Studies
Our vision is to lead on discoveries into life course determinants of physical and mental function in older age, as well as ways to maintain of independence in older age.
The MRC National Survey of Health and Development (NSHD), the oldest of the British birth cohort studies, is unique in having data from birth on the health and social circumstances of a representative sample (N=5362) of men and women born in England, Scotland or Wales in March 1946. The NSHD has been funded by the Medical Research Council since 1962.
Contact DetailsTel: +44 (0) 20 7670 5700
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7580 1501
Freephone: 0800 952 0249
Email: mrclha.enquiries@ucl.ac.uk
The Southall And Brent REvisited Study (SABRE) is a medical research study involving nearly 5000 European, Indian Asian and African Caribbean men and women. The aim is to highlight ethnic differences in cardiometabolic risk and provide potential explanations for such differences.
Contact DetailsTel: +44 (0) 20 7679 9471
Email:sabre@ucl.ac.uk
The aim of LINKAGE-Camden is to gain further understanding of the development and nature of Delirium but also its potential effects on cognition and memory. Started in January 2017, LINKAGE-Camden is in the process of recruiting people over the age of 70, who are living in the borough of Camden and will be followed up over a 2 year period.
https://www.linkage-camden.com/
Contact DetailsTel: +44 (0) 20 3028 7067
Tel: +44 (0) 20 3028 7066
Email: linkage-camden@ucl.ac.uk
CONVALESCENCE is a NIHR-UKRI funded study (3 years from March 2021) that will use data from established population cohorts and national anonymised electronic health records. CONVALESCENCE is a multi-disciplinary collaboration between many universities and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).
Contact DetailsTel: +44 (0) 20 7670 5744
Email: convalescence@ucl.ac.uk