Previous events Scoop.it ShareThis Filter by Type All types Conference — Exhibition Lecture Seminar — Webinar Symposium Workshop Training Walking tour Theme All themes Ageing Attitudes & beliefs Education & skills Employment & pensions Family & social networks Health — Physical health — Mental health — Health & lifestyle Housing & environment Social mobility Inequality Apr 13 2021 Webinar Slides available: Introducing longitudinal biomedical studies from a social science perspective – ALSPAC & Generation Scotland About the webinar series Last year, CLOSER welcomed 11 new longitudinal studies to our consortium, broadening the range of biomedical and social science disciplines represented. Together with the studies, we’re working... Read more Mar 22 2021 Conference Understanding Society: Changing Families About the conference Understanding Society is hosting a week-long online conference exploring families in the UK. Curated by their Topic Champion for Families, Professor Brienna Perelli-Harris, the week will focus on... Read more Mar 22 2021 Workshop Comparative Survey Design and Implementation 2021 workshop About the workshop This year's CSDI workshop will entail a mix of pre-recorded talks and live online panel sessions. Pre-recorded talks will be made available to all registered delegates from 22... Read more Mar 9 2021 Conference Call for abstracts: Longitudinal Studies (Virtual conference) About the conference Longitudinal studies are ideal tools for studying many things including age-related functional changes, and the development and progression of chronic diseases. This conference will bring together scientists working... Read more Feb 24 2021 Webinar Slides available: Metadata management in the real world: Enhanced data services with structured metadata About the webinar The second webinar in our series, Metadata management in the real world showcased new developments at Metadata Technology North America (MTNA) and the UK Data Service. Both organisations... Read more Feb 24 2021 Training Accessing and using ‘real-world’ study data: A Stata-based introduction for newcomers to longitudinal research (2021) Are you new to using longitudinal study data, or are you looking to use ‘real-world’ datasets for the first time? Perhaps you are looking to use longitudinal study datasets for... Read more Feb 3 2021 Webinar Recordings and slides available: Introducing longitudinal biomedical studies from a social science perspective – Born in Bradford and TwinsUK About the webinar series Last year, CLOSER welcomed 11 new longitudinal studies to our consortium, broadening the range of biomedical and social science disciplines represented. Together with the studies, we’re working... Read more Jan 27 2021 Webinar Recordings and slides available: Introducing Our Future Health – A world-leading platform for early detection and prevention research About the session Our Future Health will be the UK’s largest ever health research programme, designed to help people live healthier lives for longer through the discovery and testing of more... Read more Jan 25 2021 Webinar Understanding Society: Insights 2021 About the series Understanding Society is hosting a weeklong series of debates, designed to look beyond the pressures of reacting to Covid-19 and inform thinking about policy direction. How can the road to... Read more Dec 3 2020 Webinar CLS: The Age 17 survey – Millennium Cohort Study Webinar Data from the Age 17 Sweep of the Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) are now available to download from the UK Data Service. This sweep is the first to focus predominantly on... Read more Nov 30 2020 Conference European DDI User Conference 2020 (Virtual conference) About EDDI EDDI is the annual conference for users of DDI – Data Documentation Initiative -, a metadata specification for the social, economic, and behavioral sciences. It is run by GESIS and the IDSC of IZA under the auspices... Read more Nov 11 2020 Webinar Recording and slides available: Examining cognition within and across longitudinal studies: Introducing CLOSER’s online cognitive measures guide About the webinar The British birth cohorts contain a wealth of information on cognition over the life course and across different generations. Indeed, these longitudinal studies have been tracking the cognitive... Read more Oct 5 2020 Celebrating 10 years of the Society for Longitudinal and Lifecourse Studies (SLLS) About this event To mark their 10 year anniversay, SLLS put together a an exciting programme combining both pre-recorded and live events. As part of their pre-recorded events programmes, the society published... Read more Oct 1 2020 Webinar Recording available: The Catalogue of Mental Health Measures: Discovering the depths of mental health data in UK longitudinal studies About the webinar Mental health awareness has been steadily increasing in recent years. Estimates of the extent and adverse impacts of mental health problems underline the urgent need for more research... Read more Sep 23 2020 Workshop CLOSER linkage special meeting: The COVID-19 Super Cohort workshop About the online workshop As research efforts continue to respond to urgent COVID-19 research priorities, UK Longitudinal Population Studies (LPS) are a valuable resource for understanding the effects of the virus,... Read more Sep 23 2020 Webinar Recordings available: Metadata management in the real world: Questionnaire Development and Data Collection This webinar was organised as part of the CLOSER Data Management Network, with the support of the DDI Alliance. About the webinar The first webinar in our Metadata in the real world... Read more Sep 9 2020 Webinar Recording available: Overview of CLOSER Discovery – how to search and explore the content of UK longitudinal studies About the session CLOSER Discovery is the UK’s most detailed search engine for longitudinal data. This free-to-use resource allows you to explore the content of multiple UK longitudinal studies at the... Read more Jul 1 2020 The future of data collection in longitudinal population studies: during and after COVID-19 The COVID-19 pandemic has changed how longitudinal population studies are able to collect data and samples from their participants. Studies have reacted rapidly to ensure valuable data are collected throughout... Read more Jun 30 2020 Conference UK Data Service Health Studies User conference The annual Health Studies User Conference is a one-day conference on 30 June and is free to attend. It is organised by the UK Data Service in collaboration with UCL... Read more Jun 18 2020 Conference North American Data Documentation Initiative (NADDI) About the conference The North American Data Documentation Initiative Conference (NADDI) is an opportunity for those using metadata standards and those interested in learning more to come together and learn from... Read more May 28 2020 Webinar Recordings available: CLOSER Seminar – What can we learn from linking area data to longitudinal studies? About the CLOSER Seminars The aim of the seminar series to highlight methodological innovations and expertise, and in turn, facilitate and encourage future collaborations and new research. Speakers Emla Fitzsimons is the Director... Read more Apr 29 2020 Workshop POSTPONED – Longitudinal Area Network & Data-link (LAND): Creating a central resource for longitudinal area data About the workshop As many researchers interested in geographical analysis may already be aware, there is currently no central resource identifying or describing the already available (or available through data linkage)... Read more Apr 16 2020 Webinar Recording available: CLOSER Seminars – Using longitudinal data to explore young people’s social media use About the CLOSER Seminars The aim of the seminar series to highlight methodological innovations and expertise, and in turn, facilitate and encourage future collaborations and new research. Speaker Dr Amy Orben is College... Read more Apr 1 2020 Webinar Webinar: Investigating political behaviour in the UK – what data can I use? This free webinar, jointly organised by the UK Data Service and Understanding Society, is designed for anyone who would like to know more about sources of survey data available for... Read more Mar 25 2020 Webinar Webinar: Investigating language spoken in the UK – what data can I use? This free webinar, jointly organised by Understanding Society, the UK Data Service Census team and CeLSIUS, is designed for anyone who would like to know more about sources of survey... Read more Mar 18 2020 Webinar Webinar: Investigating religion in the UK – what data can I use? This free webinar, jointly organised by Understanding Society, CeLSIUS, the SLS-DSU is designed for anyone who would like to know more about sources of survey data available for investigating religion... Read more Feb 19 2020 Training Accessing and using ‘real-world’ study data: A Stata-based introduction for newcomers to longitudinal research Are you new to using longitudinal study data and need help getting to grips with the basics? Or, maybe you’re looking to use longitudinal data in your dissertation but are... Read more Feb 3 2020 Workshop UCL Data Dialogues About the event A common thread running through all research disciplines is the reliance on research data. UKRI is keen to leverage existing interdisciplinary data, by combining economic, health, social science,... Read more Jan 16 2020 Conference Preparing for the future II: international approaches to challenges facing the longitudinal population studies About the conference Longitudinal population studies currently face a number of challenging issues. How should studies integrate novel data collection methods and emerging technologies? How can the utility of historic data... Read more Dec 9 2019 Webinar Webinar: Investigating mental health in the UK – what data can I use? This free webinar, jointly organised by the UK Data Service and CLOSER, was designed for anyone who would like to know more about sources of survey data available for investigating... Read more Dec 5 2019 Seminar CLOSER Seminars: Investigating cognition and cognitive ageing using longitudinal studies About the CLOSER Seminars The aim of the seminar series to highlight methodological innovations and expertise, and in turn, facilitate and encourage future collaborations and new research. Speakers Vanessa Moulton is a Senior... Read more Dec 3 2019 Conference European DDI User Conference 2019 EDDI 2019, the 11th Annual European DDI User Conference will take place in Tampere, Finland on 3rd - 4th December, 2019. EDDI19 is organized jointly by the Finnish Social Science Data... Read more Nov 18 2019 Workshop Catalogue of Mental Health Measures: Launch Event About the event Mental health awareness has been steadily increasing the past few years. Estimates of the extent and the adverse impacts of mental health problems underline the urgent need for... Read more Nov 13 2019 Training Introduction to Understanding Society using Stata Understanding Society collects information about individuals and the households in which they live repeatedly at one year intervals. It includes new and innovative features to allow research across different social... Read more Oct 20 2019 Conference DOHaD 2019: Investing in a healthy future for all – Research, Education, Policy About the conference The International Society for Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) was set up to promote research into the fetal and developmental origins of disease and involves scientists... Read more Oct 10 2019 Seminar CLOSER Seminars: Tracking differences in physical activity and sedentary behaviour About the CLOSER Seminars The aim of the seminar series to highlight methodological innovations and expertise, and in turn, facilitate and encourage future collaborations and new research. Speakers David Bann is Co-Investigator of... Read more Sep 26 2019 Conference 2019 SLLS International Conference CLOSER will run a symposium on Thursday 26 September from 09:00-10:30 as part of this year's SLLS conference. The symposium, Harmonising Data for Comparative Research: New Findings and Resources on Mental... Read more Sep 12 2019 Workshop Understanding metadata management in longitudinal studies About the event This two-day CLOSER workshop explored how structured metadata and open standards can be used to actively manage longitudinal study data and resources. The first day provided delegates with an... Read more Sep 9 2019 Conference Cohort Methods and Applications in Human Biology Since the inception of the Society for the Study of Human Biology in 1958, cohort studies have played a central role in the advancement of many of the key pillars... Read more Sep 5 2019 Conference Society for Social Medicine & Population Health and International Epidemiology Association (IEA) CLOSER will run a workshop as part of this year's Society for Social Medicine & Population health and International Epidemiology Association (IEA) conference. It will take place on Thursday 5... Read more Jul 11 2019 Webinar Introduction to the 1970 British Cohort Study Age 46 Sweep About this webinar The Age 46 Sweep of the 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70) involved many data collection elements, including a full range of bio-measures administered by a nurse. These data, which... Read more Jul 2 2019 Conference Understanding Society Scientific Conference 2019 About the conference Taking place at the University of Essex on the 2-4 July 2019, the Understanding Society Scientific Conference is three days of new research, practical workshops, discussion and consultation.... Read more Jun 25 2019 Conference CLS Large-scale surveys and technology innovation event About the event We are pleased to announce a special one-day event, comprising presentations, tech demos, and workshops. This is designed to facilitate collaboration between technologists and scientists, from both academic... Read more May 30 2019 Seminar CLOSER Seminars: Exploring mental health data from British longitudinal studies About the CLOSER Seminars The aim of the seminar series to highlight methodological innovations and expertise, and in turn, facilitate and encourage future collaborations and new research. Speakers Bridget Bryan is a Research... Read more May 29 2019 Workshop Harmonising mental health measurements from the British birth cohorts About the event Across British birth cohorts, measures of mental health vary across the different studies and within the same study over time. We presented results on the measurement properties of... Read more May 22 2019 Workshop Train the trainer: a workshop to explore longitudinal data to inform your teaching in quantitative social science subjects The workshop provided an overview of longitudinal data and the training resources available for students to examine the value of, and to use, longitudinal social science data. The day also gave... Read more Apr 15 2019 Exhibition 2019 Annual conference of the Royal Economic Society The Annual Conference is the Royal Economic Society's (RES) flagship event. It brings together hundreds of academic and professional economists to present the latest developments in economics and showcase their... Read more Apr 2 2019 Webinar Education in the long run – which data are available? About the webinar The webinar is for those who would like to know more about sources of data available for investigating education. It will focus particularly on longitudinal data but also... Read more Mar 28 2019 Seminar CLOSER Seminars: Using longitudinal studies to investigate diet and nutrition About the CLOSER Seminars The aim of the seminar series to highlight methodological innovations and expertise, and in turn, facilitate and encourage future collaborations and new research Speakers Dr Jane Maddock is a... Read more Mar 27 2019 Webinar Investigating obesity in the UK – what data can I use? About the webinar The webinar was aimed at those who would like to know more about sources of data available for investigating obesity. It focused particularly on longitudinal, cross-sectional and consumer... Read more Mar 27 2019 Exhibition Learning from longitudinal studies in the UK and Low and Middle income countries About the event The UK has a long history of conducting longitudinal cohort studies which have given insights into social change and how health, wealth, education, family and employment combine to... Read more Mar 19 2019 Webinar Longitudinal data for ethnicity & migration research in the UK: Understanding Society and the Millennium Cohort Study About the webinar This webinar is for those who want to do research on ethnicity and migration related issues and are particularly interested in longitudinal analysis. This webinar will focus on two... Read more Mar 12 2019 Webinar Journey to work data in the UK – what data are available? About the webinar The session explored journey to work data in the UK, focusing on data from the census, in particular the longitudinal studies, including: Data available in the ONS Longitudinal... Read more Feb 21 2019 Workshop Using multiple longitudinal studies for age-period-cohort investigations About the workshop Longitudinal studies provide rich data for life course epidemiology (e.g., understanding some age-related process or its causes and consequences), but this power is magnified by working across multiple... Read more Dec 6 2018 Conference Preparing for the future: tackling the key challenges facing the UK’s longitudinal population studies About the conference The UK’s longitudinal population studies currently face a number of challenging issues ranging from data collection and data access, to how to best demonstrate research impact and engage... Read more Dec 6 2018 Conference Understanding Society Confererence: Combining Biological and Social Data What are the links between childhood circumstances and allostatic load? How does shift working impact on associations with DNA methylation and sleep patterns? Can machine learning help us understand the... Read more Nov 22 2018 Seminar CLOSER Seminar: Using harmonised measures of income and earnings – Laura van der Erve, Alissa Goodman and Bozena Wielgoszewska About the CLOSER Seminars The aim of this series is to highlight methodological innovations and expertise and in turn facilitate and encourage future collaborations and new research. Speakers Laura van der Erve is... Read more Nov 8 2018 Seminar Realising aspirations? Gender, ethnicity and job inequalities About the event This event explored recent research on the occupational aspirations of boys and girls of different ethnic groups, with the first viewing of an animation on gendered choices and... Read more Nov 7 2018 Seminar Gender Equality – the pay gap and beyond The introduction of mandatory gender pay reporting for England, Scotland and Wales sparked wide scale debate about the performance of well recognised employers and gendered selection into occupations and sectors.... Read more Oct 18 2018 Webinar Key data: Longitudinal data About the webinar This introductory webinar is intended for anyone who wants to learn about the wide range of longitudinal datasets available via the UK Data Service. The Service provides access... Read more Oct 16 2018 Workshop Cross-study research: Opportunities, challenges and examples About the workshop We ran one-day workshop focussing on the opportunities, and the challenges, that come with cross-study research. The event looked particularly at these issues in relation to data harmonisation.... Read more Sep 27 2018 Seminar CLOSER Seminars – Whitehall II: Findings from a world-class, interdisciplinary study of ageing – Prof Eric Brunner and Dr Archana Singh-Manoux About the CLOSER Seminars The aim of this series is to highlight methodological innovations and expertise and in turn facilitate and encourage future collaborations and new research. Speakers Eric Brunner is a Professor... Read more Jun 21 2018 Workshop Next generation seminar: Analytics A free training event for analysts, statisticians and data scientists Join senior analysts to learn how you can use your expertise with the DPUK cohort data to help us answer some... Read more Jun 4 2018 Workshop Longitudinal data across the life course: an introduction to using cohort data About the event Longitudinal data are a powerful resource for addressing a wide range of scientific questions in various social, health, political and geographical sciences. For example, what determines health across life?... Read more May 15 2018 Webinar Introduction to the 1958 and 1970 British birth cohorts About the webinar This webinar will introduce the 1958 National Child Development Study and the 1970 British Birth Cohort Study to both first-time and more experienced users. It will focus particularly... Read more Apr 26 2018 Seminar What’s on the Menu? Food choices in Contemporary Life About the event From food risks and health issues to eating for pleasure, join Professor Hazel Inskip, the leader of a major social study that assessed the diet and body composition... Read more Apr 26 2018 Webinar Webinar: Introduction to the UK Data Service About the webinar The UK Data Service holds the UK’s largest collection of research data. This free introductory webinar is for anyone with an interest in social research who wants to... Read more Apr 19 2018 Training Introduction to Understanding Society using STATA Understanding Society collects information about individuals and the households in which they live repeatedly at one year intervals. It includes new and innovative features to allow research across different social... Read more Mar 28 2018 Workshop A showcase of student research using the ONS Longitudinal Study and Census microdata Draft programme 10.00 Refreshments and registration, Room 114 10.30 Welcome – Nicola Shelton, CeLSIUS Director, Room 114 10.40 Introduction to the ONS LS and census microdata – Oliver Duke-Williams, CeLSIUS Senior Advisor, Room... Read more Mar 22 2018 Seminar CLOSER Seminars: Patterns of alcohol consumption across the life course – Yvonne Kelly and Annie Britton About the CLOSER Seminars The aim of this series is to highlight methodological innovations and expertise and in turn facilitate and encourage future collaborations and new research. Speakers Yvonne Kelly (Professor of Lifecourse... Read more Mar 8 2018 Conference NCDS 60 years of our lives About the conference The British birth cohort studies are one of Britain’s greatest national treasures. The findings stemming from them have been prolific and far reaching. The National Child Development Study (NCDS)... Read more Feb 7 2018 Workshop Using secondary data in research About the workshop Existing research and administrative data sources provide opportunities for researchers to investigate and address society’s most pressing challenges. Researchers in the UK have access to a very strong... Read more Jan 25 2018 Seminar CLOSER Seminars: Capturing contemporary family diversity in longitudinal datasets – Rebecca Goldman and Caroline Bryson About the CLOSER Seminars The aim of this series is to highlight methodological innovations and expertise and in turn facilitate and encourage future collaborations and new research. Speakers Rebecca Goldman is a Research Associate... Read more Jan 15 2018 Workshop Automated Content Analysis: special training session About the workshop Qualitative data, such as essays and free response questions in surveys, are rich sources of psychological, social and behavioural information. Yet such information has traditionally been impossible to... Read more Jan 15 2018 Workshop New sources of data for social science research About the event This free half-day event provides an opportunity to catch up with new sources of data for social science research. Presentations will cover examples of research use cases and... Read more Dec 12 2017 Webinar Introduction to CLOSER Discovery and its latest features CLOSER Discovery is an innovative new search engine that allows researchers to explore the content of nine leading UK longitudinal studies. It is the most detailed and sophisticated search engine... Read more Nov 27 2017 Workshop Introduction to CLOSER: Longitudinal resources for teaching and research The UK is home to the world’s largest and longest-running longitudinal studies. Following the lives of generations of Britons, these rich resources have been used for decades to answer some... Read more Nov 22 2017 Workshop The persistence and prevalence of racial harassment and the impact on health This event for policy makers and the third sector showcased new findings on the prevalence and persistence of race hate and harassment, and their impact on health. Dr Alita Nandi and... Read more Nov 21 2017 Workshop Introduction to CLOSER: Longitudinal resources for teaching and research (Manchester) About the workshop Hosted by Methods@Manchester, this workshop was aimed at researchers with some or no experience of using longitudinal data, particularly postgraduate and doctoral students, and academic researchers, particularly ECRs. The... Read more Nov 4 2017 Walking tour The Extraordinary Story of our Ordinary Lives: Guided walking tour About the event In March 1946, as the country reeled in the aftermath of World War II, British scientists set out on an extraordinary mission – to interview the parents of... Read more Nov 1 2017 Conference Inequalities: a longitudinal perspective About the conference Inequalities continue to plague all areas of society, from education and income, to health and life expectancy. Successive governments and decades of policy initiatives have targeted the unequal... Read more Oct 10 2017 Workshop Geographical data in cohort and longitudinal studies About the event How do the characteristics of our local neighbourhoods effect our socioeconomic chances, health and wellbeing over the course of our lives? Answers to these questions can be found... Read more Oct 9 2017 Workshop Working with longitudinal resources – Introduction to CLOSER About the event This workshop introduced delegates to CLOSER’s range of longitudinal resources and highlighted opportunitie s for life course and intergenerational research. The session covered the following: - CLOSER Learning Hub demonstration -... Read more Oct 9 2017 Workshop Introduction to CLOSER: Longitudinal resources for teaching and research Session 1: Longitudinal studies and how they can add value to the policy process. Longitudinal studies track the same people throughout their lives, helping us understand how life is changing across... Read more Sep 14 2017 Workshop Longitudinal resources for teaching and research: an introduction to CLOSER The workshop was aimed at undergraduate and postgraduate course leaders and lecturers who are interested in incorporating content about longitudinal studies (including methods, findings and analysis) into their curricula. Outline of... Read more Jul 11 2017 Conference Understanding Society Scientific Conference 2017 About the conference Held at the University of Essex, the Understanding Society Scientific Conference provided an international forum for the exchange of research based on longitudinal household panel studies. The 2017 Conference... Read more Jul 4 2017 Workshop Combining social and bio-medical data collection: pros and cons of different approaches About the workshop Combining objective measurements of biomarkers with self-reported information about lifestyles and behaviour in longitudinal studies offers enormous research potential. This is becoming increasingly common and studies from different disciplinary... Read more Jun 20 2017 Symposium New sources of data for social sciences research This free event provided an opportunity to catch up with new sources of data for social science research. The data sources are: • Administrative data • Biomarker data • Urban big data Delegates were... Read more Jun 9 2017 Workshop Introduction to the UK’s longitudinal resources About the workshop The UK is home to the world’s largest and longest-running longitudinal studies. Following the lives of generations of Britons, these rich resources have been used for decades to... Read more Jun 9 2017 Workshop Introduction to CLOSER Discovery: A resource for social science researchers using longitudinal data About the session CLOSER Discovery is an innovative new search engine that enables researchers to explore the content of eight leading UK longitudinal studies. It is the most detailed and sophisticated... Read more Jun 8 2017 Seminar Introduction to CLOSER Discovery: A resource for biomedical researchers using longitudinal data About the session CLOSER Discovery is an innovative new search engine that enables researchers to explore the content of eight leading UK longitudinal studies. It is the most detailed and sophisticated... Read more Jun 8 2017 Seminar The rise of the obesity epidemic: How has the age-related process of overweight or obesity development changed over time? About the seminar It is estimated that the obesity ‘epidemic’ will cost the UK’s National Health Service £22.9 billion per year by 2050. Utilizing longitudinal data in the United Kingdom birth... Read more Jun 5 2017 Lecture UCL Festival of Culture – Reading for Pleasure “I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of anything than of a book! When I have a house of my own, I... Read more May 25 2017 Seminar Longitudinal Methodology Series seminar – Dr Natasha Wood and Dr Noriko Cable About the CLOSER Longitudinal Methodology Series The aim of the series is to highlight methodological innovations and expertise and in turn facilitate and encourage future collaborations and new research. Speakers Dr Natasha Wood Cross... Read more May 19 2017 Workshop New technology and novel methods for capturing health-related data in longitudinal and cohort studies About the workshop Measuring health-related data in longitudinal studies can be a difficult task. However, the recent development of innovative new techniques, such as the passive detection of health behaviours like smoking... Read more May 4 2017 Workshop New technologies to measure non-health topics in longitudinal studies Aims of the Workshop Drawing on evidence from across the longitudinal studies in CLOSER, and beyond, this workshop discussed evidence gathered to date on the use of new technologies to measure... Read more Apr 26 2017 Workshop Longitudinal metadata: Developing a sustainable future About the workshop CLOSER Discovery is a search engine that allows researchers to explore the content of eight UK longitudinal studies. Following its launch in January 2017, CLOSER are keen to... Read more Mar 30 2017 Seminar Longitudinal Methodology Series seminar – Dr Vasiliki Bountziouka and Chris Belfield About the CLOSER Longitudinal Methodology Series The aim of the series is to highlight methodological innovations and expertise and in turn facilitate and encourage future collaborations and new research. Speakers Dr Vasiliki Bountziouka... Read more Mar 22 2017 Workshop UCL cohorts, biobanks & big data About the event The principle aim of the event was to bring together UCL researchers at all career levels who work on cohorts to help promote connection, collaboration and knowledge sharing,... Read more Mar 16 2017 Webinar Introduction to CLOSER Discovery CLOSER Discovery is a search engine that allows researchers to explore the content of eight leading UK longitudinal studies. Users will be able to access detailed information about what, when and... Read more Mar 14 2017 Workshop Allostatic Load: Construction and use in biosocial research About the workshop This workshop focused on allostatic load and its importance and use within biosocial research. The day consisted of presentations from speakers including; Professor Teresa Seeman (UCLA), Professor Meena Kumari... Read more Feb 28 2017 Webinar Webinar: Introduction to the Millennium Cohort Study and the Age 14 Survey About the webinar 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. Now that the... Read more Jan 26 2017 Workshop Longitudinal data across life: an introduction to cohort data, and its uses in social and health research Longitudinal data are a powerful resource for addressing a wide range of scientific questions in various social, health, political and geographical sciences. For example, what determines health across life? How has... Read more Jan 26 2017 Seminar Longitudinal Methodology Series seminar – Professor Meena Kumari About the CLOSER Longitudinal Methodology Series The aim of the series is to highlight methodological innovations and expertise and in turn facilitate and encourage future collaborations and new research. Speakers Professor Meena Kumari Methodological... Read more Jan 18 2017 Workshop Methods of disclosure control: Best practice within longitudinal studies About the event Longitudinal studies depend on a trust relationship with their participants. It is therefore crucial that those managing longitudinal data are aware of the risks relating to disclosing participant... Read more Dec 6 2016 Conference European DDI User Conference About the conference EDDI is focused on developing a standard for documenting metadata in a consistent and reusable format. This year’s conference discussed the current usage and implementation of DDI. Presentations... Read more Nov 25 2016 Workshop Wellbeing over the life course: Learning from the British cohort studies About the workshop In partnership with the What Works Centre for Wellbeing, the Centre for Longitudinal Studies (CLS) hosted a one-day workshop exploring the ways in which data sourced from longitudinal... Read more Nov 24 2016 Seminar Longitudinal Methodology Series seminar – David Bann & Leah Li About the CLOSER Longitudinal Methodology Series The aim of the series is to highlight methodological innovations and expertise and in turn facilitate and encourage future collaborations and new research. Speakers Dr David Bann Using... Read more Nov 22 2016 Workshop Using geographical data in longitudinal studies: Value, challenges & examples About the event How do the characteristics of our local neighbourhoods effect our socioeconomic chances, health and wellbeing over the course of our lives? Answers to these questions can be found... Read more Nov 11 2016 Walking tour Extraordinary Ordinary Britain: Guided walking tour About the walking tour In March 1946, as the country reeled in the aftermath of World War II, British scientists set out on an extraordinary mission – to interview the parents... Read more Nov 3 2016 Workshop Mixing modes and measurement methods in longitudinal studies Provisional programme 9:00 Registration and coffee 9.30 Welcome (Michaela Benzeval) Aims of the workshop: share research on best practices for data collection and analysis of mixed mode data 9.40 Overview of the day (Annette... Read more Oct 20 2016 Workshop Workshop: Working with biological samples in cohort studies Provisional Programme 10.00 Registration, tea and coffee 10.30 Welcome and introduction to biobanking in Bristol Bioresource Laboratories (BBL) - Dr Susan Ring 10.45 Impact of human tissue legislation on cohort studies - Dr... Read more Oct 12 2016 Webinar Webinar: Introduction to the 1970 British Cohort Study About the webinar This session is for both first-time and more experienced data users. It will cover: introduction to the 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70) how to access the data documentation... Read more Oct 5 2016 Conference Society for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies conference 2016 The overall conference theme will focus on the determinants and consequences of unequal education in the life course. Registration is now open. CLOSER is hosting a symposium that looks at the... Read more Sep 29 2016 Seminar Longitudinal Methodology Series IX – Centre for Longitudinal Studies Missing Data Strategy About the CLOSER Longitudinal Methodology Series The aim of the series is to highlight methodological innovations and expertise and in turn facilitate and encourage future collaborations and new research. Speakers George Ploubidis, Tarek... Read more Sep 28 2016 Workshop Workshop: Review of methods for determining pubertal status The MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit in Southampton is hosting a workshop, funded by CLOSER and the Society for Social Medicine to present their initial findings, generate discussion and learn from... Read more Sep 28 2016 Webinar A DDI Primer: An overview and examples of DDI in action The Data Documentation Initiative (DDI) is an international standard for describing survey and other social science data. Documenting data with DDI facilitates interpretation and understanding -- both by humans and... Read more Sep 22 2016 Exhibition ECSR 2016 conference The 2016 conference theme is Stratification and Population Processes in European Societies. This theme will receive special attention, but as always, the conference committee welcome presentations on all relevant areas... Read more Sep 14 2016 Exhibition Society for Social Medicine 60th Anniversary Annual Scientic Meeting The 60th Annual Scientific meeting of Society for Social Medicine takes place at the University of York from 14 - 16 September. The programme includes key speakers Professor Catherine Law... Read more Sep 12 2016 Symposium Recent Developments in Metadata Capture, Discovery and Harmonization in the Social Sciences Session Title: Recent Developments in Metadata Capture, Discovery and Harmonization in the Social Sciences Session Convenor(s): Jon Johnson (j.johnson@ioe.ac.uk), UCL Institute of Education Joachim Wackerow (joachim.wackerow@gesis.org), GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social... Read more Jul 28 2016 Seminar Longitudinal Methodology Series VIII – Lucinda Platt & Marta Favara About the CLOSER Longitudinal Methodology Series The aim of the series is to highlight methodological innovations and expertise and in turn facilitate and encourage future collaborations and new research. Speaker Professor Lucinda Platt Producing... Read more Jul 6 2016 Symposium Comparing Data Across and Within Longitudinal Studies: Challenges, Opportunities and Resources This session focuses upon the value of comparing data from different longitudinal studies, or different waves of the same study, and the challenges involved. Presentations 1&2 describe CLOSER-funded projects that have... Read more Jun 23 2016 Seminar Longitudinal Methodology Series VII – Dr Nicola Shelton About the CLOSER Longitudinal Methodology Series The aim of the series is to highlight methodological innovations and expertise and in turn facilitate and encourage future collaborations and new research. Speaker Dr Nicola Shelton Nicola's... Read more Apr 28 2016 Training UCL Doctoral Skills Development Programme: Introduction to the UK’s longitudinal resources Course Description The UK is home to the world’s largest and longest-running longitudinal studies. Following the lives of generations of Britons, these rich resources have been used for decades to answer... Read more Mar 29 2016 Seminar Edinburgh International Science Festival – Life Lessons Birth cohort studies are a British speciality, and these ambitious pieces of research reveal how our childhood impacts the course of our lives, and the many factors that influence our... Read more Mar 22 2016 Webinar Webinar: Key data: Longitudinal data The UK Data Service provides access to a range of longitudinal data including the Birth Cohort Studies (e.g. the National Child Development Study 1958 and The Millennium Cohort Study), Understanding... Read more Feb 25 2016 Webinar Webinar: Introduction to CLOSER Discovery CLOSER Discovery is an online resource that enables researchers to view and appraise data from eight leading UK longitudinal studies. Users will be able to search by keyword, or browse by... Read more Jan 29 2016 Participant engagement in longitudinal studies: A knowledge exchange workshop CLOSER, a consortium of eight leading longitudinal studies, thanks everyone who attended to the informal Knowledge Exchange Workshop, Participant Engagement in Longitudinal Studies, on Friday 29th January 2016 between 10:00 and 17:00 in the... Read more Jan 28 2016 Seminar Longitudinal Methodology Series VI About the CLOSER Longitudinal Methodology Series The aim of the series is to highlight methodological innovations and expertise and in turn facilitate and encourage future collaborations and new research. Speakers Dr Gundi Knies The... Read more Jan 22 2016 Workshop Supervising Quantitative Research Degrees This workshop will explore experiences of what works in: research student recruitment and funding research design for proposals the supervision process (the supervisor experience and the student perspective) Additionally we will hear from the... Read more Nov 30 2015 Conference CLOSER Conference – The importance of early years, childhood and adolescence: Evidence from longitudinal studies About the conference The UK’s longitudinal studies are leading sources of evidence on how our early circumstances and experiences affect our paths through life and our outcomes in adulthood. CLOSER is... Read more Nov 30 2015 Lecture Evening Lecture: Secrets of staying sharp in older age In partnership with CLOSER. This event follows on from the CLOSER Conference - The importance of early years, childhood and adolescence: Evidence from longitudinal studies. Conference registration includes attendance at the... Read more Nov 16 2015 Conference The Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) Age 17 Survey: Consultative Conference An open consultative conference was held at the UCL Institute of Education on Monday 16th November 2015. It was open to all interested parties, including representatives of the MCS funders.... Read more Nov 9 2015 Seminar Bullying Experience and Effects: UK Evidence About the event Being a victim of childhood bullying can stick with you for life. Longitudinal studies – which follow people through their entire lives – are leading sources of evidence... Read more Nov 9 2015 From 7 Up to Social Science: How longitudinal stories help us understand our lives The ground-breaking documentary 7 Up (Up Series) captured the imaginations of a nation when it began following the life stories of 14 children in 1964. But scientists have been documenting... Read more Nov 6 2015 Training Genetic Data in Understanding Society This course will introduce genetic terms relevant to social science, the genetic data available in Understanding Society and procedures to access these data, the structure of these data and provide... Read more Nov 6 2015 Training Introduction to using UKHLS Innovation Panel with Stata Taught by: Annette Jäckle and Tarek Al Baghal Prerequisite: Participation in one of our Introduction to Understanding Society using Stata courses Course outline: This workshop will consist of an introductory presentation about the Innovation... Read more Nov 5 2015 Lecture UCL Lunch Hour Lectures: Why early life matters: insights from longitudinal studies Read more Nov 4 2015 Training Introduction to Understanding Society using Stata Understanding Society collects information about individuals and the households in which they live repeatedly at one year intervals. It includes new and innovative features to allow research across different social... Read more Oct 18 2015 Conference SLLS International Conference 2015 The overall conference theme will focus on life courses in cross-national comparison this year, but the SLLS welcome conference submissions from all areas of longitudinal and life course studies: physical,... Read more Oct 14 2015 Training Webinar: Introduction to the 1970 British Cohort Study The webinar will cover: Introduction to BCS70 How to access the data Documentation available About the BCS70 sample, including issues of non-response and attrition What’s new and upcoming Speakers include Brian Dodgeon, CLS Research Fellow, Matt... Read more Sep 24 2015 Seminar Longitudinal Methodology Series V About the CLOSER Longitudinal Methodology Series The aim of the series is to highlight methodological innovations and expertise and in turn facilitate and encourage future collaborations and new research. Speakers Dr Lisa Calderwood The... Read more Sep 17 2015 The 5 Safes of secure access to confidential data This one and a half day workshop organised by the UK Data Service will introduce what is involved in setting up a secure research facility and the principles to support... Read more Sep 9 2015 Workshop Cross-cohort research: Opportunities, challenges and examples The rationale behind this event was the belief in the value of cross-cohort comparisons – that is, the ability to compare findings from different cohort studies. Such comparisons allow the... Read more Jul 30 2015 Seminar Longitudinal Methodology Series IV About the CLOSER Longitudinal Methodology Series The aim of the series is to highlight methodological innovations and expertise and in turn facilitate and encourage future collaborations and new research. Speaker Professor David Blane The... Read more Jul 21 2015 Conference Longitudinal Studies: Maximising their value for ageing research Registration Deadline: 23 June 2015 CLOSER is funding bursaries to assist early career researchers to attend. The Wellcome Trust website includes details of how to apply for a bursary. The programme will... Read more Jul 21 2015 Conference Understanding Society’s Scientific Conference 2015 An important aim of the event is to bring together people from different disciplines and to share research covering a broad range of themes including health, education, poverty, survey methods,... Read more Jul 21 2015 Workshop Understanding impact Longitudinal studies are designed to address some of the most important challenges facing our society today. Researchers using these data are charting social and biosocial change, and untangling the reasons... Read more Jun 17 2015 Training Data reduction and latent variable models The course provides a practical understanding of the methods of modelling relationships between latent variables and introduces the basics of structural equation modelling using AMOS. Students need to be familiar... Read more May 28 2015 Seminar Longitudinal Methodology Series III About the CLOSER Longitudinal Methodology Series The aim of the series is to highlight methodological innovations and expertise and in turn facilitate and encourage future collaborations and new research. Speaker Dr Graciela Muniz-Terrera Are... Read more May 21 2015 Workshop Better survey data management with metadata The workshop is aimed primarily at data managers and associated professionals working in population health, economics, behavioural studies and social sciences. Speakers and topics for the event include: Jon Johnson, CLOSER -... Read more May 18 2015 Healthy Ageing: From Molecules to Organisms The meeting is aimed at scientists, clinicians and drug developers involved in research into ageing and other relevant fields. We welcome the submission of abstracts from all areas relevant to... Read more Apr 23 2015 Training Research Methods Short Course: International comparisons of educational attainment The course teaches students how to download and analyse complex quantitative cross-national datasets such as PISA, PIRLS and TIMSS and will cover topics such as the use of Balanced Repeated... Read more Mar 26 2015 Training Introduction to Understanding Society using Stata Course participants will learn about: the way Understanding Society is designed the Understanding Society sample design which data are collected how the data are collected how the data are structured and stored how to find variables using... Read more Mar 26 2015 Seminar Longitudinal Methodology Series II About the CLOSER Longitudinal Methodology Series The aim of the series is to highlight methodological innovations and expertise and in turn facilitate and encourage future collaborations and new research. Speakers Professor Bianca De... Read more Mar 23 2015 Training Understanding Society Training The aim of the training is to guide users through the content, sampling and complexities of the survey design, using the data for cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis, and application of... Read more Mar 19 2015 Training Introduction to Longitudinal Analysis Using Stata On 19 & 20 March and the 25 & 26 June 2015, Imperial College London are running courses on longitudinal analysis using Stata. The courses will cover: Features of Longitudinal Data Longitudinal... Read more Mar 16 2015 Conference CLS conference 2015: the value of cohort studies for social investigation Read more Mar 4 2015 Training Research Methods Short Course: Longitudinal modelling More information about the course can be found on the UCL Institute of Education website. Read more Feb 11 2015 Training Research Methods Short Course: Longitudinal analysis More information about the course can be found on the UCL Institute of Education website. Read more Feb 5 2015 Seminar Life course: an epidemiological lens, what have we learned? Full title: Life course – an epidemiological lens, what have we learned from cohort studies around the world and what comes next? Featuring talks on: · Life course epidemiology: Three decades of learning... Read more Jan 29 2015 Seminar CLOSER Longitudinal Methodology Series Speakers Dr George Ploubidis Reader in Population Health and Statistics Chief Statistician at the Centre for Longitudinal Studies Abstract Life course partnership status and biomarkers in mid-life: Evidence from the 1958 British birth cohort Background -... Read more Jan 29 2015 Conference ESRC First Year Student Conference The Conference offers a full programme of presentations and workshops, delivered by renowned academics covering topics including: • Making the most of your studentship • Research and the media • Getting creative with... Read more Dec 12 2014 Born talking Webinar: Using birth cohort data about speech, language and communication to inform policy and practice Findings from the birth cohorts could have an important impact on policy and practice in SLC, for example, demonstrating the need for SLC-related services and identifying factors associated with risk... Read more Dec 2 2014 Conference EDDI14 – 6th Annual European DDI User Conference EDDI (Annual European DDI User Conference) is the annual conference for users of DDI (Data Documentation Initiative), a metadata specification for the social, economic, and behavioural sciences. It is run... Read more Oct 13 2014 Lecture Dr Luigi Ferrucci Lecture Abstract Over the last few years research on the biology of aging has made unprecedented progress. Up to 20 years ago, the appearance of a scientific report on the biology of... Read more Sep 17 2014 Workshop Introduction to communicating research Programme 9:30 Registration and refreshments 10:00 Introduction and programme overview Meghan Rainsberry, CLOSER Communications Manager 10:15 Translating longitudinal research into plain English Plain English Campaign 11:15 Tea/coffee 11:30 Practical session: Writing in plain English 12:30 Lunch 13:15 ... Read more May 16 2014 Workshop Successful cohort leadership and management Who’s it for? This workshop is targeted at future leaders of the UK’s cohort studies. Participants should currently work for a cohort or longitudinal study team, and should be mid-career with... Read more Mar 17 2014 Workshop Life course research The workshop is suitable for early career researchers and more experienced users of cohort data who are interested in learning about life course approaches. It will cover the concepts, models... Read more Dec 10 2013 Lecture The power and perils of narrative: making the best use of the British Birth Cohort studies – Inaugural Professorial Lecture by Professor Jane Elliott In her inaugural lecture Professor Jane Elliott will use a vivid narrative case study to illustrate the detailed information that the British Birth Cohort studies collect about individuals and their... Read more Jul 2 2013 Workshop Challenges for data linkage The aims of the event were to share ideas across the CLOSER data linkage teams and develop best practices, and to discuss delivery of teaching materials for training on data... Read more May 9 2013 Symposium Alcohol consumption in adolescence and early adult life: What are the consequences? As drinking can often lead to long-term health problems, some of which only emerge after several years, this conference focused on the unique perspective provided by longitudinal evidence. It looked... Read more Apr 12 2013 Workshop Integrating the social and biological The overall objective of this KEW was to discuss ways that CLOSER can improve and promote interdisciplinary research, and explore what can be learnt from previous experience of working across... Read more Jan 16 2013 Workshop Challenges for Data Harmony The workshop aimed to: • facilitate sharing of ideas across the CLOSER harmonisation WPs • develop best practices for data harmonisation • discuss delivery of teaching materials for the tier 1 and tier... Read more Jan 15 2013 Symposium Functioning well in later life: What is the evidence from longitudinal studies? Due to their interdisciplinary nature, longitudinal studies are an unparalleled source of evidence on what individual and environmental factors help people function well in later life. This symposium brought together... Read more