In the Media

The Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science continues to receive widespread media attention, public and policy impact. For media queries, please contact LCDS.Media@demography.ox.ac.uk.

27 May 2024

The Population Europe Policy Lab

Professor Melinda Mills is a member of the Advisory Board for Population Europe's newly launched Policy Lab. The platform will foster the exchange between policy, the private sector, civil society and academia in order to advance mutual understanding and to cultivate new knowledge about policy relevant demographic developments.

Population Europe

21 Mar 2024

Why falling birth rates will be a bigger problem than overpopulation

Professor Melinda Mills, Director of the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science, is interviewed by the New Scientist on a recent Lancet paper on declines in global fertility rates.

New Scientist

4 Feb 2024

What Britain must do to cope with looming surge in immigration

In this article in The Times, Professor Melinda Mills discusses creative solutions to create adequate housing for the UK's growing population.

The Times

Silhouette of People Raising Their Graduation Hats

2 Feb 2024

Fortysomething women gave birth a decade later than their mothers

This The Times article refers to Professor John Ermisch's study on fertility decline across all educational groups in the UK.

The Times

25 Jan 2024

New report reveals impact of social sciences and humanities research

How do you assess the real-world impact of the social sciences and humanities? A team of researchers at the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science (LCDS) delved into around 4,000 Research Excellence Framework 2021 (REF) Impact Case Studies to reveal the impact of social sciences and humanities research.

University of Oxford

25 Jan 2024

From NHS innovations to addressing inequalities in the labour market: : new report reveals real-world impact of humanities and social sciences research

The British Academy and the Academy of Social Sciences commissioned researchers at the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science to assess the value of research in the SHAPE disciplines and its global societal impact.

British Academy

11 Jan 2024

The Big Challenge…

In this interview, Front Line Genomic chat to Melinda Mills about the big challenges in demography, population health and more.

Front Line Genomics

6 Jan 2024

"Social connections can protect your health"

In this interview with Alternativas Económicas, Professor Jennifer Dowd discusses all things demography.

Alternativas Económicas

19 Dec 2023

Melinda on Newsday radio programme

Professor Melinda Mills discusses her new paper on the relationship between early-life diseases and lifetime childlessness in Finland and Sweden. Listen from 16:55.

BBC World Service