1946 National Survey of Health and Development: Workshop for Social Scientists

The MRC Unit for Lifelong Healthy Aging (LHA) will be holding a series of workshops on the MRC National Survey for Health and Development (NSHD). The NSHD is the longest running birth cohort in Britain and celebrated its 65th birthday in March 2011.

10% of teenagers have tried hard drugs by age 17

Almost a third of 17-year-olds have tried cannabis and one in 10 have tried harder drugs, such as cocaine, ecstasy and ketamine, with similar rates of experimentation regardless of parents’ education level, finds a new study by UCL researchers.

‘Stubborn’ group of underage drinkers buck overall decline in drinking among young people

New research has found that children from less well-off families in the UK are more likely to experiment with alcohol while still in primary school than youngsters from more advantaged backgrounds.

‘Parents Matter’ International Conference

Longview, NatCen and the University of Oxford are holding an international conference entitled ‘Parents Matter’ on March 26 and 27, 2009.