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4-Quarter LivesGeorge Ploubidis: The Rise of ‘Generational Health Drift’In the latest episode of 4-Quarter Lives Podcast, Avivah Wittenberg-Cox delves into the fascinating world of longitudinal studies with George Ploubidis, Professor of Population Health and Statistics at University College London. George offers invaluable insights into how these studies shape our understanding of health, economic circumstances, employment, family life and wellbeing across the life course. They discuss how large-scale, population-based surveys like the 1958 and 1970 British birth cohort studies provide crucial life course data across generations, informing social policies and public health interventions. George reveals surprising findings such as the deteriorating health of Generation X compared to baby boomers, despite...2024-06-1241 min
IOE insightsResearch shows why we need to act early to improve children’s health and opportunities | Research for the Real worldWe continue our focus on research evidence and solutions to tackle complex challenges in London - this time taking into account longitudinal studies and contrasting areas with high levels of child poverty.
Professor George Ploubidis joins the podcast to discuss the work he and his team do at the Centre for Longitudinal Studies and how they relate to his research interests in the socioeconomic and demographic factors that contribute to people’s health across generations.
We also hear about the Act Early research consortium that focuses on children living in London’s Tower Hamlets and York...2022-04-0428 min
IOE insightsThis is: Season 14 of Research for the Real World[Preview] We're exploring the myriad ways IOE has established research-led relationships across London, and diving into rigorous research evidence and innovative solutions to tackle complex challenges in our capital.
Emily MacLeod, Dr Laura Outhwaite and our newest presenter, Dr Lauren Hammond hear from:
Dr Claire Forrest about resources to support parents of nursery children in Tower Hamlets
Dr Laura Crane on how practices such as flexible seating in classrooms are helping autistic children encourage inclusivity in mainstream schools
Professor George Ploubidis on how longitudinal studies have informed so much policy and practice in London
Dr Jake...2022-03-0709 min
IOE insightsMidlife, the 2010s and health and wellbeing | 50 Years of Life in BritainIn this episode, we move into the 2010s to find out how our study members were faring in their forties. We learn how BCS70 cast light on increasing rates of mental ill-health among men, and find out more about the most recent biomedical survey where participants were given a health MOT. We also chat to one of our in-house study detectives about the role they play tracing long lost study participants.
Guests include:
· Professor George Ploubidis, Research Director and Chief Statistician at the Centre for Longitudinal Studies, discussing his work looking at the rising levels o...2020-07-2332 min
MethodsBiosocial pathways to health - George PloubidisAlthough the 20th century witnessed significant improvements in health in most countries including people living longer, older people in developed countries still account for the large majority of people in poor health. There are also clear inequalities in health and a growing body of research has demonstrated the persistence of health inequalities at older ages. It's a subject that the team at the NCRM-funded node Pathways have been looking at in recent months and in this podcast, Dr George Ploubidis explains more about the research and findings, the implications for policy makers and the importance of further robust evidence in...2013-07-1800 min