Social Research Institute – Research features

The Children and Families Policy Research Unit provides high-quality evidence to guide wide-ranging policy decisions that have implications for the health and wellbeing of children and their families.

Policy priorities and recommendations to increase active travel, drawn from research using longitudinal population study data.

Why do some schools continuously fail to improve after Ofsted inspections, and what will unstick them from their under-performance predicament?

The unequal distribution of entitlement and access to food is increasingly a feature of wealthy western societies, arising in the context of global crises and governmental policy.

Is one type of loan better than the other?

Since 1997 early childhood education and care (ECEC) has been a policy priority in England. But decades of prior neglect have left a legacy of deep-seated problems, never fully addressed.

How a fresh take on academic journals can pave the way for more informed and active public engagement.

Understanding the lives of young translators and interpreters.

Obtaining a better understanding of childcare provision and usage to inform future government policy.

Findings from an IOE investigation into the body mass index (BMI) of over 56,000 Britons across five generations has informed government policy.

Is the upheaval of moving home detrimental to young children's development?