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3 Sep 2021

Andriano receives award to build database: demographic causes and consequences of conflict in Africa

Does conflict lead to demographic change? Do conflict-induced demographic changes further lead to conflict? If so, do these relationships vary by the type of conflict? Focusing on the African context - a region known for high levels of conflict and a distinctive set of demographic dynamics - LCDS researcher Andriano will build an innovative new database.

10 Aug 2021

Revealing all? What people choose to disclose about their sexual identity on Facebook

What people do not say can be as interesting as what they do, says Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science Associate Professor Dr Ridhi Kashyap. Along with Connor Gilroy of the University of Washington, the Oxford demographer has been studying the disclosure of information on Facebook linked to sexuality in the United States.

30 Jul 2021

The Oxford Summer Institute in Computational Social Science – online and a resounding success!

The Oxford Summer Institute in Computational Social Science (SICSS) took place online for the first time on Monday 14 to Friday 25 June 2021.

20 Jul 2021

Oxford Sociology and LCDS invite Expressions of Interest in MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship scheme 2021

The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowship scheme is now open and Oxford Sociology and the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science (LCDS) are inviting Expressions of Interest (EOI) to participate. The fellowships foster excellence in research and support researchers’ careers.

15 Jul 2021

Building back better and fairer employment after COVID-19

Professor Melinda Mills joined the Brussels Economic Forum to talk about the future of employment in Europe after the pandemic

7 Jul 2021

Genetics plays important role in age at first sex and birth with links to dis-inhibition, longevity

An Oxford-led team, working with Cambridge and international scholars, has discovered hundreds of genetic markers driving two of life’s most momentous milestones – the ages at which people first have sex and become parents.

28 Jun 2021

Previous unemployment influences voter turnout, says Oxford study

People who were unemployed in the past are less likely to vote, according to new Oxford research, which shows joblessness can ‘scar’ electoral participation and even affect political outcomes.

17 Jun 2021

You cannot live forever: Ageing is unstoppable

We probably cannot slow the rate at which we get older, because of biological constraints, an unprecedented study of lifespan statistics in human and non-human primates has confirmed.

16 Jun 2021

Call me Spock - the dedicated and disruptive Melinda Mills takes a (quick) break

It is easy to believe Melinda Mills was a very disruptive child. She is clearly a disruptive adult...and that has proven to be a very good thing indeed.