Yesterday Gary Pollock co-Director of Growing Up in Digital Europe (GUIDE) presented at JA PreventNCD:Mind the Gap: Strengthening Health Inequality Monitoring in Europe. The webinar brought together top experts and representatives from across Europe to talk about the challenges in tracking health inequalities and to explore practical ways to improve how we monitor these issues. It featured three experts that shared their views on how to improve health inequality monitoring in Europe. Speakers: Silvia Stringhini, Associate Professor, School of Population and Public Health; University of British Columbia Terje Andreas Eikemo Leader, CHAIN Centre; Professor of Sociology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) Gary Pollock, Professor of Sociology, The Manchester Metropolitan University and co-Director of Growing Up in Digital Europe (GUIDE)
Growing Up in Digital Europe (GUIDE)
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GUIDE will be Europe’s first comparative birth cohort study of children’s and young people’s wellbeing.
About us
Growing Up in Digital Europe (GUIDE) will be Europe’s first comparative birth cohort study of children’s and young people’s wellbeing. GUIDE has developed through a series of projects funded by the European Commission, MYWeB (GA 613368), the European Cohort Development Project (GA 777449), and COORDINATE- the COhort cOmmunity Research and Development Infrastructure Network (GA 101008589) and GUIDE PREP- Growing Up in Digital Europe Preparatory Phase (GA 101078945). GUIDEPREP is led by University College Dublin and co-led by Manchester Metropolitan University and includes an established network of scientists working in longitudinal survey research across 20 countries in Europe. Cohort Study Scientific Network https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14187070/ https://www.coordinate-network.eu/about
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External link for Growing Up in Digital Europe (GUIDE)
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- Higher Education
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- 11-50 employees
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- child wellbeing, youth wellbeing, cohort study, survey, longitudinal, and europe
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Updates
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Growing Up in Digital Europe (GUIDE) reposted this
CLS will lead the UK Age 8 Pilot of Growing Up in Digital Europe (GUIDE), a major European initiative to create internationally-harmonised data for research on child development and wellbeing. Funded by the ESRC: Economic and Social Research Council, the pilot will test the feasibility of GUIDE in the UK context, and provide recommendations to potential funders of a future full-scale study. The UK pilot will be led by Professor Lisa Calderwood, CLS Managing Director, in partnership with Co-Directors Prof Jennifer Symonds of UCL and Prof Gary Pollock of Manchester Metropolitan University. Centerdata, an independent research institute in the Netherlands, are also part of the leadership team. Find out more on the CLS website: https://buff.ly/gI6P3gA
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Growing Up in Digital Europe (GUIDE) as the first pan-European, cross-nationally comparative, longitudinal study of child wellbeing, will give us the evidence we urgently need to track these complex issues and to shape responsive, inclusive policies across generations. One-off snapshots are no longer enough. The findings shared today reinforce the need for research that can track trajectories, not just outcomes. Let’s ensure that policy is powered by evidence that evolves as our children do.
Thank you for the opportunity to speak at the webinar organised by WHO/UNICEF on the recent published fact sheets as the evidence base for the new WHO Euro Strategy on Child and Adolescent Health and Well-being (2026–2030) and present the factsheet on Adolescent Mental Health. Children and adolescents across Europe and Central Asia are facing growing health challenges—from rising obesity rates to declining immunization and mental well-being. In response, WHO and UNICEF are developing a new Regional Strategy for Child and Adolescent Health and Well-being (2026–2030). Event organized by UNICEF ECARO, WHO/Europe, and ISSA under the Health Systems for Early Childhood Development initiative. Link to factsheets: https://lnkd.in/ebfkaJyw World Health Organization Country Office in Greece Colette Kelly Sophie Jullien Trinity College Dublin @
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Growing Up in Digital Europe (GUIDE) Co-Director Seaneen Sloan is participating in the ESFRI - European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures Stakeholder Forum Meetup this week!
Co-Director, Growing Up in Digital Europe (GUIDE) | Associate Professor & Deputy Head, UCD School of Education, Ireland
Visiting Jagiellonian University in Kraków this week for the ESFRI - European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures stakeholder forum meet-up Great to see University College Dublin named on the stairs the Auditorium Maximum alongside the other Una Europa institutions, including our Growing Up in Digital Europe (GUIDE) partners Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna, University of Helsinki and KU Leuven UCD Global School of Education UCD UCD College of Social Sciences and Law Geary Institute For Public Policy
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Growing Up in Digital Europe (GUIDE) with our partner Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) this week presenting: How GUIDE Data will enhance our understanding of parental leave & child wellbeing
Co-Director, Growing Up in Digital Europe (GUIDE) | Associate Professor & Deputy Head, UCD School of Education, Ireland
It's great to be back at Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) this week, 30 months after our GUIDEPREP kick off meeting was hosted here! Thank you for the invitation to present at the COST Action workshop on Methodological Challenges in Paid Parental Leave Research and Policy. I’m looking forward to a discussion on how Growing Up in Digital Europe (GUIDE)'s comparative data on children’s wellbeing and environments can contribute to evidence in this area. University College Dublin, School of Education UCD, UCD Geary Institute for Public Policy, Policy Evaluation and Research Unit (PERU), UCD Research
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New article- Growing Up in Digital Europe (GUIDE): A Comparative Longitudinal Study for Child Wellbeing by Dr. Klea Ramaj & Gary Pollock
I'm thrilled to share that our latest article: "Growing Up in Digital Europe (GUIDE): A Comparative Longitudinal Study for Child Well-Being" — is now published and available online! The article provides a thorough description of Growing Up in Digital Europe (GUIDE). GUIDE is Europe’s first comparative longitudinal birth cohort study focused on child well-being. It aims to inform better policies and practices for future generations. 🔗 Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/ecxjFgj3 Thank you to my co-author Gary Pollock and the GUIDE team across Europe. This is just the beginning of a long-term journey to better understand and support children growing up in our rapidly changing world. #GUIDE #ChildWellBeing #DigitalEurope #LongitudinalResearch #PolicyResearch
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Growing Up in Digital Europe (GUIDE) partners in Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Iceland launch the UNIFAMN project website. The UNIFAMN project, funded by NordForsk aims to enhance the resilience, future crisis preparedness, and well-being of families across Nordic countries through a collaborative network of experts, continuous comprehensive data analysis, and establishing innovative research. Leveraging the Growing Up in Digital Europe (GUIDE) European study, which examines children’s and families’ well-being through a comparative child cohort using harmonized instruments, UNIFAMN forms a Nordic network to examine and promote Nordic families’ resilience, future preparedness, and well-being. The vision of the project is to build and monitor a resilient and future-prepared Nordic region where families thrive, supported by robust social policies, and informed by cutting-edge research and expert insights, and continuously monitored for improvement.
The brand new UNIFAMN network website has now been opened! Enjoy! https://lnkd.in/et6iAWAR
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OECD - OCDE WISE Centre updated child wellbeing data portal and dashboard, supporting evidence based policy and practice!
The OECD WISE Centre has just updated its OECD Child Well-being Data Portal and Dashboard, two key tools designed to support evidence-based policymaking by providing a comprehensive and comparable view of children’s lives across OECD - OCDE countries. With nearly 200 newly added or updated measures, this more detailed picture of how children are doing today is helping to better understand what’s working, where gaps remain, and how to improve children’s outcomes. From digital life and education to emotional well-being and family environments, these tools help: ✔️ Compare countries ✔️ Identify key challenges ✔️ Provide insight to improve child-focused policies Explore the latest insights in our blog: https://shorturl.at/qDJfL Congratulations to the WISE staff who contributed to this initiative: Olivier Thevenon | Nora Brüning | Marine Matsumura
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Terje Andreas Eikemo discussing the opportunity of Growing Up in Digital Europe (GUIDE) data for improving health and wellbeing outcomes in future generations!
What a day at the ABPI Annual Conference 2025! It’s been a packed day of thought-provoking discussions, inspiring speakers, and exciting insights into the future of health in the UK. Today’s discussions underscore the exciting work happening in health innovation, the importance of cross-sector collaboration, and the collective responsibility we all share in driving progress in life sciences. Thank you to our brilliant exhibitors and patient organisations who’ve joined us today as well as all the speakers, panellists, and attendees for making annual conference such a valuable and inspiring experience. #ABPIconf25
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Opportunities to join the Growing Up in Digital Europe (GUIDE) team!
Wondering what our members are currently researching? One of the international projects is Growing Up in Digital Europe (GUIDE) - one of the largest surveys in Europe to track the #wellbeing of children as they grow up. GUIDE will offer unique insights into children’s lives for decades to come, helping policymakers develop more effective education, health and social policies. Researchers from The Manchester Metropolitan University’s Policy Evaluation and Research Unit (PERU) are leading GUIDE’s development alongside colleagues at University College Dublin. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eUnag3Mt #ChildrensFutures
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