Understanding Society and Living with Environmental Change (LWEC): a workshop to explore research potential 

• The workshop report (PDF, 160Kb)
  Supporting documents:
  • Defra presentation: Richard Price and Gemma Harper -
    Social science in a policy context (PowerPoint, 634Kb)
  • Understanding Society presentation: Peter Lynn -
    Understanding Society: A research resource for studying behaviours and attitudes related to climate challenges (PowerPoint, 911Kb)
  • Living With Environmental Change (LWEC) Partnership presentation: Mary Barkham -
    What is LWEC and its role in supporting government, business and society to adapt, mitigate and prepare for environmental change? (PowerPoint, 2Mb)

Longitudinal study of young people in England

As part of the commitment within the National Data Strategy to maintain and develop longitudinal data resources, the UK Data Forum investigated the feasibility of continuing the longitudinal study of young people (LSYPE) within Understanding Society: the UK Household Longitudinal Study. The Feasibility Study report (PDF, 268Kb) describes this study and makes recommendations.

Other publications

• HMRC Datalab (PDF, 3Mb)
• A national strategy for data resources for the social sciences (PDF, 4Mb)
• Geospatial data needs workshop, 19 January 2010
  Geospatial review report (PDF, 1Mb)
• International Data Strategy
  A synthesis report (PDF, 300Kb)
• A national strategy for data resources for research in the social sciences (external website PDF, 1.1Mb)
• Future research in the social, behavioural and economic sciences (external website)
• Building on progress: expanding the research infrastructure for the social, economic and behavioural sciences (Vol. 1) (external website PDF, 2.5Mb)
• A vision for strengthening world-class research infrastructures in the European research area: report of the expert group on research infrastructures (external website PDF, 1.1Mb)
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