We’re excited to announce that the HEAF study is now part of the CLOSER consortium. This partnership brings together data from 19 different studies in a UK-wide collaboration. The connected data will allow enhanced insights into a wide range of topics including obesity, physical activity and mental health. The collaboration also brings together an interdisciplinary community of scientists to explore new opportunities presented by the harmonised datasets.
“CLOSER is a very important consortium to be included in. We are very pleased that HEAF has been invited to join this partnership. We would particularly like to thank our amazing participants who continue to respond with enthusiasm and such rich information about every aspect of their lives. I would also like to thank the HEAF team (Dr Cathy Linaker, Dr Clare Harris, Martin Stevens, Gregorio Bevilacqua, Stefania D’Angelo, Georgia Ntani, Holly Syddall, Sue Curtis, and Vanessa Cox) who work tirelessly to clean, enter and analyse the data and Professor Keith Palmer who incepted this amazing study in 2012-13.”
Professor Karen Walker-Bone, Principal investigator, HEAF Study
We’re extremely proud of the HEAF study and the insights that the study has provided. We would like to thank all our participants for their continued dedication to the study and are excited that we can enhance our understanding of working at older ages and broader topics through open collaboration in the CLOSER consortium.
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