Grants
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Edward Ferrari | Social Policy | 08 April 2013
How children travel to school is a major public policy concern, reflecting socioeconomic differences among the population. Policies enhancing school choice may contradict public health efforts to promote walking and cycling. Equally, the built form, ...
Professor Mike Savage | 01 April 2013
This professorial fellowship will elaborate relational perspectives on social stratification, in three phases of a year each. The first year will involve detailed studies of the bbc’s great british class survey a comprehensive web survey examin ...
Dr Edward Ferrari | Social Policy | 11 March 2013
This project supports greater collaboration between housing researchers and practitioners. It seeks to achieve meaningful policy debate, practical action for research informed improvement to strategy and services, and a synergy that could help to und ...
Professor Andrew Steptoe | Psychology | 04 March 2013
There are major demographic shifts throughout the world and the absolute number and proportion of older adults is increasing rapidly not only in the uk and europe but also in middle income nations such as india and china. Promoting the well-being of ...
Professor Clare Holdsworth | 01 March 2013
Relatively little is known about the patterns of drinking in later life, the risk factors associated with excessive drinking at older ages and the relationship between drinking and other health conditions. This study with explore the stability of dri ...
Professor Patrick Sturgis | Sociology | 01 March 2013
Our goal in this research project is to bring clarity to the debate about recent trends in intergenerational social mobility in the uk by analysing the office for national statistics longitudinal survey (ls). This contains linked census records for o ...
Dr John Goodwin | Sociology | 01 February 2013
In the uk, as elsewhere in europe, levels of youth unemployment are disturbing and currently stand at a rate of 22. 2 per cent among 16-24 year-olds, with significantly higher rates among vulnerable populations such as early school-leavers. However, ...
Dr James Woodcock | Transport Ops & Management | 01 February 2013
This study will create a model to improve understanding about how a step-change in cycle commuting in the uk could be achieved. Cycling could bring a number of benefits, including reducing greenhouse gas emissions, while simultaneously improving popu ...
Professor Michael Lamb | Psychology | 02 January 2013
The study will explore the early social experiences and development of infants raised from birth by gay fathers in the uk, france, and the netherlands. Infants and parents will be observed interacting when the infants are four months old, and the par ...
Professor G Moon | Human Geography | 01 January 2013
With the 2011 census probably being the last, this project focusses on testing an alternative approach to generating small area data. The aim is to create estimates for the four 'health' indicators presently provided in the census: self-assessed heal ...
Outputs
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Timothy Coles | 23 May 2013 | Management & Business Studies | Dissemination / Communication
U7 and u9 presentations at rfu roadshows in hampshire, warwickshire and durham
Stephen Vainker | 23 May 2013 | Management & Business Studies | Seminar/workshop
Learning staff seminar
Mika Kivimaki | 14 May 2013 | Psychology | Journal article
Research on the association between diet and depression has focused primarily on nutrients such as fatty acids and nutrients involved in the homocysteine pathway, e. G. Vitamin b6, b9 and b12, but the results have been inconclusive. Recent years have ...
Wendy Wills | 14 May 2013 | Sociology | Journal article
This paper draws on accounts from young teenagers and their parents in two linked qualitative studies of families living in scotland in differing socio-economic circumstances. We compare and contrast teenager experiences of eating practices and food ...
Mika Kivimaki | 14 May 2013 | Psychology | Journal article
This paper and related correspondence involves our ipd-work collaboration set up to examine the effects of work-related stress on morbidity and mortality across working populations in 8 european countries. Published work assessing job strain as a ris ...
Mika Kivimaki | 14 May 2013 | Psychology | Journal article
The change in incidence and prevalence of common mental disorders with age is a central issue in health care provision. Some studies have reported an improvement in mental health in old age, but this is not a universal finding. We assessed age trajec ...
Mika Kivimaki | 14 May 2013 | Psychology | Journal article
This paper is part of our ipd-work collaboration set up to examine the effects of work-related stress on morbidity and mortality across working populations in 8 european countries. Work related stress is associated with many adverse health outcomes, ...
Mika Kivimaki | 14 May 2013 | Psychology | Journal article
Unfavourable work characteristics, such as low job control and too high or too low job demands, have been suggested to increase the likelihood of physical inactivity during leisure time, but this has not been verified in large-scale studies. As part ...
Mika Kivimaki | 14 May 2013 | Psychology | Journal article
The association between functioning of the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal (hpa) axis and physical performance at older ages remains poorly understood. We carried out meta-analyses to test the hypothesis that dysregulation of the hpa axis, as indexed ...
Mika Kivimaki | 14 May 2013 | Psychology | Journal article
Background: although basic research on neuroimmune interactions suggests that inflammatory processes may play a role in the development of fatigue, population-based evidence on this association is limited. This study examined whether plasma c-reactiv ...
Case Studies
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Case Study | 01 March 2013 | Business, General public, Policymakers, Press/media
Five datasets hosted by the economic and social data underpin the research evidence which uk and scottish governments are using for plans to reduce alcohol misuse.
Case Study | 22 June 2012 | Academic, Business, General public, Policymakers, Press/media
Researchers at the university of leeds, carried out the largest study to date of the erotic dancing industry in the uk night-time economy to assess the realities of negative claims about the industry. Following co-operation with the researchers, loca ...
Case Study | 05 March 2012 | Academic, Further education, Policymakers, Public sector
Homeless people with complex support needs – such as mental health and/or drug/alcohol problems – have become a policy priority in the uk because they are disproportionately ‘failed by’ or ‘resistant to’ existing interventions.
Case Study | 26 January 2011 | Business, General public, Policymakers, Press/media, Schools
Research on biased jury decisions in rape trials informed home office legislation review and judicial assessments in new zealand.
Case Study | 26 January 2011 | Business, General public, Policymakers, Press/media, Schools
A collaborative case studentship between the university of plymouth and plymouth drug and alcohol action team has influenced new policy and practice.
Case Study | 26 January 2011 | Business, General public, Policymakers, Press/media, Schools
Research from the new dynamics of ageing programme is highlighting the means india's older population have to support themselves.
Features
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Feature | 03 May 2013 | General public, Press/media, Schools
Building on waves 1 and 2 of the main understanding society survey, the first release of health assessment data is now available.
Feature | 05 April 2013 | General public, Press/media, Schools
A comparison of bangladeshi women living in cardiff and in bangladesh shows poorer health among those living in cardiff, with considerably more obesity. A less active lifestyle and a more unhealthy diet are the main reasons.
Feature | 27 March 2013 | Business, General public, Schools
New esrc- funded research shows that if you live in an isolated rural area you are likely to concentrate better than if you live in a city.
Feature | 14 March 2013 | General public, Press/media, Schools
New research on mummies challenges the conventional belief that fatty arteries are caused by unhealthy lifestyles. The study came about through the digging into data challenge, a research initiative co-funded by the esrc.
Feature | 28 January 2013 | General public, Policymakers, Press/media, Schools
The second full set of data from the understanding society survey has been released, marking a milestone in the extensive longitudinal research project covering 30,500 households.
Feature | 28 November 2012 | Business, General public, Policymakers, Press/media, Schools, Voluntary sector
The home office has launched a consultation on measures to reduce alcohol consumption. But what are the most effective interventions? esrc-funded researchers have explored the motivations and measures connected to binge drinking.
Feature | 05 October 2012 | General public, Press/media, Schools
Stable, nurturing relationships may help you stay fit and healthy, according to new esrc-funded research. The study found that being in supportive relationships with low levels of conflicts and stress may help some individuals keep slim and physicall ...
Feature | 22 February 2012 | General public, Policymakers, Press/media, Schools
Taxing unhealthy foods in a bid to persuade people to eat a better diet would be an ineffective way of tackling obesity. A study of inequalities in diet and health concludes that a so-called 'fat tax' would hit the poor hardest while failing to produ ...
Feature | 21 February 2012 | General public, International, Press/media
Migrant women maintain their emotional and parenting bond with left-behind children through frequent use of new media - including mobile phone, texting, email, webcam calls and instant messaging.
Feature | 20 February 2012 | General public, Press/media, Schools
Teenagers who read gossip magazines are more likely to engage in unhealthy eating behaviours such as binge eating, skipping meals or making themselves sick after meals, according to an esrc-funded study.
Press Releases
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Press Release | 26 February 2013 | Academic, Further education, General public, Higher education, Policymakers, Press/media, Schools, Voluntary sector
Feeling comfortable and confident in sport, health, or pe can be very difficult for some young people who can be seen as a 'risk' of becoming obese. Young people from ethnic minorities, especially girls, are more likely to be physically inactive and ...
Press Release | 21 January 2013 | Academic, General public, Policymakers, Press/media, Public sector
The internet offers users a cost-effective way of accessing information and advice on any health problem, 24-hours a day. A group of social scientists has taken advantage of this by developing software which enables other researchers to easily create ...
Press Release | 07 December 2012 | Academic, Business, General public, Policymakers, Press/media, Voluntary sector
The health benefits of 'water clubs' in care homes for the elderly owe as least as much to the social nature of the activity as to the value of drinking water itself, an investigation by psychologists and funded by the economic and social research co ...
Press Release | 06 November 2012 | Academic, Policymakers, Press/media, Schools
‘social medicines’ are beneficial to the health and wellbeing of individuals and the population. By combining social and biological information from uk longitudinal studies (life-course studies) researchers have identified that the more ‘social medic ...
Press Release | 29 October 2012 | Academic, Further education, General public, Higher education, Policymakers, Press/media, Schools
Introducing abstinence education into uk schools could be a less effective substitute for comprehensive sex and relationship education (sre) aimed at children and young adults, say a research team led by sheffield hallam university.
Press Release | 01 October 2012 | Academic, Business, General public, Policymakers, Press/media, Public sector, Voluntary sector
A world-leading initiative which brings together some of the most important studies of people’s lives in the uk, has been launched today by the economic and social research council (esrc) and the medical research council (mrc).
Press Release | 13 July 2012 | Academic, Further education, Higher education, Policymakers, Postgraduate, Press/media, Public sector, Schools
Obesity is not to blame for poor educational performance, according to early findings from research funded by the economic and social research council (esrc).
Press Release | 02 July 2012 | Academic, Business, General public, International, Policymakers, Press/media, Voluntary sector
Becoming an avon cosmetics sales representative is helping some poor south african women escape poverty as well as inspiring many with self-confidence and hope according to new research funded by the economic and social research council (esrc).
Press Release | 18 June 2012 | Academic, General public, International, Policymakers, Press/media, Voluntary sector
Over the next 20 years the proportion of older people living within the bangladeshi and pakistani communities in the uk will increase significantly according to new research funded by the economic and social research council (esrc).
Press Release | 16 May 2012 | Academic, Business, General public, International, Policymakers
Funeral directors need to be aware of the needs of non-religious people. A unique investigation into the subject funded by the economic and social research council (esrc) provides a snapshot of a defining aspect of life - or indeed death.
