George Ploubidis
@georgeploubidis.bsky.social
Prof of Population Health & Statistics at UCL @sriucl.bsky.social | Director of 1958NCDS & 1970BCS @clscohorts.bsky.social
Generational health drift | Lifecourse origins of adult health and mortality | Population mental health
Generational health drift | Lifecourse origins of adult health and mortality | Population mental health
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📢8 days to apply to this 2-year postdoc!📢
Join @jdasmunshi.bsky.social + @georgeploubidis.bsky.social + me to do research using data from @clscohorts.bsky.social and beyond, as well as linkages to health and administrative data, to examine population mental health inequalities over the life course!
Join @jdasmunshi.bsky.social + @georgeploubidis.bsky.social + me to do research using data from @clscohorts.bsky.social and beyond, as well as linkages to health and administrative data, to examine population mental health inequalities over the life course!
🚨Job alert!🚨
We are looking for a 🧮 quant postdoc researcher to join the AMAZING Jay Das-Munshi @jdasmunshi.bsky.social George Ploubidis @georgeploubidis.bsky.social & myself at @kingscsmh.bsky.social in collab with @clscohorts.bsky.social
All info: my.corehr.com/pls/kclrecru...
Closes 18 Nov!
We are looking for a 🧮 quant postdoc researcher to join the AMAZING Jay Das-Munshi @jdasmunshi.bsky.social George Ploubidis @georgeploubidis.bsky.social & myself at @kingscsmh.bsky.social in collab with @clscohorts.bsky.social
All info: my.corehr.com/pls/kclrecru...
Closes 18 Nov!
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November 10, 2025 at 10:44 AM
📢8 days to apply to this 2-year postdoc!📢
Join @jdasmunshi.bsky.social + @georgeploubidis.bsky.social + me to do research using data from @clscohorts.bsky.social and beyond, as well as linkages to health and administrative data, to examine population mental health inequalities over the life course!
Join @jdasmunshi.bsky.social + @georgeploubidis.bsky.social + me to do research using data from @clscohorts.bsky.social and beyond, as well as linkages to health and administrative data, to examine population mental health inequalities over the life course!
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🚨Job alert!🚨
We are looking for a 🧮 quant postdoc researcher to join the AMAZING Jay Das-Munshi @jdasmunshi.bsky.social George Ploubidis @georgeploubidis.bsky.social & myself at @kingscsmh.bsky.social in collab with @clscohorts.bsky.social
All info: my.corehr.com/pls/kclrecru...
Closes 18 Nov!
We are looking for a 🧮 quant postdoc researcher to join the AMAZING Jay Das-Munshi @jdasmunshi.bsky.social George Ploubidis @georgeploubidis.bsky.social & myself at @kingscsmh.bsky.social in collab with @clscohorts.bsky.social
All info: my.corehr.com/pls/kclrecru...
Closes 18 Nov!
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November 5, 2025 at 4:48 PM
🚨Job alert!🚨
We are looking for a 🧮 quant postdoc researcher to join the AMAZING Jay Das-Munshi @jdasmunshi.bsky.social George Ploubidis @georgeploubidis.bsky.social & myself at @kingscsmh.bsky.social in collab with @clscohorts.bsky.social
All info: my.corehr.com/pls/kclrecru...
Closes 18 Nov!
We are looking for a 🧮 quant postdoc researcher to join the AMAZING Jay Das-Munshi @jdasmunshi.bsky.social George Ploubidis @georgeploubidis.bsky.social & myself at @kingscsmh.bsky.social in collab with @clscohorts.bsky.social
All info: my.corehr.com/pls/kclrecru...
Closes 18 Nov!
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🚨 NEW DATA! Data from the Age 9-10 Months Sweep of the Early Life Cohort Feasibility Study are now available to download from the @ukdataservice.bsky.social. Find out more on the CLS website: buff.ly/PPgvUTq
October 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
🚨 NEW DATA! Data from the Age 9-10 Months Sweep of the Early Life Cohort Feasibility Study are now available to download from the @ukdataservice.bsky.social. Find out more on the CLS website: buff.ly/PPgvUTq
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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
GUIDE UK Stakeholder & Policy Engagement Webinar — GUIDE
We’d love for you to join our interactive webinar where we’ll bring together key voices from policy, research, and the third sector.
bit.ly
September 18, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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
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Women who were the first in their family to attend university are 40% more likely to have no children by age 46 than other women in their generation, finds new #1970BritishCohortStudy research led by @sriucl.bsky.social's @adameczanna.bsky.social
Read more on the CLS website: bit.ly/3H6OmlB
Read more on the CLS website: bit.ly/3H6OmlB
July 30, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Women who were the first in their family to attend university are 40% more likely to have no children by age 46 than other women in their generation, finds new #1970BritishCohortStudy research led by @sriucl.bsky.social's @adameczanna.bsky.social
Read more on the CLS website: bit.ly/3H6OmlB
Read more on the CLS website: bit.ly/3H6OmlB
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And don’t miss the recording of last week’s webinar, which takes you through the key highlights of the data. Watch here: bit.ly/4lG6UrP
July 22, 2025 at 2:59 PM
And don’t miss the recording of last week’s webinar, which takes you through the key highlights of the data. Watch here: bit.ly/4lG6UrP
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🎉 News from the 1958 National Child Development Study! Data from the Age 62 Sweep are now available to download from the @ukdataservice.bsky.social. This is the most comprehensive data collection of the cohort’s adult lives.
Find out more: bit.ly/4lIwpJa
Find out more: bit.ly/4lIwpJa
July 22, 2025 at 2:59 PM
🎉 News from the 1958 National Child Development Study! Data from the Age 62 Sweep are now available to download from the @ukdataservice.bsky.social. This is the most comprehensive data collection of the cohort’s adult lives.
Find out more: bit.ly/4lIwpJa
Find out more: bit.ly/4lIwpJa
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We had our farewell to @aksoyundan.bsky.social at UCL yesterday!
Ozan has been such a big part of our journey, from building our Quant Sociology group to being an incredible mentor and collaborator along the way.
We’ll miss his presence & humour a lot, but we’re excited to see what he does next 👀
Ozan has been such a big part of our journey, from building our Quant Sociology group to being an incredible mentor and collaborator along the way.
We’ll miss his presence & humour a lot, but we’re excited to see what he does next 👀
July 17, 2025 at 3:33 PM
We had our farewell to @aksoyundan.bsky.social at UCL yesterday!
Ozan has been such a big part of our journey, from building our Quant Sociology group to being an incredible mentor and collaborator along the way.
We’ll miss his presence & humour a lot, but we’re excited to see what he does next 👀
Ozan has been such a big part of our journey, from building our Quant Sociology group to being an incredible mentor and collaborator along the way.
We’ll miss his presence & humour a lot, but we’re excited to see what he does next 👀
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When we say global reach, we mean it. Including Brisbane. Especially Brisbane.
Today I presented my work on data from the @unicefinnocenti.bsky.social Disrupting Harm survey at #IPC2025 in Brisbane! It was a great opportunity to engage with other researchers interested in investigating youth mental health in the population.
Preprint: osf.io/preprints/ps...
Preprint: osf.io/preprints/ps...
July 17, 2025 at 2:47 PM
When we say global reach, we mean it. Including Brisbane. Especially Brisbane.
Reposted by George Ploubidis
Today I presented my work on data from the @unicefinnocenti.bsky.social Disrupting Harm survey at #IPC2025 in Brisbane! It was a great opportunity to engage with other researchers interested in investigating youth mental health in the population.
Preprint: osf.io/preprints/ps...
Preprint: osf.io/preprints/ps...
July 17, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Today I presented my work on data from the @unicefinnocenti.bsky.social Disrupting Harm survey at #IPC2025 in Brisbane! It was a great opportunity to engage with other researchers interested in investigating youth mental health in the population.
Preprint: osf.io/preprints/ps...
Preprint: osf.io/preprints/ps...
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Thanks @sriucl.bsky.social! We do our best...
Nothing says “please don’t attrit” like a well-timed birthday card. Learn this and other tricks from our stellar cohort studies team!
Another packed day coming up at the @esrasurvey.bsky.social ESRA 2025 conference. Come chat to our friendly team about sending birthday cards as part of your participant engagement strategy!
You can find the full list of #ESRA25 speakers here: bit.ly/4eM3JMu
@rjsilverwood.bsky.social
You can find the full list of #ESRA25 speakers here: bit.ly/4eM3JMu
@rjsilverwood.bsky.social
July 16, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Thanks @sriucl.bsky.social! We do our best...
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Nothing says “please don’t attrit” like a well-timed birthday card. Learn this and other tricks from our stellar cohort studies team!
Another packed day coming up at the @esrasurvey.bsky.social ESRA 2025 conference. Come chat to our friendly team about sending birthday cards as part of your participant engagement strategy!
You can find the full list of #ESRA25 speakers here: bit.ly/4eM3JMu
@rjsilverwood.bsky.social
You can find the full list of #ESRA25 speakers here: bit.ly/4eM3JMu
@rjsilverwood.bsky.social
July 16, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Nothing says “please don’t attrit” like a well-timed birthday card. Learn this and other tricks from our stellar cohort studies team!
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🔎 Important new research featured today in @thetimes.com and on the BBC World Service draws on Next Steps Study data to explore whether parenthood impacts millennials’ mental health.
Read more on The Times website: bit.ly/44Rskez
Listen to the BBC World Service Newsroom programme: bit.ly/40Xr0W5
Read more on The Times website: bit.ly/44Rskez
Listen to the BBC World Service Newsroom programme: bit.ly/40Xr0W5
July 16, 2025 at 12:43 PM
🔎 Important new research featured today in @thetimes.com and on the BBC World Service draws on Next Steps Study data to explore whether parenthood impacts millennials’ mental health.
Read more on The Times website: bit.ly/44Rskez
Listen to the BBC World Service Newsroom programme: bit.ly/40Xr0W5
Read more on The Times website: bit.ly/44Rskez
Listen to the BBC World Service Newsroom programme: bit.ly/40Xr0W5
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We have a ✨NEW PREPRINT✨! Using data from the @clscohorts.bsky.social Millennium Cohort Study and linked healthcare records, we tested the association between social media use and psychiatric diagnoses in secondary care in young people in England. This is still a work in progress - feedback welcome!
Characterising the longitudinal relationship between social media use and psychiatric diagnoses in secondary care in adolescents in England: https://osf.io/87cze
July 14, 2025 at 5:59 AM
We have a ✨NEW PREPRINT✨! Using data from the @clscohorts.bsky.social Millennium Cohort Study and linked healthcare records, we tested the association between social media use and psychiatric diagnoses in secondary care in young people in England. This is still a work in progress - feedback welcome!
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🧸 We're bear-y excited to introduce our new companion, who will be coming with us to @esrasurvey.bsky.social 2025 Conference next week. Sadly this little bear doesn't have a name yet – what should we call him? Post your ideas below and the winning name will be announced on Friday, 18 July. #ESRA25
July 9, 2025 at 11:13 AM
🧸 We're bear-y excited to introduce our new companion, who will be coming with us to @esrasurvey.bsky.social 2025 Conference next week. Sadly this little bear doesn't have a name yet – what should we call him? Post your ideas below and the winning name will be announced on Friday, 18 July. #ESRA25
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Register for our latest webinar to explore the rich new data from the Age 62 Sweep of NCDS, to be released imminently. Join us on Thursday, 17 July from 1–2pm to discover how lifelong factors affect retirement and ageing.
Book now 👉 buff.ly/vpvsEUI
Book now 👉 buff.ly/vpvsEUI
July 3, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Register for our latest webinar to explore the rich new data from the Age 62 Sweep of NCDS, to be released imminently. Join us on Thursday, 17 July from 1–2pm to discover how lifelong factors affect retirement and ageing.
Book now 👉 buff.ly/vpvsEUI
Book now 👉 buff.ly/vpvsEUI
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📣 Our latest training webinar will introduce users to the most comprehensive data in the adulthood of NCDS, captured at Age 62 when cohort members approached State Pension age.
Join us on Thursday, 17 July from 1–2pm to explore this major new research resource. Register now👉 buff.ly/z5iDzAX
Join us on Thursday, 17 July from 1–2pm to explore this major new research resource. Register now👉 buff.ly/z5iDzAX
June 20, 2025 at 12:37 PM
📣 Our latest training webinar will introduce users to the most comprehensive data in the adulthood of NCDS, captured at Age 62 when cohort members approached State Pension age.
Join us on Thursday, 17 July from 1–2pm to explore this major new research resource. Register now👉 buff.ly/z5iDzAX
Join us on Thursday, 17 July from 1–2pm to explore this major new research resource. Register now👉 buff.ly/z5iDzAX
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📢 Job opportunity! 📢
I am recruiting a 2-year postdoc to join me at @clscohorts.bsky.social to work on a SUPER exciting project on the quantitative study of intersectional inequalities in youth mental health across time and place!
See www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/... for more info and how to apply!
I am recruiting a 2-year postdoc to join me at @clscohorts.bsky.social to work on a SUPER exciting project on the quantitative study of intersectional inequalities in youth mental health across time and place!
See www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/... for more info and how to apply!
UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
www.ucl.ac.uk
June 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM
📢 Job opportunity! 📢
I am recruiting a 2-year postdoc to join me at @clscohorts.bsky.social to work on a SUPER exciting project on the quantitative study of intersectional inequalities in youth mental health across time and place!
See www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/... for more info and how to apply!
I am recruiting a 2-year postdoc to join me at @clscohorts.bsky.social to work on a SUPER exciting project on the quantitative study of intersectional inequalities in youth mental health across time and place!
See www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/... for more info and how to apply!
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Cohort profile: characterisation, determinants, mechanisms and consequences of the long-term effects of COVID-19 – providing the evidence base for health care services (CONVALESCENCE) in the UK bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/6...
Cohort profile: characterisation, determinants, mechanisms and consequences of the long-term effects of COVID-19 – providing the evidence base for health care services (CONVALESCENCE) in the UK
Purpose The pathogenesis of the long-lasting symptoms which can follow an infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus (‘long covid’) is not fully understood. The ‘COroNaVirus post-Acute Long-term EffectS: Con...
bmjopen.bmj.com
June 5, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Cohort profile: characterisation, determinants, mechanisms and consequences of the long-term effects of COVID-19 – providing the evidence base for health care services (CONVALESCENCE) in the UK bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/6...
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📢 Join us for our next free webinar to discover new health data resources that will make it easier for researchers to compare generations. 👇
Harmonising physical health measures in five national cohort studies
Date and time: Thursday, 12 June 2025, 12.30–2pm.
Register now: buff.ly/XTnelU2
Harmonising physical health measures in five national cohort studies
Date and time: Thursday, 12 June 2025, 12.30–2pm.
Register now: buff.ly/XTnelU2
June 5, 2025 at 10:28 AM
📢 Join us for our next free webinar to discover new health data resources that will make it easier for researchers to compare generations. 👇
Harmonising physical health measures in five national cohort studies
Date and time: Thursday, 12 June 2025, 12.30–2pm.
Register now: buff.ly/XTnelU2
Harmonising physical health measures in five national cohort studies
Date and time: Thursday, 12 June 2025, 12.30–2pm.
Register now: buff.ly/XTnelU2
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CLS are running an exciting free seminar that combines five different cohort studies and all of their free resources to examine change in physical health outcomes. The session features a panel of experts, including SRI's Laura Gimeno and Martina Narayanan.
Sign up below!
Sign up below!
🌟 Join us for our latest free webinar on Thursday, 12 June 2025. Discover new harmonised asthma and diabetes measures, find out how you could use these data to compare 5 generations, and learn about other future health data releases.
👉 Register here: buff.ly/1TF4P00
👉 Register here: buff.ly/1TF4P00
May 28, 2025 at 10:25 AM
CLS are running an exciting free seminar that combines five different cohort studies and all of their free resources to examine change in physical health outcomes. The session features a panel of experts, including SRI's Laura Gimeno and Martina Narayanan.
Sign up below!
Sign up below!
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🌟 Join us for our latest free webinar on Thursday, 12 June 2025. Discover new harmonised asthma and diabetes measures, find out how you could use these data to compare 5 generations, and learn about other future health data releases.
👉 Register here: buff.ly/1TF4P00
👉 Register here: buff.ly/1TF4P00
May 27, 2025 at 10:25 AM
🌟 Join us for our latest free webinar on Thursday, 12 June 2025. Discover new harmonised asthma and diabetes measures, find out how you could use these data to compare 5 generations, and learn about other future health data releases.
👉 Register here: buff.ly/1TF4P00
👉 Register here: buff.ly/1TF4P00
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Work on the British cohort studies never stops. Thank you to the thousands of participants and researchers who continue to sustain this invaluable resource.
Today we are at Woburn House, for an in-person open consultative conference to help shape the next joint sweep of the NCDS and BCS70 studies. Prof. @georgeploubidis.bsky.social welcomed delegates before thematic discussions on possible survey content.
May 9, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Work on the British cohort studies never stops. Thank you to the thousands of participants and researchers who continue to sustain this invaluable resource.
Reposted by George Ploubidis
If you would like to propose questions or topics for the joint web survey of NCDS and BCS70, head over to our consultation webpage by 16 May 2025 to submit your ideas. bit.ly/3FDRog7
CLS | Scientific consultation: NCDS at 68 and BCS70 at 56
CLS is seeking input on the content of a joint web survey of NCDS at age 68 and BCS70 at age 56. Contribute your ideas by Friday 16 May 2025.
cls.ucl.ac.uk
May 8, 2025 at 10:40 AM
If you would like to propose questions or topics for the joint web survey of NCDS and BCS70, head over to our consultation webpage by 16 May 2025 to submit your ideas. bit.ly/3FDRog7
Reposted by George Ploubidis
Today we are at Woburn House, for an in-person open consultative conference to help shape the next joint sweep of the NCDS and BCS70 studies. Prof. @georgeploubidis.bsky.social welcomed delegates before thematic discussions on possible survey content.
May 8, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Today we are at Woburn House, for an in-person open consultative conference to help shape the next joint sweep of the NCDS and BCS70 studies. Prof. @georgeploubidis.bsky.social welcomed delegates before thematic discussions on possible survey content.