Great to see Life Course Centre Research Fellow Stefanie Plage sharing her insights in this upcoming free webinar. It's worth tuning in!! Registration details in post below 👇👇
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Call for Papers: Longitudinal & Lifecourse Research Designs in Higher Education
Longitudinal & Life Course Studies (LLCS) welcomes contributions to a new special issue, guest edited by Daria Luchinskaya & Rita Hordósy.
Submission deadline: 30.04.26
Full details: www.slls.org.uk/pages/llcs-j...
SLLS Webinar Series 2026 - Register now!
From Postdoc to PI: Navigating Major Research Funding in International Contexts
Marta Facchini (Uni. of Turku), Jess Bone (Uni. College London), and Stefanie Plage (Uni. of Queensland)
19.03.26
8-9am (UK, GMT)
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Upcoming Workshops June 2026 Advanced R Programming 08 – 10 June | Online Einführung in die Längsschnittliche Datenanalyse 08 – 09 June | Mannheim Advanced Geospatial Data Processing for Social Scientists 09 – 10 June | Online Geodata and Spatial Regression Analysis 30 June – 02 July | Mannheim
Early summer, new skills shine with #GESISworkshops in June 🌞
Explore:
📊 Advanced R Programming
📈 Introduction to Longitudinal Data Analysis (in German)
🗺️ Advanced Geospatial Data Processing for Social Scientists
📍 Geodata and Spatial Regression Analysis
Program ➡️ gesis.org/training
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Longitudinal and Life Course Studies (LLCS), the journal of @sllshome.bsky.social and published by @bupjournals.bsky.social, invites applications for the role of Section Editor, Health and Population Sciences.
Closing date: 30th April.
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📢 Webinar taking place tomorrow!
Science in Action: Turning Demographic Data into Policy Insight at the Joint Research Centre
Alba Bernini, Scientific Project Officer, Joint Research Centre (JRC), European Commission
26.02.26
9-10am (GMT)
Via Zoom
Register www.slls.org.uk/events/slls-...
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.
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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
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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! 📑
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📰 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
Dominic Kelly
Larissa Pople
Liam Wright
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!
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⏰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
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Longitudinal and Life Course Studies: Call for Study Profiles Section Editor
Closing date: 14 November 2025
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LLCS Journal - New Issue Out Now!
Vol 16, Issue 4 (Oct 25)
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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
Kane Meissel
Maud Reveilhac
Tim Morris
Rebecca Lacey
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.
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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 –
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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.
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🧬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
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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!
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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 😊
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📢 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
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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-...
