Getting started: An introduction to four British cohort studies

This flagship CLS webinar gives first-time users an insight into four world-leading cohort studies.

These studies follow generations born between 1958 and 2002 and are a powerful resource for addressing a wide range of scientific questions in various social, economic, health, political and geographical sciences. The data are free to download from the UK Data Service.

Attendees will learn about the data collected in each study, possible research topics, how to access and get started with the data and examples of the types of analyses that can be undertaken using the following studies:

• 1958 National Child Development Study
• 1970 British Cohort Study
• Next Steps
• Millennium Cohort Study.

Who should attend?

This online event is suitable for a wide range of researchers including:

• Postgraduate students (Masters and PhD) interested in using the cohorts for a dissertation or thesis.
• Undergraduate students looking for data resources for their final year dissertation.
• Researchers in academia (particularly early career researchers).
• Researchers in the public or the third sector new to the cohort studies.

Speakers

• Vanessa Moulton, Senior Research Associate, Centre for Longitudinal Studies
• Morag Henderson, Professor in Sociology, Centre for Longitudinal Studies
• Richard Silverwood, Associate Professor and Chief Statistician, Centre for Longitudinal Studies

Links

• Centre for Longitudinal Studies
• Social Research Institute

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Centre for Longitudinal Studies.