CLOSER produces three main newsletters designed to keep you up to date with all the latest news and blogs, research, events, and policy developments from the longitudinal population study community.
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Below you’ll find previous issues of Longitudinal News and ‘In the loop’ – our quarterly policy update.
Longitudinal News
Latest issue: November 2024
In this issue of Longitudinal News, we feature the latest update to our cross-study data guide for cognitive measures. The data guide now includes a summary of cognition measurement across 19 UK longitudinal population studies and in-depth information about measurements of cognition from more recent data collections in four studies.
Also featured in this month’s issue:
- Policy: Showcasing longitudinal research on preterm birth in UK Parliament
- Policy: Longitudinal evidence on food, diet and obesity cited in UK Parliament
- Social: Are you on LinkedIn? So are we!
Read the latest issue of Longitudinal News
Previous issues of Longitudinal News
In the loop
Latest issue: October 2024
‘In the loop’ is CLOSER’s quarterly policy update which features a round up of the latest developments in the policy landscape, open opportunities to engage with policy and decision makers, and new resources for improving your public engagement knowledge & skills.
This month’s issue, covering July-September 2024, features:
- Policy landscape review:
- King’s Speech showcases Labour’s legislative priorities
- Government Office for Science publishes updated policy development toolkit
- New Select Committee chairs
- Engagement opportunities:
- Government appoints new advisory board ahead of economic inactivity white paper
- New cohort of researchers appointed to strengthen the use of scientific evidence in Parliament
- Food Standards Agency seek experts to join Science Advisory Committees
- Office of Statistics Regulation publishes new Areas of Research Interest
- Developing your skills:
- CLOSER/UK Parliament blog on using Hansard to improve policy engagement
- In Conversation event with Government Chief Scientific Advisory
- Workshop series to learn about policy engagement in Scotland
- House of Lords Members to discuss the utilisation of research evidence in UK Parliament
Read the October 2024 issue of ‘In the loop’