Welcome to our news and blogs section. Here you’ll find the latest developments and insights from across our longitudinal studies.
Millennials who faced family financial hardship, parents’ separation or violence in the home during childhood are more likely to have mental health difficulties in their early 30s.
The Centre for Longitudinal Studies is inviting expressions of interest from experts wishing to join our Scientific Advisory Network (SAN).
Researchers interested in the study of early years development and family life can now download data from the Early Life Cohort Feasibility Study from the UK Data Service.
CLS is holding a series of in-person consultation events in October 2025 to seek input on plans for a new nationwide birth cohort study – Generation New Era.
Data from the 1958 National Child Development Study (NCDS) Age 62 Sweep are now available to download from the UK Data Service.
Data from the Next Steps Age 32 Sweep are now available to download from the UK Data Service.
People who begin smoking by the age of 16, and have experienced a challenging childhood, are more likely to find it harder to give up than those who started smoking later and had not experienced the same problems.
Data from Wave 1 of Children of the 2020s, the first national longitudinal study of babies to be launched in a generation, are now available.
Being an only child doesn’t affect your development – family background matters more.
Ryan Bradshaw
Editorial Content Manager
Phone: 020 7612 6516
Email: r.bradshaw@ucl.ac.uk
Centre for Longitudinal Studies
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