Getting started: An introduction to four British cohort studies
Date:
27/11/2025
Organised by:
UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies
Presenter:
Prof. Morag Henderson, Dr. Vanessa Moulton, Prof. Richard Silverwood
Level:
Entry (no or almost no prior knowledge)
Contact:
Richard Steele, Events and Marketing Officer
Phone: 020 7911 5320
Email: ioe.clsevents@ucl.ac.uk
Venue: Online
Description:
New to the CLS cohort studies? This webinar will give you an overview of four internationally renowned national cohort studies and the wide range of opportunities they offer to researchers.
About the event
This flagship CLS webinar will give first-time users an insight into four world-leading cohort studies.
These studies follow generations born between 1958 and 2002 and are a powerful resource for addressing a wide range of scientific questions in various social, economic, health, political and geographical sciences. The data are free to download from the UK Data Service.
What’s covered in the event?
You will learn about the data collected in each study, possible research topics, how to access and get started with the data and examples of the types of analyses that can be undertaken using the following studies:
Who should attend?
This webinar is suitable for a wide range of researchers including:
postgraduate students (Masters and PhD) interested in using the cohorts for a dissertation or thesis
undergraduate students looking for data resources for their final year dissertation
researchers in academia (particularly early career researchers)
researchers in the public or the third sector new to the cohort studies.
Why take part?
Gain an overview of the type of research topics that the data could offer.
Find out about the types of analyses that can be performed with the data.
Learn how the cohort studies could be used in coursework or dissertations.
Discover how to access and get started handling the data.
Get answers to specific questions about the cohort studies and how to use them.
Cost:
Free
Website and registration:
Region:
Greater London
Keywords:
Longitudinal Research , Cohort study, Longitudinal Data Analysis, Mixed Methods Data Handling and Data Analysis
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