Centre for Longitudinal Studies – News

Artefacts from IOE’s social research and policy impact feature in UCL’s Two Centuries Here exhibition, exploring UCL’s past, present and future since its founding.

We explore how data linkages can show where children face barriers to learning.

The UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies is to lead the first new UK-wide scientific study of babies in a quarter of a century.

Professor Alissa Goodman is stepping aside as Director of the world-leading centre for longitudinal research, home of several nationally representative UK cohort studies.

UCL's Centre for Longitudinal Studies will conduct the UK pilot of a major new European cohort study on child wellbeing, called Growing Up in Digital Europe (GUIDE).

Professors Lisa Calderwood, John Jerrim and Dick Wiggins have been recognised in the 2025 Academy of Social Sciences Fellowships for their contributions to the social sciences for public benefit.

Data from the Next Steps study’s Age 32 Sweep are now available to download from the UK Data Service.

Dr Alina Pelikh (Centre for Longitudinal Studies) has received the British Society for Population Studies (BSPS) Early Career Award for her contributions to the field of family demography and transitions to adulthood.

A study by Dr Saul Justin Newman (Centre for Longitudinal Studies) has won the first-ever Ig Nobel award in Demography at this year’s 34th Ig Nobel Prizes.

In this episode, hosts Dr Keri Wong and Dr Alina Pelikh dive into the particular and sometimes daunting process of job interviews within academia.

In this episode Dr Alina Pelikh speaks to in-house media relations expert Chris Lane, who works in UCL's central press office team. We discuss the ins and outs of communicating research and expertise to the wider world via the media.

UCL and the University of Bristol will lead the Population Research UK (PRUK) co-ordination hub, part of an existing strategic investment from the UKRI Infrastructure Fund.

A tribute to the founding director of the UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies and Professor of Education who sadly passed away on 22 August 2023.

Disadvantaged teenagers are at greater risk of email scams and need better protection, according to an international study by Professor John Jerrim at the UCL Institute of Education.

Thousands of babies and parents are set to participate in a new UK birth cohort study, which will aim to shine a light on the challenges faced by families as they emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic and navigate the cost-of-living crisis.