Research round-up – January to March 2021

Researchers from around the world have been using CLS study data to tackle important questions. Here is a round-up of over 70 new pieces of research that we’ve added to the CLS bibliography between January and March 2021.

National study to track the pandemic’s effect on year 11 students’ life chances

The Centre for Longitudinal Studies (CLS) is part of the team behind a new cohort study of current Year 11 students, which will investigate the educational and employment inequalities brought about by the COVID-19 crisis.

1970 British Cohort Study – Life at 51

From this summer, we hope to start catching up with our BCS70 participants to see how they’re faring in their early 50s.

Important discoveries from the 1970 British Cohort Study – COVID-19 survey

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.

Initial findings from the Millennium Cohort Study Age 17 Sweep

Our initial findings from the Millennium Cohort Study Age 17 Sweep cover a range of themes, including mental health, obesity, substance use and antisocial behaviours.

Finances and employment during lockdown – initial findings from COVID-19 survey

Next Steps Linked Student Loans Company Administrative Datasets – User Guide

Medically assisted reproduction: the effects on children, adults and families

This project aims to advance our understanding of whether Medically Assisted Reproduction (MAR) affects the wellbeing of families, and if so why. Using datasets from the Millenium Cohort Study, we analyse MAR’s effects on a large range of adults/child outcomes through innovative research designs.

The wellbeing and lifecourse trajectories of only children

This research project aims to investigates the consequences of growing up without siblings, particularly longer-term wellbeing and life chances. 

The gender wage gap: evidence from the cohort studies

This project aims to investigate the gender wage gap (GWG) over the life course and across cohorts, using three CLS studies – the National Child Development Study, 1970 British Cohort Study and Next Steps.

MCS Age 17 Young Person Interview

MCS Age 17 Parent Online Questionnaire