Exposure to air pollution in childhood linked to poorer health in late adolescence

Teens from ethnic minority backgrounds and deprived neighbourhoods were particularly at risk of being exposed to high levels of air pollution during childhood, with potential long-term impacts on their health.

1970 British Cohort Study Age 51 data now available

Data from the 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70) Age 51 Sweep are now available to download from the UK Data Service.

Fertility intentions and postponed parenthood: initial findings from Next Steps at age 32

Only a quarter of millennials who want children are trying for them

Two fifths of 32-year-olds in England want children – or more children, if they are already parents – but only one in four of them are actively trying to conceive.

Families and relationships in four British cohort studies: measurement, research and access

This webinar highlights some examples of research on families and relationships using CLS’ unique series of UK national cohort studies.

Staying social helps people keep physically active in midlife

People who remain members of clubs and societies throughout their lives tend to have a higher daily step count and exercise more in their mid-40s.

Changing trust in the UK government during the COVID-19 pandemic – CLS Working Paper 2024/2

Care leavers and their children: Evidence on how care experience affects the next generation – policy briefing

Children of care leavers risk inheriting parents’ emotional scars

The trauma associated with care experience casts a long shadow on mothers’ mental health and that of their children, finds new UCL research released today (7 February 2024).

Being an only child doesn’t affect children’s development

Being an only child doesn’t affect your development – family background matters more.

Care in the Cohorts: measurement, research and access

This webinar gives an overview of the data available on care and research opportunities in the four internationally-renowned cohort studies run by the Centre for Longitudinal Studies (CLS).

Poorest children have worse health and educational outcomes in adolescence

Generation Z children born into the poorest fifth of families in the UK are 12 times more likely to experience a raft of poor health and educational outcomes by the age of 17 compared to more affluent peers, finds a new report led by UCL researchers.