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LCDS booth at PAA 2022 with Melinda, Jenn and Antonino
17 Mar 2023

LCDS at PAA 2023: Friday 14 April

The Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science have another packed day of talks and posters on the second day of presentations at this year’s Population Association of America conference. More info and other daily programmes can be found here. You can also find us at booth 504 to learn more about our work and get your hands on some snazzy goodies!

LCDS booth at PAA 2022 with Andrea and Jose
17 Mar 2023

LCDS at PAA 2023: Saturday 15 April

Celebrate the end of another successful Population Association of America conference and join us for our final day of presentations that disrupt and realign demography. More info and other daily programmes can be found here. You can also find us at booth 504 to learn more about our work and get your hands on some snazzy goodies!

red haired girl smiling
9 Mar 2023

New study on human fertility

How many children an individual may have is influenced by reproductive biology and human behaviour, according to the largest study to date, which identifies genetic determinants. The study, led by researchers at the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science, Universities of Cambridge and Pennsylvania, also identified that the human genome has been influenced by natural selection for thousands of years and continues to affect fertility today.

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3 Mar 2023

PhD position available in biosocial and contextual determinants of inequality

The University of Groningen is looking for a PhD who will work closely with the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science’s sociogenomics group on an EU funded MapIneq project. Find out more and apply by 19 March here.

Data code
21 Feb 2023

Postdoc available on Mapping Inequalities through the Life Course (MapIneq) project

The University of Groningen is looking for a Postdoc to work with the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science on an EU funded MapIneq project. Find out more and apply here.

LCDS and DANE members outside Nuffield College
20 Feb 2023

LCDS welcomes the Colombian National Administrative Department of Statistics

Last week, the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science (LCDS) welcomed partners at the Colombian National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) to discuss future collaborations.

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15 Feb 2023

Out now! Demography Day video

To celebrate Demography Day on Wednesday 15 February, the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science has launched a video with Oxford Sparks on how demographers are understanding and improving our world. Watch the video below!

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6 Feb 2023

New study: The global impact of violence on lifetime uncertainty

A new international study led by the Centre’s Dr José Manuel Aburto finds that life expectancy for young people can be as much as 14 years shorter in violent countries compared to peaceful countries.

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1 Feb 2023

Doctoral Position at Oxford in Population Health within the European Social Science Genetics Network

One University of Oxford PhD (DPhil) doctoral studentship is available in the sociogenomics group located in the Leverhulme Centre of Demographic Science and the Nuffield Department of Population Health, funded by the EU Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) via UKRI.

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