📌Tickets are now available for our *free* in-person 2024 early career researcher conference and training event! The day will include practical training workshops and sessions showcasing research from the next generation of longitudinal researchers. closer.ac.uk/event/2024-ecr…

We're delighted to announce that Steve McEachern (Steve McEachern) will be taking over as our new Director this month. You can read more about Steve and his vision for the UK Data Service below 👇ukdataservice.ac.uk/2024/08/12/ukd…

🔔Our next 'Metadata management in the real world' webinar (25 Sept) will showcase how you can get the most out of the new standardised scales and lists features of our Discovery research tool for longitudinal population studies! Book your spot: closer.ac.uk/event/mmitrw-s…

📣We've extended the deadline to apply for our Head of Education and Training position. Interested? You've got until 25 August! Find out more: closer.ac.uk/jobs/ #EpiTwitter #PopTwitter #JobVacancy

Researchers - please help us plan our 'Children of the Children of the 90s' (G2) research for the next 5 years! 🤸‍♂️ALSPAC G2 Workshop 📆1-3pm, 11 September 2024 🏢We The Curious Contact us to book: [email protected] Help us plan our G2 strategy! #WeAreCO90s #JGI

How to submit: visit the EDDI 2024 Conference Website. [bit.ly/eddi-2024] The submission deadline is 2 September 2024, 23:59 CEST.

Studying for a PhD? Come and take part in an exciting policy internship with us Senedd Research in 2025! 📝Apply by 2 October 2024 here: tinyurl.com/kw2ue5hs ➡️Plus read about a previous student’s experience with us here: tinyurl.com/y32d75tj

📽️Videos and slides are now available from our recent webinar showcasing two tools - the NADA Metadata Editor & the DDIwR package - designed to help researchers create Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reuseable (FAIR) documentation. ➡️closer.ac.uk/event/metadata…

🍎 Interested in diet research? We recently added new insights on ultra-processed food, dieting and disordered eating, and food insecurity and poverty to our cross-study guide on dietary data. Read more and access the guide: closer.ac.uk/news-opinion/n…

We recently added standardised scales to CLOSER Discovery, our research tool for UK longitudinal population studies! Join our upcoming webinar where we'll showcase how to get the most out of this new feature as well as Discovery's lists functionality. closer.ac.uk/event/mmitrw-s…

The first Active Travel annual report from the independent board - highlights some very good practice, but real challenges in supporting more people to walk and cycle. Lots to do but a huge opportunity too for Welsh Government gov.wales/active-travel-…

Applications are now open for the new UK Research and Innovation CEO 🔬 This is a unique chance to influence how science and technology improve lives in the UK, enhance public services, and boost the economy. Apply here 👇 saxbam.com/appointment/uk… (1/2)

Life satisfaction improves for single mothers when they experience new #partnerships New research from MPIDR & Tilburg University uses our data understandingsociety.ac.uk/news/2024/08/2… UKDataService ISER University of Essex CLOSER Economic and Social Research Council

Great oral presentation by our Society for Social Medicine & Population Health ECR SSM subcommittee Member Charlotte Campbell CLOSER UCL at #SSM2024 on the relationship between social isolation & healthy ageing using English Longitudinal Study of Ageing

📅There's still time to register for our upcoming webinar showcasing the standardised scales and lists functionality in CLOSER Discovery, our research tool for UK longitudinal population studies on 25 Sept. eventbrite.co.uk/e/using-standa… #EpiTwitter #PopTwitter

🔔In our final #StudySpotlight, we’re shining a light on the Wirral Child Health and Development Study (Wirral Child Health & Development Study (WCHADS)) which follows families in the Wirral area of north-west England.  Read the full blog on our website: closer.ac.uk/news-opinion/b…

Wirral Child Health & Development Study (WCHADS) spotlight in the CLOSER blog. We’re very happy to be part of the closer network!

🔔In our latest blog, our recent CLOSER interns, Sude Işıl Baştuğ and Katie Sykes reflect on their research and policy internship, including their work on the cognition cross-study data guide and response to the DWP ARIs. Read the full blog: closer.ac.uk/news-opinion/b…