The Centre for Longitudinal Studies (CLS) is an Economic and Social Research Council resource centre. It is based at the Department of Social Science, UCL Institute of Education, University of London.

The cohort studies

CLS is responsible for running four of Britain’s internationally-renowned cohort studies:

• 1958 National Child Development Study (NCDS)
• 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70)
• Millennium Cohort Study (MCS)
• Next Steps (previously known as Longitudinal Study of Young People in England)

What we do

Running the cohort studies is a complex process, involving a number of different activities. To find out more about what CLS is up to, see our news and events sections.

We make the datasets widely available for researchers to use via the UK Data Service, and provide training and support in their use. Our researchers conduct research on a variety of topics that have helped to improve individuals’ lives. Our research covers areas including education and child development, social mobility, health inequalities, mental health and wellbeing, inequalities, families and family life, ageing, and survey and statistical methods.

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