UCL ECHILD project

The ECHILD project is a research study run by University College London joining existing health, education and social care data for children for the first time.

[UCL ECHILD project @ucl_echild]

⏳one week to go! next #ECHILD seminar: Working with ILR data - listen from experts!
🗓️9 June 11-12:00
sign up 👇👇👇
@adr_uk @HDR_UK @CEPEO_UCL @educationgovuk @TheIFS @NIHRresearch @ONSfocus @ONS @UCL_IHI

[UCL ECHILD project @ucl_echild]

📢NEW ECHILD Seminar Series – Online
🗓️ Tue 9 June | 11–12
What can we learn from the Individualised Learner Record (ILR) in #ECHILD?
🌟Hear and learn from experts using ILR data in research
👉Book: https://t.co/zU2FTBkq0o
@Klharron @adr_uk @ich_ppp @UCLchildhealth @ONS

[UCL ECHILD project @ucl_echild]

@Klharron @CEPEO_UCL @ich_ppp @UCLchildhealth @ADR_CC_CAR @FFTEduDatalab @educationgovuk @ONS @ONSfocus @NHSEngland @NHSDigital @NHSDigital @HDR_UK @LSHTM @TheIFS

[UCL ECHILD project @ucl_echild]

🚨New job opportunities with #ECHILD – apply now!
Recruiting for 3 roles:
🔹 Research Fellow (Childhood Cancer)
🔹 Research Assistant
🔹 Data Scientist
https://t.co/TKaBtD5oYk
Great for population health researchers using admin data.
🗓 Deadline: 1 June
📢 Please share!
@adr_uk

[UCL ECHILD project @ucl_echild]

🚨New job opportunities with #ECHILD – apply now!
Recruiting for 3 roles:
🔹 Research Fellow (Childhood Cancer)
🔹 Research Assistant
🔹 Data Scientist
https://t.co/TKaBtD5oYk
Great for population health researchers using admin data.
🗓 Deadline: 1 June
📢 Please share!
@adr_uk

[UCL ECHILD project @ucl_echild]

📢NEW ECHILD Seminar Series – Online
🗓️ Tue 9 June | 11–12
What can we learn from the Individualised Learner Record (ILR) in #ECHILD?
🌟Hear and learn from experts using ILR data in research
👉Book: https://t.co/zU2FTBkq0o
@Klharron @adr_uk @ich_ppp @UCLchildhealth @ONS

[HDR UK Wales @hdrukwales]

Health Data Research UK Wales @hdrukwales, part of @HDR_UK, focus on linking health and non-health data in areas including environment, education, social care, justice.

Find out more about HDRUK Wales ➡️ https://t.co/8RrTPWYH38

@The_MRC @NIHRresearch @ESRC @TheBHF

[Todd Jones 🦊 @toddrjones]

Here are some ways in which the world has gotten better.

[NIHR Children and Families Policy Research Unit @UCL_CPRU]

CPRU co-director Ruth Gilbert comments on SEND reform in the BMJ: Special educational needs reforms are a good start to resolving the crisis in schools—but where is the focus on health? https://t.co/rgc8OEgsv5

[NIHR Children and Families Policy Research Unit @UCL_CPRU]

📢 New CPRU paper on hospital admissions of adolescents with SEND/care experience using @ucl_echild data. Our paper found high levels of unplanned admissions and low levels of planned care for pupils with multiple needs https://t.co/lvrJJpVl2i

[MQ Mental Health Research @MQmentalhealth]

Adolescent depression is hard to predict & too often support comes after symptoms appear.

But what if we could predict which young people were at high risk of developing depression in later life?

New research from @KingsIoPPN has developed a tool to do just that.

🧵1/5

[Leah Pierson @leah_pierson]

omg this title, this paper

[BMJ Mental Health @BMJMentalHealth]

📢 New research @BMJMentalHealth 👇🏼
Our latest systematic review & meta-analysis (29 studies, 5,825 participants) finds digital peer support can lead to small-moderate improvements in depression, anxiety & social functioning for people in outpatient mental health care.

💻 Online platforms & apps may offer accessible support between appointments

Benefits seen for symptoms, quality of life & personal recovery

No clear effect on treatment engagement

Digital peer support could be a valuable adjunct to usual care, but we need more research on long-term impact & safe, sustainable delivery.

Read more: https://t.co/PJ8kzUbqih

#MentalHealth #DigitalHealth #PeerSupport #OutpatientCare
Authors:
Sarah Croke
Ioannis Angelakis
Natasha Tyler
Chloe-Nicole Low
Evgenia Gkintoni
Ozlem Eylem-Van Bergeijk
Alexander Hodkinson
Brian McMillan
Maria Panagioti

@OfficialUoM
#UniversityofLiverpool
@nottmhospitals #UniversityofPatras

[UCU @ucu]

Another day out and proud on the picket lines today at Northumbria University.

Staff are fighting to defend the Teachers’ Pension Scheme and stop management’s attempt to force them out through pay freezes.

This is about dignity, security and refusing to let pensions be stripped away. Show your support to @UCUNUbranch

[International Journal of Population Data Science @IJPDS]

How can maternity data improve outcomes for mothers and babies?

A new overview explores the value of robust maternity datasets for research, policy and better care.

Find out more: https://t.co/WOxUGO20TS

[UCL ECHILD project @ucl_echild]

✨New study by Catherine Stewart (@ucl @ich_ppp @UCL_IfWH #ECHILD) shows why England’s Maternity Services Dataset matters more than ever. 👇
https://t.co/ZndkQObgrn,
👉Full article: https://t.co/z70B0Mr9be
@Klharron @adruk @UCLchildhealth

[International Journal of Population Data Science @IJPDS]

New insights into maternity data and its potential to improve care and research.

This latest resource highlights how high-quality data can strengthen understanding of maternal and infant health outcomes.

Read more: https://t.co/WOxUGO20TS

[UCL ECHILD project @ucl_echild]

💡📅 Our #ECHILD User Day agenda is now out! We’re excited to share what’s in store for 17th March
Check it out here 👉https://t.co/03m5zJflUB
@JohnPeterJerrim @TheIFS
@adr_uk @HDR_UK @ich_ppp @UCLchildhealth @UCL_CPRU @SCADR_data @educationgovuk @ONS @ucl @Klharron

[UCL ECHILD project @ucl_echild]

📢 Registrations Open!
Join us for the #ECHILD User Day – an in-person event for researchers and #linked data users.
📅 17 March 2026 | 🕘 09:00–17:00 |📍 Friends House, London
✅ Free to attend
👉 Register: https://t.co/TRVKgVUcdT
@adr_uk @Klharron @ONS @HDR_UK @educationgovuk

[UCU @ucu]

Forcing staff out of their pension scheme and threatening dismissal if they object is shameful. It’s fire & rehire by another name.

Show your support for staff at Southampton Solent University striking on 9 & 17 February to protect retirement security. https://t.co/1eC0NyotX1

[Institute for Fiscal Studies @TheIFS]

How are rising employer NICs, higher minimum wages and upcoming employment rights changes affecting the labour market?

In our podcast, @TomWatersEcon sets out the possible trends for youth unemployment in 2026.

🎧 Listen here: https://t.co/tvLzIaAajG

[ADR Scotland @SCADR_data]

'Can administrative data save your life?'
Listen to @adr_uk podcast 'Connecting Society' with their first #podcast for 2026 now live 😀🎧 Listen to the episode at https://t.co/Fd8ZZFKSi8, or
watch in full on YouTube: https://t.co/rzZnClWIS6

[UCU @ucu]

“These cuts are hitting the most vulnerable staff hardest.”

Sophia Woodman, @ucuedinburgh branch president explaining the reality of the crisis in HE to the Scottish Education Committee.

Watch ⬇️