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UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies @clscohorts.bsky.social · 4h

Join us in Cardiff, Tuesday 14 Oct for an open consultation event to help shape the next UK birth cohort study, Generation New Era, which will follow the lives of more than 30,000 babies born in 2026.

What questions do we need to ask when children are 9-11 months and at 3-4 years? bit.ly/47lsSL1

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UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies @clscohorts.bsky.social · 1d

🔈 Do you want to use programming language R in your longitudinal data analyses? Take part in a two-day in-person, paid short course running on 3–4 November 2025 at UCL’s Bloomsbury Campus. Head to the UCL Online Store to find out more and register 👉

K26 Using R for Longitudinal Data Analysis | UCL Online Store

This is an in-person two-day course for quantitative researchers wanting to perform longitudinal data analyses with the programming language R. The course

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UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies @clscohorts.bsky.social · 2d

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UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies @clscohorts.bsky.social · 2d

🚨 NEW DATA! Data from the Age 9-10 Months Sweep of the Early Life Cohort Feasibility Study are now available to download from the @ukdataservice.bsky.social. Find out more on the CLS website: buff.ly/PPgvUTq

Text saying New data release: Early Life Cohort Feasibility Study, Age 9-10 Months Sweep next to photo of crawling baby

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UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies @clscohorts.bsky.social · 2d

Our Generation New Era open consultation events have begun! We're pleased to be joined by so many data users and early years experts today in London. Mascot Cohort MemBear has been listening to all the feedback. Next up is our Edinburgh consultation event on Wednesday, 8 October: bit.ly/3WuZXid

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UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies @clscohorts.bsky.social · 5d

⏰ Reminder: send your comments on the draft questionnaire for the joint sweep of NCDS at age 68 and BCS70 at age 56 by this Sunday 5 October.

Full details on our website buff.ly/1BI6Zu2

Reminder
Scientific consultation: joint sweep of NCDS at 68 and BCS70 at 56
Visit the consultation webpage for full details
Send your comments on the draft questionnaire by Sunday, 5 October.
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UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies @clscohorts.bsky.social · 8d

NEW DATA! Harmonised data on diabetes from five British cohorts – born in 1946, 1958, 1970 and 1989-90 and 2000-02 – are now available for the scientific community to download from the @ukdataservice.bsky.social

Find out more on the CLS website –
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Diabetes research enhanced with new harmonised datasets | CLS

Harmonised data on diabetes from five UK cohort studies are now available for the scientific community to download from the UK Data Service.

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UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies @clscohorts.bsky.social · 9d

NEW DATA! Harmonised data on asthma from five British cohorts – born in 1946, 1958, 1970 and 1989-90 and 2000-02 – are now available for the scientific community to download from the @ukdataservice.bsky.social

Find out more on the CLS website –
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Harmonised datasets on asthma open up new research opportunities | CLS

Harmonised data on asthma from five UK cohort studies are now available for the scientific community to download from the UK Data Service.

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UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies @clscohorts.bsky.social · 9d

NEW DATA! Harmonised fertility histories of four British cohorts – born in 1946, 1958, 1970 and 1989-90 – are now available for the scientific community to download from the @ukdataservice.bsky.social

Find out more on the CLS website – bit.ly/42CN0qr

Research on fertility and families enhanced with new harmonised cohort data | CLS

Harmonised data on the fertility histories of four British cohorts are now available for the scientific community to download from the UK Data Service.

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UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies @clscohorts.bsky.social · 14d

Want to learn more? Why not join our free upcoming training webinar: Introducing polygenic scores in four national cohort studies on 30 September, from 12–1pm. Book now 👉 buff.ly/ahenpiR
@timtmorris.bsky.social

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Introducing polygenic scores in four national cohort studies
Webinar: Tuesday, 30 September 2025
12-1pm UK time

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UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies @clscohorts.bsky.social · 14d

🧬Exciting new genetic data release!
Polygenic scores for more than 30,000 people across four CLS cohort studies are now available, making cross-cohort analyses using derived genetic measures possible. Find out more about the accessible data on the CLS website👉 buff.ly/iI8iq9n

Polygenic scores released for four national cohort studies | CLS

The research community can now access a range of polygenic scores from more than 30,000 people taking part in four of the UK’s national cohort studies.

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UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies @clscohorts.bsky.social · 20d

Date for the diary! Join us online next Thursday at 13:00 (UK time) to learn more about Growing Up in Digital Europe & feed into plans for the UK pilot. This new Europe-wide study will collect internationally comparable data on children’s wellbeing. More info: bit.ly/4pl4YHs @drlisac.bsky.social

GUIDE UK Stakeholder & Policy Engagement Webinar — GUIDE

We’d love for you to join our interactive webinar where we’ll bring together key voices from policy, research, and the third sector.

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UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies @clscohorts.bsky.social · 20d

📣 New data linkage! Explore the linkage of education administrative records from Ofsted reporting in England to the Millennium Cohort Study, spanning 2005-2019. If you're at @adruk2025.bsky.social today, come chat to our team about this important linkage.
👉 Download user guide here: buff.ly/Hh3zIEI

New data linkage - Millennium Cohort Study: Linked education administrative datasets Ofsted. Image of children writing exams.

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UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies @clscohorts.bsky.social · 20d

Another exciting day at @adruk2025.bsky.social conference today! Coming up this morning, CLS colleagues @gergobaranyi.bsky.social and @rjsilverwood.bsky.social presenting.
Find out why linking cohort and admin data is vital for impactful research, and why we’re a sponsor of ADR: bit.ly/4nuhsuu

Gergo Baranyi and Richard Silverwood at the stall.

A bird's eye view of the crowd at the conference in the exhibitor area.

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Population Data Science at Swansea University @popdatascisu.bsky.social · 21d

🐝 It’s a hive of activity at #ADRUKConf25 Poster Session! #Admindata #innovation #research

@adruk2025.bsky.social @adrwales.bsky.social @adrcni.bsky.social @scadrdata.bsky.social @saildatabank.bsky.social

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UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies @clscohorts.bsky.social · 21d

📝 We are inviting comments on the draft questionnaire for the joint sweep of NCDS at age 68 and BCS70 at age 56 by Sunday 5 October. Thank you to all who contributed to the open consultation.

👉 See consultation web page for full details, including our responses to the contributions: buff.ly/NWedlQy

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Scientific consultation: joint sweep of NCDS at 68 and BCS70 at 56.
Draft questionnaire now available for comments.
Deadline to respond: Sunday, 5 October.

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UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies @clscohorts.bsky.social · 21d

We’re excited to be at @adruk2025.bsky.social in beautiful Cardiff. If you’re at the conference, come visit our stall in the main entrance hall near the welcome desk. 🐻

Wishing all delegates at #ADRUKConf25 an enjoyable few days.

Lisa Calderwood and Karen Dennison at the Centre for Longitudinal Studies booth

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UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies @clscohorts.bsky.social · 22d

Fascinating new blog post by CLS researchers, Charis Bridger Staatz & @evietabor.bsky.social published today on the @lseimpactblog.bsky.social 👇

LSE Impact Blog @lseimpactblog.bsky.social · 22d

💥New: “Dancing in the Rain” – How to better recognise the impact of longitudinal studies and research infrastructure

✍️ Charis Bridger Staatz & @evietabor.bsky.social

#ResearchImpact #LongitudinalData #SocialScience @clscohorts.bsky.social

“Dancing in the Rain” – How to better recognise the impact of longitudinal studies and research infrastructure - Impact of Social Sciences

How can the impact of longitudinal datasets that are developed over the course of decades be better recognised?

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Lisa Calderwood @drlisac.bsky.social · 24d

Very happy to be taking on this role. @sllshome.bsky.social is so important for our worldwide longitudinal family through the conference, journal and many wider activities. I look forward to helping it to continue to go from strength to strength.

UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies @clscohorts.bsky.social · 28d

We’re delighted that our Managing Director @drlisac.bsky.social has been appointed President-Elect of @sllshome.bsky.social. She will become President from the September 2026 conference. Congratulations Lisa! #SLLS2025

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UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies @clscohorts.bsky.social · 28d

Thanks @drmluciano.bsky.social! We're excited to get started.

Michelle Luciano @drmluciano.bsky.social · 28d

Follow @clscohorts.bsky.social to keep up-to-date on this super important new birth cohort!

UK Research and Innovation @ukri.org · 29d

Announcing Generation New Era: the first UK-wide birth cohort study in 25 years.

It will study 30,000 children born in 2026 across the four nations of the UK.

Watch out for upcoming opportunities for researchers and other stakeholders to engage with the study team via @clscohorts.bsky.social

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UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies @clscohorts.bsky.social · 28d

We’re delighted that our Managing Director @drlisac.bsky.social has been appointed President-Elect of @sllshome.bsky.social. She will become President from the September 2026 conference. Congratulations Lisa! #SLLS2025

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UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies @clscohorts.bsky.social · 29d

We're very excited!

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UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies @clscohorts.bsky.social · 29d

Celebrity spot!

Bożena Wielgoszewska @mebozena.bsky.social · 29d

Conference coffee at #slls2025 with cohort memBEAR from @clscohorts.bsky.social ☕️

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UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies @clscohorts.bsky.social · 29d

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UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies @clscohorts.bsky.social · 29d

We're excited to announce CLS will lead the first new nationally representative UK-wide birth cohort study in 25 years. Generation New Era will follow the lives of more than 30,000 babies born in 2026, during their early years, and potentially beyond. Read more: bit.ly/4gfttBP

Photo of three babies lying on the carpet

Graphic describing some of the key features of the study: 30,000 babies will take part, it is the first new UK-wide birth cohort study in 25 years, babies will be age 9-11 months at the first survey, and 3-4 years at the second survey.

Graphic showing sample sizes in the four UK countries: 16,300 babies in England, 5,000 babies in Scotland, 4,500 babies in Wales, and 4,200 babies in Northern Ireland.

Graphic describing some of the elements of the study. This includes boosts for ethnic minority and low income families, interviews with fathers as well as mothers, consent to linkage to administrative data.

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