We’re excited to share news of a new scientific study that will build on this tradition of tracking people’s lives over time. 

Research findings from NCDS suggest that men benefit from an improvement in their quality of life if they retire in their 50s. Women are more likely to feel a boost in their quality of life if they switch from full-time to part-time work at this stage of life.

As the population gets older, more people are caring for elderly or dependent family members. NCDS is helping to show how caring responsibilities can affect employment. 

Thank you so much to the more than 8,000 of you who took part in the Life in Your Early 60s Survey between 2020 and 2024. We are so grateful for your participation. 

Researchers exploring what retirement is looking like for your generation have found that a third fewer of you were in the labour market at age 62 than at age 55.

More than 50 years ago, we asked you to write an essay imagining your life at age 25. Decades on, researchers are making fascinating and important discoveries from the content of these.

The age at which people start smoking can affect when they manage to give up.

A new study using NCDS data has revealed how childhood mental health and physical health in midlife are closely intertwined.

Researchers have found that people who had experienced poor mental health in their 20s were less likely to exercise regularly later on in life.

New research based on NCDS, and five other national and regional studies, has highlighted the emotional toll of long Covid.