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The National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) has today announced the appointment of Tina Haux as Director and Gayle Munro as Deputy Director of its Centre for Children and Families.

New interim findings from research conducted by the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen), in collaboration with Professor David Forrest and Professor Ian McHale (University of Liverpool), details for the first time the gambling habits of close to 140,000 active online gambling accounts in Britain.

The UK public are four times more likely to disapprove of mothers with young children working full-time than fathers in the same situation, according to a new British Social Attitudes report published today by the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen).

The Scottish Health Survey - Telephone Survey 2020, published by Scottish Government and conducted by the Scottish Centre for Social Research (ScotCen), finds people advised to shield were more likely to have reported mental distress and loneliness during the pandemic. The survey also suggests men have been less likely than women to keep in frequent contact with friends, neighbours or relatives since lockdown.

A series of in-depth polling weekends held with members of the British public has found strong support for controlling immigration between the UK and the EU and for maintaining food standards and consumer regulations after the transition period.