CAGE Research Centre
Independent policy-driven research informed by history, culture and behaviour.
About CAGE
News
Apply for funding to support your social science research
The CAGE Research Centre has launched its Crafts Small Grants Fund and is inviting applications from UK based researchers who are using data science insights...
Monday 21 Sep 2026
Patriarchal norms and the unintended consequences of Chinese reforms
China’s post-1978 reforms transformed the country’s economy and society. They also produced unintended demographic consequences, including a pron...
Wednesday 16 Sep 2026
House prices miss what people really want from where they live, study finds
A new study suggests that property prices are an incomplete guide to people’s true location preferences - and that housing search data offer a much cle...
Wednesday 12 Aug 2026
WWII bombing may have helped shape the geography of Brexit, new study suggests
Areas hit harder during the Blitz were more likely to back Brexit in 2016 - not simply because of economics or demography, but because wartime experience app...
Thursday 23 Jul 2026
Our Research Programmes
Global Economic History
Reviewing historical data and qualitative research for large scale analysis to understand patterns of global economic growth.
Designing and Building Institutions
Analysing the attention economy and the models that guide information processing and decision-making.
Gender, Health and Wellbeing
Investigating the social and economic causes and consequences of mental ill health and the inclusion of women in society.
Responsive Public Policy
Designing research and data analysis to provide policy insight and support capacity building.
Upcoming Events
Digital History workshop: Methodological Advances in Quantitative Economic History
Thursday 22 October, 10:30am, 1 day 4 hours 30 minutes
