CLOSER Emerging Longitudinal Scholars Symposium 2026
Our Emerging Longitudinal Scholars Symposium is back again – this year the focus turns to digital technology and social media use among children and young people.
CLOSER Emerging Longitudinal Scholars Symposium 2026
17 Jun 2026, 13:00 – 16:00
Chaired by CLOSER’s Head of Education and Training, Dr Neil Kaye, this symposium provides a collaborative platform for fostering knowledge exchange and showcasing research by early career researchers using UK longitudinal population study data.
For this year’s Symposium, we’ve curated a diverse set of talks followed by an interactive discussion within the overarching theme. Professor Victoria Goodyear, from the University of Birmingham’s School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, and Institute for Mental Health, will be our discussant for the session.
Taking place on Wednesday 17 June, this online symposium is free to attend. This event will be particularly useful to students and early career researchers.
Programme of events
The symposium will feature talks from each of the presenting emerging longitudinal scholars, followed by commentary and insights from our discussant.
- Parenting in the digital age: Ethnic differences in adolescent digital device use and socioemotional health in the UK – Chia Liu (University of St Andrews)
- Digital Technology Use in Middle Childhood: A Mixed-Methods Longitudinal Study in the Born in Bradford Cohort – Sara Ahern [presenting on behalf of Kirsty Crossley] (Born in Bradford)
- Adolescent social media use and psychiatric diagnoses in secondary care in England – Tom Metherell (UCL)
- Early Screen Time and Children’s Language Development: Heterogeneous Effects by Parental SES – Beyda Çineli (Autonomous University of Barcelona)
- How Digital Use Shapes Early Learning in the UK – Yi Feng (Durham University)
Image
Darren Tsang / 1314 Family Style for UCL IOE.
Further information
Ticketing
Pre-booking essential
Cost
Free
Open to
All
Availability
Yes
Related events
Claiming space: Muslim women’s experiences of academia
Claiming Space in an exhibition that explores the experiences of Muslim women in London-based universities.
Anniversary cultures: New histories of students and higher education
Students have formed a significant part of London’s population since the foundation of its first university in 1826, 200 years ago. This conference dives into new research centring their experiences.
Pioneering global trends in education, 1817-1835
Rosinka Chaudhuri will speak about her new book, India’s First Radicals: Young Bengal and the British Empire, exploring unprecedented upheaval in early 19th century Calcutta.