Celebrating five years of the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science

In October, Connecting Generations partners at the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science (LCDS) hosted the inaugural Demographic Science Summit to celebrate five years of disrupting and realigning demography for the benefit of populations around the world.

The Demographic Science Summit welcomed experts across science, business and government to share in the achievements of LCDS over its first five years, including establishing the Demographic Science Unit, and discussing its exciting future.

Professor Melinda Mills MBE, Director of LCDS and CO-Director of Connecting Generations, celebrated the Centre’s key milestones over the first five years – including publishing over 350 publications and doubling funding and scientific, economic and social policy impact – and thanked the Centre’s researchers and funders, commenting: "Without the support of the Leverhulme Trust, Nuffield College, Oxford Population Health and the University of Oxford, we wouldn’t exist. It was only possible to build this new interdisciplinary centre in demography by getting the right people, leaving our comfort zone, freeing ourselves from stifling environments to find a better fit, making a real-world difference and staying ahead of the curve."

The Centre’s innovative use of data was evident throughout the day, with flash presentations from LCDS researchers and panel discussions from leading experts in demography, including CPC-CG member Professor Jakub Bijak.



Read the full story and access videos and materials from the event on the LCDS website 'Celebrating five years of the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science' and Professor Mills' blog post 'What I learned from building an interdisciplinary demographic science centre'.

Posted 03/02/2025 16:12