Are you struggling to bridge the gap between your qualitative and quantitative data? 🔍 Join the MethodsNET Mixed Methods Community on Feb 19 for a webinar with Kevin Proudfoot. 👉 Register here: forms.gle/HiPEX8ptt7JH... #AcademicSky #MixedMethods #MethodsNET

New Issue Out Now! Longitudinal and Life Course Studies (LLCS) International Journal Vol. 17, Issue 1 (Jan 2026) Issue contents: www.slls.org.uk/pages/journal Access via SLLS membership: www.slls.org.uk/pages/become... Other ways to subscribe: bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...

Great opportunity for anyone working with longitudinal data and life course perspectives. Very much looking forward to #SLLS2026 in Brussels (hosted at the Free University of Brussels, ULB). Please consider submitting and sharing widely! More information: www.slls.org.uk/events/slls-...

🕔 Deadline approaching - get your submissions in by 13.02.26! 📑

📰 Hold the front page! CLS' @dominicpkelly.bsky.social is to join Longitudinal and Life Course Studies as section editor, with Larissa Pople and Liam Wright as associate editors – big news for CLS colleagues! @sllshome.bsky.social @bupjournals.bsky.social Find out more: bit.ly/49RmEDQ

We're thrilled that Dominic Kelly, Larissa Pople and Liam Wright from the @clscohorts.bsky.social have joined Longitudinal and Life Course Studies as the new Study Profiles editorial team! New study profile submissions welcome! Find out more: bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...

⏰Taking place this Thursday! FREE WEBINAR Sustaining Adult Cohort Studies Over Time: Refresh Samples in Germany and Brazil 15.01.26 / 3-4pm UK, GMT / Zoom With talks from Markus Nester (LifBi) and Flavio Demarco (University of Pelotas). REGISTER: www.slls.org.uk/events/slls-...

Why do so many children in the youth justice system have special educational needs? Longitudinal and Life Course Studies author Hope Kent answers this question in @theconversation.com theconversation.com/why-so-many-... @sllshome.bsky.social

Longitudinal and Life Course Studies: Call for Study Profiles Section Editor Closing date: 14 November 2025 @sllshome.bsky.social bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...

LLCS Journal - New Issue Out Now! Vol 16, Issue 4 (Oct 25) Contents bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal... Full access via membership of the SLLS www.slls.org.uk/pages/become... Or institutional subscription bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal... SUBSCRIBE TODAY! 🌟

📢 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS SLLS Annual Conference 2026 Structure & Change in Critical Times: Implications for the Life Course Université Libre de Bruxelles 1 - 3 July 2026 For full details and to submit an abstract: www.sllsconference.com/callforabstr... Deadline for submissions: 13 February 2026

📣 Call for Study Profiles Section Editor 📣 Longitudinal and Life Course Studies is seeking a proactive and well-networked individual to be the next Study Profiles Section Editor. For more information and to apply, visit: www.slls.org.uk/pages/opport... Closing date: 14 November 2025

Longitudinal and Life Course Studies journal has welcomed four new associate editors. Maud Reveilhac and Kane Meissel join Statistical Sciences and Methodology while @timtmorris.bsky.social and @rebeccalacey.bsky.social join Health and Population Sciences. @lut.fi @aucklanduni.bsky.social

NEW DATA! Harmonised data on diabetes from five British cohorts – born in 1946, 1958, 1970 and 1989-90 and 2000-02 – are now available for the scientific community to download from the @ukdataservice.bsky.social Find out more on the CLS website – bit.ly/4nBh4ew

Research impact isn't just about the "big wins". This blog from Charis Bridger Staatz & @evietabor.bsky.social calls for better recognition the gradual, complex pathways through which longitudinal studies create change. It’s time to celebrate influence, not just outcomes. @sllshome.bsky.social

🧬Exciting new genetic data release! Polygenic scores for more than 30,000 people across four CLS cohort studies are now available, making cross-cohort analyses using derived genetic measures possible. Find out more about the accessible data on the CLS website👉 buff.ly/iI8iq9n

🏆Congratulations to Matthias Studer #unige - winner of the 2025 SLLS Harvey Goldstein Memorial Award! The award honours scholars who have made significant contributions in advancing methodologies for life course studies. 2026 award call for nominations 03.04.26 www.slls.org.uk/pages/awards

🏆Congratulations to Rick Settersten (Oregon State U.), winner of the 2025 SLLS John Bynner Distinguished Scholar Award. The award honours scholars who have made significant contributions in advancing the longitudinal study & scientific understanding of the life course. www.slls.org.uk/pages/awards

The next ECSR conference is brought to you by @tcdsociology.bsky.social and @esri.ie! Trinity College Dublin, 15-16 June 2026 www.ecsr2026.net #ECSR2026 Abstract submission deadline: 11 January 2026

Date for the diary! Join us online next Thursday at 13:00 (UK time) to learn more about Growing Up in Digital Europe & feed into plans for the UK pilot. This new Europe-wide study will collect internationally comparable data on children’s wellbeing. More info: bit.ly/4pl4YHs @drlisac.bsky.social

Day 3 of #SLLS2025 has begun! Opening and closing with keynotes from Mel Bartley (UCL) and Jessica A. Kelley (CWRU, Ohio), with a busy programme of talks in between. Wishing our delegates an enjoyable final day! www.sllsconference.com www.slls.org.uk

And onto Day 2 of #SLLS2025! A day packed with a broad range of talks, starting with a keynote from Denis Gerstorf, Humboldt University Berlin, and ending with the conference dinner - a perfect way for all delegates to wind down and mingle after a busy day 😊 www.sllsconference.com www.slls.org.uk

📢 And so it begins! Wishing all delegates at #SLLS2025 an enjoyable three days at the University of Fribourg #PopHealthLab Many thanks to the event sponsors: #Centre_LIVES @clscohorts.bsky.social @popres-uk.bsky.social www.sllsconference.com

Grab the last few tickets for the 14th conference of the Society for Longitudinal & Life Course Studies, on the theme 'Life Course Transitions & Patterns: Stronger Evidence for Better Policies'. 8-10 September 2025 / University of Fribourg, Switzerland BOOK HERE: www.slls.org.uk/events/2025-...

Latest Issue of the @sllshome.bsky.social journal, Longitudinal and LifeCourse Studies (LLCS), is out now via @bupjournals.bsky.social One highlight is a comment and debate on re-considering ‘impact’ for longitudinal social science research bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...

SLLS HALF DAY WORKSHOPS - OPEN TO ALL - REGISTER HERE! Thursday 11 September 2025 / University of Fribourg / In Person For full details of all four workshops and to book your place, visit: www.slls.org.uk/events/slls-...

📢 Free webinar taking place tomorrow! Register: www.slls.org.uk/events/slls-...

📣 Calling all life course studies students! Have you seen our LLCS essential reading list? This cutting edge research is free to access until 31 October, so you can start the term feeling informed! bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/subject/LLCS... @sllshome.bsky.social

Webinar taking place next week - there's still time to register! 👇 www.slls.org.uk/events/slls-...

REGISTER! 👇 'Wellbeing Among Displaced Adolescents: Early Results from the “Refugees from Ukraine in Germany” Study' Ludovica Gambaro, Federal Institute for Population Research 10 July 2025 / Webinar via Zoom 8:00 - 9:00 London, BST (17:00 - 18:00 Canberra, ACT) www.slls.org.uk/events/slls-...

REGISTER! 👇 'Wellbeing Among Displaced Adolescents: Early Results from the “Refugees from Ukraine in Germany” Study' Ludovica Gambaro, Federal Institute for Population Research 10 July 2025 / Webinar via Zoom 8:00 - 9:00 London, BST (17:00 - 18:00 Canberra, ACT) www.slls.org.uk/events/slls-...

New comment from Dr Charis Bridger Staatz, @dylankneale.bsky.social and me on measuring and evaluating research impact from longitudinal studies in @sllshome.bsky.social journal doi.org/10.1332/1757...

OPPORTUNITY! Research Associate - Survey Futures Project, University of Manchester. Starting 1st October 2025, this 9-month full-time post will focus on survey methodology, particularly data integration. Closing date: 30 June 2025 www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

OPPORTUNITY! Research Associate - Survey Futures Project, University of Manchester. Starting 1st October 2025, this 9-month full-time post will focus on survey methodology, particularly data integration. Closing date: 30 June 2025 www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

This is going to be great! ping @mkellyirving.bsky.social @ises-epi.bsky.social @kavindigamage.bsky.social

REGISTER: Next talk in the SLLS Webinar Series ⬇️ The Early Origins of Socio-economic Inequalities in Inflammation: Existing Evidence and Recommendations for Life Course Researchers Kavindi Walpita Gamage, MCRI, Australia 19.06.25 / 12:00 BST (21:00 AEST) / Via Zoom www.slls.org.uk/events/2025-...

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Webinar taking place this Thursday! ⬇️ Free and open to all. Register: www.slls.org.uk/events/2025-...

📖 Longitudinal and Life Course Studies (LLCS) Journal, published by Bristol University Press. ⭐ Enjoy free access to the Editors’ top articles from recent issues. You can find three free to access articles here: bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/subject/Edit... Free to access until 31 July 2025.

📣 REGISTER NOW! SLLS WEBINAR SERIES 2025 Thursday 22 May / 14:00-15:00 (London, BST) / Via Zoom 'The Worked For, The Hoped For, and the Serendipitous: A Journey Through Academia.' Jessica A. Kelley, Chair of the Dept of Sociology, CWRU REGISTER: www.slls.org.uk/events/2025-...

The Latest Longitudinal and Life Course Studies (@sllshome.bsky.social) issue is out now via @brisunipress.bsky.social! bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...

📣 Last call for applications! Deadline 30.04.25

There's still time to register! Webinar taking place today ⬇️

📊 REGISTER NOW Help shape the next major sweep of the 1958 and 1970 British cohort studies. Join us in-person or online: bit.ly/42DZ7T1 📆 In-person consultative conference: Thurs 8 May, 10:00-16:00, London 📆 Online consultative workshop: Thurs 1 May, 13:30-16:30

Web surveys are fast, affordable, and everywhere — but designing good ones takes more than just sharing a Google Form 💻 Join our #GESISsummerschool course to learn how to build smarter surveys: from layout & sampling to mobile optimization & data quality. ➡️ t1p.de/GSS25-C3

DEADLINE APPROACHING! ⏰ CALL FOR EDITORS Longitudinal and Life Course Studies (LLCS) Journal 1. Associate Editor (Health & Population Sciences) 2. Associate Editor (Statistical Sciences & Methodology) 3. Study Profiles Editor Deadline for applications: 30.04.25 www.slls.org.uk/pages/opport...

#jobs #stellenangebote #GESISjobs #jobfairy We are looking for a Scientifc Head of the department “Survey Design and Methodology”. The position is located at our office in #Mannheim. The English job ad can be found below the German ad: www.hidden-professio...

REGISTER! SLLS WEBINAR SERIES 24.04.25 / 3-4pm (UK BST) Join us for the first talk in this year's series: Coupled Inequalities? Gender, Educational Assortative Mating & Cognitive Ageing Ariane Bertogg, Uni of Konstanz Free & open to all, but does require registration www.slls.org.uk/events/2025-...

REGISTER! SLLS WEBINAR SERIES 2025 24.04.25 / 15:00-16:00 (UK BST) Join us for the first talk in the series from Dr. Ariane Bertogg, University of Konstanz, on ‘Coupled Inequalities? Gender, Educational Assortative Mating and Cognitive Ageing.' Free & open to all. www.slls.org.uk/events/2025-...

📣 CALL FOR EDITORS Longitudinal and Life Course Studies (LLCS) Journal 1. Associate Editor (Health & Population Sciences) 2. Associate Editor (Statistical Sciences & Methodology) 3. Study Profiles Editor Full details: www.slls.org.uk/pages/opport... Deadline for applications: 30.04.25