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. Take a look below at the studies we’ve shined a light on so far this year.
April
We kicked off the series with a look at the two partner studies following the millennial generation – the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children and Next Steps:
- ALSPAC and the millennial generation
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. - Next Steps and the millennial generation
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.
May
We showcased three of our partner studies that follow the UK’s ageing population in May – the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing, the Hertfordshire Cohort Study, and the National Survey of Health and Development.
- ELSA and the ageing population
Established in 2002, the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing tracks the dynamics of ageing by following the lives of over 12,000 men and women aged 50+ and living in England. - Hertfordshire Cohort Study and the ageing population
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. - 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.
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