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12 Mar 2021

Twin Peaks: Record international number of twin births

The number of twins being born in the world has reached an all-time high, with 1.6 million twins now delivered each year, according to new research from Oxford, which shows most are now being born in the global south.

11 Mar 2021

Winner of a prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Fellow award is joining the LCDS

Dr Fleur Meddens will join the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science as Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Fellow, to conduct research into links between genetics, educational attainment, and social inequality.

10 Mar 2021

COVID-19: Inside the info wars

Twelve months on, we may be suffering from COVID-19 information overload, but a year ago it was a different matter. The world was frightened and people were eager for facts and information about the deadly new virus.

4 Mar 2021

Job opportunity: Senior Data Scientist

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Senior Data Scientist to join the new innovative interdisciplinary research centre, the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science which is headed by Professor Melinda Mills at the University of Oxford.

24 Feb 2021

Join: Berlin Demography Days - a three day solution-focused event

This three-day event offers a platform for intense dialogue among scientific experts, policy makers, business leaders and representatives of international organisations and civil society.

22 Feb 2021

Vaccine passports can work but face 12 challenges

COVID-19 vaccine passports could be created, but significant challenges need to be overcome first, according to a report from a panel led by Oxford Professors Melinda Mills and Chris Dye, which outlines a dozen issues which must be addressed before passports can be introduced.

11 Feb 2021

Little progress in the fight against health research inequality: Action needed

Little progress has been made in the fight against health research inequality: Swift action is needed, urge the creators of an online tool to tackle the problem in genetics research.

27 Jan 2021

Pandemic's mortality impact in England and Wales - almost 63,000 more deaths, less life-expectancy

New LCDS study: Almost 63,000 extra deaths and at least a year slashed off life expectancy: the pandemic’s impact on mortality in England and Wales

22 Jan 2021

Applications welcome: Summer Institute in Computational Social Science, University of Oxford

The Summer Institute in Computational Social Science, University of Oxford (SICSS Oxford), brings together postgraduate research students and early career researchers interested in computational social science.