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17 Nov 2020

The Linear Link: Deriving Age-Specific Death Rates from Life Expectancy – new article in Risks

The prediction of human longevity based on forecasting life expectancy offers multiple advantages, but the reconstruction of age-specific mortality is more challenging. A new article led by Marius Pascariu and coauthored by José Manuel Aburto, Newton Fellow at the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science and the Department of Sociology, proposes the Linear Link model to tackle this challenge.

10 Nov 2020

COVID-19 vaccine: reliable communications needed to beat ‘infodemic’ of misinformation

A coordinated programme to combat anti-vaxx misinformation and encourage confidence in a COVID-19 vaccine is essential if a take-up target of eight in ten people in the UK is to be achieved, according to Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science Director Professor Melinda Mills, author of a report published today by the British Academy and the Royal Society for the SET-C (Science in Emergencies Tasking: COVID-19) group.

2 Nov 2020

Leerlingen lopen grote leerachterstanden op tijdens lockdown aldus nieuw onderzoek van onderzoekers

Basisschool kinderen hebben gedurende de ‘shutdown’ weinig tot geen leerprogressie gemaakt, aldus nieuw onderzoek van de University of Oxford. Op basis van toetsresultaten voor en na de shutdown blijkt dat zelfs in Nederland, waar online leer-materiaal relatief gebruikelijk is, thuisleren weinig effectief is geweest.

2 Nov 2020

Schulkinder haben während der Schulschließungen trotz Online-Unterricht „wenig oder nichts“ gelernt

Schulkinder haben zu Hause während der Lockdown Schulschließungen „wenig bis nichts“ gelernt. Dies ergab eine neue Studie des Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science an der Universität Oxford, die zeigt, dass Online-Unterricht während des Lockdowns größtenteils ineffektiv war, selbst in einem Land, das für die Herausforderungen von Online-Unterricht gut gerüstet ist.

1 Nov 2020

Primary children learned ‘little or nothing’ at home during school lockdown closures

News update: The Dutch Government has announced it is spending EUR 8.5 billion to help children catch up on learning they've lost due to COVID-19. The funding will provide programs and tutoring. Our study demonstrated that primary school children's education suffered severely during lockdown, and informed the Dutch Government's decision.

23 Oct 2020

Impacts of weather shocks on transition to adulthood among women in a low-income rural context

New research led by Liliana Andriano provides a conceptual overview of why and how weather shocks might impact young women’s life course transitions in low-income rural contexts, and explores the model empirically using the case of drought in Malawi: a largely rural and agrarian country that is highly vulnerable to weather shocks, with a large youth population and low ages at first marriage and birth.

21 Oct 2020

Event - New fortnightly Webinar on Historical Social Mobility

Starting Wednesday 21st October at 17:30 BST, LCDS Postdoctoral Researcher Per Engzell is launching a fortnightly webinar on Historical Social Mobility. Each session will be 1.5 hrs and will feature three papers.

19 Oct 2020

Job Opportunity: Media and Communications Officer

We are looking for a creative, inspirational and driven Media and Communications Officer to join the newly launched Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science (LCDS), an interdisciplinary centre located within the Department of Sociology to lead and develop communications for the Centre. The Centre is committed to work-life balance and flexible working opportunities.

29 Sep 2020

'The US excess mortality rate from COVID-19 is substantially worse than Europe’s' - VoxEU article

In a new article published today on VoxEU.org, Janine Aron and John Muellbauer show that when comparing excess mortality rates, Europe's cumulative excess mortality rate from March to July is 28% lower than the US rate, contradicting some recent public claims.