News | Leverhulme Centre For Demographic Science, Oxford

23 Feb 2020

New book provides students and researchers with the tools to take advantage of genetic data

An Introduction to Statistical Genetic Data Analysis, published in February 2020, will allow students and researchers to incorporate this fast-growing field into their work.

18 Feb 2020

Professor David Kirk: Uber linked to a reduction in serious road traffic injuries in the UK

Professor David Kirk, co-leader on our Ethics, Truth & Trust programme, today had his paper on Uber and traffic injuries published in Social Science & Medicine.

13 Feb 2020

How new information is changing our understanding of social mobility

“I’m tackling one of the oldest questions we have in Sociology”, says Postdoctoral Research Fellow Per Engzell. He’s investigating the age-old question of why it is that the children of rich people grow up to be rich, and the children of poor parents stay that way. “We’ve been asking it for centuries, and you might think we’d know all about it by now – but that’s not the case.”

19 Sep 2019

LCDS welcomes six new colleagues

We are delighted to announce that six new employees have joined the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science. They will begin their posts over the course of 2019 and start of 2020. We are thrilled to be launching into the first year of the Centre - stay tuned for more exciting research updates, opportunities to visit & collaborate with LCDS.

8 Sep 2019

Our director writes in Science about genetics and same-sex behavior

On August 30, our Director, Melinda Mills published a Perspective article in Science entitled 'How do genes affect same-sex behavior?'. In this she explains and puts into perspective the recent study by Ganna et al. (2019), which identifies genetic variants associated with same-sex behaviour.

8 Sep 2019

LCDS at the British Society for Population Studies

Look out for us at the BSPS in Cardiff, 9-11 September!

19 Jul 2019

New Position: Career Development Fellow, Marketing and Consumer Demography (with Saïd Business School)

Applications are invited for the position of Career Development Fellow in Marketing and Consumer Demography, based at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. Reporting to Professor Andrew Stephen, Saïd Business School and Professor Melinda Mills, Department of Sociology, the Career Development Fellow will execute a research agenda in topics related to marketing and consumer behaviour with a focus on the emerging field of consumer demography.

7 Jun 2019

Four-year fully funded Study Scholarship at Oxford

The Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science is recruiting one additional graduate student for an MPhil + DPhil on a topic within any of our research themes. The MPhil – equivalent to a 2-year research Master’s degree – is in the stream of Sociology and Demography. This is combined with additional funding for a DPhil (PhD) project in what Oxford terms the 2 + 2 programme.

28 May 2019

FAQ's Departmental Research Lecturer and Postdoctoral Positions

I am not sure whether I should apply for the Postdoctoral Researcher or Departmental Research Lecturer position. Can I apply to both?