Moving home can be a big upheaval and is often ranked as one of life’s most stressful events, along with other major changes like losing a loved one or going through divorce. But how does moving home during childhood impact mental health in adolescence and beyond?
Your 50s are a very important period for understanding your working lives. At this age in life, most people are employed and have reached their peak earnings – but inequalities persist and some are still struggling financially.
2026 marks the 200th anniversary of University College London – the first university in London and home to BCS70. We’re excited that BCS70 has been chosen to be part of the fascinating exhibition.
At age 46, we asked you to wear an activity monitor and keep a sleep diary for a week. Analysing the information from these, researchers have discovered a link between poor mental health in childhood and poor sleep in midlife.
BCS70 is helping to cast new light on the potential long-term consequences of missed education.
We’re excited to share news of a new scientific study that will build on this tradition of tracking people’s lives over time.
Findings from five longitudinal studies, including BCS70, show that women who identify as LGBTQ+ and bisexual adults were more likely to have asthma. This difference increases with age compared to heterosexual people.
Women of your generation who went to university are less likely to have had children than women who didn’t. But new research from BCS70 has found that it’s mainly first-generation graduates — those who were the first in their family to go to university — driving this difference.
Physical activity is important for our overall health and can help to reduce our risk of developing certain diseases. But new BCS70 research has found that experiencing anxiety or depression in early adulthood may impact our exercise habits later on in life.
A recent study based on BCS70 has revealed how our mum’s experience of parenthood may, to some extent, influence if and when we start our own family.
