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New article by the ADRC-England team on The Lancet

The Lancet has recently published a new article with ADRC-E researchers Prof Ruth Gilbert and Dr Linda Wijlaars on a cohort study comparing child mortality in England and in Sweden.

Welsh careers and education data analysis underway at ADRC-W

The Administrative Data Research Centre Wales (ADRC-W) has appointed Dr Suhaer Yunus to conduct analysis of Careers Wales administrative data.

National child study: children’s dreams for the future 50 years on

In 1969, more than 10,000 children were asked what their lives might be like when they were 25 – how many fulfilled their dreams?

Longitudinal Study of Young People in England 2 – new waves available

Waves 2 and 3 of Longitudinal Study of Young People in England 2 (LSYPE2), also known as Our Future, are now available from the UK Data Service. These can be treated as cross-sectional surveys or used with the Wave 1 dataset, which has already been released, to conduct longitudinal analyses.

Marking World Health Day: poverty reduction work good for teenagers’ health

Programmes to reduce poverty and vulnerability can significantly reduce the risks to health and wellbeing faced by teenagers in deprived parts of South Africa, according to research from Oxford, UCL and the University of the Witwatersrand.

Children from lower social classes up to 5kg heavier than their more advantaged peers, new study finds

Findings from a new study using harmonised datasets available from the UK Data Service have found disadvantaged children weigh up to 5kg more in their childhood and early teenage years than those from more privileged backgrounds

ADRC-Scotland Safe Settings

The Safe Settings provide accredited researchers with secure access to linked, de-identified administrative data.

Call for papers: Family Finance Surveys User Conference 2018

The deadline for submissions for the Family Finance Surveys User Conference 2018 has been extended to Sunday 15 April.

Update: ONS data on labour market status of disabled people

Changes to Office for National Statistics Data on the labour market status of disabled people

International Women’s Day and the gender pay gap

It’s International Women’s Day and we look at one of the most researched and discussed topics recently – the gender pay gap – and the data we hold, to understand the issue.

Funding opportunity available working with Understanding Society data

Our colleagues at Understanding Society, one of the largest household panel studies in the world, are accepting submissions for Policy Fellowships.

Call for papers: Health Studies User Conference 2018

Do you use UK quantitative studies from the UK Data Service for health-related research? We are now looking for submissions for the Health Studies User Conference 2018.

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