📣 Coming soon: this flagship @clscohorts.bsky.social webinar is the best place to learn about our unique series of UK national cohort studies and the research opportunities they offer. Book now 👉️ buff.ly/WLF9fPS

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UCL Social Research Institute@sriucl.bsky.social · 2d ago

The @clscohorts.bsky.social team have been working hard on making their datasets easier to use. A key part of that is the release of MCS Core- a dataset which combines data from all 8 sweeps of the study into a single dataset of the most useful variables. Learn more: cls.ucl.ac.uk/mcs-core-dat...

📣 New webinar: Physical health in four British cohort studies Join this @clscohorts.bsky.social training webinar to discover how longitudinal data can support research on physical health across the lifecourse. 📅 Tuesday, 3 November 2026 🕟️ 12-1pm UK time Book now 👉️ buff.ly/lLT2U8e

🎉 Booking is now open for the CLS conference 2026 this September! The programme is packed with presentations that showcase outstanding life course research using CLS data. Find out more and join us in London, 22 and 23 September: bit.ly/4aUUyJ7

New Millennium Cohort Study data release! The MCS core dataset consolidates a wide range of core variables from all 8 sweeps of data collection into one ready-to-use research resource. Follow the link for the user guide, data access info & supporting code: bit.ly/4gs8EoZ @ukdataservice.bsky.social

📢 Join our experts for an overview of the challenges – and opportunities – involved in making causal inferences using @clscohorts.bsky.social cohort data. Book now ➡️ buff.ly/gbWzhwh

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Society for Longitudinal and Lifecourse Studies (SLLS)@sllshome.bsky.social · 4w ago

#SLLS2026 saw the SLLS presidential handover take place from Dale Dannefer @casewestern.bsky.social to Lisa Calderwood, @clscohorts.bsky.social. CONGRATULATIONS Lisa! 🌟 THANK YOU to Dale for his leadership over the past few years and work in taking the SLLS forward.👏 www.slls.org.uk

New Millennium Cohort Study research shows more time spent on reading, music and arts and crafts is linked with better exam results at 16. However, increasing time spent sleeping is associated with lower academic achievement. Read more bit.ly/4vRgpta

Hobbies may help teens do better at school | CLS

Spending more time taking part in arts, music and reading for pleasure during mid-adolescence is associated with improved exam results at age 16.

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🌞 Final day at @sllshome.bsky.social Conference 2026! CLS colleagues @alyceraybould.bsky.social, @dominicpkelly.bsky.social, @drlisac.bsky.social and Larissa Pople among those taking part #SLLS2026

Day two of #SLLS2026 - CLS presenters today include @gergobaranyi.bsky.social, David Bann and Liam Wright. Our stand is opposite the reception desk, building J, @ulbruxelles.bsky.social. Hope to see you there! @sllshome.bsky.social

It’s day one of @sllshome.bsky.social Conference 2026 – we're excited to be back as a sponsor! If you're attending, come say hello to our friendly team. Our stall is in Building J - opposite the registration desk. We’ll be here for the next three days. Let's go! #SLLS2026

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LongitudinalAnalysis.com@longdata.bsky.social · last mo.

Want to learn to analyse exciting longitudinal data like @usociety.bsky.social, cohort studies, @sharedata.bsky.social ? Join our course @essexsummerschool.bsky.social to learn how to work with data efficiently and apply new methods! @closer-uk.bsky.social @clscohorts.bsky.social @ncrm.ac.uk

New derived variables from Next Steps, the only England-wide cohort study of millennials, are now available from @ukdataservice.bsky.social. Highlights include: information about children, partners, wellbeing and finances. Explore all the Age 32 data in our updated user guide: bit.ly/4em2up2

New research drawing on Next Steps data suggests that young people with unstable early careers face greater challenges getting onto the housing ladder. Read more on the CLS website 👉 buff.ly/65GqPY @vincentrramos.bsky.social @ann-berrington.bsky.social

Climbing the housing ladder tough for those with unstable early careers | CLS

People who experience spells of unemployment early in their careers are less likely to own a home at age 32. Meanwhile, those with a successful start in the labour market further benefit from the…

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Gabriella Conti@gabriconti.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I am honoured to have been elected to the Council of @resmedia.bsky.social for 2026–2031 Grateful to colleagues who supported my nomination & look fwd to working w/ fellow Council members for the progress of our profession🌟 res.org.uk/res-2026-27-... @sriucl.bsky.social @ucleconomics.bsky.social

Additional data from the Millennium Cohort Study Age 23 Sweep are now available from @ukdataservice.bsky.social. Highlights: information about pregnancies & children, information from cohabiting partners, & geo data enabling external data linkage. See our updated user guide: bit.ly/4fzVy8B

Landmark systematic review of the British birth cohorts, providing further evidence of Generational Health Drift. Led by the fantastic Laura Gimeno with superstar team: @dmorenoagostino.bsky.social @martindanka.bsky.social @yiling1015.bsky.social Alice Goisis & @drjenndowd.bsky.social

UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies@clscohorts.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Millennials and gen Z may spend more years in poor health than their earlier born counterparts, according to a new review of 51 studies comparing UK birth cohorts. Read more on the CLS website - bit.ly/4wKqclU

🚨 The latest CLS working paper links the newly created harmonised fertility histories dataset to data from two British cohorts. The researchers examine how early-life factors influenced those who have not had children at age 50. Read the full paper 👉 buff.ly/Km0k7he

New research, drawing on data from the 1970 British Cohort Study, finds people who reported long-term physical and mental health difficulties at age 42 were less likely to be employed at age 51. Read more on the CLS website: bit.ly/3Ruk2WY @georgeploubidis.bsky.social

Our @dominicpkelly.bsky.social will be presenting his work on “Understanding Late Adolescence and Young Adulthood with the Millennium Cohort Study” tomorrow His talk will feature initial findings from the latest wave of the MCS when the participants were age 23. 1pm @ioe.bsky.social room 790

Millennials and gen Z may spend more years in poor health than their earlier born counterparts, according to a new review of 51 studies comparing UK birth cohorts. Read more on the CLS website - bit.ly/4wKqclU

Recently born generations may spend more years in poor health | CLS

Millennials and gen Z are more likely to live with obesity and report mental health difficulties earlier in their lives than the baby boomers and generation X.

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Mental health difficulties among young adults in England have doubled in past decade, finds a new @ucl.ac.uk study by CLS researchers @dominicpkelly.bsky.social & @emlafitzsimons.bsky.social Read more on the CLS website: bit.ly/4v4QZrx

Mental health difficulties among young adults have doubled in past decade | CLS

More than a fifth (22%) of generation Z in England report having a longstanding mental health condition in their early 20s, double the rate of millennials (10%) at a similar age ten years earlier.

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Our mascot Cohort MemBear was delighted to make a trip to the beautiful city of Belfast for our latest consultation on the Age 27 Sweep of the Millennium Cohort Study. Join us (and MemBear) for our final consultation event or submit your ideas online: bit.ly/4nxJre7

Excited to deliver the keynote at the UCL “200 Years of Health and Wellbeing” symposium 🎉 I’ll present evidence on Generational Health Drift, its impact on economic activity, and argue that the recent decline in Healthy Life Expectancy reflects both mental and physical health. @sriucl.bsky.social

UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies@clscohorts.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Two weeks to go: @georgeploubidis.bsky.social is delivering the keynote at @ucl.ac.uk's Past, Present and Future symposium on Thursday, 14 May. Living Longer but Not Healthier: The Generational Health Drift uses data from CLS’ cohorts. Register: bit.ly/42wK4ef

Being NEET in early adulthood has long-term consequences for people’s employment, finances and health in midlife, finds @clscohorts.bsky.social research. The researchers recommends personalised support to address barriers including poor mental health and limited work experience. bit.ly/4usbY7a

Being NEET in early adulthood has scarring effect into midlife

Being out of work and education between ages 16 and 24 has long-term consequences for people's employment, finances, physical and mental health in midlife, according to new UCL research.

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Thanks for sharing! It's great to see the widespread interest in this research, which showcases the longitudinal value of the 1970 British Cohort Study 👇

UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities@cepeo-ucl.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Nice to see this work by Claire Crawford and @clscohorts.bsky.social researchers Alina Pelikh and Sam Parsons being covered by @moneybox.bsky.social and other BBC programmes over the weekend. You can listen back here from around 15 minutes: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Two weeks to go: @georgeploubidis.bsky.social is delivering the keynote at @ucl.ac.uk's Past, Present and Future symposium on Thursday, 14 May. Living Longer but Not Healthier: The Generational Health Drift uses data from CLS’ cohorts. Register: bit.ly/42wK4ef

This fascinating new research examines important predictors of non-response from a pool of ~ 20,000 variables from 9 sweeps in 18,037 individuals. Find out more in the thread below 👇

Michalis Katsoulis@mkatsoulis.bsky.social · 3mo ago

👉Our paper on addressing missing data in the 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70) has been published in BMC Medical Research Methodology link.springer.com/article/10.1... @rjsilverwood.bsky.social @georgeploubidis.bsky.social @clscohorts.bsky.social Martina Narayanan, Brian Dodgeon 1/8

Being out of work and education in early adulthood has a 'scarring effect' into midlife, according to a new report by @ucl.ac.uk @ioe.bsky.social researchers, Alina Pelikh, Sam Parsons, and Claire Crawford. Read more on the CLS website - bit.ly/4eNFHCS

Being NEET in early adulthood has 'scarring effect' into midlife | CLS

Being out of work and education between ages 16 and 24 has long-term consequences for people’s employment, finances, physical and mental health in midlife, according to new UCL research.

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⭐️ Happening next week There is still time to register for our upcoming webinar, that will be useful for users or managers of mixed-mode survey data. Book now 👉 buff.ly/TS14EKI