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COVID-19 Update Bulletin

The latest in COVID-19 longitudinal news, research, data and resources

17 June 2020

Launch of the COVID-19 Longitudinal Research Hub

We have launched a new COVID-19 Longitudinal Research Hub to capture and showcase the latest information and developments from across the longitudinal research community, all in one place.

The Hub contains the special COVID-19 longitudinal surveys, latest data releases and where to access these, new research and evidence, expert opinion and blogs, and further useful resources.

Explore the COVID-19 Longitudinal Research Hub

Latest developments

ALSPAC COVID-19 survey data release

Data from the first Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) COVID-19 survey is now available for researchers to access. Over 6,800 people completed the first survey, which ran from April to May 2020. Read more

Understanding Society briefing notes

The Understanding Society study team has produced new insights on health and caring and home schooling using data from their first COVID-19 survey. Read more

Call for evidence: unequal impact of COVID-19

The Women and Equalities Committee has announced a call for evidence for three new sub-inquiries focussing on the unequal impact of the pandemic: coronavirus and BAME people, the gendered economic impact, and disability & access to services. Read more

UK Data Service COVID-19 theme page

The UK Data Service has launched a dedicated COVID-19 theme page, bringing together information and links to a number of ongoing COVID-19 studies.
Read more

Discover more COVID-19 longitudinal surveys

Visit the surveys section of our COVID-19 Longitudinal Research Hub for more info.

Latest blogs and opinion

Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on the older population in England

By Kate Coughlin, ELSA

Kate Coughlin outlines ELSA’s COVID-19 response and how the study is in the position of being able to provide unique insights on the immediate and longer-term effects of the pandemic on the older population in England. Read more

Why we need longitudinal research to address the impacts of COVID-19

By Rob Davies, CLOSER

Rob Davies argues that harnessing the power of longitudinal studies will help us understand the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and calls for a new national birth cohort study to ensure valuable information from 'Generation Corona' is not lost. Read more

Twitter chat with our Data Impact Fellows on #DoingResearchNow

By Neil Dymond-Green, UK Data Service

Neil Dymond-Green summarises a recent discussion with the UKDS Data Impact Fellows who shared their insights into what it means to be doing research during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more

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