This section contains all of our internal CLOSER resources and a selection of external resources relevant to longitudinal research. The links below allow you to see resources relevant to your interests.
Our longitudinal resources
Featured resource
Video: This webinar provided an overview of CLOSER Discovery, an innovative new resource for research.
Resource reports
NHS Number and the systems used to manage them
A review of resources for geographical variables
NHS Digital: Precendent set
Understanding Hospital Episode Statistics (HES)
New technology and novel methods for capturing health-related data in longitudinal and cohort studies
The use of new technologies to measure socio-economic and environmental concepts in longitudinal studies
Development of functional assays in lymphoblastoid cell lines
Histone Methodology Development Report
Effects of sample processing on the metabolome and proteome
Harmonisation of strategies for exploitation of biological sample collections
Mixing modes and measurement methods in longitudinal studies
A guide to the biomarker data in the CLOSER studies
Review of methods for determining pubertal status and age of onset of puberty in cohort and longitudinal studies
User needs study for the Uniform Search Platform (USP)
How to use the Mass Observation Archive with cohort data
Overview of bio measures in longitudinal and life course research
Consultation submissions
CLOSER responds to consultations and calls for evidence in relation to linking survey data to administrative records
Our response to the National Data Guardian for Health and Care’s Review of Data Security, Consent and Opt-Outs (September 2016)
Our response to Department for Culture, Media and Sport Call for Views – GDPR Derogations (May 2017)
Our response to Digital Economy Act Part 5 data sharing codes and regulations consultation (November 2017)
Our response to ICO GDPR consent guidance consultation (March 2017)
Our response to the Digital Economy Bill Public Bill Committee (October 2016)
Our response to the Cabinet Office consultation document ‘Better use of data in government’ (April 2016)
Briefing papers
CLOSER, and its partners, publish briefing papers which are an excellent resource for policy makers.
Millennium Cohort Study – Initial findings from the Age 11 survey
Millennium Cohort Study – Growing up and independence
Millennium Cohort Study – Family structure
Millennium Cohort Study – Child wellbeing
Millennium Cohort Study – Child poverty and deprivation
Millennium Cohort Study – Child overweight and obesity
Millennium Cohort Study – Child cognitive development
1958 National Child Development Study – Caring responsibilities in middle age
1970 British Cohort Study – Overweight and obesity in mid-life
Millennium Cohort Study – Disability and bullying
Centre for Longitudinal Studies – Growing up with a disability
Millennium Cohort Study – Socio-economic disadvantage among disabled children
Millennium Cohort Study – What is the prevalence of child disability?
Understanding Society – How to Measure Household Expenditure
Understanding Society – Longitudinal research: Mix it up!
Understanding Society – Neighbourhoods, ethnicity & well-being
Understanding Society – Local approaches to tackling poverty
Understanding Society – Sleep patterns and health
Understanding Society – Beyond GDP
Understanding Society – Beyond Greenspace
Understanding Society – Living with sight loss
Understanding Society – White flight: the emerging story
Understanding Society – Families: the end or simply different?
Understanding Society – Is all poverty the same?
Understanding Society – Recession: the impact on young people and social mobility
Understanding Society – Insights 2014
HALCyon – A Life Course Approach to Healthy Ageing
What longitudinal studies tell us about intergenerational worklessness
Videos
Our videos cover a range of topics and are often filmed within our events. By clicking on a video you will view it within the page.
Longitudinal Methodology Series XII – Chris Belfield
Longitudinal Methodology Series XII – Dr Vasiliki Bountziouka
Webinar: Introduction to CLOSER Discovery (16/03/2017)
Longitudinal Methodology Series XI – Meena Kumari
Longitudinal Methodology Series X – Leah Li
Longitudinal Methodology Series X – David Bann
Longitudinal Methodology Series IX – Tarek Mostafa
Longitudinal Methodology Series IX – Brian Dodgeon
Longitudinal Methodology Series IX – George Ploubidis
Longitudinal Methodology Series VIII – Dr Marta Favara
Longitudinal Methodology Series VIII – Prof Lucinda Platt
Longitudinal Methodology Series V – Dick Wiggins
Longitudinal Methodology Series VI – Gundi Knies
Longitudinal Methodology Series VI – Lorraine Dearden
Longitudinal Methodology Series V – Lisa Calderwood
Webinar: Introduction to CLOSER Discovery
Cross-cohort research: opportunities, challenges and examples
UCL Lunch Hour Lecture – CLOSER Director, Alison Park
CLOSER conference 2015 – Ian Deary – Secrets of staying sharp in older age
CLOSER Longitudinal Methodology Series IV – David Blane
CLOSER Longitudinal Methodology Series III – Graciela Muniz-Terrera
CLOSER Longitudinal Methodology Series II – Bianca De Stavola
Breastfeeding – to a schedule or on demand?
Using birth cohort data on speech, language and communication to inform policy and practice
Dr Ann Hoskins, Public Health England – CLOSER alcohol symposium
Dr Carly Lightowlers, Liverpool John Moores University – CLOSER alcohol symposium
Neil Dube, Department for Education – CLOSER alcohol symposium
Jane Elliott – CLOSER alcohol symposium
Qualitative data available from the 1958 British birth cohort study
External resources
Understanding Society – Topic briefing: Housing
Understanding Society – Insights 2015
Following families over time and across studies
Millennium Cohort Study – Initial findings from the Age 11 survey
Millennium Cohort Study – Growing up and independence
Millennium Cohort Study – Family structure
Millennium Cohort Study – Child wellbeing
Millennium Cohort Study – Child poverty and deprivation
Millennium Cohort Study – Child overweight and obesity
Millennium Cohort Study – Child cognitive development
1958 National Child Development Study – Caring responsibilities in middle age
1970 British Cohort Study – Overweight and obesity in mid-life
Millennium Cohort Study – Disability and bullying
Centre for Longitudinal Studies – Growing up with a disability
Millennium Cohort Study – Socio-economic disadvantage among disabled children
Millennium Cohort Study – What is the prevalence of child disability?
Understanding Society – How to Measure Household Expenditure
Understanding Society – Longitudinal research: Mix it up!
Understanding Society – Neighbourhoods, ethnicity & well-being
Understanding Society – Local approaches to tackling poverty
Understanding Society – Sleep patterns and health
Understanding Society – Beyond GDP
Understanding Society – Beyond Greenspace
Understanding Society – Living with sight loss
Understanding Society – White flight: the emerging story
Understanding Society – Families: the end or simply different?
Understanding Society – Is all poverty the same?
Understanding Society – Recession: the impact on young people and social mobility
Understanding Society – Insights 2014
HALCyon – A Life Course Approach to Healthy Ageing
Breastfeeding – to a schedule or on demand?
Developmental origins of adult disease to life course research on adult disease & ageing
MRC Strategic Review of the Largest UK Population Cohort Studies
