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Welcome to our news and blogs section. Here you’ll find the latest developments and insights from across our longitudinal studies.
The National Child Development Study (NCDS) is “one of the most influential pools of data that possibly the world has ever seen”, explains the former Labour minister and chair of the Social Mobility Commission, Alan Milburn, in a new short documentary film from the Centre for Longitudinal Studies (CLS).
In a single week in March 1958, thousands of babies were welcomed into the world, in hospitals and homes up and down Great Britain. While cradled in their mothers’ arms, they took part in a survey, all about the circumstances of their birth and first days of life. The survey was only intended to be […]
Here are the full references for research featured in the NCDS book, The story of your lives. Where the research is published online, we’ve included links. The page numbers refer to where the research appears in the book. Pages 10-11 Risk factors in pregnancy: Butler, N.R and Bonham, D.G. (1963) Perinatal Mortality: The First Report […]
Stergiani is a PhD student in Social Epidemiology at the Centre for Longitudinal studies, holding an ESRC studentship for her doctoral studies. Her main areas of interest are broadly on social and structural determinants of population health and health disparities. More specifically her work examines the longitudinal impact of social capital on mortality and physical and […]
Selected highlights of journal papers and other research published in June using CLS study data.
There are a range of tools and resources to help you get to know what content is available in our studies. These include: CLS data collection documentation UK Data Service study documentation Data dictionaries at variable level Research topic guides CLOSER Discovery CLS online bibliography Find out more about these resources in this section. CLS […]
In 1969, more than 10,000 11-year-olds, taking part in the National Child Development Study (NCDS), were asked to write an essay imagining what their lives would be like at 25. On the eve of their 60th birthdays, we spoke to a number of study members, to see how their lives have unfolded. For most, this […]
In 1969, more than 10,000 11-year-olds, taking part in the National Child Development Study (NCDS), were asked to write an essay imagining what their lives would be like at 25. Fast forward 50 years, and we contacted a number of study members to share their essay with them and see how their lives had unfolded.
A round-up of selected journal papers and other research published in March using CLS study data.
A round-up of selected journal papers and other research published in February using CLS study data.
Ryan Bradshaw
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Email: r.bradshaw@ucl.ac.uk
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.
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