The COVID-19 pandemic triggered life expectancy losses not seen since World War II in Western Europe and exceeded those observed around...

Animation by Dr. Jonas Schöley Read this comprehensive BBC article published 23 September 2021, which highlights LCDS's most recent work...

Professor Melinda Mills, Dr Jennifer Beam Dowd, and team (Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science, Department of Sociology, University...

Women’s ability to make decisions about their own health increased in most sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries in the early years of the...

What can we learn by marshaling new data and approaches to study the past? That was the question in a successful webinar series launched...

Does conflict lead to demographic change? Do conflict-induced demographic changes further lead to conflict? If so, do these relationships...

What people do not say can be as interesting as what they do, says Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science Associate Professor Dr Ridhi...

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

Deadline for Expressions of Interest: 26 July 2021 MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme applications close: 12 October 2021 The Marie...

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

Hundreds of genetic drivers affect sexual and reproductive behaviour Combined with social factors, these can affect longevity and health...

People who were unemployed in the past are less likely to vote, according to new Oxford research, which shows joblessness can ‘scar’...

We probably cannot slow the rate at which we get older, because of biological constraints, an unprecedented study of lifespan statistics...

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...

Join us on Clean Air Day: 6-7PM (UK time), 17 June, 2021 Interactive, online, free Register here Indoor air quality has become a topic of...

People who look to social media for information, particularly YouTube, are less willing to be vaccinated against COVID-19

The reluctance or refusal to accept Covid-19 vaccinations can be tackled by a five-pronged strategy to address the behavioural and...

The University of Oxford will be offering 15 doctoral scholarships from 2021-2023, thanks to a £1.35m grant from the Leverhulme Trust....

We are looking for three enthusiastic, highly motivated and talented individuals to join our team here at the Leverhulme Centre for...

School closures in the last year have led to serious learning losses, with primary-age school pupils making virtually no progress...