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CLOSER Education and Training Network

The CLOSER Education and Training Network comprises educational professionals working in academia, data services, and other relevant industries, who provide training directly relevant to Longitudinal Population Studies (LPS) research.

The network meets three times a year to undertake a number of activities including: identifying gaps in LPS education and training, collaborating on training courses and materials, and collaborating on education and training focused grant applications.

The Longitudinal population studies and organisations currently represented include:

  • Understanding Society (University of Essex)
  • UK Data Service
  • English Longitudinal Study of Ageing
  • National Centre for Research Methods
  • UK Longitudinal Linkage Collaboration
  • Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (University of Bristol)
  • UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies
  • UCL Institute of Epidemiology & Health Care

For more information, or to enquire about joining the CLOSER Data Linkage Working Group, please contact us: closer@ucl.ac.uk

Read the Education and Training Network’s Terms of Reference