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Events to look forward to at the National Centre for Social Research:

Society Watch 2024: Understanding the new generation of voters

21 May | 09:30-12:00

On 21st?May 2024, NatCen will launch its fifth?annual Society Watch report. The aim of the Society Watch series is to provide a snapshot of what life is like for people in Britain today, focused around a particularly timely societal issue. This year’s report focuses on the complexities of societal issues and explores the nuances of generational attitudes.

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20 Years of Impact: Celebrating the European Social Survey

04 May | 14:00-17:00

In 2024, the European Social Survey (ESS) celebrates its 20th anniversary and the ESRC has been a proud funder of the UK module of the ESS since its inception. As the UK’s largest funder of economic, social, behavioural and human data science, the ESRC supports a number of world-leading research projects, to understand people and the world around us.?At this half-day event, the ESRC brings together a series of speakers to present some of the high-quality international survey research it has funded, to coincide with ESS’ anniversary.

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A Better Start – National Evaluation Annual Report Webinar

26 June | 10:00-11:00

The ten-year Better Start (ABS) program aims to support families in Blackpool, Bradford, Lambeth, Nottingham, and Southend-on-Sea in providing the best start in life for their babies and young children. These five ABS partnerships collaborate with local parents to enhance children's diet, nutrition, social-emotional development, and speech-language communication. Informed by scientific evidence, ABS adopts a place-based approach to drive systemic change, fostering improved collaboration between organisations and families to prioritize early-life preventative measures.

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Exploring today’s attitudes for tomorrow’s election

27 June | 13:30-15:00

On 27th June, the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) publishes the results of its latest British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey. For over 40 years, we have been charting people's social, political and moral attitudes, reporting on what they feel it is like to live in Britain, and examining how well they think the country is run.

Join us at this online event to hear what researchers working on British Social Attitudes have to say about the latest findings and participate in an engaging and topical discussion.

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