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Below you’ll find previous issues of Longitudinal News and ‘In the loop’ – our quarterly policy update.
Longitudinal News
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Latest issue: February 2025
In this issue, we announce our plans to host an annual Emerging Longitudinal Scholars symposium series and open this year’s call for abstracts.
Want to be involved? Submit your abstract by Monday 7 April.
Also featured in this month’s issue:
- CLOSER Discovery: New data added to our Discovery research tool
- Learning Hub: Longitudinal research case study on the effect of mother’s criminal offending on children
- Event: Upcoming webinar exploring open science and data policy in France
Read the latest issue of Longitudinal News
Previous issues of Longitudinal News
In the loop
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Latest issue: January 2025
‘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 October – December 2024, features:
- Policy landscape review:
- Government Budget contains support for UK’s research base
- Gambling statutory levy consultation response
- Updates on the state and direction of DSIT
- UK Government commits to be more proactive in publishing evidence used in policymaking
- Engagement opportunities:
- DSIT announces new study into the impact of smartphone and social media use on young people
- Forthcoming consultation on the UK’s first Men’s Health Strategy
- Treasury and HMRC release new ARIs
- Developing your skills:
- Podcast on connecting research and policy
- UK Parliament Evidence Week
- Upcoming Universities Policy Engagement Network (UPEN) events
Read the January 2025 issue of ‘In the loop’