Children & young people

Our work ranges from research on childcare provision and children's education, to parental employment and family support. 

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Schools, education & training

We conduct a number of studies relating to education and skills, from evaluations of school-based initiatives, to studies into childcare provision.

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Crime & justice

Our work spans: victimisation and crime & punishment; the civil justice system; and the organisation of the legal profession.

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Health & wellbeing

Our research spans general health and lifestyle studies to studies focussing on particular health issues or sections of the population. 

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Social & political attitudes

Our considerable experience of measuring and interpreting social attitudes is best exemplified by our British Social Attitudes survey, set up in 1983. 

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Income & work

Our work in this area includes taking stock of the financial circumstances of the population as a whole, as well as smaller more specific studies.

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Communities

Our studies range from how people volunteer in Britain today and investigating why communities fragment, as in the case of the August riots.

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Families

We have substantial experience of conducting large, complex surveys, as well as in-depth, qualitative studies in most areas covered by family policies.

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Equality & diversity

We have a long tradition and extensive experience of conducting research about social inclusion. 

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