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Collecting new data for innovative research

  • 5 August 2025

Jim Vine, a Senior Research Officer at Understanding Society, gives an overview of the new types of data being collected as part of the Innovation Panel, the UK Household Longitudinal Study’s test bed for survey methods.

How are the data underpinning research and policy around poverty? (spring 2024)

  • 30 May 2024

We highlight some of the ways data in the UK Data Service collection is being used in research, reports and articles we’ve seen over the past few months. 

Measures of Violence within the Understanding Society Survey, new opportunities for research

  • 23 January 2024

Niels Blom, one of our Data Impact Fellows, discusses his research looking at measures of violence in Understanding Society and the Crime Survey for England and Wales, and the opportunities this gives researchers.

How are the data underpinning research and policy around poverty? (autumn 2023)

  • 5 December 2023

We highlight some of the ways data in the UK Data Service collection is being used in research, reports and articles we’ve seen over the autumn. 

Getting to grips with climate change: household transition effects and opportunities

  • 17 January 2022

Raj Patel reflects on the challenges of how households can transition to net zero and develop pro-environmental habits – the topic of Understanding Society’s recent climate change data dive.

How does poor health influence people’s energy use?

  • 4 October 2018

Do some groups of people might find it difficult to change their behaviour and save more energy due to their life circumstances such as poor health? Dr Milena Buchs discusses her findings from analysing Understanding Society data.

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