Understanding Society Scientific Conference 2025
Conference Programme
The full programme shows all of the conference’s activities which will take place over three days at the University of Essex.
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REGISTRATION & REFRESHMENTS
08:00 – 09:45
@ Essex Business School Foyer
KEYNOTE by Professor Anne McMunn
10:00 – 11:00
@ EBS 2.2
Studying care from a lifecourse perspective: The importance of Understanding Society
@ EBS 2.2
REFRESHMENT BREAK / MOVE TO PARALLEL SESSIONS
11:00 – 11:30
@ Essex Business School Foyer
PARALLEL SESSION A
11:30 – 13:15
@ Essex Business School
Health & Wellbeing – Part I
@ EBS 2.2
Income & Wealth
@ EBS 2.1
Survey Non Response – Part I
@ EBS 2.50
Network opportunities & recharge
11:30 – 13:15
@ EBS 2.62 & 2.66
LUNCH
13:15 – 14:30
@ Silberrad Building
PARALLEL SESSION B
14:30 – 16:15
@ Essex Business School
Understanding the biomarker data in Understanding Society
@ EBS 2.2
Fertility & babies
@ EBS 1.1
Education
@ EBS 2.1
Survey Non Response – Part II
@ EBS 2.50
Network opportunities & recharge
14:30 – 16:15
@ EBS 2.62 & 2.66
REFRESHMENT BREAK / MOVE TO PARALLEL SESSIONS
16:15 – 16:45
@ Essex Business School Foyer
PARALLEL SESSION C
16:45 – 18:15
@ Essex Business School
Health & Wellbeing – Part II
@ EBS 2.2
Ethnicity
@ EBS 2.1
Survey Questions
@ EBS 2.50
Network opportunities & recharge
16:45 – 18:15
@ EBS 2.62 & 2.66
WALK TO SILBERRAD BUILDING
18:15 – 19:00
@ Silberrad Building
RECEPTION
19:00 – 21:00
@ Silberrad Building
REGISTRATION & REFRESHMENTS
08:00 – 09:30
@ Essex Business School Foyer
KEYNOTE by Professor Tak Wing Chan
10:00 – 11:00
@ EBS 2.2
Social diversity and community cohesion: Evidence from Understanding Society
@ EBS 2.2
REFRESHMENT BREAK / MOVE TO PARALLEL SESSIONS
11:00 – 11:30
@ Essex Business School Foyer
PARALLEL SESSION D
11:30 – 13:15
@ Essex Business School
Employment – Part I
@ EBS 2.2
Parental Mental Health
@ EBS 1.1
Children
@ EBS 2.1
Survey Processes – Part I
@ EBS 2.50
Network opportunities & recharge
11:30 – 13:15
@ EBS 2.62 & 2.66
LUNCH
13:15 – 14:30
@ Silberrad Building
PARALLEL SESSION E
14:30 – 16:15
@ Essex Business School
Employment – Part II
@ EBS 2.2
Sexual Minorities & Wellbeing
@ EBS 2.1
Survey Processes – Part II
@ EBS 2.50
Tree Walk
14:30 – 16:15
@ Silberrad Building
REFRESHMENT BREAK / MOVE TO PARALLEL SESSIONS
16:15 – 16:45
@ Essex Business School Foyer
PARALLEL SESSION F
16:45 – 18:00
@ Essex Business School
Employment & Mental Health
@ EBS 2.2
Caring & Partnerships
@ EBS 1.1
Join the UK Data Service Drop-In Session!
@ EBS 2.1
Network opportunities & recharge
16:45 – 18:00
@ EBS 2.62 & 2.66
WALK TO TENNIS COURTS
18:00 – 18:30
COACHES LEAVING THE UNIVERSITY FROM THE TENNIS COURTS
18:30 – 18:45
WELCOME DRINKS AT PRESTED HALL
19:00 – 19:30
@ Prested Hall, Feering, Colchester CO5 9EE
DINNER PRESTED HALL
19:30 – 22:30
REGISTRATION & REFRESHMENTS
08:00 – 09:45
@ Essex Business School Foyer
KEYNOTE by Professor Michaela Benzeval
10:00 – 11:00
@ EBS 2.2
Families in Understanding Society
@ EBS 2.2
REFRESHMENT BREAK / MOVE TO PARALLEL SESSIONS
11:00 – 11:30
@ Essex Business School Foyer
PARALLEL SESSION G
11:30 – 13:15
@ Essex Business School
Politics
@ EBS 2.2
Young People Wellbeing
@ EBS 1.1
Environment & Geography
@ EBS 2.1
The UK Longitudinal Linkage Collaboration
@ EBS 2.65
LUNCH
13:15 – 14:30
@ Silberrad Building
END OF THE CONFERENCE
14:30 – 15:30