Researching the health of immigrants: championing the ONS Longitudinal Study

In Episode 2 of Series 3, we’re talking about how uniquely placed the ONS Longitudinal Study is to research questions about the health of immigrants, and telling you more about this unique data resource and its potential to forward our understanding of the changes to our society since 1971.Our LS Champions for this episode are Matt Wallace and Joe Harrison, who’ve been using the LS to look at the health of immigrants, including their respective PhD research. Matt is a Reader in Social Inequality at the University of Salford and Joe is a Research Fellow at the University of St Andrews.Matt’s interested in the health differences between international migrants, the children of migrants, and non-migrants and how these differences affect wider population health. Joe’s current PhD research aims to increase understanding of the different life courses experienced by the Pakistani community and their descendants in the United Kingdom and Norway. The Linking our Lives Podcast is produced by CeLSIUS, the Centre for Longitudinal Study Information and User Support. Read a full transcript of this episode Find out more about Matt Wallace and his research Find out more about Joe Harrison and his research