Jon Burton @jburton123@qoto.org

Hi all - @iseressex are looking to recruit a Systems Manager to ensure our IT infrastructure and operations are sufficiently robust to maintain ISO certification whilst modernising and developing systems and processes to meet user needs. https://hrorganiser.essex.ac.uk/tlive_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC107GF.open?VACANCY_ID=920508SAXc&WVID=9918109NEm&LANG=USA

Participation of household panel members in daily burst measurement using a mobile app: effects of position of the invitation, bonus incentives, and number of daily questions - @AnnetteJackle @jburton123 Mick P. Couper & Brienna Perelli-Harris - @usociety https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/research/publications/547673

Understanding Society Wave 16 pilot: biomarker data collection in the UK Household Longitudinal Study, @usociety by Christine Woods @jburton123 Tarek al Baghal @MBenzeval Violetta Parutis & Meena Kumari https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/research/publications/547674

- asked participants to download an app to report on their spending for a month
- people could either take a photo of their receipt, or manually enter expenditure
- total expenditure reported with scanned receipts plus direct entry aligns closely with the national budget survey

Quality of expenditure data collected with a mobile receipt scanning app in a probability household panel - by @wenz_alexander @AnnetteJackle @jburton123 Mick P. Couper @brendanpaulread - uses @usociety. https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/research/publications/547667

Innovation Panel Competition 2023
Have you got a research idea, but need certain data to carry out your work? Are you a researcher wanting to develop an experimental or methodological element? The @usociety Innovation Panel could help you. https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/innovation-panel-competition

Excellent RHLSTP Book Club episode today (available tomorrow for NBS), with @Herring1967 talking to The Iceman @Cold02ukIrvine about his book available from @gofaster https://www.gofasterstripe.com/cgi-bin/w.cgi?showfull=50564 - already ordered a copy!

Adapted screenplay 2024 nominations:
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Key findings
Some of the findings from the research include:
- links between fuel poverty and financial distress
the rise in pensioner poverty
- health inequalities in ‘left-behind’ neighbourhoods
- the impact of working conditions on mental health.

Understanding Society @usociety launches 12th annual Insights report, showcasing research on health, work, and the cost of living. 2023 themes:
- economic insecurity and the cost of living
- long-term inequalities and health
- improving work and health.
https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/2023/02/03/insights-2023-published

New edition of marital and cohabitation histories - @usociety partnership histories file, 1991-2021 contains information about the start and end dates of all partnerships - marriages, civil partnerships, and cohabitations (living together as a couple). https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/2023/02/09/new-edition-of-marital-and-cohabitation-histories

Do you remember when you joined Twitter? I do! #MyTwitterAnniversary

Understanding the effect of universal credit on housing insecurity in England, by @RWilliamsSheff @AndrewJDBell @eagarratt @GwilymPryce1 - uses @usociety "claiming UC does have a significant effect on increasing housing insecurity"
https://doi.org/10.1080/02673037.2022.2146066

New research has found that 9% of young adults in the UK are caring for someone. A new study looks in more detail at how many young people are caring and who they are @usociety @di_gessa @BaowenXue @rebeccalacey @Anne_McMunn https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/2023/01/16/young-adults-who-is-providing-care