60 years of our lives: A scientific conference celebrating the National Child Development Study at 60, 8-9 March 2018, London

Registration deadline: 2 March 2018Registration is now open for a special conference, celebrating 60 years of the National Child Development Study (NCDS).The British birth cohort studies are one of Britain’s greatest national treasures. The findings stemming from them have been both prolific and far reaching. One of these studies, the NCDS, will turn 60 years old in March 2018.At this conference to mark this special anniversary, delegates will have the opportunity to hear about current work using cohort and longitudinal data, from across the social and biomedical sciences, and from the UK and internationally.Keynote speakers include Professor Richard Blundell (UCL) and Professor Barbara Maughan (King’s College). The conference also features a special panel of distinguished researchers whose careers have been influenced by the NCDS.To register for this event, follow this link. There are both one day and two day rates available. We also offer discounted admission fees for undergraduate and postgraduate students.Spaces are currently limited for general delegates (those not presenting work), but we expect to release more soon. If you’re unable to register, please sign up to our waitlist and we will be in touch as soon as more spaces become available.ProgrammeThe full programme is available to view here.ContactFor any enquiries, please contact: ioe.ncdsconference@ucl.ac.uk