The forthcoming referendum on the constitutional future of Scotland has inevitably been the focus of considerable public debate. The issue of migration has not featured strongly in these discussions. However there are grounds for believing that Scotland is 'different' from the rest of the UK in terms of migration patterns and in relation to public attitudes towards immigration.
Interviewed at the recent Norface Migration Network Conference on 'Migration: Global Development, New Frontiers' CPC researcher, Professor Jackline Wahba, spoke about her findings on migration, return migration and the impact of unemployment on return migration.
On 24 April, CPC researcher Dr Paulina Trevena, was part of a Channel 4 News discussion on immigration in Southampton.
CPC has published a brochure detailing its research activity and highlights 2009 - 2013.
An article in The Economist has highlighted CPC research, looking at how family life has changed in recent years.
CPC research undertaken by Professor Derek McGhee, Professor Sue Heath, and Dr Paulina Trevena has published in the journal Families, Relationships and Society.
CPC research undertaken by Dr Juliet Stone, Professor Maria Evandrou and Professor Jane Falkingham has published in the journal Age and Ageing.
CPC research has found that it is not only important to contemplate the increase of people living alone in middle-age, but also the reasons why people are living alone in middle-age. Changes in family life, highlighted by the Office for National Statistics release on the 2011 General Lifestyle Survey, such as decreasing marriage and increasing cohabitation, imply that the past family experiences of those living alone in mid-life will be very diverse.
CPC research undertaken by Professor Derek McGhee, Professor Sue Heath and Dr Paulina Trevena has published in the journal Environment and Planning.
CPC research undertaken by Professor Sue Heath and Dr Emma Calvert has published in the journal Sociology.
As part of the ESRC Secondary Data Analysis Initiative, Dr Ann Berrington has been awarded funding to examine 'Young Adulthood: aspirations and realities for living and learning in the 21st Century'.
CPC researchers have been successful in their application to take part in an Office for National Statistics (ONS) scheme to beta test 2011 Census data in the ONS Longitudinal Study.
Dr Aravinda Meera Guntupalli from the Centre for Research on Ageing and CPC researcher, Dr Athina Vlachantoni, have recently won Policy Commission funding from Public Policy@Southampton to examine patterns of fuel poverty and food poverty among older people (those aged 60 and above) in the UK, with a view to contributing to the policy-relevant debate on the choice faced by vulnerable older persons between heating their home and eating nutritious and regular meals.
CPC would like to welcome Mike Daly, from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), as a new member of the CPC advisory board.
CPC researcher, Professor John Knowles, has created a YouTube video explaining 'An economic model of unmarried births' for his paper 'Can technological change account for the sexual revolution?'.
A policy brief written for the Dubai School of Government by University of Southampton PhD student, Sylvia Szabo, has recently been translated into Arabic, extending the reach of population research undertaken at CPC's base institution.
Professor Jackline Wahba has been appointed as a Non-Executive Board Member of the Home Office's Migration Advisory Committee (MAC). The appointment was made by the Home Office in compliance with the rules set out by the Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments and run from December 2012 for three years.
