Mental health difficulties among young adults in England have doubled in past decade, finds a new @ucl.ac.uk study by CLS researchers @dominicpkelly.bsky.social & @emlafitzsimons.bsky.social Read more on the CLS website: bit.ly/4v4QZrx

Landmark systematic review of the British birth cohorts, providing further evidence of Generational Health Drift. Led by the fantastic Laura Gimeno with superstar team: @dmorenoagostino.bsky.social @martindanka.bsky.social @yiling1015.bsky.social Alice Goisis & @drjenndowd.bsky.social

Sign up for our next CSMH Seminar series event: Focusing in on life course processes to understand how racism patterns ethnic inequities in health Speaker: Prof. Laia Becares Date and time: Wed 13th May 16:00-17:00 Sign up here for free: www.tickettailor.com/events/esrcc...

Excited to deliver the keynote at the UCL “200 Years of Health and Wellbeing” symposium 🎉 I’ll present evidence on Generational Health Drift, its impact on economic activity, and argue that the recent decline in Healthy Life Expectancy reflects both mental and physical health. @sriucl.bsky.social

Join us next Tuesday (2-3.30pm, BST)! With our fantastic panellists (Prof Jayati Das-Munshi, Raza Griffiths, Prof Stephani Hatch, Rachel Hill & Prof Ann Phoenix), we will discuss the origins and impact of some gaps in data and how to make research more inclusive. More info and free sign up below!

Intersectionality and MAIHDA conference - BOOKING NOW OPEN! (and it's free) Friday 10th July, University of Sheffield With a pre-conference MAIHDA course on Thursday 9th July All details: intersectionalhealth.org/upcoming-eve... Please share widely in your networks!

If you haven't heard it yet, here's a great podcast as part of the IOE insights series featuring SRI's @gergobaranyi.bsky.social on the long term consequences of housing for education outcomes across the lifespan. Take a listen: share.transistor.fm/s/90762e03

📢 New @ucl.ac.uk research finds people who experience mental health difficulties in childhood at ages 5-16 are more likely to have irregular sleep patterns at ages 46-48, with more reported to sleep less than six hours every night. Read more on the CLS website 👉 buff.ly/4TdWrN0

Share your story 🗣️ Did you grow up in the UK (or UK & Japan) & live in London? Bridging Divides wants to speak to adults age18-24 in a 1hr interview on gender experiences & wellbeing. You'll get a £20 voucher for taking part - pls share with your networks! More info here 👉 tinyurl.com/musm42nx

Exciting research from @tommetherell.com 👇

Delighted to share that our paper "Associations between early-life mental health and abnormal sleep duration in midlife: findings from a prospective cohort study in Great Britain" is now published in @springernature.com European Journal of Epidemiology! rdcu.be/e5rAK 👇

We’re excited to see @dmorenoagostino.bsky.social’s article on the @uk.theconversation.com site. You can also find out more about the full research project on the CLS website: bit.ly/4aa5MYV

Check our article in @uk.theconversation.com on our recent study on the long-term trajectories of mental ill-health in the 1958 and 1970 British birth cohorts and long-term inequalities in these @clscohorts.bsky.social @georgeploubidis.bsky.social @jdasmunshi.bsky.social @kingscsmh.bsky.social

Join a @popmhuk.bsky.social & kingscsmh.bsky.social webinar on Thursday 29 January, 12.00 - Measuring and understanding the impact of population ‘shocks’ on inequities and mental health www.phiuk.org/news/events/.... Featuring @dmorenoagostino.bsky.social and Dr Annie Geffery

📢 Post-doctoral opportunity! 📢 Join me and the fantastic #BridgingDivides team to do research on the causes of the #gender gap in #YouthMentalHealth using existing data from longitudinal population studies! More info and how to apply: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/... Closes on 1 December! 📅

One week to apply! Join us at the UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies @clscohorts.bsky.social and the #BridgingDivides team (www.bridging-divides.org) to lead research on the causes of the #gender gap in #YouthMentalHealth Closes 1 December! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPM357/r... @kingscsmh.bsky.social

One week to apply! Join us at the UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies @clscohorts.bsky.social and the #BridgingDivides team (www.bridging-divides.org) to lead research on the causes of the #gender gap in #YouthMentalHealth Closes 1 December! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPM357/r... @kingscsmh.bsky.social

📢 Post-doctoral opportunity! 📢 Join me and the fantastic #BridgingDivides team to do research on the causes of the #gender gap in #YouthMentalHealth using existing data from longitudinal population studies! More info and how to apply: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/... Closes on 1 December! 📅

📅⌛ Only one more day to apply for this postdoc position with @jdasmunshi.bsky.social (+ @georgeploubidis.bsky.social & me) to do quantitative research on population mental health inequalities using survey and admin data: my.corehr.com/pls/kclrecru...

We’ve joined 100+ others in calling for the government to fully scrap the two-child limit. Every child deserves the best start in life. By fully scrapping the two-child limit the government can deliver a decisive shift in children’s opportunities, and in the UK's potential.

📢8 days to apply to this 2-year postdoc!📢 Join @jdasmunshi.bsky.social + @georgeploubidis.bsky.social + me to do research using data from @clscohorts.bsky.social and beyond, as well as linkages to health and administrative data, to examine population mental health inequalities over the life course!

🚨Job alert!🚨 We are looking for a 🧮 quant postdoc researcher to join the AMAZING Jay Das-Munshi @jdasmunshi.bsky.social George Ploubidis @georgeploubidis.bsky.social & myself at @kingscsmh.bsky.social in collab with @clscohorts.bsky.social All info: my.corehr.com/pls/kclrecru... Closes 18 Nov!

1/ So you’re thinking about applying for an academic job in the UK but don’t know how? This thread will walk you through the essentials.

@sriucl.bsky.social is HIRING 2 permanent Lecturers 🚀 in #QuantitativeSocialScience! It comes with smart and lovely colleagues🌟, a central London office, and many big ideas and questions 🧐 Apply now! www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

WE ARE HIRING! 2 Lecturers in Quantitative Social Science. Want a friendly interdisciplinary department in one of the world's most vibrant cities? This just might be for you. Apply by: 10 Oct www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

Only one more week to go: applications close on 7 August! 📅 📢 I am recruiting a postdoctoral researcher to join me to do research on intersectional inequalities in youth mental health across time and place 📢 More info and how to apply: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNO337/r...

📢 I am recruiting a postdoctoral researcher to join me to do research on intersectional inequalities in youth mental health 📢 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNO337/r... If this sounds daunting but exciting, please, do NOT self-select out of this!! 🙏 Applications close on 7 August, one more month to go! 🗓️

Cohort studies are vital to study a range of social science questions. The Age 62 wave of the 1958 National Child Development Study by @clscohorts.bsky.social‬ is now available! Find out more: bit.ly/4lIwpJa

Great to see our cohort data put to work on a big question: does social media harm youth mental health? This new study finds no clear link, reminding us the evidence is often more complex than the headlines.

We have a ✨NEW PREPRINT✨! Using data from the @clscohorts.bsky.social Millennium Cohort Study and linked healthcare records, we tested the association between social media use and psychiatric diagnoses in secondary care in young people in England. This is still a work in progress - feedback welcome!

📢 I am recruiting a postdoctoral researcher to join me to do research on intersectional inequalities in youth mental health 📢 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNO337/r... If this sounds daunting but exciting, please, do NOT self-select out of this!! 🙏 Applications close on 7 August, one more month to go! 🗓️

How can schools better support #LGBTQ+ students, especially those belonging to other minority groups? The STEPS programme, from IoPPN and @kingscsmh.bsky.social#LGBTQ+worked with teachers and young people to co-produce research to contribute to a culture of change. #SchoolsDiversityWeek #PrideMonth

📣 Our latest training webinar will introduce users to the most comprehensive data in the adulthood of NCDS, captured at Age 62 when cohort members approached State Pension age. Join us on Thursday, 17 July from 1–2pm to explore this major new research resource. Register now👉 buff.ly/z5iDzAX

📢 Job opportunity! 📢 I am recruiting a 2-year postdoc to join me at @clscohorts.bsky.social to work on a SUPER exciting project on the quantitative study of intersectional inequalities in youth mental health across time and place! See www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/... for more info and how to apply!

📢 Job opportunity! 📢 I am recruiting a 2-year postdoc to join me at @clscohorts.bsky.social to work on a SUPER exciting project on the quantitative study of intersectional inequalities in youth mental health across time and place! See www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/... for more info and how to apply!

Unhealthy Divides? 🩺 Join LSE Health on Mon 7 July for a webinar exploring deep-rooted socioeconomic inequalities in health, from policy to economics. 🌍 Speakers: Maarten Lindeboom, jlynch13.bsky.social Jennifer Dowd @emiliecourtin.bsky.social @jcosta-font.bsky.social Register👉 bit.ly/4jWYavW

📢 CLS wants your help to shape the content of the next cohort study surveys 📢 ⏱️Submit your ideas by Friday, 16 May 2025 via the links below: 👉 The joint NCDS and BCS70 web survey - buff.ly/mmTudlI 👉 The web survey of parents and carers of MCS participants - buff.ly/6YLBL5t

At the 5th anniversary of UK COVID-19 lockdowns, we are reminded that women's health was disproportionately affected. SRI continues to research the pandemic; @dmorenoagostino.bsky.social led this fantastic paper that examines this in closer detail. Open access article here:

✨ Have you booked yet? Join us for our free webinar NEXT WEEK introducing 1970 British Cohort Study data at age 51. Discover more about the experiences of generation X in midlife: cls.ucl.ac.uk/events/bcs70... #BSC70 #ageing

So the pandemic was like a magnifying glass - taking existing inequalities and exacerbating them www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

1 / 2 Data from the 1970 British Cohort Study Age 51 Sweep are now available to download from @ukdataservice.bsky.social These new data offer opportunities for research on midlife and ageing, and for cross-cohort comparisons with earlier-born generations. Read more: buff.ly/Lcl8IqK

It's great to be at the International Longevity Centre @ilcuk.bsky.social today for their #FutureOfAgeing conference. Director of 1958 & 1970 birth cohorts, @georgeploubidis.bsky.social has just presented findings on mental health and economic inactivity. Head over to our stand to find out more.

We talk a lot about why adolescent girls report more low mood and anxiety, and why this might be getting worse. But what do girls themselves think might explain this? As you might have guessed, we don’t really know. So, we asked them: doi.org/10.1186/s129... 1/8

Mental health problems cast a shadow over young people's lives - one that can last a lifetime. But too many children are going without the support they need to manage their mental health and thrive. As #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek kicks off, here are four key facts about the situation we're facing 👇

The Home Office is not currently leading an effective cross-government response to the issue of violence against women and girls finds our new NAO report www.theguardian.com/society/2025... (full report: www.nao.org.uk/reports/tack...)

🔎The Atlas of Longitudinal Datasets is open for use! Filter, compare, save and explore your way through over 1,600 datasets from around the world, with even more to come. Find the #AtlasLongitudinalDatasets here: www.atlaslongitudinaldatasets.ac.uk @wellcometrust.bsky.social

George Leckie and I have created a new short MAIHDA tutorial, with videos and practical exercises: www.ncrm.ac.uk/resources/on... It's based on our tutorial paper in SSM Pop Health, but shorter and more interactive. Hope it's helpful! @ncrm.ac.uk

Only a few more days to apply to these fantastic post-doctoral research associate positions 😇👏

10 days to apply to these post-doctoral positions!!

📢 Job opportunity! 📢 Dr Gemma Knowles @kingsioppn.bsky.social is recruiting two 2-year full-time postdocs to join our soon-to-start project on the causes and potential solutions to gender inequalities in youth mental health! See www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/103685-... for more info on post and how to apply!