Investigating obesity in the UK - what data can I use?
Date:
27/03/2019
Organised by:
CLOSER and the UK Data Service
Presenter:
Prof Rebecca Hardy, Dr Vanessa Higgins, and Dr Michelle Morris
Level:
Entry (no or almost no prior knowledge)
Contact:
Jennie Blows
020 7331 5174
Venue: Online
Description:
About the webinar
The webinar is for those who would like to know more about sources of data available for investigating obesity. It will focus particularly on longitudinal, cross-sectional and consumer data.
The session will explore:
- The range of longitudinal data available, including an example of how researchers can utilise harmonised data, such as the CLOSER-funded set of harmonised BMI measures, for cross-study investigations
- The use of cross-sectional data sources currently available from the UK Data Service
- The value of using consumer data
The first 45 minutes of the webinar will be devoted to presentations from Prof Rebecca Hardy (UCL), Dr Vanessa Higgins (UK Data Service), and Dr Michelle Morris (Consumer Data Research Centre) followed by 15 minutes of Q&A.
If you have any queries or require further information about this event, please contact the CLOSER Communications and Events Assistant, Jennie Blows (j.blows@ucl.ac.uk).
The webinar series is the result of a collaboration between a number of ESRC-funded resource centres working together to promote the value and use of social science data. The collaboration is made up of several organisations including: CeLSIUS, NILS_RSU, SLS-DSU, CLOSER, Understanding Society, the Centre for Longitudinal Studies (CLS), the UK Data Service, the National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM), and the three ESRC funded big data centres; the Urban Big Data Centre (UBDC), the ESRC Business and Local Government Data Research Centre (BLG) and Consumer Data Research Centre (CDRC).
This webinar is jointly organised by CLOSER and the UK Data Service as part of the ESRC-funded data resource’s collaborative webinar series, ESRC data resources: discovering data and how to use it.
Cost:
Free
Website and registration:
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/5203505145698173443
Region:
International
Keywords:
Quantitative Data Handling and Data Analysis, Longitudinal Data Analysis, obesity , data sources , cross sectional , consumer data
Related publications and presentations:
Quantitative Data Handling and Data Analysis
Longitudinal Data Analysis