Our studies
At this public lecture Professor Alice Sullivan talks about social class and gender differences in educational attainment and social mobility.
In this public lecture Professor Alice Sullivan talks about social class and gender differences in educational attainment and social mobility, using data from the 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70).
She addresses the roles of children’s home backgrounds and their schooling, and explains the importance of ‘cultural capital’ and the power of reading for pleasure.
For any questions about this event, contact the organiser Kate Thomas (ioe.events@ucl.ac.uk).
This series of professorial public lectures provides an opportunity to celebrate and share the expertise of our professors.
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Each lecture is free and open to everyone – staff, students and members of the public.
Alice Sullivan is Professor of Sociology at the UCL Institute of Education, and Director of the 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70) at the Centre for Longitudinal Studies (CLS).
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Find the latest developments and insights from across all our longitudinal studies.
Our bibliography is a searchable database of published work based on our cohort studies. Search by keyword, author, date range and journal.
Data from our studies are mainly available through the UK Data Service. We run training to support researchers who are interested in using our studies in their work.
Centre for Longitudinal Studies
UCL Social Research Institute
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London WC1H 0AL
Email: clsdata@ucl.ac.uk
