Training and support

Introduction to the 1958 National Child Development Study

NCDS follows around 17,000 people born across England, Scotland and Wales in 1958. Learn about the study's aims, content and design, and the type of research that be undertaken with the data.

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Introduction to the 1970 British Cohort Study

BCS70 follows around 17,000 people born across England, Scotland and Wales in 1970. Learn about the study's aims, content and design, and the type of research that be undertaken with the data.

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Introduction to Next Steps: a longitudinal study in England

Next Steps has followed the lives of around 16,000 people in England, born in 1989-90, since secondary school. Learn about the study's aims, content and design, and the type of research that be undertaken with the data.

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Introduction to the Millennium Cohort Study

MCS follows around 19,000 people born across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in 2000-02. Learn about the study's aims, content and design, and the type of research that be undertaken with the data.

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Handling missing data in the British cohort studies

Discover how principled methods of missing data handling can help obtain unbiased estimates in long-running cohort studies. Learn how to undertake such analyses, including a practical demonstration using Stata with a focus on multiple imputation.

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Handling survey mode effects in the British cohort studies

Survey modes, including face-to-face interviews, postal questionnaires or online surveys, can lead to measurement differences. Learn about the mixed mode survey designs used in CLS cohort studies, and how to handle the possible consequences of 'mode effects' in data analyses.

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Families and relationships in four British cohort studies

Discover how cohort data can support research on families and relationships. Learn about what relevant data are available, how the information is collected, and what we've already learned about families from the cohorts.

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Examining ageing in the British cohort studies: measurement, research and access

Discover how cohort data can support research on key life-course transitions and ageing. Learn about what relevant data are available, how the information is collected, and what research opportunities are possible with the cohorts.

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Mental health in four British cohort studies: measurement, research and access

Discover how cohort data can support research on mental health across the life course. Learn about what relevant data are available, how the information is collected, and what we've already learned about mental health from the cohorts.

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Introducing polygenic scores in four national cohort studies

Discover the range of new polygenic scores available in the CLS cohort studies and the wide range of research opportunities available with these data.

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Using Linked Administrative Data: Hospital Episode Statistics linked with the CLS cohorts

Survey data from the CLS cohort studies have been linked to administrative records from the Hospital Episode Statistics. Discover what’s included in the linked datasets, how to access them and how to analyse the data.

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Harmonising physical health measures in five national cohort studies

Discover new harmonised data on asthma and diabetes across five national cohort studies. Learn how you could use these data to compare generations, and find out about other future health data releases.

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