The 2022 Scottish Health Survey report, published today, updates long term trends on key public health issues such as smoking, alcohol and mental wellbeing. Read more on the latest findings below 👇

Join us and enjoy the view! We have a Senior Researcher vacancy at ScotCen based in our Edinburgh office (on a hybrid basis). A great opportunity to develop your skills as part of a multidisciplinary team delivering high quality applied social research bit.ly/3wfCXKd

New report by Anna Pearce for Obesity Action Scotland finds children who experienced #foodinsecurity at a young age were 4 times more likely to experience persistent #obesity from the start of primary school up to age 14. Report ➡️tinyurl.com/3vp6etkj

A great opportunity to work with some fantastic supervisors and join the growing group of PhD researchers using GUS data ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Retweet for a chance to win a set of our amazing Cambridge Audio Hikerdelic How High Melomania M100 headphones (RRP £169) Winner picked at random on Saturday at 9pm Gooood luck y’all x x Spec and more info here: cambridgeaudio.com/gbr/en/product…

Very excited that the new Economic and Social Research Council Early Life Cohort feasibility study is now up and running in all four UK countries! Check out this thread and UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies website to find out more! 🧵 ⬇️

Good to join colleagues from CLOSER and Generation Scotland this afternoon in a session with Scottish Parliament and Scottish Parliament Information Centre to talk about all things longitudinal and provide an overview of GUS

Today I was at the Skills Development Scotland PhD networking event talking about the rich GUS data. GUS data is currently being used by 5 PhD students across different disciplines but has the potential to support many more. Maybe you have an idea? bit.ly/3KVLiXU

🆕Published today, Scottish Social Attitudes Survey (SSA) 2023. The latest report explores attitudes to #ScottishGovernment, the #Economy and the #HealthService Scottish Government

Great new role to lead the British Social Attitudes survey at NatCen just out. A really exciting opportunity for anyone working in survey research and looking for a new challenge. Get in touch if you'd like to find out more. natcen.pinpointhq.com/en/postings/9a…

📣LIVE NOW: Attitudes to National Identity and Devolution What Scotland Thinks and Alex Scholes will explore shifts in public opinion on devolution, independence, and national identity in Scotland and England over 25 years. youtube.com/live/Immm1L8UL… #Devolution #NationalIdentity

🆕We were awarded a grant by Cancer Research UK Policy to understand the use and views of disposable e-cigarettes among adults. We conducted 40 in-depth interviews with adults in the UK focused on smoking cessation (in adults).

Supporting the #PermProg Phase 2 conference today. It’s been a real pleasure being on the advisory group for this important mixed method longitudinal project exploring the pathways and outcomes of looked after children in Scotland. Findings here bit.ly/4e8MvI0

If you are doing work with, or related to, longitudinal population studies - whether you're on a study team, a funder, evidence user, analyst, data manager, or in another role related to these signifcant resources - take note! Population Research UK has arrived and we need your input 👇

The PRUK Hub team enjoyed an away day earlier this month and are excited to share more about PRUK with everyone at the upcoming workshops, register pruk.ac.uk/workshops/ #WeArePRUK

Missed our in-person workshops? Tell us how PRUK can support you at our online workshop on Mon 25 Nov, 2-4pm. 💻✨ Register now: bristol-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

In 1999, NatCen established an office in Edinburgh, coinciding with the devolution of powers to Scotland. Twenty-five years on and ScotCen is marking this milestone showcasing findings across the years.

Retweet for a chance to win one of the last remaining How High Jackets. Winner announced tomorrow at 10am, after which the final 37 jackets go on sale (we ordered extras to cover replacements etc) hikerdelic.com/collections/ja… Tim Burgess

💬Collaboration, challenge, and impact - what’s it like to chair the PRUK Forum in its first year? Rosie McEachan & Paul Bradshaw reflect on building community, influencing policy, and shaping the future of longitudinal research. Read more: shorturl.at/0rR59

2 great venues for 2 great meetings hosted by CLOSER. Representing GUS and with a Population Research UK hat too at yesterday’s study network meeting at British Library and today talking comms and engagement at the Longitudinal Comms Network conference at Friends House