Our research team have done some initial analysis of the information you shared with us at age 17. Their findings on mental health, obesity and risky activities, like drinking and drug taking, have all been covered in the national media in recent months.

Our first COVID-19 survey, in May 2020, included one open-ended question where you could express in your own words how the coronavirus outbreak was affecting you. Our researchers have done some initial analysis of your responses.

Academics at the Centre for Longitudinal Studies (CLS) carried out research looking at how people’s living arrangements, their relationships with family members and romantic partners, and their access to social and emotional support had been affected by the first COVID-19 lockdown in spring 2020.

Our researchers have been looking at what your responses to our COVID-19 survey can tell us about people’s compliance with social distancing guidelines and about trust in government and in others during the first national COVID-19 lockdown.

We’re inviting study members to take part in a third survey about the impact of the COVID-19 crisis. The survey will open in early February.

We are launching a second COVID-19 survey in September. This is an important opportunity to contribute to our national understanding of how coronavirus is continuing to affect the economy, society and health.

Attending a grammar school has no impact on children’s wellbeing and school satisfaction, according to a recent study.

Teenagers who use social media for at least three hours a day are more likely than their peers to go to sleep late and have trouble waking during the school week.

In May, we launched a special online COVID-19 Survey of Child of the New Century study members to help understand the impact of the pandemic on your work, your health, your family and your social life.

Thanks to everyone who took part in our special online COVID-19 Survey of Child of the New Century study members and parents that we launched in May.