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“We could have had more resilience built in” – the last episode of our current podcast series lands next week. @R_McDonald_ @jrf_uk and @hamishlow_econ @OxfordEconDept talk about the cost of living crisis: who’s been hit the hardest and what can government do?

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Our Associate Director of Policy and Impact Fellow @RajPatel08 has expanded on his new LSE impact blog for us: https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/blog/2022/12/02/we-need-a-long-term-evaluation-culture

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I've been meeting with potential students interested in our @usociety fully paid PhD studentships in Economics and Sociology. Don't be shy and contact me to have a chat about it. We are looking for you! More info: https://www.jobs.ac.uk/search/?jobTypeFacet%5B%5D=phds&keywords=university+of+essex&location=

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In our latest collection of free #teacher #resources, we explore #economics with Professor Birgitta Rabe from the University of Essex in the UK.

https://futurumcareers.com/using-big-datasets-to-find-out-what-affects-childrens-quality-of-life

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UK Census 2021 results on national identity were released yesterday. This could be one of the highest profile examples ever of a response category order effect! Folks, if you want to measure change/differences, keep the questionnaire the same!

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Now this is just ridiculous. Students will be around £1,000 a year worse off, next year and into the future, because maintenance loans are based on forecast inflation. Forecasts were much too low. They are not even due to be corrected. https://ifs.org.uk/news/cost-living-crisis-hit-students-harder-expected

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Our latest podcast has landed – @BrendanBurchell @CamSociology, @sarah_gis @YorkEnvironment and @grahamduxbury @groundworkuk talk about how our physical environment affects our wellbeing https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/podcasts/our-physical-environment

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Here's why Universal Free School Meals would make such a difference to children, their families & the NHS - Dr Angus Holford writes in the Conversation @ESRC @jamieoliver @NuffieldFound @MiSoC_Essex https://theconversation.com/universal-free-school-meals-would-make-a-huge-difference-to-the-cost-of-living-crisis-heres-how-194781

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New teaching resources for KS4 students based on @rabe_b research on the impact of the pandemic on children's quality of life. Info article and teaching activities to download for using in sociology, economics or maths lessons.
https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/2022/11/28/new-teaching-resource-for-secondary-school-students
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“Black people in England are over three times more likely than white British people to experience homelessness” – new report using our data by @GlenBramley, Suzanne Fitzpatrick, Jill McIntyre, and Sarah Johnsen @ISPHERE_HWU @HeriotWattUni https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/2022/11/25/new-report-black-people-over-three-times-more-likely-to-experience-homelessness

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Research using Understanding Society travels far, here's research on teen mental health & digital access during Covid from @OrbenAmy @tom_metherell @E_M_McCormick @Tamsin_J_Ford & @SakSGhai reported in Kenya. Find the @Nature paper:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-23899-y

https://nation.africa/kenya/health/study-finds-link-between-computer-access-youth-s-psychological-health-4029090