About

Management and funding

Who runs the study?

Child of the New Century is run by an organisation called the Centre for Longitudinal Studies (CLS), which is part of University College London.

CLS manages four studies in total:

  • 1958 National Child Development Study (people born in 1958)
  • 1970 British Cohort Study (people born in 1970)
  • Next Steps (people born in 1989-90)
  • Child of the New Century (that’s you!)

You can find out more about CLS at www.cls.ucl.ac.uk.

Who funds the study?

An organisation called the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) funds the study, along with contributions from several government departments.

You can find out more about the ESRC at www.esrc.ac.uk.



FIND OUT WHAT WE'VE LEARNT ABOUT YOUR HOMES AND FAMILIES

Research based on Child of the New Century has explored how our families and life at home can shape us in different ways as we grow up.

DAD TENDS TO BE TALLER THAN MUM, STUDY FINDS

Height differences between Child of the New Century parents suggest women may prefer their men to be taller than them – but not too much taller.

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