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UCL’s longitudinal studies to survey thousands about impact of COVID-19

5 May 2020

The UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies (CLS) has launched a nationwide survey of the participants of five national longitudinal cohort studies, to examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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UCL and University of Bristol to lead support hub for UK’s longitudinal population studies

27 March 2024

UCL and the University of Bristol are to lead the Population Research UK (PRUK) co-ordination hub, part of an existing strategic investment from the UKRI Infrastructure Fund.

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Two thirds of adults gain new qualifications, study finds

15 March 2013

Over two thirds of people gain qualifications in adult life – often to enhance their career prospects, new evidence suggests. The study from the Institute of Education, University of London, shows that 71 per cent of people in England, Scotland and Wales achieved at least one qualification between the ages of 23 and 50, and […]

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Two new reports on Millennium Cohort Data published

3 April 2007

Reports investigating Infant Mortality by Andrew Cullis and Ethnic Minority mothers in England by Hiranthi Jayaweera et al from NPEU are available from CLS

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Two new professors join CLS

17 September 2007

CLS is delighted to welcome two new colleagues. Professor John McDonald and Professor Robert Michael

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Twentysomethings think hard work doesn’t pay nowadays, new study finds

30 June 2017

Sixty-four per cent of 25-year-olds disagreed or strongly disagreed with the statement that ‘Britain is a place where hard work is rewarded’, suggesting that many twentysomethings do not see Britain as a ‘meritocracy’.

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Today’s parents still prioritise playtime, despite added pressures

30 November 2023

Four in five primary caregivers of nine-month-old babies reported cuddling, talking and playing with their little one several times a day, in the first national long-term study of babies in over two decades, led by UCL.

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Timing of parents’ split matters for children’s mental health, new research reveals

17 January 2019

Children who experience a family break-up in late childhood and early adolescence are more likely to have emotional and behavioural problems than those living with both parents, according to a new study.

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Timing of parental divorce influences health of children when they reach middle age

18 December 2015

Children who see their parents divorce before age 7 are more likely than those who experience it at a later age to report health problems in their fifties, according to a new study.

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Timetable for Neville Butler Memorial Prize announced

21 October 2008

The remarkable contribution to longitudinal research made by the late Professor Neville Butler is to be marked by two major new initiatives

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Three in four Pakistani and Bangladeshi children in UK living in poverty at age 7

15 October 2010

Almost three-quarters of Pakistani and Bangladeshi children in the UK are being brought up in families that are living on poverty-level income, new research suggests.

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Thousands of babies to join new national study of child development

31 May 2022

Families across England are set to make history from next week as they join the first new national birth cohort study of babies to be launched in more than two decades, at a time of huge significance for the country as it emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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