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.

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

18 Dec 2023

Early-life diseases linked to lifelong childlessness

A ground-breaking study, published in Nature Human Behaviour, reveals a significant association between 74 early-life diseases and the likelihood of remaining childless throughout one's life, with 33 of these diseases prevalent in both women and men.

University of Oxford

Family as wooden figures against blue background

18 Dec 2023

Early-life diseases linked to lifelong childlessness

An international study reveals a significant association between 74 early-life diseases and the likelihood of remaining childless throughout one's life, with 33 of these diseases prevalent in both women and men.

University of Helsinki

Quote from Melinda: 'Think about the car factories: when they were booming, they offered housing and lots of infrastructure for their workers. The equivalent of this today could be hybrid and flexible working, or allowing someone to work from another country or another region. It is not only about jobs and skills, it is about the package of people’s lives.'

22 Nov 2023

Labour force shortages. How to adapt to future needs of European labour markets?

As part of the EU funded Mapping inequalities through the life course (Mapineq) project, our Director Professor Melinda Mills and co-authors have produced a new policy brief that discusses best practices and adaptations to fulfil current and future needs of European labour markets.

idw - Informationsdienst Wissenschaft

21 Nov 2023

Tips for a Safer Thanksgiving

In this Those Nerdy Girls article from our Deputy Director, Professor Jenn Dowd offers some tips on enjoying precious moments, such as Thanksgiving, with family and friends while lowering the risk of getting or spreading illness.

Those Nerdy Girls

13 Oct 2023

Yes, everyone should get an updated Covid-19 vaccine

Our Deputy Director Dr Jenn Dowd outlines eight reasons why everyone who is eligible should get an updated COVID-19 vaccine.

STAT news

Graph showing supercentarians (aged 110 or older) per million people in US

28 Sep 2023

Places claiming to be centenarian hotspots may just have bad data

Are longevity hotspots all they seem? The Economist's Graphic Detail uses research from Dr Saul Newman to take a closer look at the data, exploring whether data errors are responsible.

The Economist

Birthday cake with candles and '100' candle.

21 Sep 2023

Don’t believe the hype about living to 100

i News article featuring Dr Saul Newman's 'Supercentenarian and remarkable age records exhibit patterns indicative of clerical errors and pension fraud' pre-print paper.

i News

Coloured visualisation of electron microscopy photo of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

24 Aug 2023

COVID-19: examining the effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical interventions

A new Royal Society report involving Professor Melinda Mills examines the effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical interventions such as masks and social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Royal Society