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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:

Read the latest issue of Longitudinal News

Previous issues of Longitudinal News

 


In the loop

UK Houses of ParliamentLatest 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’

Previous issues of ‘In the loop’