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Celebrating five years of the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science

On 17 October 2024, the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science 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 the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science (LCDS) over its first five years, including establishing the Demographic Science Unit, and discussing its exciting future. Watch a summary of the day on YouTube.

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14 Jan 2025

LCDS Seminar: The Acid We Inherit: Social and Behavioral Genomics in the Context of an Ugly History and Uncertain Future

Daphne Oluwaseun Martschenko, Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics, gives LCDS seminar on the ethics of sociogenomics 'The Acid We Inherit: Social and Behavioral Genomics in the Context of an Ugly History and Uncertain Future'

13 Jan 2025

Why women are using menstrual apps to schedule their lives

Dr Francesco Rampazzo is quoted in this The Sunday Times article about his recent research on global trends for menstrual tracking app use.

The Times

4 Jan 2025

More or Less: Behind the stats, Numbers of the year

What does Taylor Swift and the year 2054 have in common? Professor Jennifer Dowd offers demographic insights into the estimated doubling of the global population of over 65s in around 30 year's time.

BBC Radio 4

Large group of people forming DNA on white backgrounD

23 Dec 2024

Genetics, childhood aspirations and family background work together to shape later occupational status, careers and health

A study of occupational status published in Nature Human Behaviour identifies 106 genetic variants, the importance of the interplay of genetics and family environment, childhood educational and occupational aspirations, and differences across the life course and links to health.

Collaborative Group on Nowcasting Populations (CGNP)

LCDS have established the Collaborative Group on Nowcasting Populations (CGNP) to foster collaboration among leading academic institutions and research centres in demographic science.

Apply for funding

Another way to join the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science is to successfully apply for funding. This page summarises funding opportunities available for every step in your academic career, some of which have been used by our very own researchers.