Millennium Cohort Study at age 23: explore the new data
Date:
12/02/2026
Organised by:
UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies
Presenter:
Prof Morag Henderson, UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies and colleagues
Level:
Entry (no or almost no prior knowledge)
Contact:
Richard Steele
ioe.clsevents@ucl.ac.uk
Venue: Online
Description:
This free one-hour webinar introduces users to the Age 23 Sweep of the Millennium Cohort Study. Join us to find out what’s new in the latest sweep, and gain insights into how Generation Z navigates education, employment, families, and health in their early 20s.
About the event
The Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) is a UK longitudinal birth cohort study that is following the lives of around 19,000 young people born across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland in 2000-02. This webinar will provide a first look at the latest sweep of the study, collected when the cohort members were aged 23 and soon to be released from the UK Data Service.
The data collected from this cohort are valuable to researchers studying transitions from birth into early adulthood in key domains such as:
- family, relationships, and housing
- employment and finances
- education
- health and wellbeing
- cognition.
What’s covered in the session?
A guide to what’s new in the MCS data, including longitudinal (repeated) measures, as well as special features at age 23.
Information about data collection and mode, as well as availability of weights.
A spotlight on initial findings from this cohort when they are 23.
Information on accessing the data from the UK Data Service and where to go for more information.
Cost:
Free
Website and registration:
Region:
Greater London
Keywords:
Research Skills, Communication and Dissemination, longitudinal, cohorts
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