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The Age 17 Sweep – Millennium Cohort Study Webinar

13 November 2020

Data from the age 17 Sweep of the Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) are now available to download from the UK Data Service. This introductory webinar looked at what was new in the this survey. Our researchers answered questions from data users.  

CLS COVID-19 survey online training session

30 June 2020

In August 2020 we ran an online training session to support researchers wishing to use data from our recent COVID-19 survey. In May we carried out a wave 1 (of 3) survey of over 18,000 participants (aged between 19 and 74) of five nationally representative longitudinal cohort studies based at UCL. Researchers now have access […]

Introduction to the 1970 British Cohort Study Age 46 Sweep

13 June 2019

The webinar introduction to the BCS70 age 46 data covered: data collection, content and emerging findings.

Investigating obesity in the UK – what data can I use?

6 February 2019

This webinar is jointly organised by CLOSER and the UK Data Service as part of the ESRC-funded data resource’s collaborative webinar series, ESRC data resources: discovering data and how to use it.

Longitudinal data for ethnicity & migration research in the UK: Understanding Society and the Millennium Cohort Study

6 February 2019

This session was jointly organised by Understanding Society and the Centre for Longitudinal Studies as part of the ESRC funded data resource’s collaborative webinar series, ESRC data resources: discovering data and how to use it.

Education in the long run – which data are available?

6 February 2019

This webinar is jointly organised by the UK Data Service and CeLSIUS as part of the ESRC-funded data resource’s collaborative webinar series, ESRC data resources: discovering data and how to use it.

New data from the Millennium Cohort Study: Time use diaries and accelerometry at Age 14

16 July 2018

This webinar introduced users to the new MCS6 (Age 14) time use diary and accelerometry data deposit. A recording of the webinar is available to view on the event page.

Introduction to the 1958 and 1970 British Cohort Study

12 January 2018

This webinar introduced the 1958 National Child Development Study and the 1970 British Cohort Study to both first-time and more experienced users. It focused particularly on wellbeing measures available in each study. A recording of the webinar is available to view on the event page.

Introduction to CLOSER Discovery and its latest features

17 November 2017

CLOSER Discovery is a search engine that allows researchers to explore the content of nine leading UK longitudinal studies. This webinar introduced users to the website and explored the latest content and features. A recording of the webinar is available to view on the event page.

Webinar: Introduction to Next Steps and the Age 25 Survey

27 June 2017

This webinar introduced Next Steps (formerly the Longitudinal Study of Young People in England) to both first-time and more experienced users. It focused on the newly-available data from the age 25 survey. A recording of the webinar is available to view on the event page.

Webinar: Introduction to CLOSER Discovery

16 March 2017

CLOSER Discovery is a search engine that allows researchers to explore the content of eight leading UK longitudinal studies. This webinar gave users a full demonstration of the website. A recording of the webinar is available to view on the event page.

Webinar: Introduction to the Millennium Cohort Study and the Age 14 Survey

28 February 2017

This webinar introduced the Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) to both first-time and more experienced users. It focused on the newly-available data from the age 14 survey. A recording of the webinar is available to view on the event page.

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