Tracking how values, attitudes and beliefs are changing in the UK – and how we compare with Europe and the wider world.

The UK Values Study brings together two of the largest and longest-running studies tracking the evolution of values, attitudes and beliefs – the European Values Study (EVS) and the World Values Survey (WVS).

The EVS and WVS have been running since 1981, the first collecting data across nearly every country in Europe, and the latter across over 110 countries worldwide. Both are essential elements of the wider UK social sciences’ data infrastructure.

The Policy Institute is the National Coordinator for WVS and EVS since 2022, bringing a new focus on the way values and attitudes are changing within the UK, introducing new, larger samples in Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.

The data is used widely by researchers, journalists, and decisionmakers within public and third sector organisations, with the research team releasing regular updates on key findings and insights, all available on this website for free.

If you’re interested in learning more about the data, we’d love to hear from you.