The Potential of the NI Longitudinal Study for COVID Research

The Northern Ireland Longitudinal Study (NILS) is a wide-ranging database of people and their major life events, stretching back decades.  Census information for 1981 to 2011 is linked with other administrative datasets such as vital events, school data, property information, health card registrations, weather and pollution amongst others.  A joint NILS-ARK event on the 14th of September 2021 explored the potential of NILS for COVID research.  This interactive workshop provided an overview of the readily available data, the topic areas which can be rapidly explored, and the feasibility of linkage with health data.  A video of the event is now available, along with other useful resources at: https://www.nils-rsu.co.uk/the-potential-of-ni-longitudinal-study-for-covid-research