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The Great British Class Survey - Results
We reveal what Britain's class system looks like today
In January 2011, we launched The Great British Class Survey to find out if the traditional three-tier system of upper, middle and lower class are still relevant to today's society. More than 160,000 of you responded and the results have revealed people in the UK now fit into seven social classes.
- How was a new class system identified?
- Reliable findings?
The Stress Test - Results
What we discovered about the factors that cause stress
In June 2011, we launched The Stress Test to discover more about the causes of stress. Over thirty thousand of you took part and the results reveal a positive message about how we may be able to improve our mental health.
- Find out the results
The Big Money Test - Results
We reveal what influences how we manage our money

In April 2011, we launched The Big Money Test to find out why so many of us find it difficult to juggle our finances. More than 100,000 of you responded and the results reveal our emotions play a surprisingly large part in how well we manage our money.
Brain Test Britain - The Results
Our findings on whether brain training actually works
In September 2009, we launched Brain Test Britain to find out if brain training actually worked. Thousands of you took part in the six-week trial. The results suggest doing tests and puzzles may not improve our other mental skills after all.
- Play the brain training games
Find out more about BBC Lab UK
How the BBC helped create ground-breaking science
What is Lab UK?

BBC Lab UK was launched on the BBC website in September 2009. We encouraged hundreds of thousands of you to take part in experiments which led to incredibly powerful data for scientists and new insights for you, the participants.

BBC Lab UK experiments:
- Created new knowledge
- Used approved scientific methods
- Were secure and anonymous
- Published findings for peer review