Our studies
It’s the decade that started with a bang: an unprecedented pandemic that took over the world, and changed all of our lives. We took up Zooming and jogging, started baking and crafting, worried about lockdowns and the R rate, and tried to find joy in the small pleasures of life. As the COVID-19 crisis has unfolded, we have surveyed BCS70 participants three times. This is the first time we have asked participants in all four of our studies to complete the same survey at the same time. We are now making plans to launch our next major BCS70 sweep, which we had to pause when the pandemic hit, and are really excited to follow the next chapter in their lives.
As the pandemic has unfolded we have surveyed participants of five national longitudinal studies, including the 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70) to track the effects of COVID-19 over time. Here’s a summary of our researchers’ initial findings.
We have come to the end of our journey through the first 50 years of the 1970 British Cohort Study, and now look to the very recent past: the COVID-19 Survey, which gives researchers unprecedented opportunities for cross-cohort comparison.
Find the latest developments and insights from across all our longitudinal studies.
The CLS Bibliography is a searchable database of published work based on our cohort studies. Search by keyword, author, date range and journal.
Data from our studies are mainly available through the UK Data Service. We run training to support researchers who are interested in using our studies in their work.
Centre for Longitudinal Studies
UCL Social Research Institute
20 Bedford Way
London WC1H 0AL
Email: clsdata@ucl.ac.uk
