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About the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science

The Centre at the University of Oxford is an interdisciplinary research centre advancing our understanding of population change and addressing some of the most pressing challenges facing societies worldwide.

Established in 2019, LCDS brings together researchers and partners across demography, sociology, economics, genetics, statistics and other disciplines. By combining innovative methods and new forms of data, the Centre produces research that advances scientific understanding and informs policy on issues including population ageing, migration, inequality, climate change and global health.

With over 45 researchers and students, 400 research publications and more than £11 million in additional research funding secured, LCDS has developed a strong foundation of interdisciplinary expertise, research collaborations and policy engagement.

Learn more about LCDS, our partners and our research.

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Upcoming seminar: Importing Taxpayers for Free: What do destination countries owe origin countries to enhance free movement fiscal justice? With Prof Pieter Vanhuysse

28 Oct 2026

Upcoming seminar: Occupational Structure in the Congress Kingdom of Poland in the 19th Century with Marcin Kamecki

Join us for the upcoming seminar on Occupational Structure in the Congress Kingdom of Poland in the 19th Century with Marcin Kamecki, PhD candidate in Economics and Finance, University of Warsaw. On Monday 2 November 2026 at 2-3.30 PM in Butler Room, Nuffield College.

BBC Radio 5 Live with Matt Chorley and a picture of Melinda Mills.

26 Oct 2026

LCDS Director Professor Melinda Mills on BBC Radio 5 Live

Following Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s comments on wildfire and flood resilience, and amid recent cyber-security concerns, LCDS Director Prof Melinda Mills joined BBC Radio 5 Live with host Matt Chorley and Dr Chris Cocking to discuss the UK Government’s Be Ready campaign, emergency preparedness and public trust.

BBC Radio 5

LCDS researcher Wen Su in front of the Nuffield College.

26 Oct 2026

LCDS researcher Wen Su awarded Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship

Dr Wen Su, a postdoctoral researcher at the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science (LCDS), has been awarded a prestigious Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship for his project, Rethinking socioeconomic inequalities in mortality through comorbidity at death.

Four DPhil projects in Demographic Science open for 2027 entry

Applications are now open for four University of Oxford’s DPhil in Population Health projects supervised by researchers at the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science (LCDS). The projects span demographic forecasting, conflict related mortality, multimorbidity and the safe use of large language models in population health research.

Bayesian Methods for Demography and Beyond: A Primer

Build practical skills in applied Bayesian statistics for population research. This intensive 4.5-day in person course combines expert-led lectures with hands-on computer workshops, giving participants experience with Bayesian modelling, JASP and Stan, and an applied mini-project. Held on 11–15 January 2027 at Reuben College, University of Oxford.

PANDAI consortium's inaugural in-person session picture taken at the Christ Church, Oxford, on June 25–26, 2026.

21 Sep 2026

€8 million Horizon Europe grant to launch next-generation initiative to detect, assess and respond to pandemics - Pandemics AI Consortium (PANDAI)

Led by the University of Oxford in partnership with the World Health Organization and an international consortium of leading research, public health and technology partners, the three-year PANDAI project will develop and deploy advanced AI models to transform the detection, assessment, prediction and response to global infectious disease threats.