Staff

Lead researchers

Professor Jane Falkingham

VP Engagement and International
Connect with Jane

Email: J.C.Falkingham@soton.ac.uk

Other researchers

Professor Peter Smith

Professor in Social Statistics
Connect with Peter

Email: P.W.Smith@soton.ac.uk

Professor Ann Berrington

Professor-Demography&Social Statistics
Connect with Ann

Email: A.Berrington@soton.ac.uk

Professor Jackie Wahba

Professor of Economics
Connect with Jackie

Email: J.Wahba@soton.ac.uk

Dr Paul Bridgen

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • The impact of the environmental crisis on welfare states
  • Eco-social policy developments - theory and empirical evaluations
  • Energy/fuel poverty in the UK and EU
Connect with Paul

Email: Paul.Bridgen@soton.ac.uk

Professor Traute Meyer

Professor of Social Policy
Connect with Traute

Email: T.Meyer@soton.ac.uk

Professor Maria Evandrou FAcSS

PROFESSOR OF GERONTOLOGY

Research interests

  • ESRC: Centre for Population Change (CPC): I am Co-Director of ESRC Centre for Population Change. My collaborative work focuses on a) Increasing longevity and the changing life course, and b) Understanding intergenerational relations & exchange. For more information, please visit the CPC website.
  • ESRC CPC - Connecting Generations: I am also Co-Director of the ESRC CPC-Connecting Generations research programme. The research will investigate areas such as changing intergenerational relationships; intergenerational flows of support in later life; and work-life balance, employment and caring responsibilities in mid-life. More information on the Connecting Generations research programme here.
Connect with Maria

Email: maria.evandrou@soton.ac.uk

Professor Corrado Giulietti PhD

Head of School

Research interests

  • Labour Economics
  • Development Economics
Connect with Corrado

Email: c.giulietti@soton.ac.uk

Professor Jakub Bijak

Professor of Statistical Demography
Connect with Jakub

Email: J.Bijak@soton.ac.uk

Professor Brienna Perelli-Harris

Professor of Demography
Connect with Brienna

Email: B.G.Perelli-Harris@soton.ac.uk

Professor Erengul Dodd

Professor of Actuarial Math & Statistics
Connect with Erengul

Email: E.Dodd@soton.ac.uk

Dr Hector Calvo-Pardo

Reader
Connect with Hector

Email: H.F.Calvo-Pardo@soton.ac.uk

Professor Athina Vlachantoni

Professor of Gerontology & Social Policy

Research interests

  • Informal care provision and receipt
  • Unmet need for social care
  • Pension protection
Connect with Athina

Email: A.Vlachantoni@soton.ac.uk

Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Research outputs

Stochastic modelling and projection of mortality improvements using a hybrid parametric/semi-parametric age–period–cohort model
Erengul Dodd, Jonathan J. Forster, Jakub Bijak & Peter W.F. Smith, 2020, Scandinavian Actuarial Journal, 2021(2), 134-155
DOI: 10.1080/03461238.2020.1815238
Type: article
Changing living arrangements, family dynamics and stress during lockdown: evidence from four birth cohorts in the UK
Maria Evandrou, Jane Falkingham, Min Qin & Athina Vlachantoni, 2020, SocArXiv
DOI: 10.31235/osf.io/kv8dg
Type: article
Informal care provision across multiple generations in China
Jane Falkingham, Maria Evandrou, Min Qin & Athina Vlachantoni, 2020, Ageing & Society, 40(9), 1978-2005
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X19000369
Type: article
Attitudes and preferences towards future old age support amongst tomorrow’s elders in China
Min Qin, Jane Falkingham, Maria Evandrou & Athina Vlachantoni, 2020, Demographic Research, 43, 285-314
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2020.43.11
Type: article
Sleepless in Lockdown: unpacking differences in sleep loss during the coronavirus pandemic in the UK
Jane Falkingham, Maria Evandrou, Min Qin & Athina Vlachantoni, 2020, The Lancet Public Health
DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3732793
Type: article