Society Behind the Stats speaks to leading social scientists and political experts on the themes and trends that have defined social research over several decades. Together with host, Sierra Mesplie-Escott they discuss the evolving views and experiences of people across the country.
Since 1969, the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) has been conducting research and gathering evidence to inform key policy decisions and provide valuable insights into human behaviour and attitudes. In our new podcast series, we take a closer look at British Social Attitudes data, offering an in-depth exploration of the public’s attitudes shaping society in the UK.
This podcast is hosted by Sierra Mesplie-Escott, Senior Survey Methodologist at NatCen. It was written and produced by Emileigh Spurdens and Kitty Sunnucks, and mixed by Kitty Sunnucks. Artwork from Victoria Humphrey.
This is a NatCen podcast, the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) is a registered charity and is the largest independent and not-for-profit social research organisation in the UK. NatCen was founded in 1969 by Sir Roger Jowell and Gerald Hoinville with the aim of carrying out rigorous social policy research to improve society.
Website: https://natcen.ac.uk/
LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/company/national-centre-for-social-research
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Society Behind the Stats speaks to leading social scientists and political experts on the themes and trends that have defined social research over several decades. Together with host, Sierra Mesplie-Escott they discuss the evolving views and experiences of people across the country.
Since 1969, the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) has been conducting research and gathering evidence to inform key policy decisions and provide valuable insights into human behaviour and attitudes. In our new podcast series, we take a closer look at British Social Attitudes data, offering an in-depth exploration of the public’s attitudes shaping society in the UK.
This podcast is hosted by Sierra Mesplie-Escott, Senior Survey Methodologist at NatCen. It was written and produced by Emileigh Spurdens and Kitty Sunnucks, and mixed by Kitty Sunnucks. Artwork from Victoria Humphrey.
This is a NatCen podcast, the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) is a registered charity and is the largest independent and not-for-profit social research organisation in the UK. NatCen was founded in 1969 by Sir Roger Jowell and Gerald Hoinville with the aim of carrying out rigorous social policy research to improve society.
Website: https://natcen.ac.uk/
LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/company/national-centre-for-social-research
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

British Social Attitudes has been collecting data on attitudes to assisted dying since 1983. In this epsiode, Sierra Mesplie-Escott sits down with Natasha Fox, Public Affairs Manager at NatCen and Andrew Copson, Chief Executive at the Humanists UK, to discuss the BSA data around topical issues of assisted dying and religious belonging.
This episode was recorded in October 2024, before the full text of the Private Member's Bill was published.
For more information about the British Social Attitudes survey, see https://natcen.ac.uk/british-social-attitudes
Website: https://natcen.ac.uk/
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/national-centre-for-social-research
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy-policy for more information.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.