Ipsos in the UK Podcast

This is the Conservative Leadership Election episode of the Ipsos Politics and Society podcast. Host Keiran Pedley is joined by Cameron Garret to take a data-driven look at the race to become the next Prime Minister.

Ben Marshall (Ipsos Research Director) chats all things housing with industry experts Gavin Smart (Chief Executive, Chartered Institute of Housing), Gráinne Gilmore (Head of Research, Zoopla), Darren Baxter (Senior Policy Advisor, Joseph Rowntree Foundation) and Jules Birch (Freelance writer/journalist for Inside Housing). In this episode, the guests aim to answer “Housing – what needs to happen n...

What’s now and next for face-to-face survey research? Where will it sit in an increasingly mixed-mode future? And what might we expect from video interviewing? Listen to this inaugural podcast from Ipsos’s UK Survey Research Methods Centre (SRMC).

In May 2020, the disturbing murder of George Floyd was recorded and shared globally. There was outrage, leading to global protests and pledges made by various organisations that they were committed to making a change to how the voices of ethnic minorities in particular, would be acknowledged and appreciated. Two years on, how much has really changed? In this podcast episode, Ipsos's REACH (Race, E...

In the final episode of this podcast miniseries, the team of Bel, Sunny and Marcos discuss how the values of tradition and religious belief translate into reverence for particular community members to be key influencers on family matters. Marcos also asks each host to share the one thing they feel should be considered for future interventions. For more on our research and analysis, visit our websi...

Sunny leads Marcos and Bel on a discussion about the role that grandmothers play in child rearing and the scope that this provides for enhancing demand and capabilities for completing infant immunisation.

In episode 4: of the Understanding the Drivers of Infant Immunisation podcast mini-series. Bel asks Sunny and Marcos to highlight the challenges with transport, finances and health systems that become increasingly cumbersome as parents try to complete each vaccine stage.  Detailed findings and data from the research can be found on the Vaccines Demand website: https://vaccine-demand.ipsos-mori.com...

In episode 3: of the Understanding the Drivers of Infant Immunisation podcast mini-series. Marcos leads Sunny and Bel to discuss the community values that need to be considered when trying to impact infant vaccine demand.  Detailed findings and data from the research can be found on the Vaccines Demand website: https://vaccine-demand.ipsos-mori.com/

In episode 2 of the Understanding the Drivers of Infant Immunisation podcast mini-series Sunny asks Marcos and Bel to share their thoughts on some of the family dynamics that were highlighted during the research, and what this means for those creating interventions to improve infant vaccine demand. Detailed findings and data from the research can be found on the Vaccines Demand website: https://va...

This is the Understanding the Drivers of Infant Immunisation podcast mini-series. During 6 podcast episodes, we will share the main insights from nearly 3 years of research to understand the drivers and barriers to complete infant immunisation. Our research was focused on 3 sub-Saharan African countries (Nigeria, Guinea and Uganda) and, during this series, we highlight some key similarities, and d...

On this episode of the Ipsos podcast, Kate Duxbury and Anna Quigley from Ipsos, together with Tim Gardner from The Health Foundation and Dan Wellings from The King’s Fund, discuss public perceptions towards the NHS and Social Care. Some of the topics they cover include: Findings from the first wave of results from the Health Foundation and Ipsos Policy Polling Programme Recent findings from the Ex...

In this podcast, Lauren Porter (a Research Manager in Ipsos MORI’s Politics and Society team), is joined by Millie Brown (Evidence Manager at the Centre for Ageing Better) and David Orr (CBE, Chair of the Good Home Inquiry). In this episode, we discuss the research findings from a project commissioned by the Centre for Ageing Better in 2020, which aimed to explore the lived experiences of people a...

On this week’s politics podcast, host Keiran Pedley is joined by Holly Day and Cameron Garrett to discuss the latest polling data from the Ipsos MORI Political Monitor. The team discusses what’s behind the tightening polls, what the public think about the recent budget / cost of living debate, the impact of sleaze allegations and what they think of the Labour Party too.

In this podcast, Rachel Brisley the new head of Energy & Environment at Ipsos MORI is joined by Emily Gray, Managing Director of Ipsos MORI Scotland and Lorraine Whitmarsh, Professor of Environmental Psychology at the University of Bath and Director for UK Centre for Climate Change & Social Transformations (CAST). In this episode, the team focus on COP26, the engagement of the public and the likel...

On this week's special podcast, Kelly Beaver, Managing Director of Public Affairs is joined by Mark Herbert, Director, Schools & TVET (Technical and Vocational Education and Training), British Council, UK and Will Straw – CEO of the Prince’s Trust International. In this episode, the team review Ipsos’s latest data on children and young people, collected to mark World Youth Skills Day, which explor...

On this week’s episode of the Ipsos MORI Politics and Society podcast, Keiran Pedley and Cameron Garrett sit down to discuss the latest wave of Ipsos MORI’s Political Monitor. They ask what is behind the Conservative’s growing poll lead and examine Keir Starmer’s falling poll ratings.

On this week's podcast, Rachel Ormston, Research Director at Ipsos MORI Scotland is joined by Emily Gray, Managing Director of Ipsos MORI Scotland, and Kezia Dugdale, Director of the John Smith Centre for Public Policy, University of Glasgow. In this episode, the group review the latest data from the upcoming Holyrood election, including: Underlying issues that can influence this election, includi...

On this week's podcast, Keiran Pedley is joined by Ruth Townend, Research Director at Ipsos MORI and Lorraine Whitmarsh, a environmental psychologist, specialising in perceptions and behaviour in relation to climate change, energy and transport. She is Director of the Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations (CAST).  In this episode, the team reviews our latest research for Earth Day i...

In this special episode, Keiran Pedley is joined by two colleagues, Holly Day and Cameron Garrett. Holly talks about the government’s improving poll ratings and what is driving them Cameron talks about Keir Starmer’s poll ratings a year in as Labour leader And Keiran takes us through how the public think past PMs did in office – as featured on Times Radio this week

This is a collection of women’s real-life stories of experiencing fear and harassment in public spaces, read by men. TW // content includes references to sexual assault and harassment Compiled by Ipsos researchers Lucy Neiland (@LucyNeiland), Lizzie Gordon and Tamara Ansons, this three-minute audio recording prompts us to re-examine these stories of everyday harassment so ubiquitous for women they...

On this week's podcast, Keiran Pedley is joined by Emily Gray, Managing Director, Ipsos MORI Scotland and Sir John Curtice, Professor of Politics at The University of Strathclyde. In this episode, the guests discuss the unfolding important elections in Scotland and the latest Ipsos MORI Scottish Political Monitor, including: Looking ahead to the Scottish elections in May, why they're important and...

On this week's podcast, Keiran Pedley is joined by Stephen Bush, Political Editor of the New Statesman and Paula Surridge, Deputy Director of The UK in a Changing Europe and Political Sociologist at the University of Bristol. In this episode, the team review the latest data from the Ipsos MORI Political Monitor including: The state of the main parties as we enter 2021, The Greens being on 8 points...

On this week’s episode of the Ipsos MORI Politics and Society podcast, Keiran Pedley is joined by Kully Kaur-Ballagan to discuss how the coronavirus pandemic is changing (or reinforcing) existing gender roles in our society.

On this week's podcast, Keiran Pedley is joined by Ailsa Henderson from the University of Edinburgh and Emily Gray of Ipsos MORI Scotland to discuss this week's bombshell Ipsos MORI / STV News poll showing support for Scottish independence at a record 58%. The group discusses what has caused support for independence to increase, the arguments Scots find convincing for independence and for Scotland...

On this week’s podcast, Keiran Pedley is joined by Chris Jackson from Ipsos in the US and Ariel Edwards-Levy of the Huffington Post to take a deep-dive look at the upcoming US presidential election. Topics discussed included: What’s driving Biden’s lead? How can Trump turn it around? Shy Trump voters / partisan non-response bias / turnout filters and other important polling points The states to wa...