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Director: Professor Alissa Goodman
The Centre for Longitudinal Studies (CLS) is an Economic and Social Research Centre (ESRC website) Resource Centre.
Our centre manages four of the UK's internationally-renowned cohort studies:
- 1958 National Child Development Study (NCDS).
- 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70).
- Millennium Cohort Study (MCS).
- Next Steps, formerly Longitudinal Study of Young People in England.
Birth cohort studies
Learn more about our internationally-renowned cohort studies.
Research and consultancy
Find out about research and consultancy activities in the Centre for Longitudinal Studies (CLS).
News
UCL research centre to lead UK pilot of Europe-wide child wellbeing study
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).
20 Jun 2025
IOE academics among newest Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences
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.
01 Apr 2025
New data offers unparalleled insight into pivotal moments of millennials’ lives
Data from the Next Steps study’s Age 32 Sweep are now available to download from the UK Data Service. It offers new research opportunities into a time of life when many are forming relationships, starting families, buying houses or developing their careers.
20 Sep 2024
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