New blog by Claire Crawford, Charlotte Booth and Vanessa Moulton evaluates the different plans proposed by Labour and the Conservatives to improve maths skills in the UK, using evidence from the CLS cohorts ➡️ bit.ly/3RTMGhu #EducationPolicy #BritishCohortStudies

We are home to a unique series of national cohort studies following the lives of generations of Britons. Our free on-demand training videos and slides walk researchers through the basics of using our studies. View on our YouTube channel: bit.ly/3VSsnlT #GetStartedCLS

New to the 1958 National Child Development Study #NCDS? From an initial 17,415 babies born in one week, this study is a rich resource for researchers on topics including mental health and work. View the intro video on our YouTube channel: bit.ly/3RWvh7O #GetStartedCLS

Interested in exploring the experiences of Generation X? Get started with our intro video. Social mobility, midlife health and employment are covered extensively in the data - available free from UKDataService. View on our YouTube channel: bit.ly/3RZz30h #GetStartedCLS

Our #NextStepsStudy follows a generation born in England in 1989-90. With a major data release (age 32) arriving UKDataService soon, discover what data has previously been captured with our on-demand video. View on our YouTube channel: bit.ly/3y3xkjD #GetStartedCLS

The Millennium Cohort Study is a fantastic resource for a wide range of researchers. We have completed seven #MCS sweeps, with the age 23 sweep now underway. Our short video introduces this important study. View on our YouTube channel: bit.ly/3RXqcMn #GetStartedCLS

Disadvantaged young people have to wait up to 15 minutes longer for A&E treatment than their more advantaged peers with similar healthcare needs, according to new #NextStepsStudy research by Mario Martínez-Jiménez Centre for Health Economics & Policy Innovation Read more on the CLS website: bit.ly/3S53AtB

👉 Great to hear from George Ploubidis, Darío Moreno-Agostino, Charis Bridger Staatz, Laura Gimeno and our expert panel at our Generational Health Drift event this week, discussing the impact of people living longer but in worse health. Sign up for future events: bit.ly/3Wit9K1

A&E waiting times longer for disadvantaged teens, finds new Imperial College London research by Mario Martínez-Jiménez using #NextStepsStudy & linked #NHS hospital records data. Read more on the CLS website: bit.ly/3S53AtB

📢 CLS working paper Research using the Millennium Cohort Study shows that teenagers who didn't pass their English or Maths GCSEs were more likely than their peers to have poorer health/wellbeing at ages 17-18, and to have engaged in criminal behaviour ➡️ bit.ly/4cKcx3H

👀 Did you see our latest Data Update? This essential email newsletter covers new data releases and training events as well as tips, tools and materials to help you with your data analysis. Sign up here: bit.ly/4d7ApOV #BritishCohortStudies #DataUpdate

CLS welcomes Dr Steve McEachern as the new Director of UKDS. We look forward to continuing our work with UKDS, making CLS' rich longitudinal data available to researchers around the world!

We’re looking for someone to: - Carry out a systematic review and specification curve analysis evaluating methods for handling mode effects in survey research. - Develop new guidance for researchers on mode effects. Apply by 11 September! Find out more: bit.ly/3KuzL1x