Our Study Spotlight series showcases our partner studies and how to make the most of these world-class scientific assets through CLOSER’s research resources.
Each month, we’re turning the spotlight on a new theme and delving into the backgrounds of studies that share similar characteristics, such as their study sample, design, or topics of research interest. ‘Study Spotlight’ will illustrate how we can help you gain a deeper understanding of the longitudinal population studies in our partnership and utilise these on your research journey.
Explore the Study Spotlight series
Sept 2024
The Wirral Child Health and Development Study (WCHADS)
Established in 2007, WCHADS aims to investigate the reasons why some children develop emotional and behavioural difficulties at an early age, as well as the factors that cause these problems to continue throughout childhood and adolescence.
July 2024
Whitehall II
Founded by Professor Sir Michael Marmot in 1985, the Whitehall II Study aims to investigate the causes of social inequalities in health.
July 2024
Health and Employment After Fifty (HEAF) Study
The Health and Employment After Fifty (HEAF) Study aims to assess the health benefits and risks of working at older ages and help understand whether common health conditions could limit work capabilities in later life.
June 2024
Southampton Women's Survey
Funded by the Medical Research Council, the University of Southampton and several other funders, the SWS is the one of very few birth cohorts in which mothers were recruited before conception of the child.
March 2024
Longitudinal Study of Young People in England: Cohort 2 (LSYPE2)
Managed by the Department for Education (DfE), the Longitudinal Study of Young People in England: Cohort 2 (LSYPE2) is a major study of young people who were aged 13/14 when the study first began in 2013.
Feb 2024
Born in Bradford (BiB)
Born in Bradford is an applied research programme based in Bradford, one of the largest cities in the north of England.
Jan 2024
The Northern Ireland Cohort for the Longitudinal Study of Ageing (NICOLA)
NICOLA is the first large-scale longitudinal population study of ageing in Northern Ireland following the lives of 8,500 people aged 50 and over from across the country.
Oct 2023
Generation Scotland
Generation Scotland is a Scotland-wide family-based study following over 24,000 people from around 7,000 families from childhood to old age.
Sept 2023
Growing Up in Scotland
Launched in 2005, Growing Up in Scotland (GUS) follows the lives of around 14,000 children and their families from the early years, through childhood and beyond.
July 2023
Understanding Society: The UK Household Longitudinal Survey
Understanding Society follows over 30,000 households from across the UK making it the largest longitudinal panel study of its kind.
July 2023
ONS Longitudinal Study
The ONS Longitudinal Study contains linked census and life events data for a 1% sample of the population of England and Wales.
June 2023
Millennium Cohort Study
The Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) follows the lives of around 19,000 young people born across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in 2000-02.
June 2023
1970 British Cohort Study
The 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70) follows the lives of around 17,000 people born in England, Scotland and Wales in the same, single week of 1970.
June 2023
1958 National Child Development Study
The 1958 National Child Development Study (NCDS) is following the lives of an initial 17,415 people born in England, Scotland and Wales in a single week of 1958.
May 2023
English Longitudinal Study of Ageing
Established in 2002, the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) tracks the dynamics of ageing by following the lives of over 12,000 men and women aged 50+ and living in England.
May 2023
Hertfordshire Cohort Study
The Hertfordshire Cohort Study is a unique study of 3,000 men and women born during the period 1931–39 in the English county of Hertfordshire and still resident there in the late 1990s.
May 2023
MRC National Survey of Health and Development
The National Survey of Health and Development follows 5,362 people born in England, Scotland, and Wales in a single week in March 1946.
April 2023
Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children
The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (also known as Children of the 90s) has followed the health and development of 14,500 women, their partners, and their children since 1992.
April 2023
Next Steps
Next Steps, formally known as the Longitudinal Study of Young People in England, follows the lives of 16,000 people born in 1989-90 in England.