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Melinda Mills at European Parliament’s Special Committee on COVID-19 pandemic

21 Apr 2022

LCDS Director Melinda Mills appointed as special advisor to the European Commission

Professor Melinda Mills, Director of the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science, has been appointed as of one three Special Advisors to Paolo Gentiloni, the European Commissioner of the Economy.

18 Mar 2022

Per Engzell, Arun Frey and Mark Verhagen named as Recipients of 2021 Cozzarelli Prize

The Cozzarelli Prize, which recognizes “outstanding scientific quality and originality,” was recently awarded to Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science (LCDS) researchers Per Engzell, Arun Frey, and Mark Verhagen.

23 Feb 2022

Oxford Statistical Genomics Summer School

This summer, the University of Oxford's Department of Continuing Education will host the Oxford Statistical Genomics Summer School, aimed at uniting researchers from both academia and industry.

The team from the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science

25 Jan 2022

Professor Melinda Mills, Dr Jennifer Dowd and team named Winners of O²RB Excellence in Impact Award

,Professor Melinda Mills, ,Dr Jennifer Beam Dowd, and the team at the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science have been named ,Winners of the O²RB Excellence in Impact Awards 2021. The team was recognized for their phenomenal contributions to data-driven policy interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

18 Jan 2022

Postdoctoral Researcher, Valentina Rontoni, Publishes on Exposure to Terrorism and Fertility Choices

Postdoctoral Researcher in the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science, ,Dr. Valentina Rotondi, and her colleague, ,Michele Rocca, recently published, “,Bombs and Babies: Exposure to Terrorism and Fertility Choices in Nigeria,” in the Journal of African Economies.

10 Jan 2022

Are you our next Research Facilitator?

Is your New Year’s resolution to take on a challenge and move up in your career?

14 Dec 2021

An empirical review of 75 years of Population Studies

A new open access article published today in Population Studies' 75 year diamond anniversary issue empirically reviews the journal’s storied history.

14 Dec 2021

COVID-19 certification may increase vaccine uptake in countries with below average vaccination cover

First study examining the impact of COVID-19 certification introduction on vaccine uptake in six countries suggests it led to increased vaccination uptake, but this depended on countries’ prior levels of vaccine coverage and availability.

25 Nov 2021

The challenges and opportunities of using Twitter data for protest research

In their recently published PLOS One article, researchers Christopher Barrie and Arun Frey investigate the possibility of surveying protests using only Twitter data. Using the case of the 2017 Women’s March in the United States, the research reveals new opportunities and ongoing challenges of using Twitter data for protest research.