 years are asked to respond to a paper self-completion questionnaire. The Innovation Panel has multiple experimental studies in which households are randomly assigned to a particular instrument or survey procedure. Experiments can relate to survey procedures, questionnaire design, or substantive social science questions. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2017 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | A wide range of peer-reviewed papers. |
| URL | https://discover.ukdataservice.ac.uk/catalogue/?sn=6849&type=Data%20catalogue |
| Title | Understanding Society: Interviewer Survey 2014 |
| Description | The Understanding Society Interviewer Survey 2014 data file is the result of a project that collected information from interviewers who worked on the Understanding Society data collection for Great Britain in the first round of interviews, which took place over the course of the years 2009 and 2010. One of the specific aims of the data collection was to better understand the nature of bias in respondent consent to data linkage and, in particular, the role of interviewers in obtaining consent and in affecting consent bias. Hence, the interviewer survey includes a number of questions eliciting interviewer attitudes to consent to data linkage and their experiences with asking for consent during the fieldwork. There are, however, also a great deal of questions that will be of interest to a greater audience of researchers, such as interviewer attitudes to persuasion, measures of their personality traits and markers of general trust. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | The data file is going to deposited with the UK Data Service for greatest level of accessibility in the research community. |
| Title | Understanding Society: Wave 1, 2009-2011: Linked National Pupil Database: Secure Access |
| Description | The Understanding Society: Linked National Pupil Database: Secure Access study contains nine files extracted from the National Pupil Database (NPD). These can be linked (within the Secure Access service) to Understanding Society participants using the cross-wave personal identifier (variable pidp). The NPD files include information on pupil background, attainment, school absences and exclusions for all individuals with a valid consent to education linkage collected in Wave 1 of Understanding Society. This includes consents collected from parents of children aged 4-15 and of young adults aged 16+ and born in 1981 or later. The included files cover Pupil Level Annual School Census (PLASC) data on pupil background; pupil attainment data for the Early Years Foundation Stage Profile (EYFSP) (age 5) and Key Stages (KS) 1 (age 7), KS2 (age 11), KS3 (age 14), KS4 (age 16) and KS5 (ages 17-18); and absences and exclusions (ages 4-16). See documentation for further details. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2015 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | Enables research in a wide range of fields. |
| URL | https://beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk/datacatalogue/studies/study?id=7642 |
| Title | Understanding Society: Waves 1-3, 2009-2012: Special Licence Access, Geographical Accessibility |
| Description | Understanding Society, the UK Household Longitudinal Study (UKHLS), UKHLS-Accessibility data file provides user-friendly access to information about access to eight domains of public services in the immediate areas in which study members live. The information has been sourced from the Department for Transport (DfT)'s Accessibility Statistics and offers more than 600 unique data items relating to how easy or difficult it is for different types of people in the local area to access employment and town centers, primary and secondary schools, institutions for further education, General Practitioners, hospitals, and food stores. The data file covers waves 1-3 of Understanding Society and has been deposited with the UK Data Service to allow greatest possible distribution. Researchers can apply to obtain access to the UKHLS-Accessibility data file under study's Special License policy. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2014 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | The data offer information, for instance, on how many available jobs there are in the area and what proportion of them could be reached by somebody relying on public transport or walking, within a reasonable amount of time. It not only allows analysts to examine how much inequality there is in access to these services for different groups of people, such as people from different ethnic groups, and how has this changed over time, but also how these structural features impact people's lives. |
| URL | http://discover.ukdataservice.ac.uk/catalogue/?sn=7533&type=Data%20catalogue |
| Title | Understanding Society: Waves 1-7, 2009-2016 and Harmonised BHPS: Waves 1-18, 1991-2009 |
| Description | Understanding Society (UK Household Longitudinal Study), which began in 2009, is conducted by the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER), at the University of Essex, and the survey research organisations are Kantar Public and NatCen. It builds on and incorporates, the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS), which began in 1991. The latest release combines the first seven waves of Understanding Society data with harmonised data from all eighteen waves of the BHPS. As multi-topic studies, the purpose of Understanding Society and BHPS is to understand short- and long-term effects of social and economic change in the UK at the household and individual levels. The study has a strong emphasis on domains of family and social ties, employment, education, financial resources, and health. Understanding Society is an annual survey of a nationally representative sample of persons of all ages. The same individuals are re-interviewed in each wave approximately 12 months apart, along with other current household members. When individuals move they are followed within the UK . The study has five sample components: the general population sample (GPS), a boost sample of ethnic minority group members, an immigrant and ethnic minority boost sample (from wave 6), participants from the BHPS and the Innovation Panel (which is a separate standalone survey). The fieldwork period lasts 24 months for each wave. Data collection primarily uses computer assisted personal interviewing (CAPI), but includes a telephone mop up, and from Wave 7, web-based interviews. One person completes the household questionnaire. Each person aged 16 or older participates in the individual adult interview and self-completed questionnaire. Youths aged 10 to 15 are asked to respond to a paper self-completion questionnaire. For the GPSand BHPS samples biomarker, genetic and epigenetic data are also available. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2017 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | Hundreds of publications of various kinds. Major impacts in several dimensions, documented elsewhere. |
| URL | https://discover.ukdataservice.ac.uk/catalogue/?sn=6614&type=Data%20catalogue |
| Title | Understanding Society: Waves 2-3 Nurse Health Assessment, 2010-2012 |
| Description | The Wave 2 Nurse Health Assessment, conducted in 2010-2011 was completed with 15,591 adult participants from the General Population component of Understanding Society living in England, Scotland or Wales who completed a full Wave 2 interview. In addition, blood samples were obtained from 10,175 individuals. The Wave 3 Nurse Health Assessment, conducted in 2011-2012 was completed with the BHPS sample component. Assessments were conducted with 5,053 individuals and blood samples were obtained from 3,342 individuals. The Nurse Health Assessment followed the main wave interview by approximately five months. The physical measures, biomarkers and questionnaire data from the Nurse Health Assessment interview are available from the UK Data Service. Genetics information is also available. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2013 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | A wide range of peer-reviewed papers to date. |
| URL | https://discover.ukdataservice.ac.uk/catalogue/?sn=7251&type=Data%20catalogue |
| Description | A debt effect? How is unmanageable debt related to other problems in people's lives? |
| Organisation | Citizens Advice |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | We carried out analysis of the relationship between high personal debt and poor mental health using data from Understanding Society. |
| Collaborator Contribution | They asked us to use our data to answer a question they could not answer with other data. |
| Impact | A report was made publicly available, and the results of this analysis informed the Citizen's Advice Bureau's strategy in this area. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | Adaptive Survey Design Network |
| Organisation | Government of Canada |
| Department | Statistics Canada |
| Country | Canada |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Advice, discussion, participation in scientific debates. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Advice, discussion, participation in scientific debates. |
| Impact | Influence on the design of scientific studies in three countries. |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | Adaptive Survey Design Network |
| Organisation | Government of the United States of America |
| Department | U.S. Census Bureau |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Advice, discussion, participation in scientific debates. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Advice, discussion, participation in scientific debates. |
| Impact | Influence on the design of scientific studies in three countries. |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | Adaptive Survey Design Network |
| Organisation | University of Manchester |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Advice, discussion, participation in scientific debates. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Advice, discussion, participation in scientific debates. |
| Impact | Influence on the design of scientific studies in three countries. |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | Adaptive Survey Design Network |
| Organisation | University of Michigan |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Advice, discussion, participation in scientific debates. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Advice, discussion, participation in scientific debates. |
| Impact | Influence on the design of scientific studies in three countries. |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | Associated Study - IP7 - Time/ risk preferences |
| Organisation | Macalester College |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Hosting the study on IP7 |
| Collaborator Contribution | Managing and running the study on IP7. |
| Impact | Working paper, IP7 user guide, dataset. |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | CLOSER's Longitudinal Communications Network |
| Organisation | Galeazzi Orthopaedic Institute |
| Country | Italy |
| Sector | Hospitals |
| PI Contribution | Knowledge exchange, input into each other's communication plans & sharing news, resources and experiences. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Knowledge exchange, input into each other's communication plans & sharing news, resources and experiences. |
| Impact | Most recently, the Knowledge Exchange Workshop on Participant Engagement which brought together staff involved in participant engagement at all levels, in a variety of studies including from abroad. Other outcomes include coordination around events, conferences and engagement (eg, at our own conference CLOSER ran an impact workshop) and ensuring our communications activities are joined up (eg, bulletins, publications and web content) |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | CLOSER's Longitudinal Communications Network |
| Organisation | Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Knowledge exchange, input into each other's communication plans & sharing news, resources and experiences. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Knowledge exchange, input into each other's communication plans & sharing news, resources and experiences. |
| Impact | Most recently, the Knowledge Exchange Workshop on Participant Engagement which brought together staff involved in participant engagement at all levels, in a variety of studies including from abroad. Other outcomes include coordination around events, conferences and engagement (eg, at our own conference CLOSER ran an impact workshop) and ensuring our communications activities are joined up (eg, bulletins, publications and web content) |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | CLOSER's Longitudinal Communications Network |
| Organisation | The Global Health Network |
| Department | International Severe Acute Respiratory Infection Consortium (ISARIC) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Knowledge exchange, input into each other's communication plans & sharing news, resources and experiences. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Knowledge exchange, input into each other's communication plans & sharing news, resources and experiences. |
| Impact | Most recently, the Knowledge Exchange Workshop on Participant Engagement which brought together staff involved in participant engagement at all levels, in a variety of studies including from abroad. Other outcomes include coordination around events, conferences and engagement (eg, at our own conference CLOSER ran an impact workshop) and ensuring our communications activities are joined up (eg, bulletins, publications and web content) |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | CLOSER's Longitudinal Communications Network |
| Organisation | University of Southampton |
| Department | MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Knowledge exchange, input into each other's communication plans & sharing news, resources and experiences. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Knowledge exchange, input into each other's communication plans & sharing news, resources and experiences. |
| Impact | Most recently, the Knowledge Exchange Workshop on Participant Engagement which brought together staff involved in participant engagement at all levels, in a variety of studies including from abroad. Other outcomes include coordination around events, conferences and engagement (eg, at our own conference CLOSER ran an impact workshop) and ensuring our communications activities are joined up (eg, bulletins, publications and web content) |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | CLOSER: Data management in birth cohort and longitudinal studies - scoping study |
| Organisation | Galeazzi Orthopaedic Institute |
| Country | Italy |
| Sector | Hospitals |
| PI Contribution | Its purpose is to look at how we and other institutions running longitudinal or cohort surveys and studies manage data, and to propose a framework for such data processing that better meets our needs now and in the future. The original proposal includes: Researchers will continue to demand updated metadata from new data collections and this will need to be supplied to CLOSER or its successors. The studies themselves should be able to utilise the metadata collection to enhance and improve their own data management processes. At present, most studies are not in a position to do this primarily because their data infrastructures are outdated. Alongside this, the data landscape is continually evolving and the demands on data management at the studies are increasing, but the technology to manage this is in general not keeping up with current or future requirements. This proposal seeks to begin to understand the scope of this problem and provide sufficient knowledge to plan address to this "infrastructure gap" situation by looking at four main areas: a. To understand the current infrastructures, its strengths and weaknesses b. The constraints in developing a new infrastructure at the host institutions and with current resources c. To gain a better understanding of current and future requirements d. To better understand, current and emerging technologies The purpose would be to provide the studies with sufficient information to produce a data management strategy for longitudinal data management to which individual studies could benchmark their individual future requirements in order to assess hardware and software procurement and development. |
| Collaborator Contribution | See above |
| Impact | None as yet - project just getting started |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | Capacity building in Scotland |
| Organisation | Government of Scotland |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Joint event and training where Understanding Society developed the content for the event and the SAS training and both the Scottish Government and AQMeN engaged their staff/network members in the events. Scottish Government also helped identify speakers for the event. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Joint event and training where Understanding Society developed the content for the event and the SAS training and both the Scottish Government and AQMeN engaged their staff/network members in the events. Scottish Government also helped identify speakers for the event. |
| Impact | Around 100 people took part in the events (Around 18 in the more detailed hands-on data training) |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | Capacity building in Scotland |
| Organisation | University of Edinburgh |
| Department | Applied Quantitative Methods Network (AQMeN) II |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Joint event and training where Understanding Society developed the content for the event and the SAS training and both the Scottish Government and AQMeN engaged their staff/network members in the events. Scottish Government also helped identify speakers for the event. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Joint event and training where Understanding Society developed the content for the event and the SAS training and both the Scottish Government and AQMeN engaged their staff/network members in the events. Scottish Government also helped identify speakers for the event. |
| Impact | Around 100 people took part in the events (Around 18 in the more detailed hands-on data training) |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | Children's mental health in the transition from childhood to adolescence - predictive and protective factors |
| Organisation | Barnardo's |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | We held an open competition for third sector organisations to collaborate with Understanding Society. The Children's Society and Barnardos put in similar bids, so we negotiated a joint project. We are carrying out longitudinal analysis of Understanding Society data to explore the factors the lead young people into poorer mental health over the ages of 10 to 15. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The two charities are producing a report that will publish the findings. |
| Impact | A report will be published in 2017 on the findings. The results will feed into the practice of Barnardos and The Children's Society in supporting young people and children with poor mental health. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | Children's mental health in the transition from childhood to adolescence - predictive and protective factors |
| Organisation | The Children's Society |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | We held an open competition for third sector organisations to collaborate with Understanding Society. The Children's Society and Barnardos put in similar bids, so we negotiated a joint project. We are carrying out longitudinal analysis of Understanding Society data to explore the factors the lead young people into poorer mental health over the ages of 10 to 15. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The two charities are producing a report that will publish the findings. |
| Impact | A report will be published in 2017 on the findings. The results will feed into the practice of Barnardos and The Children's Society in supporting young people and children with poor mental health. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | Co-Funders Group |
| Organisation | Department For Environment, Food And Rural Affairs (DEFRA) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Understanding Society works closely with each department to ensure that their needs are met on a project by project basis as well as through an overarching governance mechanism. Departments also fund the study and provide input into various decisions. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Understanding Society works closely with each department to ensure that their needs are met on a project by project basis as well as through an overarching governance mechanism. Departments also fund the study and provide input into various decisions. |
| Impact | See Direct Access entries on Research Fish. |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Description | Co-Funders Group |
| Organisation | Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Understanding Society works closely with each department to ensure that their needs are met on a project by project basis as well as through an overarching governance mechanism. Departments also fund the study and provide input into various decisions. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Understanding Society works closely with each department to ensure that their needs are met on a project by project basis as well as through an overarching governance mechanism. Departments also fund the study and provide input into various decisions. |
| Impact | See Direct Access entries on Research Fish. |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Description | Co-Funders Group |
| Organisation | Department for Education |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Understanding Society works closely with each department to ensure that their needs are met on a project by project basis as well as through an overarching governance mechanism. Departments also fund the study and provide input into various decisions. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Understanding Society works closely with each department to ensure that their needs are met on a project by project basis as well as through an overarching governance mechanism. Departments also fund the study and provide input into various decisions. |
| Impact | See Direct Access entries on Research Fish. |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Description | Co-Funders Group |
| Organisation | Department for Work and Pensions |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Understanding Society works closely with each department to ensure that their needs are met on a project by project basis as well as through an overarching governance mechanism. Departments also fund the study and provide input into various decisions. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Understanding Society works closely with each department to ensure that their needs are met on a project by project basis as well as through an overarching governance mechanism. Departments also fund the study and provide input into various decisions. |
| Impact | See Direct Access entries on Research Fish. |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Description | Co-Funders Group |
| Organisation | Department of Transport |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Understanding Society works closely with each department to ensure that their needs are met on a project by project basis as well as through an overarching governance mechanism. Departments also fund the study and provide input into various decisions. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Understanding Society works closely with each department to ensure that their needs are met on a project by project basis as well as through an overarching governance mechanism. Departments also fund the study and provide input into various decisions. |
| Impact | See Direct Access entries on Research Fish. |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Description | Co-Funders Group |
| Organisation | Food Standards Agency (FSA) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Understanding Society works closely with each department to ensure that their needs are met on a project by project basis as well as through an overarching governance mechanism. Departments also fund the study and provide input into various decisions. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Understanding Society works closely with each department to ensure that their needs are met on a project by project basis as well as through an overarching governance mechanism. Departments also fund the study and provide input into various decisions. |
| Impact | See Direct Access entries on Research Fish. |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Description | Co-Funders Group |
| Organisation | Government of Scotland |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Understanding Society works closely with each department to ensure that their needs are met on a project by project basis as well as through an overarching governance mechanism. Departments also fund the study and provide input into various decisions. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Understanding Society works closely with each department to ensure that their needs are met on a project by project basis as well as through an overarching governance mechanism. Departments also fund the study and provide input into various decisions. |
| Impact | See Direct Access entries on Research Fish. |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Description | Co-Funders Group |
| Organisation | Government of Wales |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Understanding Society works closely with each department to ensure that their needs are met on a project by project basis as well as through an overarching governance mechanism. Departments also fund the study and provide input into various decisions. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Understanding Society works closely with each department to ensure that their needs are met on a project by project basis as well as through an overarching governance mechanism. Departments also fund the study and provide input into various decisions. |
| Impact | See Direct Access entries on Research Fish. |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Description | Co-Funders Group |
| Organisation | Government of the UK |
| Department | Department for Communities & Local Government (DCLG) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Understanding Society works closely with each department to ensure that their needs are met on a project by project basis as well as through an overarching governance mechanism. Departments also fund the study and provide input into various decisions. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Understanding Society works closely with each department to ensure that their needs are met on a project by project basis as well as through an overarching governance mechanism. Departments also fund the study and provide input into various decisions. |
| Impact | See Direct Access entries on Research Fish. |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Description | Co-Funders Group |
| Organisation | Ministry of Justice |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Understanding Society works closely with each department to ensure that their needs are met on a project by project basis as well as through an overarching governance mechanism. Departments also fund the study and provide input into various decisions. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Understanding Society works closely with each department to ensure that their needs are met on a project by project basis as well as through an overarching governance mechanism. Departments also fund the study and provide input into various decisions. |
| Impact | See Direct Access entries on Research Fish. |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Description | Co-Funders Group |
| Organisation | Office for National Statistics |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Understanding Society works closely with each department to ensure that their needs are met on a project by project basis as well as through an overarching governance mechanism. Departments also fund the study and provide input into various decisions. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Understanding Society works closely with each department to ensure that their needs are met on a project by project basis as well as through an overarching governance mechanism. Departments also fund the study and provide input into various decisions. |
| Impact | See Direct Access entries on Research Fish. |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Description | Co-Funders Group |
| Organisation | University of Bath |
| Department | School of Health Bath |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Understanding Society works closely with each department to ensure that their needs are met on a project by project basis as well as through an overarching governance mechanism. Departments also fund the study and provide input into various decisions. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Understanding Society works closely with each department to ensure that their needs are met on a project by project basis as well as through an overarching governance mechanism. Departments also fund the study and provide input into various decisions. |
| Impact | See Direct Access entries on Research Fish. |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Description | DTRN: Data training and resource network |
| Organisation | UK Data Service |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This network was established to promote the use of ESRC data infrastucture and to support its use by providing training and resources. We have contributed a range of resources about Understanding Society and contributed to training events and documents. |
| Collaborator Contribution | as above |
| Impact | range of training events held |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | DTRN: Data training and resource network |
| Organisation | University College London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This network was established to promote the use of ESRC data infrastucture and to support its use by providing training and resources. We have contributed a range of resources about Understanding Society and contributed to training events and documents. |
| Collaborator Contribution | as above |
| Impact | range of training events held |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | DTRN: Data training and resource network |
| Organisation | University College London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This network was established to promote the use of ESRC data infrastucture and to support its use by providing training and resources. We have contributed a range of resources about Understanding Society and contributed to training events and documents. |
| Collaborator Contribution | as above |
| Impact | range of training events held |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | DTRN: Data training and resource network |
| Organisation | University of Southampton |
| Department | Administrative Data Research Centre for England |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This network was established to promote the use of ESRC data infrastucture and to support its use by providing training and resources. We have contributed a range of resources about Understanding Society and contributed to training events and documents. |
| Collaborator Contribution | as above |
| Impact | range of training events held |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | DTRN: Data training and resource network |
| Organisation | University of Southampton |
| Department | ESRC National Centre for Research Methods |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | This network was established to promote the use of ESRC data infrastucture and to support its use by providing training and resources. We have contributed a range of resources about Understanding Society and contributed to training events and documents. |
| Collaborator Contribution | as above |
| Impact | range of training events held |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | Driving social change: how can a longitudinal perspective help the third sector? |
| Organisation | Alliance for Useful Evidence |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Multiple |
| PI Contribution | The collaboration is designed to improve evidence generation in the third sector and their use of longitudinal analysis through the provision of a Research Voucher Scheme. We organised a joint event with the Alliance for Useful Evidence and NCVO to facilitate discussion around the benefits of using such evidence. The collaboration promoted the latest opportunities available through Understanding Society and provided guidance to charities on longitudinal analysis. It also provided an opportunity for charities to discuss research ideas. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The Alliance for Useful Evidence contributed to organising the programme, host an event and promoting the Understanding Society Research Voucher Scheme through digital media. They also presented at the event. The collaboration sought to lever R&D resources through the research and policy functions of charities. |
| Impact | Over 20 charities took part in the event. When the Research Voucher Scheme was launched Understanding Society received research applications from 13 charities demonstrating both the usefulness of the collaboration, the impact of the event and the interest from the thrid sector in the utilising longitudinal data. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | ESSNet DCSS |
| Organisation | European Commission |
| Country | European Union (EU) |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | I was expert advisor to the European Statistical System Network on Data Collection for Social Surveys, a network commissioned and funded by the European Commission to carry out research into data collection methods - particularly online methodology - appropriate for Europe-wide surveys such as the European Labour Force Survey, |
| Collaborator Contribution | Research, scientific discussion, reporting, administration and management of the network. |
| Impact | A report to the Commission making a series of recommendations regarding data collection design and methods for Europe-wide official surveys. |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | ESSNet DCSS |
| Organisation | Federal Statistical Office |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | I was expert advisor to the European Statistical System Network on Data Collection for Social Surveys, a network commissioned and funded by the European Commission to carry out research into data collection methods - particularly online methodology - appropriate for Europe-wide surveys such as the European Labour Force Survey, |
| Collaborator Contribution | Research, scientific discussion, reporting, administration and management of the network. |
| Impact | A report to the Commission making a series of recommendations regarding data collection design and methods for Europe-wide official surveys. |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | ESSNet DCSS |
| Organisation | National Institute of Statistics |
| Country | Italy |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | I was expert advisor to the European Statistical System Network on Data Collection for Social Surveys, a network commissioned and funded by the European Commission to carry out research into data collection methods - particularly online methodology - appropriate for Europe-wide surveys such as the European Labour Force Survey, |
| Collaborator Contribution | Research, scientific discussion, reporting, administration and management of the network. |
| Impact | A report to the Commission making a series of recommendations regarding data collection design and methods for Europe-wide official surveys. |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | ESSNet DCSS |
| Organisation | Statistics Denmark |
| Country | Denmark |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | I was expert advisor to the European Statistical System Network on Data Collection for Social Surveys, a network commissioned and funded by the European Commission to carry out research into data collection methods - particularly online methodology - appropriate for Europe-wide surveys such as the European Labour Force Survey, |
| Collaborator Contribution | Research, scientific discussion, reporting, administration and management of the network. |
| Impact | A report to the Commission making a series of recommendations regarding data collection design and methods for Europe-wide official surveys. |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | ESSNet DCSS |
| Organisation | Statistics Finland |
| Country | Finland |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | I was expert advisor to the European Statistical System Network on Data Collection for Social Surveys, a network commissioned and funded by the European Commission to carry out research into data collection methods - particularly online methodology - appropriate for Europe-wide surveys such as the European Labour Force Survey, |
| Collaborator Contribution | Research, scientific discussion, reporting, administration and management of the network. |
| Impact | A report to the Commission making a series of recommendations regarding data collection design and methods for Europe-wide official surveys. |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | ESSNet DCSS |
| Organisation | Statistics Netherlands |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | I was expert advisor to the European Statistical System Network on Data Collection for Social Surveys, a network commissioned and funded by the European Commission to carry out research into data collection methods - particularly online methodology - appropriate for Europe-wide surveys such as the European Labour Force Survey, |
| Collaborator Contribution | Research, scientific discussion, reporting, administration and management of the network. |
| Impact | A report to the Commission making a series of recommendations regarding data collection design and methods for Europe-wide official surveys. |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | ESSNet DCSS |
| Organisation | Statistics Norway |
| Country | Norway |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | I was expert advisor to the European Statistical System Network on Data Collection for Social Surveys, a network commissioned and funded by the European Commission to carry out research into data collection methods - particularly online methodology - appropriate for Europe-wide surveys such as the European Labour Force Survey, |
| Collaborator Contribution | Research, scientific discussion, reporting, administration and management of the network. |
| Impact | A report to the Commission making a series of recommendations regarding data collection design and methods for Europe-wide official surveys. |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | International Workshop on Household Survey Nonresponse |
| Organisation | Government of the United States of America |
| Department | U.S. Census Bureau |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Scientific leadership including organisation of annual network meetings. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Scientific leadership including organisation of annual network meetings. |
| Impact | Multi-disciplinary network involving academics, government institutions and private sector research institutes, concerned with economic activity, social policy, social security, health, crime, transport, etc. |
| Description | International Workshop on Household Survey Nonresponse |
| Organisation | IAB Nuremburg |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Scientific leadership including organisation of annual network meetings. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Scientific leadership including organisation of annual network meetings. |
| Impact | Multi-disciplinary network involving academics, government institutions and private sector research institutes, concerned with economic activity, social policy, social security, health, crime, transport, etc. |
| Description | International Workshop on Household Survey Nonresponse |
| Organisation | Statistics Denmark |
| Country | Denmark |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Scientific leadership including organisation of annual network meetings. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Scientific leadership including organisation of annual network meetings. |
| Impact | Multi-disciplinary network involving academics, government institutions and private sector research institutes, concerned with economic activity, social policy, social security, health, crime, transport, etc. |
| Description | International Workshop on Household Survey Nonresponse |
| Organisation | Statistics Denmark |
| Country | Denmark |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Scientific leadership including organisation of annual network meetings. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Scientific leadership including organisation of annual network meetings. |
| Impact | Multi-disciplinary network involving academics, government institutions and private sector research institutes, concerned with economic activity, social policy, social security, health, crime, transport, etc. |
| Description | International Workshop on Household Survey Nonresponse |
| Organisation | Statistics Norway |
| Country | Norway |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Scientific leadership including organisation of annual network meetings. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Scientific leadership including organisation of annual network meetings. |
| Impact | Multi-disciplinary network involving academics, government institutions and private sector research institutes, concerned with economic activity, social policy, social security, health, crime, transport, etc. |
| Description | Ipsos-MORI studentship collaboration |
| Organisation | Ipsos MORI |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | I supervised the PhD student whose fees were paid for by Ipsos-MORI. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Ipsos-MORI pay the student's fees and also provide co-supervision and access to secure data that they hold. |
| Impact | Three working papers. Subsequent collaboration and employment. |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | MYWeB Network |
| Organisation | European Commission |
| Country | European Union (EU) |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Expert advice; research services |
| Collaborator Contribution | Complementary expert advice, research, administration and management. |
| Impact | Recommendations to the EC on the needs for original data collection to inform research and policy needs. |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | Network on weighting methods |
| Organisation | University of Melbourne |
| Country | Australia |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Scientific discussions; jointly planning a research agenda and writing a funding application. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Scientific discussions; jointly planning a research agenda and writing a funding application. |
| Impact | None yet. |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | Network on weighting methods |
| Organisation | University of Queensland |
| Country | Australia |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Scientific discussions; jointly planning a research agenda and writing a funding application. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Scientific discussions; jointly planning a research agenda and writing a funding application. |
| Impact | None yet. |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | Panel Survey Methods Network |
| Organisation | Australian Government |
| Department | Department of Social Services |
| Country | Australia |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Scientific leadership including organisation of biennial network meetings. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Scientific leadership including organisation of biennial network meetings. |
| Impact | Improved research practice in various contexts. |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Description | Panel Survey Methods Network |
| Organisation | German Institute for Economic Research |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Scientific leadership including organisation of biennial network meetings. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Scientific leadership including organisation of biennial network meetings. |
| Impact | Improved research practice in various contexts. |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Description | Panel Survey Methods Network |
| Organisation | Government of the United States of America |
| Department | U.S. Census Bureau |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Scientific leadership including organisation of biennial network meetings. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Scientific leadership including organisation of biennial network meetings. |
| Impact | Improved research practice in various contexts. |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Description | Pathways to economic inactivity amongst young women |
| Organisation | Young Women's Trust |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | We held a competition for third sector organisations to collaborate on a research project. The Young Women's Trust proposed looking at the pathways that lead more young women into economic inactivity than young men. We are carrying out the analysis, exploiting the longitudinal potential of the data. |
| Collaborator Contribution | YWT are providing feedback and guidance on the results and will write the findings into a report they publish. |
| Impact | A report is currently in draft. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | Presented 4th SERISS training course on Cross-national Longitudinal Data Analysis |
| Organisation | European Commission |
| Department | Horizon 2020 |
| Country | European Union (EU) |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Synergies for Europe's Research Infrastructures in the Social Sciences (SERISS), aims to equip Europe's social science data infrastructures to play a major role in addressing the key societal challenges facing Europe today and ensure that national and European policymaking is built on a solid base of the highest-quality socio-economic evidence. The project brings together leading European Research Infrastructures in the social sciences - the European Social Survey (ESS ERIC), the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE ERIC) and Consortium of European Social Science Data Archives (CESSDA ERIC) - alongside organisations representing the Generations and Gender Programme (GGP), European Values Study (EVS) and the WageIndicator Survey. It aims to exploit potential synergies and overcome existing fragmentation across infrastructures in order to enhance the key role played by these infrastructures, which form the bedrock of empirical social science in Europe. SERISS Work Package 5, Training and Dissemination, addresses specific training of staff working in cross-national social science research and infrastructures. The work package aims to design trainings and training materials for tools developed in SERISS and to provide training on data management, data handling and harmonisation, as well as on statistical analysis to a wider social science community. By sharing resources and skills training will have considerable value beyond infrastructure specific initiatives. The SERISS project therefore develops a programme of face-to-face training events and online resources to disseminate learning from the project among other researchers and social science infrastructures. I have presented the 4th and final training course in this programme, drawing on my extensive knowledge of the Understanding Society, SOEP and CNEF studies and my heavy involvement in developing and delivering hands-on training workshop. In the next couple of months there will be a webinar on the substantive content of the course. |
| Collaborator Contribution | SERISS network organised the training course, advertised it, provided the facilities and hosted the hands-on training workshop. The course was well-received and reached a network of researchers to whom analysis of panel data is very new. (More than 120 analysts applied to attend the course of whom 25 were invited to participate). |
| Impact | Five worksheets illustrating longitudinal analysis of panel data have been produced and were shared with the course participants. Syntax files to replicate the analysis has been shared also. A webinar will be recorded and posted on the SERISS website. |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Student training on European Social Survey |
| Organisation | Centre for Comparative Social Surveys (CCSS) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | The students sent for their practicum with the organization share their theoretical knowledge learned during the lectures. |
| Collaborator Contribution | CCSS provide training and supervision for students during their practicum placement. |
| Impact | student course presentation |
| Start Year | 2011 |
| Description | TNS studentship collaboration |
| Organisation | TNS BMRB |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | I supervise the PhD student whose fees are paid for by TNS BMRB. |
| Collaborator Contribution | TNS BMRB pay the student's fees and also provide co-supervision and access to secure data that they hold. |
| Impact | 6 conferences presentations (4 different papers, two repeated) were made. Two working papers have been published, one book chapter and one journal article. Furthermore, opportunities for additional collaboration outside of the immediate scope of the current partnership have been identified and are being pursued. |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | The State of Social Capital in Britain |
| Organisation | Connected Communities Innovation Network (CCIN) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Joint event where Understanding Society conceptually developed a different way to think about aspects of social capital, and in consultation with NCVO and CCIN, developed a programme for the event. The Department for Communities and Local Government and Cabinet Office also supported the event. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Joint event where Understanding Society conceptually developed a different way to think about aspects of social capital, and in consultation with NCVO and CCIN, developed a programme for the event. The Department for Communities and Local Government and Cabinet Office also supported the event. |
| Impact | 150 people from charities, local government and academic engaged. Over 20+ presentations generated, which are now available on the Understanding Society website. A policy briefing is also being finalised. Individual organisations have commented on how useful insights into social capital have been, including the Department of Communities and Local Government. The New Local Government Network (think tank) is developing a project to undertake more detailed work on how local public service can be reformed, supported by civic engagement (subject to funding). |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | The State of Social Capital in Britain |
| Organisation | National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Joint event where Understanding Society conceptually developed a different way to think about aspects of social capital, and in consultation with NCVO and CCIN, developed a programme for the event. The Department for Communities and Local Government and Cabinet Office also supported the event. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Joint event where Understanding Society conceptually developed a different way to think about aspects of social capital, and in consultation with NCVO and CCIN, developed a programme for the event. The Department for Communities and Local Government and Cabinet Office also supported the event. |
| Impact | 150 people from charities, local government and academic engaged. Over 20+ presentations generated, which are now available on the Understanding Society website. A policy briefing is also being finalised. Individual organisations have commented on how useful insights into social capital have been, including the Department of Communities and Local Government. The New Local Government Network (think tank) is developing a project to undertake more detailed work on how local public service can be reformed, supported by civic engagement (subject to funding). |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | Understanding Society fieldwork - waves 6-8 - TNS BMRB |
| Organisation | TNS BMRB |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Management of the sub-contract with NatCen for the provision of fieldwork services for waves 1-5 of Understanding Society - partnership working with NatCen to deliver the survey. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Delivery of the fieldwork and associated activities for Understanding Society waves 6-8. |
| Impact | See all other outputs, which are dependent on the delivery of fieldwork by our partner agency. |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | Understanding Society work with CLOSER |
| Organisation | Galeazzi Orthopaedic Institute |
| Country | Italy |
| Sector | Hospitals |
| PI Contribution | The UK is home to the world's largest and longest-running longitudinal studies. CLOSER (Cohort & Longitudinal Studies Enhancement Resources) aims to maximise their use, value and impact both at home and abroad. Bringing together nine leading studies - including Understanding Society - , the British Library and the UK Data Service, CLOSER works to stimulate interdisciplinary research, develop shared resources, provide training, and share expertise. In this way CLOSER is helping to build the body of knowledge on how life in the UK is changing - both across generations and in comparison to the rest of the world. |
| Collaborator Contribution | As above. |
| Impact | See other ResearchFish entries. CLOSER session on generating impact at the Understanding Society 2015 conference. CLOSER comms network. |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | University of Mannheim studentship collaboration |
| Organisation | University of Mannheim |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | I supervise the PhD student. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The University of Mannheim provides a co-supervisor for the PhD student and access to their data collection facilities which allows the student to build-in her own studies and thereby collect unique data for use in her PhD research. |
| Impact | None yet (collaboration just started in February 2016). |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | University of Michigan research exchanges |
| Organisation | University of Michigan |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | We send our PhD Survey Methodology students on one-semester research visits to UMich, during which they engage in and contribute to all aspects of the scientific community at SRC. |
| Collaborator Contribution | UMich host one-semester visits from our PhD students and have sent senior researchers on short research visits to Essex. |
| Impact | Two co-authored journal papers and one co-authored book chapter; ongoing research collaborations; improved research skills of our students; offers to examine theses and to review articles; general networking |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | Vitamin D and T2D - Multi-ethnic Mendelian Randomization Study |
| Organisation | University of Oklahoma |
| Department | Health Sciences Centre |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Analysis submitted from the genetic and main survey data. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provided analysis plan for all involved. Wrote the manuscript to be submitted. |
| Impact | Journal article written and ready for submission. |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Wealth and debt over the recession |
| Organisation | Social Market Foundation |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Joint research where Understanding Society undertook the data analysis........ |
| Collaborator Contribution | ......and SMF undertook other aspects of the research including writing the report. |
| Impact | A report called 'Wealth in downturn: winners and losers' was launched in March 2015. This was targeted at key audiences both online and through a joint event organised between Understanding Society, SMF and the British Academy. A diverse audience of government departments, think tanks, academics, charities and business organisations participated at the event, including speakers from Barclays Bank and the Money Advice Service. |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | Wealth in the downturn: Winners and losers |
| Organisation | Social Market Foundation |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Research & analysis. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Writing. |
| Impact | Policy report (multi disciplinary- economics and social policy). |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | student training in a non-academic setting |
| Organisation | GfK NOP |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | The students sent for their practicum with the organization share their theoretical knowledge learned during the lectures. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The organization provides training for students during their practicum placement. |
| Impact | student presentation |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | student training in a non-academic setting |
| Organisation | TNS BMRB |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | The students sent for their practicum with the organization share their theoretical knowledge learned during lectures. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The organization has kindly provided possibility for students to shadow an interviewer and attend an interviewer training. Furthermore the organization provides further training for students during their practicum placement. |
| Impact | student presentation |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | student training in a non-academic setting |
| Organisation | Wellcome Trust |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | A student sent for her practicum with the organization shared her theoretical knowledge learned during the lectures. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The organization provided training for the student during her practicum placement. |
| Impact | student presentation |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | student training in non-academic setting |
| Organisation | Ipsos MORI |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | The students sent for their practicum with the organization share their theoretical knowledge learned during the lectures. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The organization provides training for students during their practicum placement. |
| Impact | student presentation |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | student training in non-academic setting |
| Organisation | National Centre for Social Research |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | The students sent for their practicum with the organization share their theoretical knowledge learned during the lectures. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The organization has kindly provided possibility for students to shadow an interviewer and attend an interviewer training. Furthermore the organization provides training and supervision for students during their practicum placement. |
| Impact | student course presentation |
| Start Year | 2011 |
| Title | Stata software: bicop |
| Description | A new command, called BICOP, written for the statistical package Stata. The command allows the user to fit a model consisting of a pair of ordinal regressions with a flexible residual distribution, with each marginal distribution specified as a two-part normal mixture, and stochastic dependence governed by a choice of copula functions. |
| Type Of Technology | Software |
| Year Produced | 2015 |
| Impact | The code is described in an Understanding Society Working Paper. It is being made freely available to potential users. We have had 8 requests so far. A revised version of the working paper describing the command and an application to Understanding Society data has been accepted for publication in the Stata Journal, and we expect its use to grow considerably when that article appears. |
| URL | https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/research/publications/working-paper/understanding-society/201... |
| Title | intcount: a Stata command for fitting count-data models from interval data |
| Description | Freely available for download, use and modification from the Stata website. |
| Type Of Technology | Software |
| Year Produced | 2019 |
| Open Source License? | Yes |
| Impact | The software has been developed and used by me for an analysis of healthcare costs which has been submitted for publication. It is expected that that work will be of interest to the health research and policy communities. It is expected to be potentially useful for statistical research in a wide range of fields, but it is too early to know how extensive use will be. |
| URL | https://www.stata-journal.com/article.html?article=st0571 |
| Description | "Improving the measurement of household finances" workshop, to launch the start of ESRC TR grant ES/N006534/1 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This worskhop was organised to mark the start of the ESRC TR grant ES/N006534/1 "Understanding household finance through better measurement" and to engage with stakeholders. The workshop included presentations by international researchers, presentations by our project team on the plans for our research, comments from discussants and general discussion. Participants included survey practitioners and researchers engaged in the collection and/or analysis of data about household finances, inlcuding representatives from the Department for Work and Pensions, the Office for National Statistics, the Financial Conduct Authority, TNS BMRB, the European Central Bank, the Central Bank of Spain, the Dutch Central Bank, Eurostat, the Institute for Fiscal Studies, the University of Kentucky, University of Southern California, University of Munich, and the University of Essex. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | "Understanding Society": A Unique Data Source for Studying Environmental Attitudes and Behaviour |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Invite presentation N/A |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | https://www.iser.essex.ac.uk/2014/06/30/new-findings-from-our-study-of-uk-environmental-behaviours-a... |
| Description | 'HEALTHY & UNHEALTHY CONNECTIONS' article published in ESRC report Britain in 2016 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | An article outlining why biomarker data are important for soical science research, and illustrating with Understanding Society examples. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.esrc.ac.uk/news-events-and-publications/publications/magazines-and-newsletters/britain-in... |
| Description | 13th Conference of the European Sociological Association, Athens, Greece, August 2017 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Research findings were presented to an academic audience of sociologists. There were questions and discussions during and after the presentation. The conference was attended by over 500 people, but this specific session was attended by less than 10 people.This also helped in increasing the awareness of Understanding Society survey data and its usefulness for social science research. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://esa13thconference.eu/ |
| Description | 2017 Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, Chicago, USA |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This was a poster presentation which was attended conference participants who asked questions about the research and its findings. The conference itself was attended by over 1000 people from across the world. It is difficult to say how many people saw the poster so we have provided an estimate of the number of people this activity reached (51-100). This also helped in increasing the awareness of Understanding Society survey data and its usefulness for social science research. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://www.populationassociation.org/2017-annual-meeting-chicago-il/ |
| Description | 29th Annual Conference of EALE, St. Gallen, Switzerland, September 2017 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Research findings were presented to an academic audience of social scientists, primarily economists. There were questions and discussions during and after the presentation. The conference was attended by over 500 people, but this specific session was attended by 20-30 people. This also helped in increasing the awareness of Understanding Society survey data and its usefulness for social science research. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://www.eale.nl/impression-of-eale-2017-switzerland-st-gallen/ |
| Description | 30th Annual meeting of the British Society for Population Studies, Winchester, September 2016 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation at this academic conference attended by social scientists and analysts from some third sector organisations. The specific session where this paper was presented was attended by around 20-30 people. This also helped in increasing the awareness of Understanding Society survey data and its usefulness for social science research. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.lse.ac.uk/socialPolicy/Researchcentresandgroups/BSPS/annualConference/2016-Conference-Win... |
| Description | 31st Annual Conference of the European Society of Population Economics, Glasgow, June 2017 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This was attended by social scientists from across the world. The conference overall was attended by over 500 people. There were various questions and discussion during and following the presentation which was attended by around 20-30 people. This also helped in increasing the awareness of Understanding Society survey data and its usefulness for social science research. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://www.sbs.strath.ac.uk/espe2017/ |
| Description | Advice on starting a longitudinal survey in India |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | India has a long history of running cross-sectional surveys. I was invited to advice the government department running this major surveys on the practical issues of running a longitudinal survey. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Advice to Cancer Reserach UK on changes in their data collection methods to measure cancer awareness in the GB population |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | I was invited to advise Cancer Reserach UK on analyses of data they have collected, to examine the implications of changing their survey from a face-to-face survey to an online survey. As a result of the discussion they are reviewing their analysis plans and also their criteria for deciding which data collection model to choose in future. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Advice to EU-FRS |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Advice given to the EU Fundamental Rights Agency regarding survey design issues in the context of a new international data collection exercise known as the EU Fundamental Rights Survey. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://fra.europa.eu/en/project/2015/fundamental-rights-survey |
| Description | Advice to Food Standards Agency |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Advice given to Food Standards Agency on the potential for survey research to help them meet their strategic remit, and on the most suitable survey methods to employ. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Advising producers of BBC programme "Crossing Divides" |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Provided expert view on the avaialability of information on the heterogeneity of social networks in Understanding Society, and how the information may be exploited for an interactive planned to take place during the BBC's "Crossing Divides". The official launch of the series of programmes is on 27th February 2019. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018,2019 |
| Description | Advisory Group Meeting - Poverty across ethnic groups through recession and austerity |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Advisory Group Meeting, JRF - Gave a presentation on analysis from: Poverty across ethnic groups through recession and austerity n/a |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | An article in Discover Society |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | I wrote a short article of around 1500 words for the Discover Society (https://discoversociety.org/) in response to the government's Integrated Communities Strategy Paper 2018. As is explained on its website "Discover Society is published by Social Research Publications, a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee for the publication of social research, policy analysis and commentary." |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://discoversociety.org/2018/05/01/ethnicity-and-integration/ |
| Description | Article in "Research Matters": Standardised survey design: are we missing a trick? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Article in March 2016 "Research Matters", the membership magazine of the (UK) Social Research Association (SRA). The SRA has around 400 members, plus some institutional members and subscribing libraries. The article sparked some debate by email and this resulted in an invitation to present on this topic at the SRA annual conference in December 2016. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://the-sra.org.uk/whats-new/research-matters/ |
| Description | Article in professional newsletter |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | "Standardised survey design: are we missing a trick?" - article in "Research Matters", the quarterly magazine of the Social Research Association. The SRA is a professional association with over 800 members across government, the private sector and the third sector. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://the-sra.org.uk/whats-new/research-matters/ |
| Description | Article on "Innovations in measuring household finances" in the NCRM MethodsNews newsletter |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Newsletter article to diseminate current research in a way that is accessible to a general audience |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://www.ncrm.ac.uk/news/show.php?article=5523 |
| Description | Article on sharing of health data (Guardian) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Article invited by the Guardian, commenting on the pros and cons of data sharing. My purpose was to raise awareness of the benefits and the extent to which these can outweigh the risks. The article provoked debate of the intended kind. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| URL | http://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/blog/2013/apr/16/share-patient-data-improve-health |
| Description | Article written for the Conversation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | We wrote an article in the Conversation, based on the research conducted as part of the project, specifically, about the prevalence of ethnic and racial harassment and its impact on mental health. The title was "How ethnic and racial harassment damages mental health" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://theconversation.com/how-ethnic-and-racial-harassment-damages-mental-health-73076 |
| Description | Ask a Silly Question and Get a Silly Answer? An Experimental Analysis of the Impact of Survey Design on Measures and Models of Subjective Wellbeing |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | ? N/A |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | https://www.aeaweb.org/aea/2014conference/program/preliminary.php?search_string=Holford&search_type=... |
| Description | Attendance at Government Equalities Office workshop 'Do family friendly policies work to reduce the gender pay gap?' (6 June 2018), Charlotte Hamilton |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | The Government Equalities Office hosted a workshop on the imapct of family friendly policies on the gender pay gap. This was to engage the research community in a discussion of current evidence (for informing policy) and future streams of work by the Government Equalities Office in relation to the gender pay gap. As a representative of Understanding Society, I answered questions about the suitability of the data for answering research questions on the gender pay gap and family friendly policies. This is one of a series of workshops that will run over the coming year or so. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Attendance at workshop 'Understanding the causes of homelessness & rough sleeping workshop', organised by MHCLG and DWP (Hamilton, 20 Feb 2018) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Academics, third sector organisations and civil servants with an interest in homelessness were invited to a workshop 'Understanding the causes of homelessness and rough sleeping' jointly organised by MHCLG and DWP on 20th February 2018. The aim of the workshop was to explore the issues related to the feasibility of developing a model of homelessness and rough sleeping for policy development. A representative from Understanding Society (Hamilton) was invited to contribute to discussions in respect to data availability and possibilities for data linkage for the Study. The worshop was intended to inform the commissioning of research into the feasibility/development of the model. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Attended and actively participated in Wellbeing Economics All-Party Parliamentary Group on Children's Wellbeing |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Attended the Wellbeing Economics All-Party Parliamentary Group meeting on children's wellbeing. During the roundtable discussion, there was an opportunity for the audience to comment and I highlighted the benefits of having a large longitudinal sample of children aged 10-15 interviewed in the Understanding Society study and advocated further investments in this, and/or in cross-nationally comparative longitudinal research on children's wellbeing (instead of an alternative suggestion to fund a new children's wellbeing study through an organisation that has a history of not making their data collections available to a wider research community). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | BBC London interivew on adolsecent social media use and well-being |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Live in-studio interview with BBC London News on research on social media use and well-being in adolescence. An SSC policy piece used this research and came up with some controversial conclusions which sparked media interest. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | BBC Radio interviews |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Conducted radio interviews with several BBC radio station to discuss research on social media use and well-being among adolescents. Interest was sparked based on a discussion paper written by the Strategic Society Centre. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | BBC local radio South Asian shows before and after the general election |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | I appeared on Sunday afternoon BBC local radio shows in May and June discussing South Asian voters. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017,2018 |
| Description | Biomarker Launch |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | To mark the first release of biomarker and genetics data on Wednesday 10th December, Understanding Society is hosting an event at The Royal Society for Public Health in London For the first time, Understanding Society will release results from a wide range of blood analytes for over 13,000 people. In addition, the results from a genome-wide scan of 10,000 respondents who took part in a nurse health assessment will also be available. Both these new elements added to Understanding Society's existing social and economic data will combine to provide very rich research opportunities. Aimed at social scientists who are interested to find out how to use the data in their research. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/2014/11/10/social-scientists-biomarkers |
| Description | Brazil / Eurosocial visit to ISER for advice on establishing longitudinal study |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Brazil is developing, for the Brazil without Misery Plan (http://www.brasilsemmiseria.gov.br/) a longitudinal study of families under poverty. In this context, we are especially interested in visiting the UK Household Longitudinal Study, "Understanding Society". The Brazilian officers that will be visiting are technicians from the Office of Assessment and Information Management (Secretaria de Avaliação e Gestão da Informação, SAGI), and they will be joined by one Brazilian expert and one European expert along with representatives of EUROsociAL II. Our main interest is to get to know the questionnaire design, the sampling, data analysis and approach to families in situation of poverty or vulnerability. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Brexit research event in London |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The event was held to communicate and discuss the body of research that came out of the Understanding Society Brexit competition, where researchers gained access to early data on Brexit from the study. I presented a summary of the findings from 18 papers that came from the project. This was followed by a panel discussion involving Catherine de Vries (University of Essex), John Curtice (University of Strathclyde), and Jill Rutter (Institute for Government). It was charged by Paul Whiteley (University of Essex). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://www.psa.ac.uk/events/understanding-brexit-latest-research-eu-referendum |
| Description | Brexit research programme - academic workshop 28 June 2017 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Meeting of project groups working with the UKHLS EU Referendum data - awareness raising about the data and the different research projects. Increased understanding of data and data use. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Brexit research programme: external event 7th December 2017 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Event to promote the findings from the Brexit research programme using UKHLS data on the EU Referendum. Increased understanding of data and data use. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Business in the Community |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | The presentation was to senior staff at Business in the Community - The Prince's Responsible Business Network. This is a business-led membership organisation made up of progressive businesses of all sizes who aim to foster prosperity of business and society together. The presentation was on how to use Understanding Society, combining an introduction on using Understanding Society data and how to access research publications emerging from the Study. An important part was exploring ideas for collaboration or partnership development. As a result participants were well informed about the application of Understanding Society and options for joint working. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.bitc.org.uk/ |
| Description | CLOSER |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | CLOSER (UCL Institute of Education, University College London) has published a news story regarding Dr Davillas' research on the concordance of health states within couples. This news story has been read extensively and has sparked discussions regarding the need for a re-orientation of public health policy and the underlying research towards a family-centred focus. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://www.closer.ac.uk/news-opinion/news/partners-health-inequalities/ |
| Description | CLOSER Conference (London) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Presentation at CLOSER conference with discussion on future research. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.closer.ac.uk/event/conference2015/ |
| Description | CLOSER new technologies workshop (non-health) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Capacity-building event and raising awareness of our methods research. Increased understanding of data and data use. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | CLOSER/ScotCen workshop with the Scottish government |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | The purpose of this event was to introduce longitudinal studies and the value they can add to government activity, and to promote CLOSER resources that can support users of longitudinal data. This workshop was aimed at civil servants - government analysts, statisticians, others working in areas covered by evidence presented. As part of the demonstration of the CLOSER Discovery Platform (and Learning Hub), a search engine that enables researchers to explore the content of eight leading UK longitudinal studies, Understanding Society provided an overview and selective research findings. The audience acquired an awareness of how to efficiently access a range of longitudinal data resources. The presentations were well received and as a result of the event the audience also received information about Understanding Society's Direct Access Service for Scottish Government officials. The result was engagement with around 80 civil servants working across a range of policy areas. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | CLOSER: new technologies and health behaviours workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invitation-only workshop organised by collaborators in Bristol - capacity building and raising awareness of our methods research. Increased understanding of data and data use. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | CONSENT TO DATA LINKAGE: A FOCUS ON THE INTERVIEWER RESPONDENT INTERACTION |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | The research examines the behaviours displayed by interviewers and respondents while administering and answering a question asking for consent to DWP record linkage on the UK Innovation Panel. How do the behaviours contribute to whether or not respondents consent? N/A |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | |
| URL | http://www.isa-sociology.org/congress2014/ |
| Description | Calls and emails with Vidya Ram |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Repeated discussions and figures for a journalist Vidya Ram who writes often about ethnic minority voters. Here are two pieces in which I am quoted directly or my research is referenced. http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/wooing-the-indian-vote/article18578490.ece and http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-international/will-indian-origin-voters-remain-with-labour/article18235467.ece |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Cardiovascular health and health behaviours - evidence from the Understanding Society study on untreated hypertension |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Poster session N/A |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.kcl.ac.uk/innovation/groups/heron/news/conference2014.aspx |
| Description | Centre for Better Ageing |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | The Centre for Better Ageing is one of the What Works Centres established by the Government in partnership with other agencies. The presentation sparked an interest in using Understanding Society data for ageing related research as well as using relevant research findings to inform key strands of their work. In particular they hope to use Understanding Society/BHPS for research on volunteering in older age. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Centrepoint |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Centre points champions the needs of young people at risk of homelessness and provides services to young people. This presentation and discussion involved the design of the Study and the kind of data on benefits, young people, family strains, etc. The charity is particularly keen to examine the impact of recent welfare cuts on young people. As a result of this presentation Centre point submitted a proposal to the Understanding Society Research Voucher Scheme. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Closed door discussion with HILDA team at MI 12 September |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Providing methodological advise to HILDA team |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Closed door discussion with selective members at MCRI - 11 September 2017 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Sharing of good practice in collecting BIomarker Data |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | DWP. Expert roundtable on employer engagement at older ages |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Invitation to expert panel to discuss how to boost employer side policies to boost employment at older ages. In the morning there was an range of presentations and in the afternoon an expert roundtable to discuss what research findings suggested. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | DWP. Presented research on low income dynamics to civil servants. (@ Caxton House) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Present findings from research which analysed low income (poverty) dynamics to civil servants in the state pensions and ageing team in London. Presentation lasted 30 minutes and then time for Q&A. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Department for Communities and Local Government |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | This presentation to the Ministerial Private Office manages a whole range of policy issues relevant to the Department. The presentation sought to explain the unique properties of a longituidinal panel study, particuarly on immigration and ethnic minorty related issues. The presentation was well received and sparked an interest in how Ministerial advice could utilise the emerging evidence from the study. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Department for social security Australia - 6 september 2017 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Presentation to DSS Canberra Australia on examples of the use of longitudinal data in welfare policy in the UK |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Department of Health in Canberra - 6 September 2017 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Presentation and discussion to department of health Australia on the role of biomarkers in policy research. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Developing methodology for the collection of health and biomarker data in social surveys (Health IP workshop), November 2017 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Workshop with interested parties top promote the Health Innovation Panel to be run in 2019. Increased understanding of data and data use. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Discussion with Ipsos (France) about household sampling methods |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | I discussed my ideas with managers from Ipsos France (10 March 2016, in Paris) about how they could improve their methods for selecting persons/households based on samples of addresses for social surveys. They were impressed with the ideas and said that they would discuss them with colleagues with a view to possible implementation. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Discussion with ONS |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Discussion with analysis professionals at the Office for National Statistics in January and February 2017 about the best way to construct estimates for the ONS annual publication on wellbeing indicators. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/personalandhouseholdfinances/incomeandwealth/bul... |
| Description | Discussion with South African visitors |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Meeting (11-07-2016) with representatives from Statistics South Africa and Department for Home and Health to discuss survey design and implementation issues. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Distribution and dynamics of citizens' environmental attitudes, behaviours and actions |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Invited presentation N/A |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.ncrm.ac.uk/RMF2014/home.php |
| Description | Driving social change: how can a longitudinal perspective help the third sector? Launch of Research Voucher Scheme |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | Understanding Society will be launching its new research voucher scheme at an event which discusses how third sector organisations can enhance their research, policy and campaigning through a longitudinal perspective. The roundtable event aimed exclusively at third sector organisations will see the launch of the new scheme which will offer charities up to £5,000 for high quality research projects that use the study's rich social, economic, health and household data. Hosted in partnership with The Alliance for Useful Evidence, the event will be held on 18th July 2016 at Nesta, London between 4pm- 6.30pm. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/2016/06/02/driving-social-change |
| Description | ESRA Conference presentation (Reykjavik) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation at a mixed-audience conference on "Assessing targeted initial letters: effects in different modes on response rates, response speed and sample composition." Generated a lot of interest and discussion. Audience around 60 people. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.europeansurveyresearch.org/conference |
| Description | Economics of Obesity Special Interest Group -iHEA |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Dr Davillas has served as a founder member of the Economics of Obesity Special Interest Group (EOSIG) within the iHEA. He has been successfully involved in a number of activities within the EOSIG: a) Enhance understanding of the prevention and treatment of obesity from an economics perspective; b) Connect economists working in obesity across the world; c) Share knowledge and provide support through the creation of a community of health economists specialized at the Economics of Obesity working together; d) Provide input to policy development at an international level. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2008,2017 |
| URL | https://www.healtheconomics.org/page/EOSIGMembers |
| Description | Education Datalab |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | Education Datalab brings together a group of expert researchers who turn curiosity about education into quantitative analysis. They produce independent, cutting-edge research that can be used by policy makers to inform education policy, and by schools to improve practice. The presentation sparked an interest in Understanding Society and in particular how to utlise the linked National Pupil Database (for England). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Education for all - looking beyond the classroom (Launch of Insights 2016 publication) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Understanding Society hosted a topical debate which discussed the latest issues facing education and skills. With widely differing life chances amongst young people and growing pressure to tackle the social mobility crises across major parts of the country, the role of education and skills has never been more critical. But educational outcomes remain stubbornly unequal. This policy event by Understanding Society, the UK Household Longitudinal Study, looked beyond the classroom at the wider factors affecting attainment and outcomes - recognising that education needs to both drive and respond to societal changes. This event examined wider factors such as selective education, the changing journey from education to work, growing migration and the effects of technology on learning. Leading experts and practitioners debated new evidence from Understanding Society and considered how the establishment of a single Department for Education, providing an end to end view of education and skills, presents opportunities for fresh thinking. The event will be supporting the ESRC's Festival of Social Science. Who is the event for? The event is aimed at schools, colleges, policy makers, local authorities, employer and skills bodies, youth and family charities, student organisations, universities and think tanks. With the new Government keen to purse major social reforms, this event promoted a cross-sectoral conversation - between policy makers, practitioners and researchers and across the education and skills sector. Launch of Insights 2016 The event also saw the launch of the Insights 2016 report. This annual publication highlights policy relevant findings emerging from research that uses Understanding Society's rich data and offers commentary from policy thinkers. This year the publication profiles research by a wide range of social scientists covering education, health and employment and families. It also explores how Understanding Society's large UK wide sample is better supporting policy research and evaluation in the context of devolution. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/events/2016/11/10/education-for-all-looking-beyond-the-classr... |
| Description | Effects of showcards on responses in face-to-face surveys |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | the presentation was presented at a methodological session at the Understanding Society Conference. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/scientific-conference-2015 |
| Description | Email exchange with Major of one of Germany's largest cities about benefits of longitudinal data collection and analysis |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Email and Skype conversation with deputy major of the City of Leipzig following the discussion of my Understanding Society-based longitudinal research on children's wellbeing in The Economist. The City maintains their own community study and we discussed the pros and cons of turning the study into a panel. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017,2018 |
| Description | Engagement of the financial services sector |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | The purpose was to identify the nature of interest that the financial services sector could have in Understanding Society. The event involved UK's main trade associations such as Association of British Insurers, Council of Mortgage Lenders, British Bankers Association, etc. who have a strong policy interest, as well as individual institutions who are interested in the circumstances and behaviours of particular audiences. Besides stimulating a valuable discussion about the merits or limitations of Understanding Society to meet the needs of those attending, a discussion paper emerging from the event was circulated to the participants offering ideas for the way forward. Individual organisations requested more detailed presentations on Understanding Society for their staff members. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Engagement work with Astham UK |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Raise awareness and increased use of Understanding Society. As a result Asthma UK is now much more aware of how to use the study including its health component whcih includes asthma in its health measures. Asthma UK have appoint their first in-house analyst and expressed interest in using the study. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Engagement work with Barclays Bank |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Raise awareness and increase use of Understanding Society. Following a financial services roundtable, Barclays Bank's Behavioural Unit invited Understanding Society to talk to their research and development and customer insights teams. Lorna Fox O'Mahony, Professor of Law and Executive Dean of Humanities at the University of Essex also presented at the event. As a result of the presentation, the Bank is more knowledgeable about the potential applications of Understanding Society. A relationship has been built up with the Behavioural Unit who have since contributed to a policy event and joined the Foresight Steering Group. Data linkage with the Bank's customer records, an area of interest, would not be feasible. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Engagement work with Department for Transport |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Raise awareness and encourage use of Understanding Society and how to access the data, present case studies of findings relevant to the Department for Transport and respond to specific queries. Department keen to understand how transport behaviour changes over the life course and how such changes provide an opportunity to influence behaviour. They are also looking to partner a SDAI bid with University of West of England and University of Essex. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Engagement work with Full Fact |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Raise awareness and increase use of Understanding Society. As a result the organisation is more knowledgeable about how to apply Understanding Society to their work. Their response time is very rapid and often focuses on (descriptive) statistics. Understanding Society is therefore less likely to be relevant for these tasks but they also also periodically produce policy briefings, e.g. around election times, where the use of Understanding Society data and evidence will be more appropriate. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Engagement work with Mcmillan Cancer Relief |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Raise awareness and increase use of Understanding Society. As a result McMillan have acquired greater knowledge about the study and its health components. The charity is undertaking a strategic review of the impact of cancer on people and the cost effectiveness cancer related services. They are interested in exploring the use of Understanding Society in relation to the former - to examine how cancer affects the social and economic circumstances of people (subject to sample sizes). They also coordinate the Richmond Group of Charities interested in the 'prevention agenda'. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Engagement work with Prudential |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Raise awareness and increase use of Understanding Society. As a result of the financial services roundtable, Prudential invited Understanding Society to meet its staff working in public affairs and customer insights. They has since collaborated with Understanding Society and the Strategic Society Centre on policy events and commissioned research, using Understanding Society and polling data, on the changing nature of intergenerational support. The research was undertaken by the Social Market Foundation. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.smf.co.uk/publications/longer-lives-stronger-families-the-changing-nature-of-intergenerat... |
| Description | Engagement work with Stroke UK |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Raise awareness and increase use of Understanding Society. As a result Stroke UK have a better understanding of the study and its health components. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Engagement work with The Kings Fund |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Raise awareness and increase use of Understanding Society. As a result of the presentation, the organisation has greater knowledge of content and how to use Understanding Society. They have limited analytical capacity but more scope to work in collaboration and are particularly interested in public health, tackling health inequalities and place strategies. Their Senior Fellow for Public Health and Inequality has written a policy commentary for Insights 2015 and Understanding Society is exploring the possibility of undertaking a joint research project with the Kings Fund. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Engagement work with The Work Foundation, a think tank focused on improving the experience of work and operation of the labour market |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Raise awareness and increase use of Understanding Society. Identified pptential areas of use including jobs, skills and the labour market, young peoples experience of the labour market and health and wellbeing, including how health and employment interact. Will be attending Understanding Society policy events. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Engagement work with What Works Centres: Early Intervention Foundation & College of Policing (and Education Endowment Foundation) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Raise awareness and encourage use of Understanding Society. Identified potential areas of interest. The opportunities are greater for Early Intervention Foundation and to a lesser extent Education Endowment Foundation, and whilst the study has no crime data, the College of Policing is interested in how risky behaviours of young people are changing. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Engagement work with the Bank of England |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Raise awareness and increase use of Understanding Society. The bank is interested in the data, particularly on household financial circumstances and behaviour. Also interested in mixed mode survey methods to inform the design of their own household survey. Evidence from the study may be potentially useful for feeding into Bank of England economic reports. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Engagement work with the British Heart Foundation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Raise awareness and increse use of Understanding Society. As a result the British Health Foundation are now much more equipped to use Understanding Society. They have been subsequently engaged in an SDAI bid by ISER which has been successful. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Engagement work with the Department of Health and Public Health England |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Raise awareness and use of Understanding Society. As a result Department of Health and Public Health England staff have acquired better knowledge of Understanding Society data and how to access emerging evidence. There has been a substantial increase in staff taking part in Understanding Society events, e.g. at the Scientific Conference and Public Health England are using the data to model the prevalence of youth smoking at a local level to help local decision makers. More recently, the Department of Health has expressed interest in developing a joint demonstration project. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Engagement work with the Greater London Authority (GLA) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Raise awareness and increase use of Understanding Society. Explored potential uses of the data which were seen as wideranging. Particularly applications include examining the effects of the Olympics in London (underway), researching cultural provision in Capital and how ineuality is changing. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Engagement work with the Home Office |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Raise awareness and increase use of Understanding Society. As a result of the event, analysts at the Home Office are more knowledgeable about the application of Understanding Society to their areas of policy interest. A number of areas of interest were explored and identified, in particularly immigration and risky behaviour of young people. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Engagement work with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Raise awareness and increase use of Understanding Society. Very interested in using the data, particularly its larger sample size and ethnicity data which would enable closer examination of poverty issues. Subsequently were a partner on policy event on the economic impact of the recession on BAME groups and commissioned £150k worth of research inviting researchers to look at issues of poverty and ethnicity. The research has sparked wide ranging interest, with presentations made to a range of audiences including:: The Department for Work and Pensions' Ethnic Minority Advisory Group Race for Opportunity's Employer Champions The Child Poverty Unit The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills Equality and Diversity Forum (a national network of equality and human rights organisations) Scottish Government and Committee of MSPs Northern Ireland Government and Committee of MLAs Wales Race Forum (chaired by the Minister for Communities and Tackling Poverty) A number of local authorities have also continued to engage with JRF on this programme. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| URL | https://www.jrf.org.uk/report/tackling-poverty-across-all-ethnicities-uk |
| Description | Engagement work with the Reform think tank |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Raise awareness and increase use of Understanding Society. Whilst there could be longterm interest in the study, their current focus is on open data and how many more organisations can access and use data. Will explore using Understanding Society as an exemplar case study. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Engagement work with the Resolution Foundation, a think tank focusing on low and middle income earners |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Raise awareness and increase use of Understanding Society. They have developed an economic model to track the impact of social and economic factors on their audiences. This currently uses data from other studies, and whilst keen to use Understanding Society data in one-off projects, they would need to carefully consider the case for substituting their current data sources which provide the benefit of continuity. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Engagement work with the Social Market Foundation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Raise awareness and use of Understanding Society. Explored how the data could be used in policy projects. This resulted in the think tank producing their first report on the effects of the recession on middle income households called 'Riders on the Storm: Britain's middle income households since 2007 (2014)'. This was followed by a collaboration with the Understanding Society Policy Unit on research examining how wealth and debt had changes as a result of the recession. A policy report entitled 'Wealth in the Downturn: Winners and Losers' (2015) which was launched at the British Academy through this collaboration. The research utilised the BHPS and UKHLS data. The think tank is now a major user of Understanding Society/BHPS data and recent policy reports include: Working Well: How employers can improve the well-being and productivity of their workforce (2016) Longer Lives, Stronger Families? - the changing nature of intergenerational support (2016) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| URL | http://www.smf.co.uk/publications/wealth-in-the-downturn-winners-and-losers/ |
| Description | Engagement work with the Sutton Trust |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Raise awareness, encourage use of Understanding Society and respond to specific queries. The organisation secured a better understanding of the content, its longitudinal design and education data linkage plans for the study. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Engagement work with the Young Foundation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Raise awareness and increase use of Understanding Society. The Young Foundation use social innovation to tackle the root causes of inequality and poverty focusing on health and well-being, gender, youth & education, places and social investment. They expressed an interest in prevention and early intervention and finding out more about associated studies. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Engagement work with the consumer organisation Which? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Raise awareness and increase use of Understanding Society. Particularly interested in the implications of social and economic changes for services such as utilities, public services, financial services, etc. including how consumer behaviour overall might be changing in the long-term. They have started using the data in one project which examined sleep patterns and the implications bed and mattress manufacturers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Epigenetic Data Launch 27 April 2017 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Introducing understanding society biomarker data to leading experts in a new field of the study of epigenetics. Increased understanding of data and data use. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Ethnic minority voters & the British political system public event |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Presentations were arranged from 3 academics, including myself. I presented research based on Understanding Society, showing that there has not been a realignment of voting preferences among ethnic minority voters. A panel discussion took place afterward between Omar Khan (Director of Runnymede), Binita Mehta-Parmar, Director of Modern Britain and Conservative party politician, Shahrar Ali, former Deputy Leader of the Green Party and Zrinka Bralo, Chief Executive, Migrants Organise. The event was chaired by Tom Clark, editor of Prospect magazine. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ethnic-minorities-and-the-british-political-system-new-research-on-en... |
| Description | Expert presentation for National Academy of Sciences Standing Committee on the Future of NSF-Supported Social Science Surveys |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Presentation on the advantages and disadvantes of the Understanding Society Innovation Panel. To inform the committee's decision about whether to propose funding for a similar Innovation Panel in the United States. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://sites.nationalacademies.org/DBASSE/CNSTAT/DBASSE_168280 |
| Description | Exploring role of interviewers in collecting survey respondents' consent to link survey data to administrative records |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | ? N/A |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://surveysandmanagement.wordpress.com/2013/09/02/2014-panel-survey-methodology-workshop-ann-arbo... |
| Description | Family Formation and Change Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presented and discussed current data opportunities for researching families. Workshop held at the British Academy with a diverse audience including representatives from a variety of Government Depts., think tanks, charities, PhD students, academic researchers, independent researchers |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Festival of Social Science |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Our Festival of Social Science offers a fascinating insight into some of the country's leading social science research and how it influences our social, economic and political lives - both now and in the future. You may be surprised at just how relevant the Festival's events are to society today. Social science research makes a difference. Discover how it shapes public policy and contributes to making the economy more competitive, as well as giving people a better understanding of 21st century society. From big ideas to the most detailed observations, social science affects us all everyday - at work, in school, when raising children, within our communities, and even at the national level. Everyone - from schoolchildren to politicians - can take part in and hear about social science research in the Festival's many engaging events. This celebration of the social sciences takes place across the UK - via public debates, conferences, workshops, interactive seminars, film screenings, virtual exhibitions and much more. 2016 will be the fourteenth year that ESRC will hold the Festival of Social Science and each year the Festival has gone from strength to strength. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.esrc.ac.uk/public-engagement/festival-of-social-science/ |
| Description | Financial Conduct Authority |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Presentation to the Financial Conduct Authority to raise awareness of Understanding Society data relevant to their functions |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Five (Favourite) Anti-Poverty Related Policies: Sexual Orientation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | N/a |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Friends and family test (Guardian article) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Online article invited by the Guardian and published online in their Healthcare Network. Objective was to stimulate debate about the fitness for purpose of new government regulation regarding the use within the NHS of the Friends and Family test. A lot of reaction was stimulated, partly witnessed by the online comments. The article also led to an invitation to speak at a conference and two invitations to research collaborations, as well as provoking further media interest. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| URL | http://www.theguardian.com/healthcare-network/2013/apr/09/friends-family-test-unfit-for-purpose?CMP=... |
| Description | From BHPS to UKHLS and Beyond |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Invite presentation N/A |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | From Face-To-Face to Mixed-Modes: Lessons from Experiments on the UK Understanding Society Innovation Panel |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | AAPOR international conference N/A |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.aapor.org/aapor_annual_conference.htm#.U7z9HLHwq80 |
| Description | Genetic Data in Understanding Society |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The course introduced genetic terms relevant to social science, the genetic data available in Understanding Society and procedures to access these data, the structure of these data and provide worked examples of genetic analyses. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/events/2015/11/06/Genetic%20Data%20in%20Understanding%20Socie... |
| Description | Genetic Data in Understanding Society |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | November 2015 This course will introduce genetic terms relevant to social science, the genetic data available in Understanding Society and procedures to access these data, the structure of these data and provide worked examples of genetic analyses. In Wave 2 for the general population sample and wave 3 for the BHPS sample Understanding Society included a nurse visit. DNA was extracted from a blood sample that was collected from participants and genetic data from these samples have been deposited in the European-phenome archive. This half day workshop will consist of an introductory presentation on basic genetics, followed by an overview of the genetic data in Understanding Society. This will be followed by an example of genetic analysis that participants will work on in the computer lab. The focus of the course is on understanding how the genetic data might be useful to social science analyses, introduction to the format of genetic data and how to prepare them for analyses, rather than on analysis methods. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/events/2015/11/06/Genetic%20Data%20in%20Understanding%20Socie... |
| Description | Glasgow seminar 2 February 2017 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation to introduce biomarker and genetic research in Understanding Society to MRC unit in Glasgow |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Government Equalities Office |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | The purpose was to raise awareness and increase the use of Understanding Society. The event included analysts and policy advisers from across the Government Equalities Office, but particularly those response for women and work policies. Two presentations were delivered and a range of possibilities for using Understanding Society data and evidence were explored. Topics of GEO interest included: • Gender inequalities and work • Low pay and gender • Progression and career development • Childcare availability and outcomes • Parenting and attitudes to work • Flexible working arrangements and gender • Parental leave • Gender norms, online abuse and advertising representations The GEO are exploring the feasibility of developing an evidence seminar series for their department. In the short-term they are interested in research that helps to shed more light on low pay and progression amongst women and developing an evidence base on how gender norms are established or can be influenced. A key result was for the Policy Unit acquiring greater insight into the needs of the GEO, and being asked to provide guidance on the design of evidence seminars that could be organised. The policy interests identified on women's equality will inform the next edition of the Understanding Society Insights publication and policy events programme. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/government-equalities-office |
| Description | Guardian article |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The Guardian has published an in-depth feature on Dr Davillas' (along with Benzeval and Kumari) research on biomarkers using UKHLS. This article has been shared with social media more than 450 times and has received more than 160 comments from general public. This article has sparked several discussions regarding the potential of biomarkers for social and economic research. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://www.theguardian.com/inequality/2017/oct/10/how-your-blood-may-predict-your-future-health-bio... |
| Description | HILDA Keynote lecture 7 September 2017 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Keynote lecture at HILDA conference on methodological innovations in household panel studies. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | HILDA Steering Group on 8 September 2017 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Advising Australian HILDA Household Panel on methodological issues |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Housing in Young Adulthood |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Young people's residential experiences and housing careers have changed dramatically in recent decades. New choices concerning education, work, family formation and lifestyles have combined with economic insecurity and problems of housing affordability to reduce young adults' home ownership and increase their reliance on private renting and the parental home. These trends have major implications for young people's everyday lives, as well as the future social and economic structure of British society. This workshop, hosted by Places for People and organised by Dr Rory Coulter and Dr Sait Bayrakdar from the University of Cambridge, brought together academics, policy professionals and expert stakeholders to (1) share the latest evidence about young adults' housing in Britain and (2) discuss the challenges these trends pose for housing policy and practice. Around 25 housing sector policy and professionals took part in the workshop, including Sian Berry, Housing Committee Chair, Greater London Authority Assembly. A report was circulated following the event for individual actors to following up specific ideas or issues, A persistent theme was the unclear causal relationship between family dynamics and changes in housing systems. This was identified as an area in need of much more research. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://ftht.sociology.cam.ac.uk/ |
| Description | How can education and skills work for the many? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | The blog sought to promote evidence on a range of education research, including the impact on income inequality in areas with and without grammar schools at a time when the Government was consulting on its Schools Green Paper. The findings received broad support. Professor Simon Burgess was subsequently asked by the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology to help with the preparation of an evidence note for Parliament. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/2016/12/02/new-blog |
| Description | How do web respondents react to dependent interviewing? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Current research disseminated, ideas discussed |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Impact of mode design on measurement errors and estimates of individual change |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Mixed modes (MM) are receiving increased interest as a possible solution for saving costs in panel surveys, although the lasting effects on data quality are unknown. To better understand the effects of MM on panel data I will examine its impact on random and systematic error and on estimates of change. The SF12, a health scale, in the Understanding Society Innovation Panel is used for the analysis. Results indicate that only one variable out of 12 has systematic differences due to MM. Also, three of the SF12 items overestimate variance of change in time in the MM design. I conclude that using a MM design leads to minor measurement differences but it can result in the overestimation of individual change compared to a single mode approach. N/A |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Impact of mode design on measurement errors and estimates of individual change |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Mixed modes are receiving increased interest from survey methodologists as a possible solution to saving costs while retaining high quality data. In recent years this interest has extended also to panel studies which are looking to save costs by including a cheaper mode for some of their respondents. The current presentation aims to tackle some of the issues linked to such a design. First, I aim to see if using a mixed mode design will increase systematic and random error compared to a single mode CAPI survey by applying equivalence testing in a Confirmatory Factor Analysis. Secondly, I aim to investigate if estimates of individual change are influenced by mode design by comparing latent growth models across the two designs. The first four waves of the Innovation Panel, part of Understanding Society (UKHLS), will be used for the analysis. The second wave of the data randomized respondents to either a single-mode CAPI design or to a CATI-CAPI sequential design. The SF12 health scale will be used to investigate both measurement equivalence and estimates of individual change. N/A |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Insight launch event 2015 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Understanding Society's fourth annual report presents a collection of research that depicts the changing lives of individuals and households in the UK. Launched at a policy event in London, this year's report includes chapters on Housing, Health Behaviours and Young People's Wellbeing. Insights 2015 highlights selected findings emerging from research that uses the study's rich data and offers commentary from leading policy thinkers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/research/insights-2015 |
| Description | Insights launch event 2014 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Understanding Society's latest findings report presents a collection of research that depicts the changing lives of individuals and households in the UK. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/insights2014 |
| Description | Instrument Length and Co-operation at Subsequent Panel Waves |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Invite presentation N/A |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://panelsurveymethods.wordpress.com/ |
| Description | Introduction to Understanding Society Using Stata |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | March 2015 This course is aimed at new users of Understanding Society, as well as those who have so far only made use of simpler aspects of the data. It aims to guide the user through the complexities of using this data for cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis, and ensure that they can make effective use of the data for their own research projects. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/documentation/training/stata |
| Description | Introduction to Understanding Society Using Stata |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | June 2014 This course is aimed at new users of Understanding Society, as well as those who have so far only made use of simpler aspects of the data. It aims to guide the user through the complexities of using this data for cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis, and ensure that they can make effective use of the data for their own research projects. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/documentation/training/stata |
| Description | Introduction to Understanding Society Using Stata |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | November 2014 This course is aimed at new users of Understanding Society, as well as those who have so far only made use of simpler aspects of the data. It aims to guide the user through the complexities of using this data for cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis, and ensure that they can make effective use of the data for their own research projects. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/documentation/training/stata |
| Description | Introduction to Understanding Society Using Stata |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | May 2013 This course is aimed at new users of Understanding Society, as well as those who have so far only made use of simpler aspects of the data. It aims to guide the user through the complexities of using this data for cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis, and ensure that they can make effective use of the data for their own research projects |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| URL | https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/documentation/training/stata |
| Description | Introduction to Understanding Society Using Stata |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | November 2013 This course is aimed at new users of Understanding Society, as well as those who have so far only made use of simpler aspects of the data. It aims to guide the user through the complexities of using this data for cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis, and ensure that they can make effective use of the data for their own research projects. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| URL | https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/documentation/training/stata |
| Description | Introduction to Understanding Society Using Stata |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | November 2015 This course is aimed at new users of Understanding Society, as well as those who have so far only made use of simpler aspects of the data. It aims to guide the user through the complexities of using this data for cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis, and ensure that they can make effective use of the data for their own research projects. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/documentation/training/stata |
| Description | Introduction to Understanding Society Using Stata |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | July 2015 This course is aimed at new users of Understanding Society, as well as those who have so far only made use of simpler aspects of the data. It aims to guide the user through the complexities of using this data for cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis, and ensure that they can make effective use of the data for their own research projects. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/documentation/training/stata |
| Description | Introduction to Understanding Society using Stata (classroom - 14-15 April 2016) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This course is aimed at new users of Understanding Society, as well as those who have so far only made use of simpler aspects of the data. It aims to guide the user through the complexities of using this data for cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis, and ensure that they can make effective use of the data for their own research projects. Course participants will learn about: the way Understanding Society is designed the Understanding Society sample design which data are collected how the data are collected how the data are structured and stored how to find variables using the interactive online documentation how to access the data how to prepare the data files for analysis using Stata how to use weights for producing population estimates Users will need a basic working knowledge of Stata. Without this basic knowledge of Stata the user will not be able to make optimal use of the course. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/documentation/training/stata |
| Description | Introduction to Understanding Society using Stata (classroom - 17-18 November 2016) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This course is aimed at new users of Understanding Society, as well as those who have so far only made use of simpler aspects of the data. It aims to guide the user through the complexities of using this data for cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis, and ensure that they can make effective use of the data for their own research projects. Course participants will learn about: the way Understanding Society is designed the Understanding Society sample design which data are collected how the data are collected how the data are structured and stored how to find variables using the interactive online documentation how to access the data how to prepare the data files for analysis using Stata how to use weights for producing population estimates Users will need a basic working knowledge of Stata. Without this basic knowledge of Stata the user will not be able to make optimal use of the course. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/documentation/training/stata |
| Description | Introduction to Understanding Society using Stata - training course - April 2017 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Training course to build capacity for using UKHLS data. Increased understanding of data and data use. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Introduction to Understanding Society using Stata - training course - November 2017 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Usual introduction training course that is run two times a year - to introduce data users to the Study and help them with analysing the data. Increased understanding of data and data use. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Introduction to using Understanding Society's Innovation Panel with Stata |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | November 2014 This workshop will consist of an introductory presentation about the Innovation Panel, followed by a series of examples that participants will work on in the computer lab. The focus of the course is on understanding which data are available and how to prepare them for analyses, rather than on analysis methods. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Invited Seminar (EVA, Copenhagen) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Seminar at the Danish Evaluation Institute (EVA) on the methodological issues associated with introducing online data collection for surveys. 18 particpants. The seminar disseminated knowledge which is not widespread in Denmark and stimulated a lot of discussion about how future evaluations could be designed. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.eva.dk |
| Description | Invited talk - City, London |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Dr Davillas has been invited by the School of Health Sciences at City, University of London to give a talk regarding the potential of biomarker data for social science research. An audience of about 50 (undergraduate and postgraduate) students and academics is expected (December 2018). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Invited talk - U of Barcelona |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Dr Davillas has been invited by the Department of Economics, University of Barcelona to give a talk regarding the potential of biomarker data for social science research. An audience of about 40 (undergraduate and postgraduate) students, academics and (local government) health policymakers is expected to attend (November 2018). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2008,2018 |
| Description | Is there a Healthy Immigrant Effect for mental health in the UK? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Background Evidence for a Healthy Immigrant Effect (HIE), whereby immigrants are in better health than the native-born population, has been found with respect to physical health in immigrants in the United Kingdom (UK) but has not been investigated for mental health. There is variation in mental health status across ethnic groups in the UK and the country's ethnic minority population includes UK-born people as well as first generation immigrants. This study examines whether there is a HIE for mental health of immigrants in the UK. It compares the overall immigrant population to the UK population and additionally compares immigrants and UK-natives within ethnic groups. Methods Cross-sectional study using data from the UK Household Longitudinal Study (2009-10) which oversamples some ethnic groups and has a sample of circa 46,000 adults aged 16+. Poor mental health outcomes are by a low score of SF-12 Mental Summary Component (MCS) and diagnosis of depression. Survey-weighted logistic regression models estimate the effect of migrant status and of length of residence (Years since migration). Interactions allow for differential effects by gender. Models adjust for age and socio-economic status (education, material deprivation index, housing tenure). Results (preliminary) Immigrants have lower odds of depression (OR 0.35, 95% CI 0.22-0.57) and of low MCS score (0.77, 0.62-0.94), compared to native born. For each year spent in the UK, immigrants have higher odds of poor mental health, compared to natives (depression: 1.03, 1.01-1.04; low MCS score 1.01, 1.00-1.02), meaning they lose their initial health advantage. Stratified models show similar patterns for immigrants among Caribbean men, black African, Pakistani/Bangladeshi and Indian, though not all statistically significant at 10% level. Conclusion Recent immigrants show better mental health than their UK-born counterparts, and this is partly also seen within ethnic groups. With increasing time since migration, the health advantage decreases. Conflicts: none N/A |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Issues of coverage, sampling and participation in mixed mode surveys |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Invited presentation. A video of the presentation is online at http://www.ncrm.ac.uk/TandE/video/RMF2014/filmed.php?id=a70f975 N/A |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.ncrm.ac.uk/RMF2014/home.php |
| Description | January 2015 IASS Country report |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Article, "UK Country Report" reporting news and advances in the field of survey science from the UK to an international audience of survey statisticians and researchers. In "The Survey Statistician" 71: 50-51. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://isi-iass.org/home/services/the-survey-statistician/ |
| Description | July 2013 IASS Country Report |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Article, "UK Country Report" reporting news and advances in the field of survey science from the UK to an international audience of survey statisticians and researchers. In "The Survey Statistician" 68: 32-33. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| URL | http://isi-iass.org/home/services/the-survey-statistician/ |
| Description | KEY NOTE - Portugese Health Economics Conference - October 2017 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Keynote presentation to Portugese conference on methodological innovation in Health Research |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Keynote speaker at annual conference of the Dutch Platform for Survey Research |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Keynote speaker at annual conference of the Dutch Platform for Survey Research, attended by 80-100 Dutch researchers and professional practitioners. Lots of questions and discussions about the "Understanding Society" study and how it operated, and discussions of how a similar study would be welcomed in the Netherlands. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.npso.net/evenementen/jaarlijkse-dag-survey-onderzoek-naar-ontwikkelingen-de-tijd-longitud... |
| Description | Kick-starting the housing revolution - but who will benefit? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Following a major policy event on housing, produced an extensive blog setting out some of the key issues that needed to be addressed as the Government sought to push ahead with improving the functioning of the housing market and a major programme on starter homes. The audience were more aware of longitudinal evidence from housing research and views/ideas set out by housing sector experts. The communciations also promoted the call by the ESRC to establish a new housing research centre. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/2015/11/30/housing-revolution |
| Description | Korean Labor Institute visit to ISER for advice on the further development of their panel study |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Visit to ISER and meet some sociologists and statisticians who have been involved in BHPS and 'Understanding Society.' The following are my research questions. 1. Managing a long lasting panel survey, how do(did) you maintain the representativeness of samples? Longitudinal weight could be a solution. But did you try sample replacement as well? 2. How is the Understanding Society related with the BHPS? Why did you develop the Understanding Society? |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Kyoto University, Japan - visit to ISER for advice on setting up a longitudinal survey and discuss future research opportunities |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Kyoto University, Japan - visit to ISER for advice on setting up a longitudinal survey and discuss future research opportunities. Outcome = visit of ISER Director to Kyoto conference. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Launch of the Age UK Index of Wellbeing in Later Life at the House of Lords |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | The purpose of the event was to raise awareness of production of Age UK's Index of Wellbeing in Later Life amongst members of the House of Lords, share the findings and discuss next steps in the use of the Index. The Index was developed using Understanding Society and with some guidance from the Policy Unit. Around 10 members of the HoLs attended the event, plus a range of invited guests from local charities and those working with older people. The evidence sparked a lively debate about what the Index was capturing and where further developmental work was needed (e.g. on social care). The Members of the Lords asked to receive further information (via Age UK) on where development of policies or scrutiny could help improve wellbeing in older age - particularly in terms of tackling inequalities. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://www.ageuk.org.uk/Documents/EN-GB/For-professionals/Research/AgeUK-Wellbeing-Index-Summary-we... |
| Description | Legatum Institute |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | The Legatum Institute is an international thinktank and particularly interested in the socio-economic and political causes behind the Brexit vote. This presentation demonstrated the richness of Understanding Society in addressing wider socio-economic question related to Brexit. As a result of the presentation they plan to commission research using Understanding Society. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Life Satisfaction, Ethnicity and Neighbourhoods: Is there an effect of the neighbourhood ethnic composition on life satisfaction? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Using a rich, nationally representative data set with a large sample of minorities and matched small area characteristics, we explore differences in life satisfaction for ethnic groups living in England. We test the hypothesis that minorities will be less satisfied, which will in part be explained by less favourable individual and area contexts, but that living in areas with a larger proportion of own ethnic group promotes well-being. We find that satisfaction is lower among minorities, ceteris paribus, but area concentration is associated with higher life satisfaction for certain groups. We discuss the implications of our findings. N/A |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.isa-sociology.org/congress2014/ |
| Description | Live Radio 4 interview on 'Thinking Allowed' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Invited to appear live on Radio 4's Thinking Allowed to discuss an article I co-authored and had appeared in the journal Work Employment and Society entitled 'Households' responses to spousal job loss: 'all change' or 'carry on as usual'?'. The programme's presenter, Laurie Taylor, and I discussed the key points of the research. This would have reached not only the Radio 4 listenership at the time of airing but, as the programme offers an extensive back-catalogue of episodes available for download, it should be available for many years to come. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b071vjrk |
| Description | MDMD Seminar at ABS |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invited seminar on "Mixing modes on panel surveys: opportunities, constraints and challenges" to the Methods and Data Management Division of the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Approx 35 participants in the seminar room in Canberra and 9 more by video link from regional ABS offices in Darwin, Brisbane and Adelaide. Purpose was to disseminate methodological knowledge from UK and Europe to influence practice at ABS. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | MYWeB meeting in Barcelona |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Discussion at a meeting of an international consortium (MYWeB) of organisations, to advice the European Commission on whether and how to fund a new EU-wide data collection exercise to monitor and understand wellbeing amongst children and young people. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://fp7-myweb.eu/ |