All studies

The National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) are working with NatCen on this longitudinal study to design and deliver the Technical Education Learner Surveys on behalf of the Department for Education (DfE). Surveys will be conducted annually between 2020 and 2024.

The National Centre for Social Research was commissioned by the Department for Education (DfE) to complete an independent national place-based process evaluation exploring years 1-4 of the Opportunity Areas (OA) programme.

This inquiry, led by Sense about Science, examined how well the government's evidence for COVID-19 decisions served society. These findings focus on the results of a NatCen survey of UK adults on how the public engaged with COVID-19 policy evidence.

The Gambling Commission (GC) has piloted a new approach for collecting data on gambling participation and the prevalence of problem gambling amongst adults in Great Britain. The aim was to develop a single, high-quality methodology that measures gambling participation and prevalence of problem gambling.

Working with Sense, the national disability charity, we have conducted secondary analysis of the Family Resource Survey to estimate the prevalence of complex disabilities across the UK.

The research project was run by YouthLink Scotland to explore views on what it means to be a boy or young man in Scotland in 2021. ScotCen Social Research supported the development of the survey questionnaire and conducted the analysis of the survey data.

The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) commissioned NatCen’s Centre for Children and Families to evaluate English Mastery.

The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) commissioned NatCen’s Centre for Children and Families to evaluate Learning Language and Loving It™ – The Hanen Program® for Early Childhood Educators (Hanen LLLI).

Trust in ONS and the statistics it produces remains high and at a similar level to 2018.

The Consumer Protection Study is a project which was undertaken to examine the nature of problems that consumers experienced when buying items and services, the financial and other impacts of these problems, how consumers went about resolving them, and who was most affected by consumer detriment.