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Millennial women paid less than male colleagues in similar jobs

New research using Next Steps study data looks closer at gender pay differences – and the quality of work available.

Baby boomers with private pensions and housing wealth more likely to retire early

New CLS research using the 1958 National Child Development Study looks at those retiring earlier than the State Pension Age.

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The UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies is home to a unique series of UK national cohort studies. Our studies follow the lives of multiple generations of people.

We conduct cutting-edge scientific research and generate policy evidence to improve lives.

We are part of the UCL Social Research Institute.

1958 National Child Development Study Following the lives of 17,000 people born in a single week in 1958 in Great Britain. 1970 British Cohort Study Following the lives of 17,000 people born in a single week in 1970 in Great Britain. Next Steps Following the lives of 16,000 people in England born in 1989-90. Millennium Cohort Study The most recent of Britain's cohort studies, following 19,000 young people born in the UK at the start of the new century.

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The research we do at CLS covers issues that affect all our lives: education and learning, social mobility, health and wellbeing, families and family life, and ageing. We look for answers to questions and provide evidence to help tackle some of the key challenges we face in our society today.

Long-term outcomes for care-experienced parents and children: Evidence of risk and resilience from two British cohort studies This project aims to examine the experiences of care leavers who became parents and the intergenerational impact on their children’s outcomes. The research uses information from the 1970 British Cohort Study and the Millennium Cohort Study. Born to Fail? Improving the literacy and numeracy skills of education’s Left Behind The aim of this research is to help improve outcomes for the third of pupils who leave compulsory schooling every year lacking basic English and maths skills. Medically assisted reproduction: the effects on children, adults and families This project aims to advance our understanding of whether Medically Assisted Reproduction (MAR) affects the wellbeing of families, and if so why.