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16 January 2023

Health and Employment After Fifty study joins CLOSER Discovery

Researchers can now explore data from the Health and Employment After Fifty (HEAF) study in CLOSER Discovery – the UK’s most detailed research tool for longitudinal population studies.

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15 December 2022

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From CRF to CLOSER – charting the first 10-years of the home of longitudinal research

In our first ever ‘long-read’, Rob Davies marks our 10-year anniversary with a look back over the past decade and how we’ve evolved from the early days of the Cohort Resources Facility into CLOSER, the home of longitudinal research.

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Harmonised dataset: Mental health measures

Learn more about our harmonised mental health measures dataset featuring measures of pre-adolescent characteristics collected at age 10/11.

Maximising the use and impact of the UK’s longitudinal research data

A new IoE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society blog takes a look back over the past 10 years at the evolution of the home of longitudinal research.

Learning Hub: Teaching datasets

Explore our teaching dataset and suggested exercises to help you get to grips with analysing data from longitudinal population studies.

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07 Mar 2023

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Research spotlight

COVID-19 Research Tracker

Explore the longitudinal research published investigating both the immediate and long-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Living with dementia during COVID-19

Watch ELSA's new animation about their project examining the experience of people with mild cognitive impairment or dementia during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mental health and financial hardship during COVID-19

Research using the 1958 and 1970 British birth cohorts suggests poor mental health doubled the likelihood of experiencing financial hardship during the pandemic.

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