Our studies
Welcome to our news and blogs section. Here you’ll find the latest developments and insights from across our longitudinal studies.
Rates of obesity, high blood pressure and high cholesterol are lower among British adults in midlife compared to their counterparts in the US.
Habtamu is a Research Fellow at CLS. He is studying the evolution of human capital inequalities over childhood using data from MCS, and linked data from the National Pupil Database (NPD). Habtamu is also interested in the persistence of mental well-being over the life course of children in MCS. He got his PhD in Economics […]
Alice is involved in the operational side of the CLS data sharing programme, and supports the technical management of the CLS cohort research metadata. Alice has a background in biomedical and population health research and data management, previously located in Melbourne, Australia and latterly Cambridge in the UK. She first joined UCL in February 2022 […]
Magda is a first point of contact for any general finance inquiries at CLS, including purchasing, expenses, IDTs/IDJs and sales invoices. She also assists the Centre Manager with funding administration when required, monitoring expenditure, and pre-award costing.
Alessandra contributes to the CLS Applied Survey Methods research programme, focusing on approaches to maximising survey response, measurement of sensitive topics, innovations in data collection, collection of consents for record linkage and of biological samples in social surveys. She is General Secretary of the European Survey Research Association, associate editor of Survey Research Methods and […]
Saul is a Senior Research Fellow working with Professor Felix Tropf. He is working on diverse projects at CLS, researching sociogenomics and machine learning. Saul obtained a PhD in medical science, before working on plant science and genomics, remote sensing, and AI in the Australian government and the Australian National University, then moving to demography […]
Evangeline is a Research Fellow looking at evidencing research impact, influence, and engagement in the CLS cohort studies. Evangeline recently completed a PhD at UCL looking at LGBTQ+ health inequalities over the lifecourse. They have a Masters in Biosocial Medical Anthropology from UCL.
Laura is a postdoctoral Research Fellow working with Dr Felix Tropf on the FINDME project on missing heritability. Her specific role examines environmental and genetic factors that predict inequalities in educational attainment. She joined CLS in April 2024. Her general research interests involve using quantitative methods to examine social inequalities such as UK food bank […]
Konstantinos joined CLS in January 2024 as a Research Fellow and works on the development of the Early Life Cohort Feasibility study. The study aims to test the feasibility of a new UK-wide birth cohort, collecting information on the babies’ development and their families. He completed his PhD in Education at the University of Cambridge. […]
Mel supports coordination of the Centre, providing HR and general centre administration and operational support, as well as assisting with Research Finance related tasks.
Eulilee is Digital Communications and Engagement Officer for CLS. Her main responsibility is producing content for the CLS participant websites, social channels and the email newsletters. She previously worked at UCL Laws as a Communications Officer. Eulilee is also working towards her PhD in Heritage Studies.
Gergo is a Senior Research Fellow working with administrative and geospatial data linked to the CLS studies. His research focusses on the life-course impact of physical and social environments on cognitive and mental health, and on healthy ageing. Before joining CLS, Gergo was a research associate at the School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh where […]
Rachel is responsible for collaborating with researchers and staff across CLS to drive policy engagement and impact. Her role includes developing and expanding CLS’s network of policy stakeholders, seeking out new opportunities to collaborate with government, charities, academics, and others, and advising on CLS’s research output to make an impact on policymaking. Rachel has over […]
Ryan Bradshaw
Senior Communications Officer
Phone: 020 7612 6516
Email: r.bradshaw@ucl.ac.uk
Find the latest developments and insights from across all our longitudinal studies.
The CLS 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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