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Insights – the Understanding Society podcast

Insights – the Understanding Society podcast

By: Understanding Society
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Understanding Society is one of the largest household panel studies in the world. We follow thousands of households from across the UK to find out about people's real experiences of living and working in the UK today. Understanding Society asks questions about family life, education, employment, health, finances, social and political attitudes and wellbeing.


The data from the Study is used by university researchers, government departments, charities and think tanks to better understand how the UK population is changing - and what stays the same over time.


Our podcast series takes a look at some of the issues raised by the Understanding Society survey. The podcasts feature researchers who use the data and guest contributors who work in relevant areas.

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Understanding Society, Institute for Social and Economic Research Relationships Science Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Health warnings and lifestyles

    Health warnings and lifestyles
    Jun 22 2026
    In this episode, we’re looking at how we change our lifestyles – or not – when we face a health issue such as diabetes or a heart problem. Our guests are Zoey Verdun, a researcher at Imperial College London, and Claire Levy from the Diabetes Research and Wellness Foundation.

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    22 mins
  • Our digital lives and our wellbeing

    Our digital lives and our wellbeing
    Nov 26 2025
    This episode looks at our increasingly digital lives and how they affect our wellbeing. Our guests this time are Dr. Daniel Wheatley, Reader in the Department of Management at the University of Birmingham, and Abigail Coxon, principal Economist at the Youth Futures Foundation.

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    33 mins
  • Breathing unequal air in the UK

    Breathing unequal air in the UK
    Oct 15 2025
    In this episode, host Chris Coates looks at air pollution and in particular how common is it for immigrant populations to live in more polluted areas. His guests are Tobias Rüttenauer, Assistant Professor in Quantitative Social Sciences UCL and L’myah Sherae, Director of Enact Equality, a non-profit organisation which campaigns for racial justice and equality in the UK.

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    24 mins
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