We are looking forward to Alison Buttenheim’s visit to the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science at the end of this month. During her visit, Alison will give a talk on whether behavioural economics boosted COVID-19 vaccine acceptance, using evidence and insights from WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrial, Rich, and Democratic) and LMIC countries.
Join Jonas Schöley from the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) for a Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science Seminar on the phenomenon of the "birth hump", the excess risk of death associated with the transition of birth.
A recent study by Emeritus Professor of Family Demography John Ermisch, and associate member of the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science, finds that having strong family ties with your parents or adult children discourages the development of trust in strangers.
A new study by the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science’s Senior Postdoctoral Researcher Dr Andrea Tilstra and colleagues at the University of Colorado Boulder finds that ‘obstetric racism’ is prevalent in the US, and is contributing to a sharp rise in medically questionable inductions that could be harming Black and Latina mothers and babies.
A team of researchers at the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science, led by Dr Douglas Leasure, have published a novel paper that provides one of the only quantitative estimates of internal displacement in virtual real-time.
Does having a night owl chronotype help night shift workers sleep better? New research from the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science finds that having the genetics of a night owl protects night shift workers against sleep loss. Watch the video below to find out more!
Join us for a packed first day of presentations at this year’s Population Association of America conference, full of talks and posters that disrupt and realign demography. More info and other daily programmes can be found here. You can also find us at booth 504 to learn more about our work and get your hands on some snazzy goodies!
The Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science have another packed day of talks and posters on the second day of presentations at this year’s Population Association of America conference. More info and other daily programmes can be found here. You can also find us at booth 504 to learn more about our work and get your hands on some snazzy goodies!
