About
Cohort studies play an important role in advancing science and tackling social challenges. This programme of research aims to document the varied impacted of the CLS cohort studies, and develop a robust mixed-methods approach to impact measurement.
Project dates
September 2022 - December 2026Funder
Economic and Social Research Council
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The project aims to explore impact and impact evaluation in longitudinal cohort studies. We are using a range of methods including statistical analysis, interviews, case studies, and bibliometric and scientometic analysis. Looking across all CLS studies, the project will explore the following research questions in relation to longitudinal cohort studies:
BLOG
“Dancing in the Rain” – How to better recognise the impact of longitudinal studies and research infrastructure
Longitudinal studies and datasets can be developed over the course of decades and present a uniquely impactful form of research infrastructure that often falls outside traditional impact assessments.
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Re-considering ‘impact’ for longitudinal social science research: towards more scientific approaches to theorising and measuring the influence of cohort studies
IMPACT CASE STUDY
The influence of the Millennium Cohort Study on the Domestic Abuse Act 2021
Re-considering ‘impact’ for longitudinal social science research: towards more scientific approaches to theorising and measuring the influence of cohort studies
Longitudinal and Life Course Studies
‘Impact’ for longitudinal social science research: reflecting on paths forward
Longitudinal and Life Course Studies
Charis Bridger Staatz
Senior Research Fellow
Meghan Rainsberry
Head of Communications and Engagement
Evangeline Tabor
Senior Research Fellow
1958 National Child Development Study
The 1958 National Child Development Study (NCDS) is following the lives of more than 17,000 people born in England, Scotland and Wales in a single week of 1958.
1970 British Cohort Study
The 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70) is following the lives of around 17,000 people born in England, Scotland and Wales in a single week of 1970.
Next Steps
Next Steps follows the lives of around 16,000 people in England born in 1989-90.
Millennium Cohort Study
The Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) is following the lives of around 19,000 young people born across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in 2000-02.
Centre for Longitudinal Studies
UCL Social Research Institute
20 Bedford Way
London WC1H 0AL
Email: clsdata@ucl.ac.uk
