Emla Fitzsimons
Professor of Economics and Director of the Millennium Cohort Study
Email: E.Fitzsimons@ucl.ac.uk
About
The Millennium Cohort Study Age 14 Sweep was the first time cohort members were involved as teenagers, alongside participation of parents. At Age 14, our initial findings provide important evidence for research on topics including young people’s mental and physical health, family and relationships, and aspirations for the future.
Principal Investigator
Emla FitzsimonsProject dates
2017–2018Funder
Economic and Social Research Council and a consortium of government departments.
On this page:
NEWS
Poor mental health is more prevalent among teenage girls from poorer backgrounds, new findings show
19 May 2018
NEWS
Millennium Cohort Study a vital resource for children's advocates, says Children's Society
10 October 2018
NEWS
More than one in five young people obese at age 14
12 December 2017
News
Teenage girls set their sights on lower paying jobs than boys, new research finds
13 December 2017
News
Reading improves teenagers’ vocab, whatever their background, say researchers
22 November 2017
News
One in four girls is depressed at age 14, new study reveals
29 September 2017
Briefing papers
MCS Age 14 initial findings – Mental ill-health and wellbeing at age 14
This briefing paper examines the predictors of mental ill-health in young people taking part in the Millennium Cohort Study.
Briefing papers
MCS Age 14 initial findings – Risky behaviours: prevalence in adolescence
Using information gathered from more than 11,000 14-year-olds in the UK, this paper explores how common risk-taking behaviour is among teenagers in the UK.
Briefing papers
MCS Age 14 initial findings – The university and occupational aspirations of UK teenagers
This briefing paper looks at the university expectations and occupational aspirations using data from the Age 14 sweep of the Millennium Cohort Study.
Briefing papers
MCS Age 14 initial findings- Child overweight and obesity
This briefing paper examines the weight status of today’s generation of adolescents taking part in the Millennium Cohort Study.
Determinants of risky behaviour in adolescence: evidence from the UK
London: Centre for Longitudinal Studies
Is the future female? Educational and occupational aspirations of teenage boys and girls in the UK
London: Centre for Longitudinal Studies
Prevalence and trends in overweight and obesity in childhood and adolescence
London: Centre for Longitudinal Studies
Prevalence and trends in overweight and obesity in childhood and adolescence
London: Centre for Longitudinal Studies
The intergenerational transmission of vocabulary
London: Centre for Longitudinal Studies
Emla Fitzsimons
Professor of Economics and Director of the Millennium Cohort Study
Email: E.Fitzsimons@ucl.ac.uk
Emla is the Director of the UK Millennium Cohort Study, a longitudinal birth cohort study following children born at the turn of the new century. Her research is focused on the development of human capital throughout the life course, and in particular how experiences and circumstances in early life and childhood affect causally the acquisition of skills later on.
Jenny Jackman
Researcher
Arabella Kyprianides
Research fellow
Vanessa Moulton
Senior Research Fellow
Sam Parsons
Principal Research Fellow
Benedetta Pongiglione
Research Associate
Alice Sullivan
Professor of Sociology and Head of Research for the Social Research Institute
Aase Villadsen
Research Fellow
Centre for Longitudinal Studies
UCL Social Research Institute
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London WC1H 0AL
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