Training and support

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Getting started

This video gives an overview of how to access and get started using the data in our four British cohort studies. It’s suitable for Masters or PhD students interested in using the cohorts for a dissertation or thesis as well as researchers in academia or the third sector new to the studies.

Getting started: An introduction to four British cohort studies

(2022, 84 mins)

Resources (all PDF slides opens in a new window):

Part 1 – Introduction
Part 2 – Content by ‘subject area’
Part 3 – Overview of the type of analysis
Part 4 – Getting started with the data

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The cohorts in focus

The videos in this collection give first-time users and researchers less familiar with our cohort studies a comprehensive overview of their content and design. They also take a look at some of the types of research that can be conducted using the studies, including linked administrative data opportunities.

Introduction to the 1958 National Child Development Study

(2023, 83 minutes)

This webinar gives first-time users and researchers less familiar with the 1958 National Child Development Study (NCDS) an insight into this invaluable longitudinal cohort study.

Resources: Slides (PDF format, opens in a new window).

Full slide deck

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Introduction to the 1970 British Cohort Study

(2022, 72 minutes)

This short webinar gives first-time users and researchers less familiar with the 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70) an insight into this invaluable longitudinal cohort dataset.

Resources: Slides (PDF format, opens in a new window).

Full slide deck

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Introduction to Next Steps: a longitudinal study in England

(2022, 60 minutes)

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This training webinar gives first-time users and researchers less familiar with Next Steps an insight into this unique cohort of ‘millennials’ in England. It includes an introduction to the study aims, content and design as well as a helpful look at some of the types of research that can be conducted using the study

Resources (all PDF slides opens in a new window):

Full slide deck

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Introduction to the Millennium Cohort Study

(2022, 87 minutes)

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This webinar gives first-time users and researchers less familiar with the Millennium Cohort Study an insight into this unique longitudinal cohort dataset born at the turn of the century.

Resources (all PDF slides opens in a new window):

Full slide deck

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Enhanced data in focus

These videos look in detail at some of the enhanced data we’ve collected as well as the data we’ve  linked to our studies, including administrative health and education data.

An introduction to linked health administrative data in four cohort studies

(2022, 86 minutes)

Several administrative health datasets have been linked to the CLS cohort studies survey data, opening up new possibilities for health researchers. In this webinar we focus on Hospital Episode Statistics (HES): what’s included in the linked datasets, how to access them and how to analyse the data.

Resources (all PDF slides opens in a new window):

Full slide deck

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Millennium Cohort Study linked education administrative datasets

(2020, 10 minutes)

This webinar introduces data users to the MCS linked education administrative datasets. Cohort members education records up to the age of 16 have been linked to their survey data by the Department for Education. Data sets are available from the UK Data Service Secure Lab under study number 8481.

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Millennium Cohort Study: Time use diaries and accelerometry data

(2018, 44 minutes)

This webinar gives data users an overview of the time use diaries and accelerometry data collected during the Millennium Cohort Study Age 14 Sweep.

Resources (all PDF slides opens in a new window):

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