Welcome to CLOSER’s COVID-19 Longitudinal Research Hub

The UK’s longitudinal population studies adapted rapidly in response to COVID-19 by developing and launching special questionnaires for their participants to help understand the health, social, economic and behavioural impacts of the pandemic at both a national and regional level and across all generations and ages.

Containing all the new surveys, data releases, latest research and evidence and expert opinion in one place, the COVID-19 Longitudinal Research Hub is a one-stop resource for researchers, parliamentarians and policy makers, now and in the future.

Responding to COVID-19

Data and evidence from CLOSER’s longitudinal population studies have provided valuable insights for researchers and policy makers throughout the pandemic. Due to the unique nature of these studies, they can track the longer-term consequences and impacts of COVID-19 for years to come.

Recent Publications

  • Regional
    Bloom, I., Zhang, J., Hammond, J., Bevilacqua, G., Lawrence, W., Ward, K.A., Cooper, C. & Dennison, E.M. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on community-dwelling older adults: a longitudinal qualitative ...
    Oct-22
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  • National
    Yuying Ma, Lijun Zhang, Rui Wei, Weiyu Dai, Ruijie Zeng, Dongling Luo, Rui Jiang, Huihuan Wu, Zewei Zhuo, Qi Yang, Jingwei Li, Felix W Leung, Chongyang Duan, Weihong Sha, Hao Chen Risks of digestive d...
    Apr-23
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  • National
    Jamie L Hanson, Kristen O’Connor, Dorthea J Adkins, Isabella Kahhale Childhood Adversity and COVID-19 Outcomes: Findings from the UK Biobank https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.03.20.23287479
    Mar-23
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  • National
    Kiri, J. & Brandt, V. Exploring the Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Health-Related Behaviours: A Person-Centred Analysis on Two British Longitudinal Cohort Studies https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.03.2...
    Mar-23
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  • National
    Yun-Ting (Joyce) Huang, Andrew Steptoe, Riyaz Patel, Esme Fuller-Thomson, Dorina Cadar The impact of long-term conditions and comorbidity patterns on COVID-19 infection and hospitalisation: a cohort s...
    Apr-23
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  • National
    Eoin McElroy, Emily Herrett, Kishan Patel, Dominik M Piehlmaier, Giorgio Di Gessa, Charlotte Huggins, Michael J Green, Alex Kwong, Ellen J. Thompson, Jingmin Zhu, Kathryn E Mansfield, Richard J Silver...
    Mar-23
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  • National
    Ramos-Vera, C., Garcia O'Diana, A., Delgado Basauri, M., Huanuco Calle, D. & Saintila, J. Psychological impact of COVID-19: A cross-lagged network analysis from the English Longitudinal Study of Aging...
    Feb-23
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  • Regional
    Katie Pybus, Brian Kelly, Bo Hou, Mildred Ajebon, Claire McIvor, Daniel Bingham, Rosemary McEachan, Kate E. Pickett, Josie Dickerson Changes in children’s wellbeing in Bradford during COVID-19: The ...
    May-22
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  • National
    Zhang, X., Zhang, X., Feng, S. & Li, H. The causal effect of physical activity intensity on COVID-19 susceptibility, hospitalization, and severity: Evidence from a mendelian randomization study Fronti...
    Mar-23
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  • National
    Li, C.L.Y. & Gutman, L.M. Life satisfaction in UK emerging adults during the COVID-19 pandemic Current Psychology, DOI: 10.1007/s12144-023-04580-7
    Apr-23
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    COVID-19 Longitudinal surveys

    COVID-19 Longitudinal surveys

    Find out more about the special COVID-19 surveys, including the latest data releases, launched by longitudinal population studies in the UK.

    COVID-19 Research Tracker

    COVID-19 Research Tracker

    Explore the longitudinal research published investigating both the immediate and long-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

    COVID-19 Evidence and insights

    COVID-19 Evidence and insights

    Discover evidence and insights from longitudinal population studies on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Explore COVID-19 survey data

    Explore COVID-19 survey data

    Search and explore COVID-19 metadata available in CLOSER Discovery, our search engine for longitudinal data.

    COVID-19 Perspectives blogs

    COVID-19 Perspectives blogs

    Read the latest blogs from our COVID-19 Perspectives series.

    Further COVID-19 related resources

    Further COVID-19 related resources

    Take a look at further useful COVID-19 research resources.