Understanding Society - Short introduction to Key Topic Areas

Who are these courses for?

These free one-hour online courses are designed for both new and experienced users of Understanding Society: the UK Household Longitudinal Study.

What will you learn?

The lectures will cover:

• A brief overview of Understanding Society, highlighting its key features such as study design (who is interviewed, how are they interviewed and how often, what information is collected), and how to access the data
• An extensive review of the questions in Understanding Society related to a specific topic
• A demonstration of how to search and find specific questions and variables efficiently

The topics covered in 2026 are:

MARCH

• Linked data – 5 March
• Income, wealth and housing – 12 March

APRIL

• Health and Biomarker data - 15 April

MAY

• Employment – 14 May
• Family, households and children – 21 May

OCTOBER

• Linked data – 1 October
• Employment – 8 October
• Family, households and children – 15 October
• Income, wealth and housing – 22 October
• Ethnicity and immigration – 29 October

Course materials

Participants will be provided handouts of the presentation slides.

Making our events accessible

At Understanding Society we want everyone who attends our events to feel welcome and included. This short guide will tell you how we plan and deliver events that are accessible for everyone.

Other Understanding Society workshops

You may be interested in other Understanding Society workshops, so please have a look at our Training Hub