Children with stronger reading and maths skills at age seven are more likely to earn higher wages in later life, according to new research using data from the 1958 National Child Development Study.  

Parents’ qualifications, social class and wellbeing have a bigger effect on their children’s development than poor parenting, according to researchers from the Institute of Education, University of London.

Members of the 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70), who turned 42 this year, have now completed their ninth survey since they were born.

Light drinking during pregnancy does not affect a child’s behavioural or mental development, according to new research using data from the Millennium Cohort Study.

Dramatic differences in pay between professional and unskilled women suggest that 20th century feminism may have left the working-class behind, a new study shows.

Children are at increased risk of behaviour problems if they spend three or more hours a day watching television, an analysis of the Millennium Cohort Study reveals.

New methods of collecting DNA using saliva samples could help enhance cohort datasets with valuable biological information, a new study suggests.

Social and demographic factors such as mother’s age, education level and ethnicity can predict the likelihood of having an operative birth, according to new research based on the Millennium Cohort Study (MCS).

Exercising from a young age improves cognitive function in later life, according to a new study from King’s College London.

Over two thirds of people gain qualifications in adult life – often to enhance their career prospects, new evidence suggests. 

Many of us lie in bed counting money rather than sheep, it seems. And it is causing us to lose a huge amount of sleep.

Children who are good at maths generally earn more in later life, according to a new report commissioned by the Department for Education (DfE).

Ability grouping may be intensifying the disadvantages experienced by summer-born children, new research suggests.

The Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) will be conducting an age 14 survey after receiving funding of £3.5 million from the Economic and Social Research Council.