The Team
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The team at ESRC Centre for Population Change brings together experts from the Universities of Southampton, St Andrews, the National Records of Scotland and the Office for National Statistics. Our staff are leading experts in the fields of demography, economics, geography, gerontology, sociology, social policy and social statistics, with expertise in both qualitative and quantitative research methodologies.
directors
Prof. Maria Evandrou
Maria Evandrou is a Professor of Gerontology at the University of Southampton in the Faculty of Social Sciences, Director of the Centre for Research on Ageing, Head of the Department of Ageing/Gerontology and Co-Director of the ESRC Centre for Population Change. She is jointly co-ordinating the life course and integenerational exchange strands of CPC and is also working on a project within the constitional change strand.
Publications Maria has been involved in:
Projects Maria has been involved in:
- Reciprocity of care between parents and adult children. The impact of caring on employment
Project contributors: Evandrou M, Falkingham J, Vlachantoni A, Gomez-Leon M, - Sandwich generation
Project contributors: Vlachantoni A, Evandrou M, Falkingham J, Gomez-Leon M, - Assessing the impact of internal labour migration on intergenerational support, health and income: the cases of China and South Africa
Project contributors: Falkingham J, Vlachantoni A, Hosegood V, Evandrou M, Wahba J, Jordan L, Padmadas S, Zhu L, Wang Z, Cai F, Collinson M, Du Y, - Understanding the drivers and consequence of population changes in the UK in the context of a changing Europe
Project contributors: Falkingham J, Bridgen P, Evandrou M, McGhee D, Meyer T, Vlachantoni A, Feng Z, McGowan T, Moran J, Moreh C, Edel A, - Extending working lives: implications for work-life balance
Project contributors: Evandrou M, Falkingham J, Vlachantoni A, - Understanding the implications of increasing partnership dissolution in mid and later life
Project contributors: Evandrou M, Falkingham J, Vlachantoni A, - Living arrangements in mid-life
Project contributors: Falkingham J, Berrington A, Evandrou M, Demey D, - Pension protection for minority ethnic groups in Britain: determinants, prospects and policy implications
Project contributors: Vlachantoni A, Falkingham J, Evandrou M, Feng Z, - The patterns, processes and impacts of post-student migration
Project contributors: Evandrou M, Falkingham J, Baschnonga-(Sage) J, - The timing of parental divorce and filial obligations to care for parents later in life
Project contributors: Falkingham J, Evandrou M, Baschnonga-(Sage) J, - The transition to living alone and mental health in later life
Project contributors: Falkingham J, Evandrou M, Stone J, - Understanding pathways into institutional care
Project contributors: Falkingham J, Evandrou M, Maslovskaya O, Vlachantoni A, - Impact of social pensions on multiple dimensions of poverty, subjective wellbeing and solidarity across generations
Project contributors: Chepngeno-Langat G, Aboderin I, Evandrou M, Falkingham J, Van-Der-Wielen N, - Understanding resilience in later life in a low resource setting
Project contributors: Evandrou M, Falkingham J, Aboderin I, Kyobutungi C, Chepngeno-Langat G, Baschieri A, - Understanding quality of life and well-being of older people: Case studies of China, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh
Project contributors: Zaidi A, Scobie J, Evandrou M, - Carers and time use
Project contributors: Bowes A, Evandrou M, Bell D, Dawson A, Falkingham J, Vlachantoni A, Thomas N, Rutherford A, Ashworth R, - Ageing unequally? Extended working lives and inequality in later life
Project contributors: Evandrou M, Falkingham J, Vlachantoni A, - The impact of social pensions on multiple dimensions of poverty, subjective wellbeing and solidarity across generations
Project contributors: Chepngeno-Langat G, Evandrou M, Falkingham J, Aboderin I, - Global Ageing and Long-term Care Network (GALNet)
Project contributors: Evandrou M, Falkingham J, Vlachantoni A, Feng Z, Chepngeno-Langat G, - Ageing and wellbeing in a globalizing world (AgeGlobe)
Project contributors: Evandrou M, Vlachantoni A, Hosegood V, Falkingham J, Feng Z, Padmadas S, - The Care Life Cycle
Project contributors: Falkingham J, Evandrou M, Bijak J, Vlachantoni A, Hilton J, Bullock S, Brailsford S,
Prof. Jane Falkingham
Jane Falkingham is Director of the ESRC Centre for Population Change at the University of Southampton as well as a Professor of Demography and International Social Policy and Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences. She was awarded an OBE for services to Social Science in the Queen's Birthday Honours for 2015. As Director of the Centre, Jane works with all Centre staff and contributes to all projects, in particular she has worked within the life course and intergenerational exchange strands.
Publications Jane has been involved in:
Projects Jane has been involved in:
- Reciprocity of care between parents and adult children. The impact of caring on employment
Project contributors: Evandrou M, Falkingham J, Vlachantoni A, Gomez-Leon M, - Sandwich generation
Project contributors: Vlachantoni A, Evandrou M, Falkingham J, Gomez-Leon M, - Assessing the impact of internal labour migration on intergenerational support, health and income: the cases of China and South Africa
Project contributors: Falkingham J, Vlachantoni A, Hosegood V, Evandrou M, Wahba J, Jordan L, Padmadas S, Zhu L, Wang Z, Cai F, Collinson M, Du Y, - Understanding the drivers and consequence of population changes in the UK in the context of a changing Europe
Project contributors: Falkingham J, Bridgen P, Evandrou M, McGhee D, Meyer T, Vlachantoni A, Feng Z, McGowan T, Moran J, Moreh C, Edel A, - Dynamics and policy implications of changes in student mobility
Project contributors: Findlay A, Falkingham J, McCollum D, Prazeres L, Malmberg G, Krisjane Z, Sander N, - Coping with the Urban Environment? Gender Disadvantage, Social Inequalities and Well-being of Economic Migrants in China
Project contributors: Falkingham J, Qin M, Padmadas S, Brown J, Li B, Wu Z, Zheng Z, Madise N, - Extending working lives: implications for work-life balance
Project contributors: Evandrou M, Falkingham J, Vlachantoni A, - Understanding the implications of increasing partnership dissolution in mid and later life
Project contributors: Evandrou M, Falkingham J, Vlachantoni A, - Leaving and returning home in the UK
Project contributors: Berrington A, Falkingham J, Stone J, - Living arrangements in mid-life
Project contributors: Falkingham J, Berrington A, Evandrou M, Demey D, - Pension protection for minority ethnic groups in Britain: determinants, prospects and policy implications
Project contributors: Vlachantoni A, Falkingham J, Evandrou M, Feng Z, - The patterns, processes and impacts of post-student migration
Project contributors: Evandrou M, Falkingham J, Baschnonga-(Sage) J, - The timing of parental divorce and filial obligations to care for parents later in life
Project contributors: Falkingham J, Evandrou M, Baschnonga-(Sage) J, - The transition to living alone and mental health in later life
Project contributors: Falkingham J, Evandrou M, Stone J, - Understanding pathways into institutional care
Project contributors: Falkingham J, Evandrou M, Maslovskaya O, Vlachantoni A, - Impact of social pensions on multiple dimensions of poverty, subjective wellbeing and solidarity across generations
Project contributors: Chepngeno-Langat G, Aboderin I, Evandrou M, Falkingham J, Van-Der-Wielen N, - Understanding resilience in later life in a low resource setting
Project contributors: Evandrou M, Falkingham J, Aboderin I, Kyobutungi C, Chepngeno-Langat G, Baschieri A, - Carers and time use
Project contributors: Bowes A, Evandrou M, Bell D, Dawson A, Falkingham J, Vlachantoni A, Thomas N, Rutherford A, Ashworth R, - How to get to 100 and enjoy it! Interactive exhibition and educational resources
Project contributors: Falkingham J, McGowan T, Edel A, - International students
Project contributors: McCollum D, Kulu H, Prazeres L, Falkingham J, Giulietti C, Wahba J, - Ageing unequally? Extended working lives and inequality in later life
Project contributors: Evandrou M, Falkingham J, Vlachantoni A, - Understanding Recent Fertility Trends in the UK and Improving Methodologies for Fertility Forecasting
Project contributors: Kulu H, Berrington A, Bijak J, Dodd E, Falkingham J, - The impact of social pensions on multiple dimensions of poverty, subjective wellbeing and solidarity across generations
Project contributors: Chepngeno-Langat G, Evandrou M, Falkingham J, Aboderin I, - Global Ageing and Long-term Care Network (GALNet)
Project contributors: Evandrou M, Falkingham J, Vlachantoni A, Feng Z, Chepngeno-Langat G, - Ageing and wellbeing in a globalizing world (AgeGlobe)
Project contributors: Evandrou M, Vlachantoni A, Hosegood V, Falkingham J, Feng Z, Padmadas S, - The Care Life Cycle
Project contributors: Falkingham J, Evandrou M, Bijak J, Vlachantoni A, Hilton J, Bullock S, Brailsford S, - Residential mobility
Project contributors: Finney N, McCollum D, Kulu H, Falkingham J, Lundholm E, Malmberg G,
Prof. Hill Kulu
Hill Kulu is Professor of Human Geography and Demography at the University of St Andrews and Co-Director for the ESRC Centre for Population Change. His substantive research interests lie in the field of family, fertility, migration and health studies; his methodological interests include the development and application of longitudinal models in social science research. Kulu's research has advanced our understanding of how family changes and residential choices interact in people's lives and how residential context shapes childbearing, migration and health behaviour of individuals. He jointly co-ordinates the migration and mobility strand of CPC, as well as working within the fertility and family strand.
Publications Hill has been involved in:
Projects Hill has been involved in:
- International students
Project contributors: McCollum D, Kulu H, Prazeres L, Falkingham J, Giulietti C, Wahba J, - Understanding Recent Fertility Trends in the UK and Improving Methodologies for Fertility Forecasting
Project contributors: Kulu H, Berrington A, Bijak J, Dodd E, Falkingham J, - PartnerLife Project
Project contributors: Kulu H, Mikolai J, Mulder C, Wagner M, Krapf S, Thomas M, - Dissolution of mixed ethnic unions in Britain
Project contributors: Kulu H, Finney N, Mikolai J, Keenan K, Graham E, - Residential mobility, housing and childbearing in Britain
Project contributors: Kulu H, Graham E, - Residential mobility
Project contributors: Finney N, McCollum D, Kulu H, Falkingham J, Lundholm E, Malmberg G,
staff
Prof. David Bell
David Bell is a Professor of Economics at the University of Stirling. He is working within the migration, life course and constitutational change strands of the CPC.
Publications David has been involved in:
Projects David has been involved in:
- Fiscal aspects of constitutional change
Project contributors: Bell D, - Migration and the constitutional future of Scotland
Project contributors: Findlay A, Bijak J, McCollum D, Wright R, Bell D, Packwood H, Tindal S, - Rural ageing, migration and care
Project contributors: Bell D, Bowes A, Rutherford A, Schröder-Butterfill E, - Carers and time use
Project contributors: Bowes A, Evandrou M, Bell D, Dawson A, Falkingham J, Vlachantoni A, Thomas N, Rutherford A, Ashworth R, - Linking longitudinal studies of ageing with administrative data
Project contributors: Bell D, Rutherford A, Gasteen A,
Prof. Ann Berrington
Ann Berrington is currently a Professor and joint Head of Demography and Social Statistics in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Southampton. She jointly co-ordinates the fertility strand of CPC and has also worked on some projects within the life course strand.
Publications Ann has been involved in:
Projects Ann has been involved in:
- Leaving and returning home in the UK
Project contributors: Berrington A, Falkingham J, Stone J, - Living arrangements in mid-life
Project contributors: Falkingham J, Berrington A, Evandrou M, Demey D, - Young adulthood: aspirations and realities for living and learning in the 21st Century
Project contributors: Berrington A, Roberts S, Tammes P, - Factors facilitating fertility recuperation
Project contributors: Berrington A, Pattaro S, - The development of an improved data resource on fertility and partnership
Project contributors: Berrington A, Nķ-Bhrolchįin M, Beaujouan E, - Fertility intentions and outcomes in female and male breadwinning families
Project contributors: Berrington A, Sayli M, - Understanding Recent Fertility Trends in the UK and Improving Methodologies for Fertility Forecasting
Project contributors: Kulu H, Berrington A, Bijak J, Dodd E, Falkingham J, - Family dynamics and inequality
Project contributors: Berrington A, Stone J, - Fertility dynamics in the context of economic recession
Project contributors: Berrington A, Stone J, - Partnership, fertility, housing, and labour market transitions across the life course
Project contributors: Perelli-Harris B, Berrington A, Chao S,
Prof. Jakub Bijak
Jakub Bijak is a Professor and joint Head of Department of Social Statistics and Demography in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Southampton and has received the Allianz European Demographer Award 2015. Jakub jointly co-ordinates the forecasting strand of CPC and is also working within the migration and constitutional strands of the CPC.
Publications Jakub has been involved in:
Projects Jakub has been involved in:
- Combining data for demographic estimation
Project contributors: Bijak J, Forster J, Smith P, Wisniowski A, Raymer J, - Complex models of demographic change
Project contributors: Bijak J, Hilton J, Gray J, - Modelling and forecasting UK mortality
Project contributors: Dodd E, Bijak J, Smith P, Forster J, - Probabilistic population forecasting
Project contributors: Bijak J, Hilton J, Smith P, Forster J, Dodd E, Wisniowski A, - Survey of methodology on the quantitative assessment of the phenomenon of asylum-related migration
Project contributors: Bijak J, Hilton J, Forster J, - Evaluation of existing migration forecasting methods and models
Project contributors: Bijak J, Findlay A, Smith P, Forster J, Disney G, Wisniowski A, - Forecasting Scottish migration after the 2014 referendum
Project contributors: Bijak J, Findlay A, McCollum D, Wisniowski A, - Integrated Modelling of European Migration (IMEM)
Project contributors: Bijak J, Smith P, Forster J, Raymer J, Abel G, Wisniowski A, Van-de-Erf R, Keillman N, Schoorl J, Christiansen S, - Migration and the constitutional future of Scotland
Project contributors: Findlay A, Bijak J, McCollum D, Wright R, Bell D, Packwood H, Tindal S, - Independent review of population projection methodology of the Greater London Authority
Project contributors: Hilton J, Bijak J, Forster J, - Developing a Dynamic Population Model for the UK
Project contributors: Bijak J, Smith P, Forster J, Raymer J, Abel G, Wisniowski A, Shang H, - Understanding Recent Fertility Trends in the UK and Improving Methodologies for Fertility Forecasting
Project contributors: Kulu H, Berrington A, Bijak J, Dodd E, Falkingham J, - Bayesian Agent-based Population Studies
Project contributors: Bijak J, Forster J, Higham P, Nurse S, Smith P, Uhrmacher A, - Transient Demography
Project contributors: Bijak J, Dooley C, Ezard T, Townley S, Zincenko A, Hogson D, - The Care Life Cycle
Project contributors: Falkingham J, Evandrou M, Bijak J, Vlachantoni A, Hilton J, Bullock S, Brailsford S,
Dr. Niels Blom
Niels Blom is a Research Fellow in Demography at the University of Southampton. Previously he was a PhD student at Radboud University Nijmegen and the Interuniversity Center for Social Science Theory and Methodology in the Netherlands. During his PhD he studied the consequences of employment factor for the quality of the partner relationship. His current research focusses on the influence of partner relationship quality and family transitions.
Publications Niels has been involved in:
Projects Niels has been involved in:
Prof. Alison Bowes
Alison Bowes is Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Professor in Sociology at the University of Stirling. She is working within the life course and migration strands of the CPC.
Publications Alison has been involved in:
Projects Alison has been involved in:
- Rural ageing, migration and care
Project contributors: Bell D, Bowes A, Rutherford A, Schröder-Butterfill E, - Carers and time use
Project contributors: Bowes A, Evandrou M, Bell D, Dawson A, Falkingham J, Vlachantoni A, Thomas N, Rutherford A, Ashworth R, - Capturing useful data on carers
Project contributors: Bowes A, Dawson A,
Dr. Paul Bridgen
Paul Bridgen is an Associate Professor in Social Policy and Head of the Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology Teaching Programmes in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Southampton. He is working within the migration and constitutional change strands of the CPC.
Publications Paul has been involved in:
Projects Paul has been involved in:
- Understanding the drivers and consequence of population changes in the UK in the context of a changing Europe
Project contributors: Falkingham J, Bridgen P, Evandrou M, McGhee D, Meyer T, Vlachantoni A, Feng Z, McGowan T, Moran J, Moreh C, Edel A, - The pension rights of intra-EU migrant workers
Project contributors: Bridgen P, Meyer T, Barbulescu R, - Free movement, pension costs: the projected pension outcomes of European Union migrants to Britain in comparative perspective
Project contributors: Bridgen P, Meyer T, Andow C, - Social rights of EU migrants retiring in their host country
Project contributors: Bridgen P, Meyer T, Davison L,
Dr. Hector Calvo-Pardo
Hector Calvo Pardo is a Reader in Economics in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Southampton. His research includes areas of international economics and household finance with emphasis on the economics of risk, uncertainty and coordination. He is currently working witih the migration strand of the CPC.
Publications Hector has been involved in:
Projects Hector has been involved in:
- Migrants and economic uncertainty
Project contributors: Giulietti C, Wang C, Wahba J, Calvo-Pardo H, Papoutsaki D, - Understanding Migrants' Choices
Project contributors: Calvo-Pardo H, Wahba J,
Dr. Shih-Yi Chao
Shih-Yi Chao is a Research Fellow for the ESRC Centre for Population Change at the University of Southampton. She is interested in family, gender, and the labour market. Her current research focuses on partnership, fertility, housing, and labour market transitions across the life course.
Projects Shih-Yi has been involved in:
Lyndsey Cooper
Lyndsey Cooper is a Centre Administrator for the Centre for Population Change at the University of Southampton. Her main role is to process claims and expenses for the centre and collate activity data for the Annual report and ESRC/RCUK catalogue. Following on from her degree in Business & IT, Lyndsey spent 10 years working at Southampton City Council as a Business Support Officer in Private Sector Housing.
+44 (0)23 8059 5736
Lisa Davison
Lisa Davison is a Senior Research Assistant at the University of Southampton, researching the social rights of EU migrants retiring in their host country. As part of her PhD in Gerontology at the University of Southampton, she is investigating loneliness, health and wellbeing among informal caregivers.
Projects Lisa has been involved in:
- Social rights of EU migrants retiring in their host country
Project contributors: Bridgen P, Meyer T, Davison L,
Dr. Alison Dawson
Alison Dawson is a Research Fellow in the School of Applied Social Science (SASS) at the University of Stirling. Her research interests primarily revolve around themes of ageing, dementia, and the provision of care for older people. She is a member of the SASS 'Dementia and Social Gerontology' Research Group and part of the research team at the University's Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC), an international centre of knowledge and expertise dedicated to improving the lives of people with dementia. She is working within the life course strand of the CPC.
Publications Alison has been involved in:
Projects Alison has been involved in:
- Carers and time use
Project contributors: Bowes A, Evandrou M, Bell D, Dawson A, Falkingham J, Vlachantoni A, Thomas N, Rutherford A, Ashworth R, - Capturing useful data on carers
Project contributors: Bowes A, Dawson A,
Dr. Erengul Dodd
Erengul Dodd is an Associate Professor in Actuarial Mathematics in the School of Mathematics within the Faculty of Social Sciences and also a member of the Southampton Statistical Sciences Research Institute at the University of Southampton. She is working within the modelling strand of the CPC.
Publications Erengul has been involved in:
Projects Erengul has been involved in:
- Modelling and forecasting UK mortality
Project contributors: Dodd E, Bijak J, Smith P, Forster J, - Probabilistic population forecasting
Project contributors: Bijak J, Hilton J, Smith P, Forster J, Dodd E, Wisniowski A, - Understanding Recent Fertility Trends in the UK and Improving Methodologies for Fertility Forecasting
Project contributors: Kulu H, Berrington A, Bijak J, Dodd E, Falkingham J,
Dr. Nissa Finney
Nissa Finney is Reader in Human Geography at the University of St Andrews. Her research is about residential patterns, their drivers and consequences, and is framed by concern with inequalities and social justice. Much of her work examines ethnicity in relation to these themes, and she is a member of the ESRC Centre on Dynamics of Ethnicity.
Publications Nissa has been involved in:
Projects Nissa has been involved in:
- Economic change and internal population dynamics: an innovative study of new residential mobilities in Scotland
Project contributors: McCollum D, Sabater A, Feng Z, Finney N, Findlay A, Ernsten A, Nightingale G, - Residential Age Segregation in Britain
Project contributors: Sabater A, Graham E, Finney N, - Dissolution of mixed ethnic unions in Britain
Project contributors: Kulu H, Finney N, Mikolai J, Keenan K, Graham E, - Residential mobility
Project contributors: Finney N, McCollum D, Kulu H, Falkingham J, Lundholm E, Malmberg G,
Dr. Anne Gasteen
Anne Gasteen is a Research Fellow at the University of Stirling evaluating the linkage of administrative data to longitudinal studies of ageing within the life course strand of the CPC. She has a 30-year publication track record in regional labour markets, the labour market returns to qualifications and, more recently, gendered and socio-economic educational choices and outcomes using large scale administrative data.
Projects Anne has been involved in:
- Linking longitudinal studies of ageing with administrative data
Project contributors: Bell D, Rutherford A, Gasteen A,
Armine Ghazaryan
Armine Ghazaryan is a Senior Research Assistant at the University of Southampton, specialising in the economics of migration. As part of her PhD at the University of Southampton, she explored topics including the intergenerational mobility of immigrants, discrimination and state welfare dependency.
Publications Armine has been involved in:
Projects Armine has been involved in:
- Effects of immigration on mental health and well-being
Project contributors: Giulietti C, Wahba J, Ghazaryan A,
Prof. Corrado Giulietti
Corrado Giulietti is Professor of Economics and Head of the Department of Economics within the School of Economic, Social and Political Sciences at the University of Southampton. Previously, he was the Director of Research at the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) in Bonn, Germany. Corrado is currently working within the migration strand of the CPC.
Publications Corrado has been involved in:
Projects Corrado has been involved in:
- Welfare migration
Project contributors: Giulietti C, Wahba J, - International students
Project contributors: McCollum D, Kulu H, Prazeres L, Falkingham J, Giulietti C, Wahba J, - Migrants and economic uncertainty
Project contributors: Giulietti C, Wang C, Wahba J, Calvo-Pardo H, Papoutsaki D, - Effects of immigration on mental health and well-being
Project contributors: Giulietti C, Wahba J, Ghazaryan A,
Dr. Jason Hilton
Jason Hilton is a Research Fellow in Demography at the University of Southampton. Previously, he was a PhD student at the Institute for Complex Systems Simulation, also at the University of Southampton, and his research focused on the management of uncertainty in agent-based demographic models. Jason is working within the modelling strand of the CPC.
Publications Jason has been involved in:
Projects Jason has been involved in:
- Complex models of demographic change
Project contributors: Bijak J, Hilton J, Gray J, - Probabilistic population forecasting
Project contributors: Bijak J, Hilton J, Smith P, Forster J, Dodd E, Wisniowski A, - Survey of methodology on the quantitative assessment of the phenomenon of asylum-related migration
Project contributors: Bijak J, Hilton J, Forster J, - Independent review of population projection methodology of the Greater London Authority
Project contributors: Hilton J, Bijak J, Forster J, - The Care Life Cycle
Project contributors: Falkingham J, Evandrou M, Bijak J, Vlachantoni A, Hilton J, Bullock S, Brailsford S,
Prof. Vicky Hosegood
Vicky Hosegood is a Professor in Demography and Family Health at the University of Southampton. She is based in Southampton, but also has appointments at the Africa Centre for Health & Population Studies/UKZN and the Human Sciences Research Council. She is currently working within the fertility and family and the life course strands of the CPC.
Publications Vicky has been involved in:
Projects Vicky has been involved in:
- Assessing the impact of internal labour migration on intergenerational support, health and income: the cases of China and South Africa
Project contributors: Falkingham J, Vlachantoni A, Hosegood V, Evandrou M, Wahba J, Jordan L, Padmadas S, Zhu L, Wang Z, Cai F, Collinson M, Du Y, - Household and family demography in the Global South
Project contributors: Hosegood V, - Ageing and wellbeing in a globalizing world (AgeGlobe)
Project contributors: Evandrou M, Vlachantoni A, Hosegood V, Falkingham J, Feng Z, Padmadas S,
Dr. Katherine Keenan

Dr. Katherine Keenan
University of St Andrews
(Lecturer)
Katherine Keenan is a lecturer in population geography/demography at the University of St. Andrews. Her research focuses on health and demography across the life course. She is currently working on research projects around reproductive health and unintended pregnancy, antimicrobial resistance, and health and family size. She is currently affiliated with the fertility and family strand of CPC.
Publications Katherine has been involved in:
Kim Lipscombe
Kim Lipscombe is an Event Administrator for the Centre for Population Change at the University of Southampton. Kim has worked at the University of Southampton since 2013 in a variety of administrative roles, including with the Administrative Data Research Centre for England (ADRC-E), and the National Institute of Health Care Research (NIHR).
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Dr. David McCollum
David McCollum is a Senior Lecturer in Geography at the University of St Andrews and a member of the Centre for Housing Research. His research interests include the welfare state, labour market change and labour migration. David is one of the research co-ordinators for the CPC migration strand and has also worked within the constitutional change strand.
Publications David has been involved in:
Projects David has been involved in:
- Forecasting Scottish migration after the 2014 referendum
Project contributors: Bijak J, Findlay A, McCollum D, Wisniowski A, - Migration and the constitutional future of Scotland
Project contributors: Findlay A, Bijak J, McCollum D, Wright R, Bell D, Packwood H, Tindal S, - Analysing mobility trends over time and space in relation to the increased fluidity of the lifecourse
Project contributors: Findlay A, Gayle V, McCollum D, Nightingale G, Liu Y, Malmberg G, Van-Ham M, - Dynamics and policy implications of changes in student mobility
Project contributors: Findlay A, Falkingham J, McCollum D, Prazeres L, Malmberg G, Krisjane Z, Sander N, - Economic change and internal population dynamics: an innovative study of new residential mobilities in Scotland
Project contributors: McCollum D, Sabater A, Feng Z, Finney N, Findlay A, Ernsten A, Nightingale G, - International labour mobility - The changing patterns of recruitment and employment of central and E. European migrants working in England and Scotland
Project contributors: Findlay A, McCollum D, - International students
Project contributors: McCollum D, Kulu H, Prazeres L, Falkingham J, Giulietti C, Wahba J, - Residential mobility
Project contributors: Finney N, McCollum D, Kulu H, Falkingham J, Lundholm E, Malmberg G,
Prof. Derek McGhee
Derek McGhee is Faculty Dean of Research and Director of Keele University's Institute for Social Inclusion. He previously worked as Professor of Sociology and Head of the Social Sciences Department at the University of Southampton, as well as jointly co-ordinating research within the migration and constitutional strands of CPC.
Publications Derek has been involved in:
Projects Derek has been involved in:
- Examining the drivers, impacts and long-term trajectories of Polish migration a decade after accession
Project contributors: McGhee D, Moreh C, Pietka-Nykaza E, - The Sociology of Brexit Seminar Series
Project contributors: McGhee D, Moreh C, Pietka-Nykaza E, - Understanding the drivers and consequence of population changes in the UK in the context of a changing Europe
Project contributors: Falkingham J, Bridgen P, Evandrou M, McGhee D, Meyer T, Vlachantoni A, Feng Z, McGowan T, Moran J, Moreh C, Edel A, - International labour mobility and its impact on family and household formation among Polish migrants living in England and Scotland
Project contributors: McGhee D, Heath S, Trevena P, - Tried and Trusted? The role of NGOs in Asylum Seekers and Irregular Migrant Voluntary Returns
Project contributors: McGhee D, Anderson B, Bennett C, Walker S, - Health and immigration EU migrants and transnational healthcare practices before and after Brexit
Project contributors: McGhee D, Moreh C, Vlachantoni A, Troccoli G,
Teresa McGowan
Teresa McGowan has been working at the ESRC Centre for Population Change since its creation in January 2009. In her role as Research Manager she is responsible for developing and managing effective research at the Centre. This includes overseeing all aspects of knowledge exchange, Editor in Chief of the Working Paper Series and managing collaborative working among the cross-disciplinary, dual-location research team. Her role also encompasses: grant management and resource allocation; development and adherence to protocol; financial and impact reporting; knowledge exchange strategy, management and evaluation; stakeholder liaison; and human resources. She also carries out research within the remit of the Centre's programme. Teresa previously worked as a Researcher at the University of Southampton and holds a degree in Demography and a Masters in Social Statistics.
Publications Teresa has been involved in:
Projects Teresa has been involved in:
- Understanding the drivers and consequence of population changes in the UK in the context of a changing Europe
Project contributors: Falkingham J, Bridgen P, Evandrou M, McGhee D, Meyer T, Vlachantoni A, Feng Z, McGowan T, Moran J, Moreh C, Edel A, - How to get to 100 and enjoy it! Interactive exhibition and educational resources
Project contributors: Falkingham J, McGowan T, Edel A,
Prof. Nuala McGrath
Nuala McGrath is a Professor of Epidemology and Sexual Health and a Wellcome Trust Career Development Fellow at the University of Southampton. Nuala is working within the CPC fertility strand on a linked project funded by the Wellcome Trust.
Publications Nuala has been involved in:
Projects Nuala has been involved in:
- Partnerships and sexual behaviour in the era of ART in South Africa
Project contributors: McGrath N,
Prof. Traute Meyer
Traute Meyer is a Professor in Social Policy and Director of the Postgraduate Teaching Programmes for Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology at the University of Southampton. She is also co-editor of the Journal of European Socia Policy and a board member of the Network for European Social Policy Analysis. Traute is working within the migration strand of the CPC.
Publications Traute has been involved in:
Projects Traute has been involved in:
- Understanding the drivers and consequence of population changes in the UK in the context of a changing Europe
Project contributors: Falkingham J, Bridgen P, Evandrou M, McGhee D, Meyer T, Vlachantoni A, Feng Z, McGowan T, Moran J, Moreh C, Edel A, - The pension rights of intra-EU migrant workers
Project contributors: Bridgen P, Meyer T, Barbulescu R, - Free movement, pension costs: the projected pension outcomes of European Union migrants to Britain in comparative perspective
Project contributors: Bridgen P, Meyer T, Andow C, - Social rights of EU migrants retiring in their host country
Project contributors: Bridgen P, Meyer T, Davison L,
Dr. Julia Mikolai
Julia Mikolai is a Research Fellow in the Population and Health Research Group at the University of St Andrews. She is currently working on the PartnerLifeProject , which studies the interrelationship between partner relationships, residential relocations and housing in the life course. Julia completed her PhD in social statistics and demography at the University of Southampton. Her research investigated the intersection between partnership experiences and the transition to motherhood in several European countries and the United States using multi-state event history models. She is linked to the fertility and family strand of CPC.
Publications Julia has been involved in:
Projects Julia has been involved in:
- PartnerLife Project
Project contributors: Kulu H, Mikolai J, Mulder C, Wagner M, Krapf S, Thomas M, - Dissolution of mixed ethnic unions in Britain
Project contributors: Kulu H, Finney N, Mikolai J, Keenan K, Graham E,
Dr. Christian Moreh
Chris Moreh is a Lecturer in Psychological and Social Sciences at York St John University. He was previously a Research Fellow at the University of Southampton, where he worked within the migration and constitutional change strands of CPC.
Publications Christian has been involved in:
Projects Christian has been involved in:
- Examining the drivers, impacts and long-term trajectories of Polish migration a decade after accession
Project contributors: McGhee D, Moreh C, Pietka-Nykaza E, - The Sociology of Brexit Seminar Series
Project contributors: McGhee D, Moreh C, Pietka-Nykaza E, - Understanding the drivers and consequence of population changes in the UK in the context of a changing Europe
Project contributors: Falkingham J, Bridgen P, Evandrou M, McGhee D, Meyer T, Vlachantoni A, Feng Z, McGowan T, Moran J, Moreh C, Edel A, - Health and immigration EU migrants and transnational healthcare practices before and after Brexit
Project contributors: McGhee D, Moreh C, Vlachantoni A, Troccoli G,
Prof. Brienna Perelli-Harris
Brienna Perelli-Harris is a Professor in Demography within the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Southampton. She has recently completed European Research Council Starting Grant CHILDCOHAB, which studied nonmarital childbearing using demographic techniques, quantitative and qualitative methods, and policy analysis. Now she is working within the fertility strand of the CPC.
Publications Brienna has been involved in:
Projects Brienna has been involved in:
- Relationship quality and family transitions: The UK in international comparison
Project contributors: Blom N, Perelli-Harris B, - Non-marital childbearing project
Project contributors: Perelli-Harris B, Styrc M, Sanchez-Gassen N, Lyons-Amos M, - The consequences of new living arrangements in cross-national comparison
Project contributors: Perelli-Harris B, Hoherz S, Styrc M, - Partnership, fertility, housing, and labour market transitions across the life course
Project contributors: Perelli-Harris B, Berrington A, Chao S,
Dr. Min Qin
Min Qin is a Research Fellow for the ESRC Centre for Population Change and the Centre for Research on Ageing at the University of Southampton. Previously, she was a PhD student at the University of Southampton majoring in Social Statistics and has a medical background. She is currently working within the life course strand of CPC for which she is working on a project looking at life course events and pensions, health and well-being in later life.
Publications Min has been involved in:
Projects Min has been involved in:
- Coping with the Urban Environment? Gender Disadvantage, Social Inequalities and Well-being of Economic Migrants in China
Project contributors: Falkingham J, Qin M, Padmadas S, Brown J, Li B, Wu Z, Zheng Z, Madise N,
Dr. Alasdair Rutherford
Alasdair Rutherford is a senior lecturer in social statistics at the University of Stirling. His research is mainly applied econometric and statistical work using large national administrative and survey datasets. His interests include charities and nonprofits, ageing, health & social care, volunteering and unpaid care. Alasdair is working within the migration and life course strands of the CPC.
Publications Alasdair has been involved in:
Projects Alasdair has been involved in:
- Rural ageing, migration and care
Project contributors: Bell D, Bowes A, Rutherford A, Schröder-Butterfill E, - Carers and time use
Project contributors: Bowes A, Evandrou M, Bell D, Dawson A, Falkingham J, Vlachantoni A, Thomas N, Rutherford A, Ashworth R, - Linking longitudinal studies of ageing with administrative data
Project contributors: Bell D, Rutherford A, Gasteen A,
Dr. Rosie Seaman
Rosie Seaman is a lecturer in Demography at the University of Stirling. Her research is interested in health inequalities and uses large national administrative datasets to examine mortality, hospital admissions, and area level deprivation. Rosie is working within the life course strand of the CPC.
Prof. Peter Smith
Peter Smith is a Professor of Social Statistics, Director of the ESRC Administrative Data Research Centre for England and also the Deputy Director of the Southampton Statistical Sciences Research Institute at the University of Southampton. His research interests include graphical modelling, exact inference, methods for handling non-response and models for longitudinal data. He jointly co-ordinates the modelling strand of the CPC.
Publications Peter has been involved in:
Projects Peter has been involved in:
- Evaluation of existing migration forecasting methods and models
Project contributors: Bijak J, Findlay A, Smith P, Forster J, Disney G, Wisniowski A, - Combining data for demographic estimation
Project contributors: Bijak J, Forster J, Smith P, Wisniowski A, Raymer J, - Modelling and forecasting UK mortality
Project contributors: Dodd E, Bijak J, Smith P, Forster J, - Probabilistic population forecasting
Project contributors: Bijak J, Hilton J, Smith P, Forster J, Dodd E, Wisniowski A, - Integrated Modelling of European Migration (IMEM)
Project contributors: Bijak J, Smith P, Forster J, Raymer J, Abel G, Wisniowski A, Van-de-Erf R, Keillman N, Schoorl J, Christiansen S, - Developing a Dynamic Population Model for the UK
Project contributors: Bijak J, Smith P, Forster J, Raymer J, Abel G, Wisniowski A, Shang H, - Bayesian Agent-based Population Studies
Project contributors: Bijak J, Forster J, Higham P, Nurse S, Smith P, Uhrmacher A,
Dr. Giuseppe Troccoli
Giuseppe Troccoli is a Research Fellow at the University of Southampton. He is working on the research project 'Transnational healthcare and wellbeing among Polish migrants in the UK' within the migration strand of CPC.
Projects Giuseppe has been involved in:
Dr. Heini Vaisanen
Heini Vaisanen is a Lecturer in Social Statistics and Demography within the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Southampton. Her research focuses on sexual and reproductive health issues in different parts of the world. Her PhD thesis, which she completed at the London School of Economics and Political Science, was entitled 'A life course perspective to abortion in Finland' and it examined abortion behavour of three birth cohorts in Finland longitudinally. She has also studied at the University of Helsinki and the École Normale Supérieure in Paris, and conducted a research fellowship visit at the Guttmacher Institute in New York. She is currently affiliated with the fertility and family strand of CPC.
Publications Heini has been involved in:
Prof. Athina Vlachantoni
Athina Vlachantoni is a Professor of Gerontology and Social Policy at the University of Southampton. Her research interests include ageing, gender and social policy. Athina is working within the living arrangements, intergenerational exchange and constitutional change strands of the CPC.
Publications Athina has been involved in:
Projects Athina has been involved in:
- Reciprocity of care between parents and adult children. The impact of caring on employment
Project contributors: Evandrou M, Falkingham J, Vlachantoni A, Gomez-Leon M, - Sandwich generation
Project contributors: Vlachantoni A, Evandrou M, Falkingham J, Gomez-Leon M, - Assessing the impact of internal labour migration on intergenerational support, health and income: the cases of China and South Africa
Project contributors: Falkingham J, Vlachantoni A, Hosegood V, Evandrou M, Wahba J, Jordan L, Padmadas S, Zhu L, Wang Z, Cai F, Collinson M, Du Y, - Understanding the drivers and consequence of population changes in the UK in the context of a changing Europe
Project contributors: Falkingham J, Bridgen P, Evandrou M, McGhee D, Meyer T, Vlachantoni A, Feng Z, McGowan T, Moran J, Moreh C, Edel A, - Extending working lives: implications for work-life balance
Project contributors: Evandrou M, Falkingham J, Vlachantoni A, - Understanding the implications of increasing partnership dissolution in mid and later life
Project contributors: Evandrou M, Falkingham J, Vlachantoni A, - Pension protection for minority ethnic groups in Britain: determinants, prospects and policy implications
Project contributors: Vlachantoni A, Falkingham J, Evandrou M, Feng Z, - Understanding pathways into institutional care
Project contributors: Falkingham J, Evandrou M, Maslovskaya O, Vlachantoni A, - Carers and time use
Project contributors: Bowes A, Evandrou M, Bell D, Dawson A, Falkingham J, Vlachantoni A, Thomas N, Rutherford A, Ashworth R, - Ageing unequally? Extended working lives and inequality in later life
Project contributors: Evandrou M, Falkingham J, Vlachantoni A, - Health and immigration EU migrants and transnational healthcare practices before and after Brexit
Project contributors: McGhee D, Moreh C, Vlachantoni A, Troccoli G, - Global Ageing and Long-term Care Network (GALNet)
Project contributors: Evandrou M, Falkingham J, Vlachantoni A, Feng Z, Chepngeno-Langat G, - Ageing and wellbeing in a globalizing world (AgeGlobe)
Project contributors: Evandrou M, Vlachantoni A, Hosegood V, Falkingham J, Feng Z, Padmadas S, - The Care Life Cycle
Project contributors: Falkingham J, Evandrou M, Bijak J, Vlachantoni A, Hilton J, Bullock S, Brailsford S,
Prof. Jackline Wahba
Jackie Wahba is a Professor of Economics within the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Southampton. She has an interest in Labour Economics, Development Economics and Applied Micro-econometrics. Jackie is a research fellow of the Institue for the Study of Labor (IZA) in Germany, CReAM (Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration) in London, and the Economic Research Forum in Cairo. She has also acted as an academic consultant in international migration and labour markets for several international organisations including the World Bank, OECD and IOM. Jackie is currently a member of the UK Government's Migration Advisory Committee (MAC). She jointly leads the migration strand for the CPC.
Publications Jackline has been involved in:
Projects Jackline has been involved in:
- Assessing the impact of internal labour migration on intergenerational support, health and income: the cases of China and South Africa
Project contributors: Falkingham J, Vlachantoni A, Hosegood V, Evandrou M, Wahba J, Jordan L, Padmadas S, Zhu L, Wang Z, Cai F, Collinson M, Du Y, - Does unemployment cause return migration?
Project contributors: Schluter C, Wahba J, Bijwaard G, - Welfare migration
Project contributors: Giulietti C, Wahba J, - International students
Project contributors: McCollum D, Kulu H, Prazeres L, Falkingham J, Giulietti C, Wahba J, - Migrants and economic uncertainty
Project contributors: Giulietti C, Wang C, Wahba J, Calvo-Pardo H, Papoutsaki D, - Effects of immigration on mental health and well-being
Project contributors: Giulietti C, Wahba J, Ghazaryan A, - Understanding Migrants' Choices
Project contributors: Calvo-Pardo H, Wahba J,
Louise Warrington
Louise Warrington is a Centre Administrator for the Centre for Population Change at the University of Southampton. After graduating with a degree in History, Louise worked in business support administration at a wealth management company. Prior to joining the CPC team, she has worked in a number of administrative support roles at the University of Southampton.
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Prof. Guy Abel
Guy Abel is an applied statistician based at the Asian Demographic Research Institute. He is also a Professor in the School of Sociology and Political Science at Shanghai University. He was previously a Research Fellow for CPC working within the modelling research strand.
Publications Guy has been involved in:
Projects Guy has been involved in:
- Integrated Modelling of European Migration (IMEM)
Project contributors: Bijak J, Smith P, Forster J, Raymer J, Abel G, Wisniowski A, Van-de-Erf R, Keillman N, Schoorl J, Christiansen S, - Developing a Dynamic Population Model for the UK
Project contributors: Bijak J, Smith P, Forster J, Raymer J, Abel G, Wisniowski A, Shang H,
Prof. Bridget Anderson
Bridget Anderson is the Director of Migration Mobilities Bristol and Professor of Migration, Mobilities and Citizenship at the University of Bristol. Her post is split between the Faculty of Social Sciences and Law and the School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies
Publications Bridget has been involved in:
Projects Bridget has been involved in:
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Caroline Andow
Dr Caroline Andow is Lecturer in Criminology. She completed her ESRC-funded PhD at the University of Southampton in 2016. She has collaborated on projects within the migration strand of CPC.
Publications Caroline has been involved in:
Projects Caroline has been involved in:
Dr. Heidi Armbruster
Heidi Armbruster is an Associate Proessor of Modern Languages, Programme Leader in German and a Convenor in Transnational Studies at the University of Southampton. She has an interest in migration.
Dr. Rosalie Ashworth
Rosalie Ashworth is a Research Fellow & Lecturer working on the IDEAL-2 study, which explores living well with dementia, at the University of Exeter. She was previously a Research Fellow based at the University of Stirling, working within the intergenerational relations research strand of CPC.
Publications Rosalie has been involved in:
Projects Rosalie has been involved in:
- Carers and time use
Project contributors: Bowes A, Evandrou M, Bell D, Dawson A, Falkingham J, Vlachantoni A, Thomas N, Rutherford A, Ashworth R,
Dr. Roxana Barbulescu
Roxana Barbulescu is a Research Fellow in the Department of Social Policy at the University of Leeds. She has previously worked as a Research Fellow for CPC, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at College of Europe, Natolin and a Research Assistant at the University of Sheffield (Department of Sociological Studies and Sheffield institute for International Development). Since 2011, she is a Country Expert for the European Union Observatory for Democracy and Citizenship at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies. Roxana has worked in the migration strand of CPC.
Publications Roxana has been involved in:
Projects Roxana has been involved in:
- The pension rights of intra-EU migrant workers
Project contributors: Bridgen P, Meyer T, Barbulescu R,
Dr. Joanna Baschnonga-(Sage)

Dr. Joanna Baschnonga-(Sage)
Buckinghamshire County Council
(Head of Insight and Business Improvement)
Joanna is currently Head of Insight and Business Improvement at Buckinghamshire County Council She was previously a Post Doctoral Research Fellow in Population Geography for the Centre for Population Population Change at the University of Southampton. She has worked within the living arrangements strand of the CPC, looking at lifecourse perspectives on urban and social change.
Publications Joanna has been involved in:
Projects Joanna has been involved in:
Dr. Eva Beaujouan
Eva Beaujouan is a Research Scientist at Vienna University of Economics and Business. Previously she was a CPC Research Fellow working within the fertility strand.
Publications Eva has been involved in:
Projects Eva has been involved in:
- Measuring and accounting for fertility trends
Project contributors: Nķ-Bhrolchįin M, Beaujouan E, - The development of an improved data resource on fertility and partnership
Project contributors: Berrington A, Nķ-Bhrolchįin M, Beaujouan E, - Uncertainty in fertility intentions in Britain, 1979-2007
Project contributors: Nķ-Bhrolchįin M, Beaujouan E,
Claire Bennett
Claire Bennett is Head of Projects at nfpSynergy. Previously she worked as a Senior Research Assistant for CPC working within the migration strand.
Publications Claire has been involved in:
Projects Claire has been involved in:
Dr. Heather Booth
Heather Booth is an Associate Professor and Reader in Demography at the Australian Demographic and Social Research Institute at the Australian National University. She has worked with former CPC Research Fellow Hanlin Shang within the field of Estimation, Modelling and Forecasting.
Dr. Valeria Bordone
Valeria Bordone is a Lecturer in Gerontology at Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich. Previously she has worked at the Wittgenstein Centre (IIASA, VID/ÖAW, WU) in Vienna, Austria as a Research Scholar and at the University of Southampton in both the Centre for Research on Ageing and CPC. Valerias main research interests relate to intergenerational relationships within the family (between grandparents, parents and grandchildren), with a particular focus on the role of grandparents. She has worked within the intergenerational exchange strand of CPC.
Publications Valeria has been involved in:
Dr. Emma Calvert
Emma Calvert is a Lecturer in Sociology at Queen's University in Belfast. She was previously a research fellow at CPC working within the lifecourse strand.
Publications Emma has been involved in:
Projects Emma has been involved in:
- Single young adults and their housing pathways
Project contributors: Heath S, Calvert E,
Sarah Carter
Sarah Carter is a Research Fellow at the MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, Southampton General Hospital, University of Southampton.
Dr. Andrew-'Amos' Channon
Amos Channon is an Associate Professor in Demography and Deputy Director of the Southampton ESRC DTC at the University of Southampton. His main research interest is relating to cross-national comparisons of health inequalities over time in low and middle income countries, especially with regard to maternal and child health. Amos has previously worked within the modelling strand of CPC.
Publications Andrew-'Amos' has been involved in:
Dr. David Clifford
David Clifford is a Lecturer in Demography at the University of Southampton. He has an interest in social and demographic issues with a background in quantitative analysis.
Publications David has been involved in:
Prof. Sarah Cunningham-Burley
Sarah Cunningham-Burley is a Professor of Medical and Family Sociology at the University of Edinburgh. Sarah has previously worked within the fertility strand of the CPC.
Publications Sarah has been involved in:
Projects Sarah has been involved in:
- Twenty+ Futures: Recession, global threats and young people's anticipated futures as partners and parents
Project contributors: Jamieson L, Rawlins E, Cunningham-Burley S,
Dr. Dieter Demey

Dr. Dieter Demey
University of Southampton
(Visiting Research Fellow )
Dieter Demey is a Visiting Senior Research Assistant in Demography at the University of Southampton. He is working within the living arrangements strand of the CPC.
Publications Dieter has been involved in:
Projects Dieter has been involved in:
- Living arrangements in mid-life
Project contributors: Falkingham J, Berrington A, Evandrou M, Demey D,
Dr. George Disney
George Disney is an academic at the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health. George completed his PhD in Social Statistics on "Model-based estimates of UK immigration" at the University of Southampton and then worked as a Research Fellow within the CPC modelling strand.
Publications George has been involved in:
Projects George has been involved in:
- Evaluation of existing migration forecasting methods and models
Project contributors: Bijak J, Findlay A, Smith P, Forster J, Disney G, Wisniowski A,
Adriana Duta
Adriana Duta is a Research Fellow within the ESRC-funded project 'Understanding Inequalities'. based at the University of Edinburgh. She was previously an afilliated PhD student and Research Fellow at the Centre for Population Change at the University of Southampton, for which she was working within the fertility and family strand.
Publications Adriana has been involved in:
Annemarie Ernsten

Annemarie Ernsten
National Records of Scotland
(Research Fellow)
Annemarie Ernsten was a Research Fellow in Geography and Sustainable Development at the University of St Andrews. She was previously a PhD student within CPC, researching the role of social norms, housing and partnership related to family formation in Scotland. Annemarie is currently working at the National Records of Scotland.
Publications Annemarie has been involved in:
Projects Annemarie has been involved in:
Dr. Thomas Ezard
Thomas Ezard is an NERC Advanced Senior Research Fellow at the University of Southampton. He uses mathematical and statistical models to understand how individual development and population age-structure interact with environmental change to determine ecological and evolutionary change. His research is interdisciplinary and aims to better integrate theoretical and empirical approaches.
Publications Thomas has been involved in:
Projects Thomas has been involved in:
- Transient Demography
Project contributors: Bijak J, Dooley C, Ezard T, Townley S, Zincenko A, Hogson D,
Dr. Zhixin-Frank Feng

Dr. Zhixin-Frank Feng
Dr Zhixin Frank Feng was a Research Fellow in Gerontology at the University of Southampton. His research focussed on two countries: ethnicity, ethnic density and health outcomes in the UK, and health inequalities among elderly people in China. He worked within the lifecourse and constitutional change strands of CPC.
Publications Zhixin-Frank has been involved in:
Projects Zhixin-Frank has been involved in:
- Understanding the drivers and consequence of population changes in the UK in the context of a changing Europe
Project contributors: Falkingham J, Bridgen P, Evandrou M, McGhee D, Meyer T, Vlachantoni A, Feng Z, McGowan T, Moran J, Moreh C, Edel A, - Pension protection for minority ethnic groups in Britain: determinants, prospects and policy implications
Project contributors: Vlachantoni A, Falkingham J, Evandrou M, Feng Z, - Ageing and wellbeing in a globalizing world (AgeGlobe)
Project contributors: Evandrou M, Vlachantoni A, Hosegood V, Falkingham J, Feng Z, Padmadas S,
Dr. Zhiqiang Feng
Zhiqiang Feng is a Senior Lecturer in Quantitative Human Geography and Geographical Information Science in the School of Geosciences at the University of Edinburgh.
Publications Zhiqiang has been involved in:
Projects Zhiqiang has been involved in:
- Economic change and internal population dynamics: an innovative study of new residential mobilities in Scotland
Project contributors: McCollum D, Sabater A, Feng Z, Finney N, Findlay A, Ernsten A, Nightingale G, - Growing Up and Growing Old in Scotland: housing transitions and changing living arrangements for young and older adults
Project contributors: Graham E, Feng Z, Fiori F, - Local cultures of fertility
Project contributors: Graham E, Feng Z, Fiori F, Boyle P, - Fertility in the context of economic recession and international migration: a comparative study of Italy, Spain and the UK
Project contributors: Graham E, Feng Z, Jamieson L, MacInnes J, Fiori F, Sabater A, Lebano A, - Global Ageing and Long-term Care Network (GALNet)
Project contributors: Evandrou M, Falkingham J, Vlachantoni A, Feng Z, Chepngeno-Langat G,
Dr. Ting Feng

Ting Feng is an assistant professor at the Institute of Population and Labor Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Her major research interests include ageing and demographic methods. She is working within the intergenerational exchange strand of CPC.
Prof. Allan Findlay
Allan Findlay is Professor of Human Geography at the University of St Andrews. His research and teaching interests focus on international migration and population mobility. Allan is also editor of Population, Space and Place a leading research journal in the field of geographical population studies. Allan has taken a key role in two projects with the Future of the UK and Scotland program; the first with the ESRC Centre for Population Change and the Scottish Independence Debate and the second on Student Mobility and Constitutional Change.
Publications Allan has been involved in:
Projects Allan has been involved in:
- Evaluation of existing migration forecasting methods and models
Project contributors: Bijak J, Findlay A, Smith P, Forster J, Disney G, Wisniowski A, - Forecasting Scottish migration after the 2014 referendum
Project contributors: Bijak J, Findlay A, McCollum D, Wisniowski A, - Migration and the constitutional future of Scotland
Project contributors: Findlay A, Bijak J, McCollum D, Wright R, Bell D, Packwood H, Tindal S, - Analysing mobility trends over time and space in relation to the increased fluidity of the lifecourse
Project contributors: Findlay A, Gayle V, McCollum D, Nightingale G, Liu Y, Malmberg G, Van-Ham M, - Dynamics and policy implications of changes in student mobility
Project contributors: Findlay A, Falkingham J, McCollum D, Prazeres L, Malmberg G, Krisjane Z, Sander N, - Economic change and internal population dynamics: an innovative study of new residential mobilities in Scotland
Project contributors: McCollum D, Sabater A, Feng Z, Finney N, Findlay A, Ernsten A, Nightingale G, - International labour mobility - The changing patterns of recruitment and employment of central and E. European migrants working in England and Scotland
Project contributors: Findlay A, McCollum D, - Non-labour market implications of family migration
Project contributors: Findlay A, Gayle V, Van-Ham M, Nowok B,
Dr. Francesca Fiori
Francesca Fiori is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Edinburgh. She previously worked within the fertility and migration strands of the CPC.
Publications Francesca has been involved in:
Projects Francesca has been involved in:
- Growing Up and Growing Old in Scotland: housing transitions and changing living arrangements for young and older adults
Project contributors: Graham E, Feng Z, Fiori F, - Local cultures of fertility
Project contributors: Graham E, Feng Z, Fiori F, Boyle P, - Fertility in the context of economic recession and international migration: a comparative study of Italy, Spain and the UK
Project contributors: Graham E, Feng Z, Jamieson L, MacInnes J, Fiori F, Sabater A, Lebano A,
Prof. Jonathan Forster
Jonathan Forster formally worked at the Centre for Population Change within the modelling strand. He is now Head of Department of Statistics at the University of Warwick.
Publications Jonathan has been involved in:
Projects Jonathan has been involved in:
- Combining data for demographic estimation
Project contributors: Bijak J, Forster J, Smith P, Wisniowski A, Raymer J, - Modelling and forecasting UK mortality
Project contributors: Dodd E, Bijak J, Smith P, Forster J, - Probabilistic population forecasting
Project contributors: Bijak J, Hilton J, Smith P, Forster J, Dodd E, Wisniowski A, - Survey of methodology on the quantitative assessment of the phenomenon of asylum-related migration
Project contributors: Bijak J, Hilton J, Forster J, - Evaluation of existing migration forecasting methods and models
Project contributors: Bijak J, Findlay A, Smith P, Forster J, Disney G, Wisniowski A, - Integrated Modelling of European Migration (IMEM)
Project contributors: Bijak J, Smith P, Forster J, Raymer J, Abel G, Wisniowski A, Van-de-Erf R, Keillman N, Schoorl J, Christiansen S, - Independent review of population projection methodology of the Greater London Authority
Project contributors: Hilton J, Bijak J, Forster J, - Developing a Dynamic Population Model for the UK
Project contributors: Bijak J, Smith P, Forster J, Raymer J, Abel G, Wisniowski A, Shang H, - Bayesian Agent-based Population Studies
Project contributors: Bijak J, Forster J, Higham P, Nurse S, Smith P, Uhrmacher A,
Maja-Emilie Fuglsang-Palmer

Maja-Emilie Fuglsang-Palmer
University of Southampton
(Research Fellow)
Maja Palmer is a Research Fellow in Gerontology at the University of Southampton. She was formally an ESRC-CPC funded student investigating 'Pathways into informal care.'
Publications Maja-Emilie has been involved in:
Dr. Paulina Galezewska
Paulina is a Research Officer at the Office for National Statistics in the Demographic Methods Centre within the Methodology Group. She recently completed her PhD in Social Statistics and Demography at the University of Southampton within the CPC fertility strand.
Publications Paulina has been involved in:
Prof. Vernon Gayle
Vernon Gayle is a Professor of Sociology and Social Statistics at the University of Edinburgh.
Publications Vernon has been involved in:
Projects Vernon has been involved in:
- Analysing mobility trends over time and space in relation to the increased fluidity of the lifecourse
Project contributors: Findlay A, Gayle V, McCollum D, Nightingale G, Liu Y, Malmberg G, Van-Ham M, - Moving on and moving up: the implications of socio-spatial mobility for partnership and fertility
Project contributors: Gayle V, Graham E, Boyle P, Shapira M, - Non-labour market implications of family migration
Project contributors: Findlay A, Gayle V, Van-Ham M, Nowok B,
Dr. Madelin Gomez-Leon
Madelin Gomez-León is a post-doctoral researcher at the Research and Expertise Centre for Survey Methodology (RECSM, Pompeu Fabra University). She has a PhD in Demography from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) from 2013. She worked as a Research Fellow at the ESRC Centre for Population Change (CPC), University of Southampton, UK and as a pre-doctoral student at the Centre for Demographic Studies (CED), Spain. Her research interests focus on intergenerational exchange of support, consequences of population ageing, life expectancy and healthy life expectancy.
Publications Madelin has been involved in:
Projects Madelin has been involved in:
- Reciprocity of care between parents and adult children. The impact of caring on employment
Project contributors: Evandrou M, Falkingham J, Vlachantoni A, Gomez-Leon M, - Sandwich generation
Project contributors: Vlachantoni A, Evandrou M, Falkingham J, Gomez-Leon M,
Prof. Elspeth Graham

Prof. Elspeth Graham
Elspeth Graham is a retired Professor in Geography at the University of St Andrews and former Co-Director of the ESRC Centre for Population. Her research interests are in population and health geography with a particular interest in: issues related to low fertility in the UK; social deprivation, migration and geographies of health; fertility and family in Singapore; female demographic deficit in South-East Asia.
Publications Elspeth has been involved in:
Projects Elspeth has been involved in:
- Moving on and moving up: the implications of socio-spatial mobility for partnership and fertility
Project contributors: Gayle V, Graham E, Boyle P, Shapira M, - Children's educational attainment and the longevity of parents: The impact of upward intergenerational health transfers
Project contributors: Sabater A, Graham E, Marshall A, - Growing Up and Growing Old in Scotland: housing transitions and changing living arrangements for young and older adults
Project contributors: Graham E, Feng Z, Fiori F, - Residential Age Segregation in Britain
Project contributors: Sabater A, Graham E, Finney N, - Local cultures of fertility
Project contributors: Graham E, Feng Z, Fiori F, Boyle P, - Fertility in the context of economic recession and international migration: a comparative study of Italy, Spain and the UK
Project contributors: Graham E, Feng Z, Jamieson L, MacInnes J, Fiori F, Sabater A, Lebano A, - Dissolution of mixed ethnic unions in Britain
Project contributors: Kulu H, Finney N, Mikolai J, Keenan K, Graham E, - Residential mobility, housing and childbearing in Britain
Project contributors: Kulu H, Graham E,
Prof. Sue Heath
Sue Heath is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Manchester and a Co-Director of the Morgan Centre for the Study of Relationships and Personal Life. She has previously been co-director of two ESRC Research Centres: the National Centre for Research Methods and the Centre for Population Change. During her period with CPC she worked within the living arrangements strand
Publications Sue has been involved in:
Projects Sue has been involved in:
Dr. Martin Hinsch

Dr. Martin Hinsch
University of Southampton
(Research Fellow)
Martin Hinsch is a Research Fellow in Demography at the University of Southampton. He has done his PhD in Theoretical Biology but has also worked in Bioinformatics, Epidemiology, Swarm Robotics and Machine Learning. He is generally interested in modelling complex emergent systems. Martin is working within the modelling strand of the CPC.
Publications Martin has been involved in:
Dr. Stefanie Hoherz
Since October 2017 Stefanie has been a Research Fellow in the ERC-funded CORRODE project. While at Bielefeld University she studied Sociology with special focus on social stratification, and then completed a Ph.D. in Applied Social and Economic Research at the Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex, UK. Her thesis, titled Parents between Work and Family Demands in the UK and Germany, focused on the work-family conflict of new parents. Following this Stefanie worked for 18 months as a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Southampton in the Fertility and Family strand of the ESRC Centre for Population Change. Her research interests include labour market and family research, as well as longitudinal research methods. Stefanie is working within the CORRODE project on the consequences, from a longitudinal perspective, of labour market insecurities for peoples demographic behaviour.
Publications Stefanie has been involved in:
Projects Stefanie has been involved in:
- The consequences of new living arrangements in cross-national comparison
Project contributors: Perelli-Harris B, Hoherz S, Styrc M,
Dr. Jennifer Holland
Jennifer A. Holland is Assistant Professor of Social Science Research Methods at Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Publications Jennifer has been involved in:
Prof. Rob Hyndman
Rob Hyndman is a Professor of Statistics and Director of the Business and Economic Forecasting Unit at Monash University in Australia. He is also Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Forecasting and a Director of the International Institute of Forecasters. He has previously worked with CPC research fellow Hanlin Shang.
Prof. Lynn Jamieson
Lynn Jamieson is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Edinburgh. She is also one of the founding co-directers of the Centre for Research on Families and Relationships (CRFR), an associate editor of the Families, Relationships and Societies journal and co-editor of the Palgrave series on Families and Intimate Life.
Publications Lynn has been involved in:
Projects Lynn has been involved in:
- Twenty+ Futures: Recession, global threats and young people's anticipated futures as partners and parents
Project contributors: Jamieson L, Rawlins E, Cunningham-Burley S, - Fertility in the context of economic recession and international migration: a comparative study of Italy, Spain and the UK
Project contributors: Graham E, Feng Z, Jamieson L, MacInnes J, Fiori F, Sabater A, Lebano A,
Dr. Lucy Jordan
Lucy Jordan is Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Work and Social Administration at the University of Hong Kong. She is working within the migration strand of the CPC.
Publications Lucy has been involved in:
Projects Lucy has been involved in:
- Assessing the impact of internal labour migration on intergenerational support, health and income: the cases of China and South Africa
Project contributors: Falkingham J, Vlachantoni A, Hosegood V, Evandrou M, Wahba J, Jordan L, Padmadas S, Zhu L, Wang Z, Cai F, Collinson M, Du Y,
Dr. Richard Kapend
Richard Kapend is a Lecturer in Criminology and Quantitative Research Methods within the Institute of Criminal Justice Studies at the University of Portsmouth. His PhD studies which he completed at the University of Southampton looked at the case of the D R Congo to assess consequences of armed conflicts on all three components of population change. He is linked to the modelling strand of CPC.
Prof. John Knowles
John Knowles is a Professor of Economics at the Economics department of Simon Fraser University, Canada. He has worked within the fertility strand of the CPC.
Publications John has been involved in:
Projects John has been involved in:
- Do marital prospects dissuade unmarried fertility
Project contributors: Knowles J, - The economics of fertility: Fertility booms and propagation of the post-war marriage squeeze
Project contributors: Knowles J, Vandenbroucke G,
Dr. Helen Kowalewska

Dr. Helen Kowalewska
University of Oxford
Helen Kowalewska is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Social Policy and Intervention and the Institute for New Economic Thinking at the University of Oxford.
Publications Helen has been involved in:
Projects Helen has been involved in:
Dr. Bernice Kuang

Dr. Bernice Kuang
University of Reading
Bernice Kuang is a postdoctoral research assistant in quantitative social sciences/demography at the University of Reading. She was previously an ESRC funded PhD student researching 'Fertility and family formation in the Philippines' under the supervision of Professor Sabu Padmadas and Dr Brienna Perelli-Harris.
Publications Bernice has been involved in:
Maria-Herica La-Valle
Maria Herica La Valle has recently completed her Phd in Social Statistics and Demography at the University of Southampton. She had an ESRC-Office for National Statistics funded studentship to investigate the thesis entitled 'Life events and changes in health-related behaviours: An investigation using the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing'. Her research interests are ageing, health, life events and gender.
Publications Maria-Herica has been involved in:
Dr. Adele Lebano
Adele Lebano is a Research Fellow at the University of Edinburgh, Sociology Department. Her research interests focus on intergenerational exchanges; young people, women, and work. She has been co-investigator on a number of European research projects on women, work, and generations. Before moving to Edinburgh in 2014 she held research and teaching positions at the University of Milan (Italy), Erasmus University (NL), and Cornell University (NY, USA).
Publications Adele has been involved in:
Projects Adele has been involved in:
Dr. Ye Liu

Dr. Ye Liu
Sun Yat-sen University
(Associate Professor)
Ye Liu is an Associate Professor in the School of Geography and Planning at Sun Yat-sen University, China. He received his PhD at Department of Geography & Resource Management, the Chinese University of Hong Kong. His research interest focuses on migration, labour market, urban neighbourhoods, and regional development. He previously worked within the migration strand of CPC.
Publications Ye has been involved in:
Projects Ye has been involved in:
- Analysing mobility trends over time and space in relation to the increased fluidity of the lifecourse
Project contributors: Findlay A, Gayle V, McCollum D, Nightingale G, Liu Y, Malmberg G, Van-Ham M,
Dr. Mark Lyons-Amos
Mark Lyons-Amos is a Medical Statistician and lecturer at the University of Portsmouth. He has also previously worked within the fertility strand of CPC.
Publications Mark has been involved in:
Projects Mark has been involved in:
- Non-marital childbearing project
Project contributors: Perelli-Harris B, Styrc M, Sanchez-Gassen N, Lyons-Amos M,
Prof. John MacInnes
John MacInnes is a Professor of Sociology and Associate Dean in Quantitative Methods at the University of Edinburgh. His research interests include social demography, especially population ageing, the sociology of gender and the sociology of national identity.
Publications John has been involved in:
Projects John has been involved in:
- Flexible ageing: new ways to measure and explore the diverse experience of population ageing in Scotland, using the Scottish Longitudinal Study
Project contributors: MacInnes J, Spijker J, - Fertility in the context of economic recession and international migration: a comparative study of Italy, Spain and the UK
Project contributors: Graham E, Feng Z, Jamieson L, MacInnes J, Fiori F, Sabater A, Lebano A,
Dr. Alan Marshall
Dr Alan Marshall joined the University of Edinburgh in 2017 as Senior Lecturer in Quantitative Methods and director of the Q-Step Centre. He has have previously held lecturing positions in Social Statistics at the University of Manchester (where he retains an honorary research position) and the University of St Andrews. He is linked with projects within the lifecourse strand of CPC.
Publications Alan has been involved in:
Projects Alan has been involved in:
Prof. Xavier Mateos-Planas
Xavier Mateos-Planas is a Professor and Director of Research in the School of Economics and Finance at the Queen Mary University of London. He has previously worked within the fertility strand of the CPC.
Publications Xavier has been involved in:
Projects Xavier has been involved in:
- Fertility and the distribution of income and wealth
Project contributors: Schoonbroodt A, Mateos-Planas X,
Dr. Gabriela Mejia-Pailles
Gabriela Mejia Pailles is a Visiting Research Fellow in Demography at the University of Southampton. Previously she worked as a Research Fellow for CPC working on a project linked to the Fertility and Family Change strand with Vicky Hosegood. She has also worked as a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in the Centre for Demographic, Urban and Environmental Studies at El Colegio de Mexico, carrying out research on the role of demographic interventions to reduce Maternal Mortality and Morbidity in Ghana.
Publications Gabriela has been involved in:
Sarah Morton
Sarah is the Co-Director for the Centre for Research on Families and Relationships based in the University of Edinburgh. Her role is to lead the Knowledge Exchange team which facilitates ways in which research on families and relationships can be widely used. This includes liaising with non-academic organisations and developing joint work; disseminating CRFR's research and other research relevant to families and relationships; developing a programme of events and other opportunities for dialogue between academics, policy makers and practitioners; and developing CRFR's network of those interested in families and relationship research.
Dr. Panagiotis Nanos
Panagiotis Nanos is a Lecturer in Economics at the University of Sheffield. His research interests lie in the broad field of labour economics. His work focuses on labour markets characterised by trading frictions. Panagiotis has previously been involved in research projects linked to migration.
Publications Panagiotis has been involved in:
Dr. Sarah Neal
Sarah Neal is a British Academy Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Southampton. Her interests include maternal and child health (with particular focus on the neonatal period), adolescent sexual and reproductive health, measuring inequities in health and healthcare in fragile states. Sarah is currently researching motherhood in very young adolescents (under 16 years) in developing countries.
Publications Sarah has been involved in:
Dr. Glenna Nightingale
Glenna Nightingale is a Research Fellow at the University of Edinburgh.
Publications Glenna has been involved in:
Projects Glenna has been involved in:
- Analysing mobility trends over time and space in relation to the increased fluidity of the lifecourse
Project contributors: Findlay A, Gayle V, McCollum D, Nightingale G, Liu Y, Malmberg G, Van-Ham M, - Economic change and internal population dynamics: an innovative study of new residential mobilities in Scotland
Project contributors: McCollum D, Sabater A, Feng Z, Finney N, Findlay A, Ernsten A, Nightingale G,
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Dr. Beata Nowok
Beata Nowok is currently a Research Fellow in the School of GeoSciences at the University of Edinburgh and the Longitudinal Studies Centre Scotland. She is currently working on the Synthetic Data Estimation for UK Longitudinal Studies (SYLLS) project, for which she is based in Edinburgh. She has previously worked as a Research Fellow within the migration strand of CPC.
Publications Beata has been involved in:
Projects Beata has been involved in:
- Non-labour market implications of family migration
Project contributors: Findlay A, Gayle V, Van-Ham M, Nowok B,
Dr. Sarah Nurse
Sarah Nurse is a Senior Research Assistant at the University of Southampton working on the Bayesian Agent-based Population Studies (BAPS) project, focusing on migration data quality and uncertainty. She recently completed her PhD in Social Statistics and Demography at the University which explored the dispersal of asylum seekers and refugees in the context of limited data.
Publications Sarah has been involved in:
Projects Sarah has been involved in:
- Bayesian Agent-based Population Studies
Project contributors: Bijak J, Forster J, Higham P, Nurse S, Smith P, Uhrmacher A,
Prof. Sabu Padmadas
Sabu Padmadas is a Professor of Demography and Global Health within the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Southampton. He is also the Head of Teaching Programmes and Co-Director of GHP3 (Centre for Global Health, Population, Poverty & Policy). He has worked within the life course, migration and intergenerational exchange strands of CPC.
Publications Sabu has been involved in:
Projects Sabu has been involved in:
- Assessing the impact of internal labour migration on intergenerational support, health and income: the cases of China and South Africa
Project contributors: Falkingham J, Vlachantoni A, Hosegood V, Evandrou M, Wahba J, Jordan L, Padmadas S, Zhu L, Wang Z, Cai F, Collinson M, Du Y, - Coping with the Urban Environment? Gender Disadvantage, Social Inequalities and Well-being of Economic Migrants in China
Project contributors: Falkingham J, Qin M, Padmadas S, Brown J, Li B, Wu Z, Zheng Z, Madise N, - Ageing and wellbeing in a globalizing world (AgeGlobe)
Project contributors: Evandrou M, Vlachantoni A, Hosegood V, Falkingham J, Feng Z, Padmadas S,
Dr. Saseendran Pallikadavath
Saseendran Pallikadavath is a Senior Lecturer in Demography and Co-ordinator of Global Health at the University of Portsmouth. He has previously been involved in the fertility strand of the CPC.
Publications Saseendran has been involved in:
Dafni Papoutsaki

Dafni Papoutsaki
University of Sheffield
(Teaching Fellow)
Dafni Papoutsaki is a Research Associate in the Department of Economics at the University of Sheffield. She was previously a Research Fellow for the Centre for Population Change at the University of Southampton, for which she was working within the new mobilities and migration strand
Publications Dafni has been involved in:
Projects Dafni has been involved in:
- Migrants and economic uncertainty
Project contributors: Giulietti C, Wang C, Wahba J, Calvo-Pardo H, Papoutsaki D,
Dr. Pathik Pathak
Pathik Pathak is the Faculty Director of Social Entrepreneurship within the Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology section of the Social Sciences department at the University of Southampton. He is also the Founding Director of the University's Social Impact Lab. His current research is a cross-cultural exploration of social entrepreneurship and discourses of employability in global higher education. Pathik has also become a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and was awarded the Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Samann in 2015 for outstanding contributions to education.
Publications Pathik has been involved in:
Serena Pattaro
Serena Pattaro is a Research Associate ithin the Administrative Data Research Centre for Scotland (ADRC-S) and Urban Studies Department at the University of Glasgow. She has recently completed her DPhil in Sociology at the University of Oxford on "Women's Employment Instability and Fertility Dynamics: Cross-Cohort Changes in Italy and Sweden". She was previously a Senior Research Assistant in Demography at the University of Southampton. Serena has worked within the fertility strand of CPC.
Publications Serena has been involved in:
Projects Serena has been involved in:
- Factors facilitating fertility recuperation
Project contributors: Berrington A, Pattaro S,
Natalia Permyakova
Natalia Permyakova is a Medical Statistician within the Macmillan Survivorship Research Group (MSRG) at the University of Southampton.
Publications Natalia has been involved in:
Dr. Emilia Pietka-Nykaza
Emilia Pietka-Nykaza is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Social Policy at the University of West of Scotland. She holds MPhil in Sociology (University of Strathclyde), MSc in Refugee and Migration studies (University of Strathclyde) and Master in Political Science (University of Warsaw). Her research and academic experience is centred on exploring complexities of integration and migrants settlement processes from a multidisciplinary and policy-focussed perspective. Emilia is currently involved in building an online community of practice for Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Network (mhpss.net) in refugee resettlement and integration across the Europe. Previously, she worked as a CPC research fellow within the migration and constitutional change strands.
Publications Emilia has been involved in:
Projects Emilia has been involved in:
- Examining the drivers, impacts and long-term trajectories of Polish migration a decade after accession
Project contributors: McGhee D, Moreh C, Pietka-Nykaza E, - The Sociology of Brexit Seminar Series
Project contributors: McGhee D, Moreh C, Pietka-Nykaza E,
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Laura Prazeres

Laura Prazeres
University of St Andrews
(Associate Fellow)
Laura is an Associate Fellow in the School of Geography and Sustainable Development at the University of St Andrews. She was working on a DFID funded project that explores youth transitions in protracted crisis. Laura is working within the migration strand of the CPC on a project about international students.
Publications Laura has been involved in:
Projects Laura has been involved in:
- Dynamics and policy implications of changes in student mobility
Project contributors: Findlay A, Falkingham J, McCollum D, Prazeres L, Malmberg G, Krisjane Z, Sander N, - International students
Project contributors: McCollum D, Kulu H, Prazeres L, Falkingham J, Giulietti C, Wahba J,
Toby Prike

Toby Prike
University of Southampton
(Senior Research Assistant)
Toby Prike is a Senior Research Assistant at the University of Southampton. He is working on the Bayesian Agent-based Population Studies (BAPS) project, focusing on the decision-making process. He recently submitted his PhD in Psychology (Cognition) at Flinders University, Australia. His PhD research examined the relationship between non-evidence based beliefs, probabilistic reasoning, and cognitive bias.
Publications Toby has been involved in:
Prof. James Raymer
James Raymer is a Professor in Demography and Head of the School of Demography at the Australian National University. His areas of expertise include demography, migration and human geography. He has previously worked within the modelling and migration strands of CPC.
Publications James has been involved in:
Projects James has been involved in:
- Combining data for demographic estimation
Project contributors: Bijak J, Forster J, Smith P, Wisniowski A, Raymer J, - Integrated Modelling of European Migration (IMEM)
Project contributors: Bijak J, Smith P, Forster J, Raymer J, Abel G, Wisniowski A, Van-de-Erf R, Keillman N, Schoorl J, Christiansen S, - Developing a Dynamic Population Model for the UK
Project contributors: Bijak J, Smith P, Forster J, Raymer J, Abel G, Wisniowski A, Shang H,
Dr. James Robards

Dr. James Robards
Office for National Statistics
(Senior Research Officer)
James Robards is a Senior Research Officer at the Office for National Statistics where he works in the Population Statistics Transformation Unit on question and questionnaire design for the 2021 Census. This is funded by the Census Transformation Programme which aims to make the best use of all available data in England and Wales to enhance the provision of population statistics. Previous appointments James held at the University of Southampton include: Research Fellow in the ESRC National Centre for Research Methods where he researched the use of automated zone design for the spatial aggregation of census and administrative data in relation to Statistical Disclosure Control (2015-2017). Research Fellow in the ESPRC Care Life Cycle where he engaged with research on ageing, informal care, wellbeing and the drivers of health and social care (2011-2015). PhD candidate in Social Statistics and Demography, supervised by Prof. Ann Berrington and Dr. Andy Hinde, completing a thesis titled 'Estimating the fertility of migrants to England and Wales using the Office for National Statistics Longitudinal Study' (2012). For a full list of publications by James please see his Google Scholar profile.
Publications James has been involved in:
Dr. Steven Roberts
Steven Roberts is an Associate Professor in Sociology at Monash University in Australia. Previously he was working within the living arrangements strand of the CPC.
Publications Steven has been involved in:
Projects Steven has been involved in:
Dr. Albert Sabater
Albert Sabater is a Serra Hśnter Associate Professor in Sociology at the University of Girona. He formally worked within the fertility and family, and migration strands of the CPC.
Publications Albert has been involved in:
Projects Albert has been involved in:
- Economic change and internal population dynamics: an innovative study of new residential mobilities in Scotland
Project contributors: McCollum D, Sabater A, Feng Z, Finney N, Findlay A, Ernsten A, Nightingale G, - Children's educational attainment and the longevity of parents: The impact of upward intergenerational health transfers
Project contributors: Sabater A, Graham E, Marshall A, - Residential Age Segregation in Britain
Project contributors: Sabater A, Graham E, Finney N, - Fertility in the context of economic recession and international migration: a comparative study of Italy, Spain and the UK
Project contributors: Graham E, Feng Z, Jamieson L, MacInnes J, Fiori F, Sabater A, Lebano A,
Dr. Nora Sanchez-Gassen

Dr. Nora Sanchez-Gassen
Nordregio, Stockholm
(Senior Research Fellow)
Nora Sįnchez Gassen is a Senior Research Fellow at Nordregio in Stockholm. Previously Nora worked as a Research Fellow for CPC within the fertility strand of CPC.
Publications Nora has been involved in:
Projects Nora has been involved in:
- Non-marital childbearing project
Project contributors: Perelli-Harris B, Styrc M, Sanchez-Gassen N, Lyons-Amos M,
Melisa Sayli
Melisa Sayli is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of York. She was previously a Senior Research Assistant at the University of Southampton, affiliated with the family and fertility strand of CPC. She is currently working with Dr Agnese Vitali on the project 'Female-breadwinner Families in Europe'. Her main research interests include Labour Economics with a focus on family and gender issues.
Publications Melisa has been involved in:
Projects Melisa has been involved in:
- Fertility intentions and outcomes in female and male breadwinning families
Project contributors: Berrington A, Sayli M,
Prof. Christian Schluter

Prof. Christian Schluter
Aix-Marseille University
(Professor)
Christian Schluter is professor of economics at Aix-Marseille University and Aix-Marseille School of Economics (AMSE). He was previously a Reader in Economics at the University of Southampton and worked with Jackie Wahba within the migration strand of the CPC.
Publications Christian has been involved in:
Projects Christian has been involved in:
- Does unemployment cause return migration?
Project contributors: Schluter C, Wahba J, Bijwaard G,
Prof. Alice Schoonbroodt
Alice Schoonbroodt is a lecturer at Terry College of Business, University of Georgia and a personal coach and career consultant. Her research interests include macroeconomics, demographic economics and family economics, growth and development. She has previously worked within the fertility and family strand of CPC.
Publications Alice has been involved in:
Projects Alice has been involved in:
- Fertility and the distribution of income and wealth
Project contributors: Schoonbroodt A, Mateos-Planas X,
Dr. Elisabeth Schröder-Butterfill
Elisabeth Schroeder-Butterfill is a Lecturer in Gerontology and Chair of the Faculty Ethics Committee for the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Southampton. She has an interest in older people's social and support networks in developing and transitional societies. Elisabeth has previously worked for CPC within the migration strand.
Publications Elisabeth has been involved in:
Projects Elisabeth has been involved in:
- Rural ageing, migration and care
Project contributors: Bell D, Bowes A, Rutherford A, Schröder-Butterfill E,
Dr. Bindi Shah
Bindi Shah is a Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Southampton. She has a special research interest in Migration, Asian American and British South Asian second-generation, Citizenship, Sociology of Religion, Critical Race and Feminist Studies and Youth Activism.
Publications Bindi has been involved in:
Dr. Han-Lin Shang
Han Lin Shang is an Associate Professor at the Research School of Finance, Actuarial Studies and Statistics at the Australian National University. He has previously worked within CPC as a member of the modelling strand team.
Publications Han-Lin has been involved in:
Projects Han-Lin has been involved in:
- Developing a Dynamic Population Model for the UK
Project contributors: Bijak J, Smith P, Forster J, Raymer J, Abel G, Wisniowski A, Shang H,
Dr. Marina Shapira
Marina Shapira is a Lecturer in Quantative Research Methods at the University of Stirling. She has previously worked within the migration strand of the CPC.
Publications Marina has been involved in:
Projects Marina has been involved in:
- Moving on and moving up: the implications of socio-spatial mobility for partnership and fertility
Project contributors: Gayle V, Graham E, Boyle P, Shapira M,
Prof. Ludi Simpson
Ludi Simpson holds an honorary post as Professor of Population Studies at the School of Social Sciences and Cathie Marsh Institute for Social Research, University of Manchester. He is currently working independently providing research and advice for a variety of academic and government projects.
Publications Ludi has been involved in:
Dr. Tomas Sobotka
Tomį Sobotka is a Senior Researcher and Leader for the Comparative European Demography Research Group at the Vienna Institute of Demography (Austrian Academy of Sciences). He is interested in a broad range of topics, including low fertility, changes in family, childlessness, measurement issues, fertility intentions and assisted reproduction as well as the interrelation between migration, fertility and population trends.
Publications Tomas has been involved in:
Jeroen Spijker
Jeroen Spijker is currently a "Ramon y Cajal" Research Fellow at the Center for Demographic Studies, situated near Barcelona, Spain. His previous employers include the Vienna Institute of Demography as well as the University of Edinburgh where he worked on an ESRC-funded project that looked at new ways to measure the diverse experience of population ageing. He is now extending his research by also studying the determinants of coresidence and dependence of the old-age population, with a special focus on Spain. Jeroen obtained a BA (1994) in Sociology and Human Geography from Massey University, New Zealand and a Master (1997) and PhD (2004) in Spatial Sciences (specialisation Demography) from Groningen University, the Netherlands. Jeroen has worked within the CPC life course strand.
Publications Jeroen has been involved in:
Projects Jeroen has been involved in:
Dr. Juliet Stone
Juliet formally worked at the Centre for Population Change as a Research Fellow working within the Family and Fertility strand. She now works at Loughborough University at the Centre for Research in Social Policy (CRSP) as a Research Associate. Her role involves developing and undertaking quantitative analysis of large data sets, in order to identify patterns and trends related to low income.
Publications Juliet has been involved in:
Projects Juliet has been involved in:
- Leaving and returning home in the UK
Project contributors: Berrington A, Falkingham J, Stone J, - The transition to living alone and mental health in later life
Project contributors: Falkingham J, Evandrou M, Stone J, - Family dynamics and inequality
Project contributors: Berrington A, Stone J, - Fertility dynamics in the context of economic recession
Project contributors: Berrington A, Stone J,
Dr. Sylvia Szabo

Dr. Sylvia Szabo
Asian Institute of Technology
(Assistant Professor)
Sylvia Szabo is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Development and Sustainability at the Asian Institute of Technology. She is also a Visiting Academic at the University of Southampton. She has previously worked as a Research Fellow within the Social Sciences department of the University of Southampton, working on the Belmont Forum DELTAS project, which aims to unify scientific understanding of delta regions as coupled socio-ecological systems.
Publications Sylvia has been involved in:
Projects Sylvia has been involved in:
- Sustainable Deltas, 2015 Project
Project contributors: Szabo S,
Dr. Peter Tammes
Peter Tammes is a Senior Quantitative Research Associate at the School of Social and Community Medicine at the University of Bristol. He is currently working on a study investigating primary care factors associated with utilisation of unscheduled secondary care. Previously he worked as a Research Fellow for CPC.
Publications Peter has been involved in:
Projects Peter has been involved in:
Scott Tindal
Scott Tindal is a Research Fellow at the University of Edinburgh. He is currently working on a project exploring how military reservists, their families, and employers negotiate the intersecting domains of family life, (civilian) employment, and military service. Scott has recently completed an ESRC-CPC funded PhD studentship which examined the process of knowledge exchange at the Centre for Population Change. As well as undertaking his PhD, Scott spent a year working as a Research Fellow at the University of St Andrews within the migration strand of CPC.
Publications Scott has been involved in:
Projects Scott has been involved in:
- Migration and the constitutional future of Scotland
Project contributors: Findlay A, Bijak J, McCollum D, Wright R, Bell D, Packwood H, Tindal S,
Dr. Paulina Trevena
Paulina is a Research Associate at the University of Glasgow. She has been working as a researcher in the field of migration studies since 2004. She has previously worked within migration strand of CPC.
Publications Paulina has been involved in:
Projects Paulina has been involved in:
Dr. Michele Tuccio
Michele Tuccio is an economist in the Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs of the OECD. His research focuses on the economics of migration, with a specialization on its determinants and its developmental impact, as well as on labour market dynamics. He is also a research fellow of the Global Labor Organization (GLO). Previously, he has worked for several international organization, including the World Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), and the International Labour Organization (ILO). He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Southampton. He joined the migration strand of CPC.
Publications Michele has been involved in:
Maarten Van-Ham
Maarten van Ham is a Professor of Urban Renewal and Head of the Neighbourhood Change and Housing research group at the OTB Research Institute for the Built Environment at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. He is also an Honorary Professor at the School of Geography and Geosciences in the University of St Andrews. Maarten has previously worked within the migration strand of CPC.
Publications Maarten has been involved in:
Projects Maarten has been involved in:
- Analysing mobility trends over time and space in relation to the increased fluidity of the lifecourse
Project contributors: Findlay A, Gayle V, McCollum D, Nightingale G, Liu Y, Malmberg G, Van-Ham M, - Non-labour market implications of family migration
Project contributors: Findlay A, Gayle V, Van-Ham M, Nowok B,
Dr. Agnese Vitali
Agnese Vitali is an Associate Professor of Demography at the University of Trento in the Department of Sociology and Social Research. She previously worked as a Lecturer in Social Statistics and Demography within the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Southampton. Agnese's research interests include the study of gender roles, transition to adulthood and low fertility.
Publications Agnese has been involved in:
Projects Agnese has been involved in:
- Social policies to support women's employment and achieve gender-friendly workplaces
Project contributors: Kowalewska H, Vitali A, - Female-Breadwinner Families in Europe
Project contributors: Vitali A,
Sarah Walker

Sarah Walker
(Research Assistant)
Sarah Walker has worked for several years in the refugee sector in the UK as both a refugee support worker and a researcher. Sarah previously worked at CPC as a Senior Research Assistant within the migration strand.
Publications Sarah has been involved in:
Projects Sarah has been involved in:
Dr. Chuhong Wang

Dr. Chuhong Wang
(Senior Research Assistant)
Chuhong (Flora) Wang is a former Senior Research Assistant at the Centre for Population Change at the University of Southampton. Previously, she was a PhD student in Economics at the University. Her main research interests are in the area of economics of migration and economics of health.
Publications Chuhong has been involved in:
Projects Chuhong has been involved in:
- Migrants and economic uncertainty
Project contributors: Giulietti C, Wang C, Wahba J, Calvo-Pardo H, Papoutsaki D,
Dr. Ning Wang

Dr. Ning Wang
Ning Wang was a Research Fellow in Social Sciences at the University of Southampton and worked within the exchange between the generations strand of the CPC.
Publications Ning has been involved in:
Dr. Arkadiusz Wisniowski
Arkadiusz Wisniowski is a Lecturer in Social Statistics at the University of Manchester. His research concentrates on developing statistical methods for modelling and forecasting conplex social processes, with a particular focus on migration and mobility, and combining various sources of data. Previously he was working within the modelling strand of the CPC.
Publications Arkadiusz has been involved in:
Projects Arkadiusz has been involved in:
- Combining data for demographic estimation
Project contributors: Bijak J, Forster J, Smith P, Wisniowski A, Raymer J, - Probabilistic population forecasting
Project contributors: Bijak J, Hilton J, Smith P, Forster J, Dodd E, Wisniowski A, - Evaluation of existing migration forecasting methods and models
Project contributors: Bijak J, Findlay A, Smith P, Forster J, Disney G, Wisniowski A, - Forecasting Scottish migration after the 2014 referendum
Project contributors: Bijak J, Findlay A, McCollum D, Wisniowski A, - Integrated Modelling of European Migration (IMEM)
Project contributors: Bijak J, Smith P, Forster J, Raymer J, Abel G, Wisniowski A, Van-de-Erf R, Keillman N, Schoorl J, Christiansen S, - Developing a Dynamic Population Model for the UK
Project contributors: Bijak J, Smith P, Forster J, Raymer J, Abel G, Wisniowski A, Shang H,
Prof. Robert Wright
Robert Wright is a Professor of Economics at the University of Strathclyde.
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Projects Robert has been involved in:
- Migration and the constitutional future of Scotland
Project contributors: Findlay A, Bijak J, McCollum D, Wright R, Bell D, Packwood H, Tindal S,
Prof. Asghar Zaidi
Asghar Zaidi was a Professor in International Social Policy at the University of Southampton. He is also a Senior Advisor for the European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research, a UN Affiliated Organisation in Austria. Asghar's research work covers active ageing and solidarity between generations and issues linked with financial and social sustainability of the European welfare system.
Publications Asghar has been involved in:
Projects Asghar has been involved in:
- Understanding quality of life and well-being of older people: Case studies of China, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh
Project contributors: Zaidi A, Scobie J, Evandrou M,
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Mary Abed-Al-Ahad
Mary Abed Al Ahad is a PhD student at the University of St. Andrews and is funded by the Saint Leonard's scholarship from the University of St Andrews. Her PhD research project is entitled: "Climate Change, Air Pollution, and Ethnic Inequalities in Health: Analysis and Projection Based on Longitudinal Register Data from Scotland". She is supervised by Professor Hill Kulu and Dr. Urska Demsar at the School of Geography and sustainable development at the University of St Andrews, and by Professor Frank Sullivan at the school of Medicine at the University of St Andrews.
Nicholas Campisi
Nicholas Campisi is a St. Andrews-Max Planck funded PhD student researching spatial variation in urban-rural fertility patterns across Europe. He is supervised by Hill Kulu and Julia Mikolai at the University of St Andrews, Mikko Myrskylä, and Sebastian Klüsener at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research.
Publications Nicholas has been involved in:
Genevieve Cezard
Genevieve Cezard has a St Leonard's and Geography & Sustainable Development PhD studentship from the University of St Andrews to research 'Ethnic inequalities in health in later life in Scotland' under the supervision of Professor Hill Kulu, Dr Alan Marshall and Dr Nissa Finney.
Publications Genevieve has been involved in:
Alexandra Ciritel
Alexandra Ciritel has a Plus3 ESRC-CPC studentship from the University of Southampton to work on fertility intentions, partnership dynamics and sexuality under the supervision of Ann Berrington and Brienna Perelli-Harris.
Publications Alexandra has been involved in:
Peter Dorey
Peter Dorey is a PhD student at the University of St Andrews and is funded by SGSSS including an Advanced Quantitative Methodology Scholarship. His PhD is also affiliated with the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research through the IMPRS-PHDS programme. He is looking at Spatial Variations in Fertility in Scotland with a focus on advanced and novel spatial methodology. He is supervised by Professor Hill Kulu, Dr Katherine Keenan and Dr Urska Demsar.
Joanne Ellison

Joanne Ellison
University of Southampton
(PhD Student)
Joanne Ellison is an ESPRC integrated PhD student researching 'Stochastic modelling and projection of age-specific fertility rates' under the supervision of Professor Ann Berrington, Professor Jon Forster and Dr Erengul Dodd.
Publications Joanne has been involved in:
Katie Heap
Katie Heap is an ESRC 1+3 funded MSc/PhD student looking at teenage sexual behaviour, pregnancy and abortion in the UK under the supervision of Professor Ann Berrington and Professor Roger Ingham.
Publications Katie has been involved in:
Andrew Hind
Andrew Hind is a self-funded PhD student researching internal migration in the UK under the supervision of Dr Jakub Bijak and Professor Jon Forster.
John Houghton
John Houghton is a SCDTP funded PhD student researching 'Risk and resilience in the transition to adulthood: risky trajectories but positive mental health outcomes among the UK millennium cohort' under the supervision of Professor Ann Berrington and Dr Heini Vaisanen
Ella Moonan-Howard
Ella Moonan-Howard is a 1+3 ESRC DTP PhD student researching the 'Spatial analysis of social networks over the life course' under the supervision of Maria Evandrou and Athina Vlachantoni.
Publications Ella has been involved in:
Helen Packwood
Helen Packwood has a PhD studentship exploring changing ethnic identities of young people in Scotland. Her supervisors are Dr Nissa Finney and Dr David McCollum.
Publications Helen has been involved in:
Projects Helen has been involved in:
- Migration and the constitutional future of Scotland
Project contributors: Findlay A, Bijak J, McCollum D, Wright R, Bell D, Packwood H, Tindal S,
Lydia Palumbo
Lydia's research investigates the relationship between economic precariousness and union dynamics among young British adults. Lydia is joint funded by the Max Planck Institute of Demographic Research and the University of Southampton and supervised by Prof Ann Berrington (Southampton), Peter Eibich and Mikko Myrskyla (Max Planck).
Publications Lydia has been involved in:
Francesco Rampazzo
PhD student in Social Statistics and Demography at the University of Southampton, and a Doctoral Fellow at the MPIDR. His research examines the use of digital data for migration and transition to adulthood studies.
Publications Francesco has been involved in:
Seb Stannard
Seb Stannard is working on the topic 'A longitudinal lifecourse analysis assessing the implication of educational attainment and gender on mental health and well being by the time a person reaches midlife'. His research aims to ascertain the mechanisms through which educational qualifications relate to mental wellbeing in mid-life, and whether these pathways differ by gender.
Publications Seb has been involved in:
Steve Tang
Steve Tang is a PhD student linked to the modelling team. He is untertaking the project 'Jointly modelling male and female mortality rates of England and Wales in 2011' under the supervision of Erengul Dodd and Jon Forster at the University of Southampton.
Stephanie Thiehoff
Stephanie Thiehoff is a PhD student in Social Statistics and Demography with a 1+3 ESRC SCDTP and AQM studentship. Her research is about the diffusion of new fertility behaviour in England and Wales as well as Germany using spatial statistical techniques.
Nadine Thomas
Nadine Thomas has an ESRC-CPC funded studentship to examine 'Carers time use: implications of personalisation and self-directed support' under the supervision of Professor Alison Bowes and Dr Alison Dawson at the University of Stirling
Publications Nadine has been involved in:
Projects Nadine has been involved in:
- Carers and time use
Project contributors: Bowes A, Evandrou M, Bell D, Dawson A, Falkingham J, Vlachantoni A, Thomas N, Rutherford A, Ashworth R,
Bradley Tombleson
Bradley Tombleson is a 1+3 ESRC DTP PhD student researching ageing and migration in China and Japan under the supervision of Athina Vlachantoni, Sabu Padmadas and Jane Falkingham.
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Prof. Tim Allen
Tim Allen is owner and co-owner of two research consultancies, and combines this with teaching post graduates on public policy, and working in various capacities with UK Research Councils. Previously, Tim was research director for the Local Government Association and a civil servant in the Department for Environment, Food and the Treasury. Earlier roles included head of Corporate Strategy, Research and Corporate Governance for the former Countryside Agency, a regional director for the Countryside Commission, and leading programmes to green agriculture, before which he worked as a property professional in public and private practice. Tim is a Chartered Surveyor, visiting fellow at Cranfield University, a visiting professor at Birkbeck, a Secretary of State appointee to the Local Public Data Panel and a member of the Public Policy Advisory Committee at the University of Southampton.
Prof. Michael Anderson
Michael Anderson is Hon. Fellow and Professor Emeritus of Economic History, University of Edinburgh. He was Senior Vice-Principal of the University 2000-2007. In the past, Michael served on five different subject committees/boards of SSRC/ESRC and as a member of the ESRC Council, as well as of the Council of the British Academy, the Council of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, and the British Library Board, and he chaired the Board of Trustees of the National Library of Scotland for 12 years. He is currently a member of the Office of National Statistics UK Population Theme Advisory Board, but devotes the majority of his time to finishing a wide ranging comparative study of the population histories of the different parts and occupational groups of Scotland for the period since c1850. He also has ongoing interests in the sociology and history of forethought and in the social structure of nineteenth century Britain as seen through the censuses.
Mike Daly

Mike Daly
Department of Work and Pensions
Mike is a career Civil Servant, having worked as a government statistician since leaving Cambridge University in 1980. He has worked in a wide variety of analytical posts, in fields including: consumer price indices; labour supply estimation/projection; small business statistics, analysis and monitoring of training programmes. In 1997 Mike moved to the then Employment Service to work on the evaluation of New Deal for Young People. Over the next ten years he was involved in much of the evaluation activity of UK Welfare to Work programmes. In his current role in the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) Central Analysis Division, Mike has responsibilities including; oversight of DWP's research programme, security assurance for research projects, and providing expert support to research and evaluation activity across DWP. Mike has been a member of the Cross-Government Evaluation Group since 2009, and was part of the working group developing the new version of the Magenta Book, the government guide to evaluation. He is also a member of the DWP Data Access Ethics Committee.
John Ermisch
John Ermisch is Professor of Family Demography at the University of Oxford. His research interests focus on the structure and dynamics of families and their interaction with wider society. Currently he is studying the intergenerational exchange of support and the interaction between housing transitions and fertility. He is also a Fellow of the British Academy.
Kirsty MacLachlan
Kirsty MacLachlan is Head of Demography at the National Records of Scotland (NRS). Her responsibilities include the production of key demographic information on the people of Scotland and the maintenance of the NHS Central Register. Prior to joining GROS, Kirsty worked as a statistician in HM Inspectorate of Education. Previously she has worked as a lecturer in statistics at Napier University and as a statistician in various Scottish Government departments.
Prof. Judith Phillips
Professor Judith Phillips is Deputy Pro-Vice Chancellor, Professor of Gerontology and Director of the Research Institute for Applied Social Sciences, a cross-university initiative to promote social science at Swansea University. She is also Director of the Older People and Ageing Research and Development Network in Wales (OPAN Cymru). Judith is a gerontologist interested in researching the social, behavioural and environmental aspects of ageing. She has extensive links with policy and practice, particularly with the Welsh Government and with local authority social service departments and local business interested in ageing issues. Following a geography degree at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, she went to study at Stockholm University, Jesus College, Oxford and UEA, Norwich, where she worked as a researcher and a lecturer before joining the Centre for Social Gerontology at the University of Keele in 1993. Judith returned to Wales in 2004 to set up the Centre for Innovative Ageing. Judith has held visiting Senior Research Fellowships at the universities of UmeƄ and Lund, Sweden; New College, Oxford and the London School of Economics and Political Science.
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