This event was hosted by CeLSIUS at Cardiff Castle on 20th September. It brought together the three UK Longitudinal Studies to demonstrate their unique contribution to UK population data.
The UKCenLS Conference brought together the Office for National Statistics Longitudinal Study (ONS LS) for England and Wales, the Northern Ireland Longitudinal Study (NILS) and the Scottish Longitudinal Study (SLS) to explore their research power. The following presentations focused on the studies' unique contribution to the UK’s population data landscape and how they may be used:
- Strategic developments in the data infrastructure landscape in the economic and social sciences and beyond – Dr Catherine Bromley, Deputy Director: Data Strategy and Infrastructure, ESRC (YouTube video)
- An overview of recent and current UKCenLS research: some hightlights – Professor Nicola Shelton, CeLSIUS, UCL (YouTube video)
- Neighbourhood crime and mental health service use in Scotland – Dr Gergö Barany, University of Edinburgh, with Dr Mark Cherrie, Institute of Occupational Medicine, and Professor Jamie Pearce, Professor Chris Dibben and Professor Sarah Curtis, University of Edinburgh (YouTube video)