NatCen
@NatCen
The National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) is Britain's leading independent social research organisation.
We are now also on #Bluesky and #LinkedIn so that more people can find out about the Growing Up in Scotland study, a unique resource for anyone carrying out research into the lives of children and their families in Scotland. Follow along here: 🦋bsky.app/profile/growin……
Some more @ESRAsurvey conference insights from @CurtisJessop, Director of Attitudinal Surveys & NatCen Opinion Panel. Curtis also presented his paper comparing results from a probability-based online panel to a face-to-face survey with an online panel. All in all, another busy…
🚨 New research from The National Centre for Social Research, funded by @gambleawaregb, reveals certain groups are at particular risk of stigma or discrimination related to gambling harms. Those most at risk include: 🔸 Young people (18-34) 🔸 Women experiencing severe gambling…

Our latest research for @DWP lifts the lid on: ✔ Why health, not motivation, is the biggest barrier to work ✔ The opportunities homeworking creates ✔ Why trust and personalised support matter most Read the findings 👉 natcen.ac.uk/publications/h… #Disability
NEW REPORT: Research exploring how innovation drives productivity across DCMS sectors, commissioned by Department for Culture, Media and Sport in partnership with National Centre for Social Research, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and WPI Economics.…
#ESRA25 - Great session on differential incentives co-organised and chaired by @gaialessandra (UCL) and @GerryNicolaas. Alessandra shared early results from a @SurveyFutures project using the British Social Attitudes survey. Thanks to presenters including @CurtisJessop,…

NatCen is a very proud contributor to this programme. Our colleague @GerryNicolaas is on its Senior Leadership Team and several of the team are actively engaged in various research strands to support the continuation of high quality social survey research. Find out more at…
We caught up with @ProfPeterLynn and @O_Maslovskaya at #ESRA25 to find out what's coming up for the Survey Futures programme. @ESRC @iseressex @unisouthampton @NCRMUK @ONS @ucl @warwickuni @OfficialUoM @CityStGeorges @NatCen @LSEnews @UlsterUni @unil @Ipsos @VerianGroup
Join us at #ESRA25 at 15.30 today for 'Methods of including and boosting under-represented population subgroups', organised by @O_Maslovskaya @CarinaCornesse @CurtisJessop. The papers focus on the Enhanced Sampling Frames and Procedures strand of our research programme.
Another sunny morning on the way in to #ESRA25! Join me this afternoon for a presentation on targeting incentives on a push-to-web survey AND I'll be chairing a session on methods for including under-represented groups. europeansurveyresearch.org/conf2025/prog.… europeansurveyresearch.org/conf2025/prog.…
Richard Bull from @NatCen presented research from the Survey Futures programme at #ESRA25, on mitigating against measurement effects when surveys transition to an online mode
• 26% say they’re struggling to live on their income, up from 16% before the pandemic. • 67% say their income hasn’t kept up with prices. With UK inflation rising to 3.6% in June , our latest British Social Attitudes data highlights the ongoing impact on household finances.…
