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Our research on the long reach of NEET status (not in employment, education or training) into adulthood is getting much needed coverage

We'll miss @ruettenauer.bsky.social and be ever grateful for his service. Happy that part of UCL travels with him and please be in touch.

Our @pengzell.bsky.social is co-organising this 2-day event to shed light on the role of labour markets in economic inequality and mobility. Send your best contributions!

Already tomorrow May 6, We're hosting Giulio d'Urso (University of Reggio Calabria) whose talk is titled "Shadows and Shields: Risk and Protective Factors in Bullying and Victimisation."

More research seminars! Quantitative Social Science and the Centre for Longitudinal Studies kick off the new term with a new schedule. Follow in person or online: www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/departme...

How do workers and employers achieve cooperation? @alexbryson.bsky.social and coauthors provide a broad synthesis drawing on economics, sociology, political science, and industrial relations

This exciting summer school will connect pupils, educators and academics around broad questions of class and culture facing us today

Happening today

Our Professor George Ploubidis joins this UCL200 event to show that newer generations are no longer healthier and explore what this means for work and the labour market

Explore how LLMs/Gen AI can be used in caring professions with this interactive tool from @eppicentre.bsky.social colleagues eppi.ioe.ac.uk/cms/Default....

This event involving SRI researcher @maltegembus.bsky.social will explore the lives of destitute migrant families with ‘no recourse to public funds’

We're recruiting a researcher to pilot a new and ambitious qualitative study of families, childhood, and parenting

Coming very soon... tobyseddon.com/research-han...

My inaugural lecture is now publicly available online if you are interested in my research into how we can improve the life chances of disadvantaged young people (including a little about my own social mobility journey) @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social @sriucl.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBbC...

The Routledge International Handbook of Time Use Data and Methods: Time Use Research, Volume 1 is now available! It offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date guide to time use data collection/analysis, with contributions from leading scholars worldwide. Visit timeuse.org for more information.

📢 We are hiring a Professor / Associate Professor and Director of Centre for Time Use Research. We seek an internationally recognised scholar with a strong record of academic leadership. Post available from January 2027. Check out: timeuse.org for more information.

A belated (1 day late) happy #bicycleday for those who celebrate! tobyseddon.com/2023/04/19/9...

I’ve been posting and talking about mode effects a lot recently, but if you still don’t know what mode effects are and/or how to deal with them in your analyses, now is your chance to learn! Register to attend our FREE online event on 30-Apr👇🏻 @rjsilverwood.bsky.social @clscohorts.bsky.social

How important is survey mode in understanding age patterns in subjective wellbeing and illbeing? Find out here: www.nber.org/papers/w35058 @sriucl.bsky.social @nber.org

We often think of the economy in money terms, but what about time? This ESCoE work shows how time-use data can link what people do each day to economic outputs, challenging how we measure progress. Read more here: www.escoe.ac.uk/publications...

Join us for the launch of the book 'Race and Racism in the Cultural and Creative Industries' by Dr Clive Chijioke Nwonka (UCL) and Dr Nessa Keddo (Kings College London). www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit... #booklaunch #raceandracism

📢 One in ten (11%) members of gen Z have reported emotional abuse and 3% have experienced violence from a partner in the past year, according to new @ucl.ac.uk research. Read more: bit.ly/4m1Tnf5

📢 Call for papers for the CLS conference 2026 will now close on Tuesday, 14 April 2026, extended from 8 April. ⏰ If you use CLS cohort data, there's still time to submit a paper! Find out more: buff.ly/oO1rZkw CLS researcher Aase Villadsen provides an update 👇

Following the closure of a Hackney nursery, @drantoniasimon.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social @sriucl.bsky.social called for more transparency around how profit-driven private equity groups use public childcare funding. 📻Listen www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... 👉 Read more www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

💥 Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) Age 27 sweep open consultation. 👉 Attend a consultation event in London, Edinburgh, Cardiff or Belfast or join us online. What questions should we ask and what measures should we use? Your input is needed! Find out more: buff.ly/yMGpXuM

The cost of living continues to shape pressures on families. Research shows how financial hardship affects everyday life and access to support. Our work explores how embedding welfare advice helps families access what they’re entitled to. Explore our Policy & Expertise Hub: tinyurl.com/yc3rz3cy

🚨 Call for papers deadline extended The submission window for CLS Conference 2026 will now close Tuesday, 14 April 2026. Researchers from across disciplines, sectors and career stages are invited to share their research using data from at least one CLS cohort. Find out more: buff.ly/oO1rZkw

Around 1 in 7 23 year-olds were not in education, employment or training in 2023. Important new analysis from @clscohorts.bsky.social including contributions from our own @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social and @dominicpkelly.bsky.social cls.ucl.ac.uk/briefings_im...

This week I spoke at the @europarl.europa.eu in Brussels about the economic dimensions of #menopause Our evidence on the #MenopausePenalty shows that the costs are real — in earnings, work, & wellbeing Menopause is biology. Its consequences are not. #EU has a real chance to lead #GenderEquality 🇪🇺

This new paper on ethics/confidentiality of interviewing partners of a couple, by my wonderful @sriucl.bsky.social colleagues @susiebowerbrown.bsky.social @clarestovell.bsky.social, is a must-read for those doing qualitative family research: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

We are thrilled to have Christine Farquharson (IFS) this week at the QSS-CLS seminar talking about Workforce Quality and Early Childhood Development at Scale. Join us! Location: Room G03 at 55-59 Gordon Square or online (register here for Zoom link: forms.microsoft.com/Pages/Respon...)

Eid-e Nowrooz Mobarak!

Alina Pelikh will be presenting at 3pm UK time this Wednesday as part of an Ohio State organised seminar series on Fertility Goals. You can sign up for Webinar #5 "The Relational Context of Fertility Goals" here: ipr.osu.edu/events/ferti... @clscohorts.bsky.social

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

This fascinating talk with unique longitudinal data over half a century is tomorrow- sign up at the link.

Next Tuesday 24th - final seminar of the term with Prof Ulf Liebe on themes of #climatejustice #climatepolicy @sriucl.bsky.social

Join the Sustainable @sriucl.bsky.social challenge by deleting five things a day. Digital clutter can be as stressful as real clutter, and unused data stored on servers adds to CO₂ emissions. Decluttering clears your mind and helps the planet. #digitalfive With @psychlisa.bsky.social

How does expert knowledge shape asylum decisions? This week's seminar explores the role of expert witnesses in the UK asylum system & the ethical challenges of translating knowledge into legal evidence. 12–1pm, Gordon Sq bit.ly/3Nkp9Hy #MigrationResearch #Asylum @sriucl.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social

Exciting work is starting to come out from the latest wave (age 23) of the Millennium Cohort Study! Charlotte Booth's and Emla Fitzsimons' (@emlafitzsimons.bsky.social) initial findings on families got some great media coverage, take a look: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/headlin...

Prof. Lindsey Macmillan (@lindseymacmillan.bsky.social) is delivering her inaugural lecture as a professor (just a couple of years late!) The lecture hall is quite literally full of her friends and colleagues. We are so proud of her and everything she has achieved. Congratulations Lindsey!

New Inquiry into Student loans and taxation of graduates announced - deadline 5 pm on Tuesday 14th April 2026. committees.parliament.uk/work/9682/st...

Coram/TCRU Annual Lecture 2026 Tue 28 Apr 2026 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM BST Sign up below!!

Rethinking leave: a new book + seminar argues for moving from “time off work” to “time to care” — for others, ourselves, communities and the planet Great for researchers, policymakers, teachers and students.

An interesting seminar this week on evaluation of a teacher recruitment programme in Maryland - in person or online. Sign up link below

New research in the Journal of Marriage and Family by our colleague @yanghu.co.uk examines what unmarried people look for in a spouse in China. The wish list? high income, property ownership, good education, attractive appearance, urban origin, and similar age. #highstandards

Congratulations to Professor Morag Henderson, appointed Director of the Millennium Cohort Study! Following 19k people born in the UK in 2000–01, the MCS is one of the world’s richest resources for understanding how early life shapes later outcomes. We look forward to the next chapter of MCS. 🥂

Thought Gen Z was the “sober generation”? Think again. New research from @clscohorts.bsky.social shows substance use rises sharply in the early 20s. • 68% of 23-year-olds report binge drinking • 49% have used cannabis • 32% have tried harder drugs More 👇

One in six people approaching their late 60s have no private pension and low savings. New research from @clscohorts.bsky.social looks at how prepared baby boomers are for retirement, using data from the 1958 National Child Development Study. Read more 👇

📺️ Did you miss our webinar exploring the latest data from the Millennium Cohort Study? Catch up now on our YouTube channel 👉 buff.ly/EI80Y74 The data are available to download from the @ukdataservice.bsky.social. Find out more on how to access the data on the CLS website 👉 buff.ly/C8Rg24D.