Staff

Lead researchers

Professor Jane Falkingham

VP Engagement and International
Connect with Jane

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

Other researchers

Professor Jackie Wahba

Professor of Economics
Connect with Jackie

Email: J.Wahba@soton.ac.uk

Professor Jakub Bijak

Professor of Statistical Demography
Connect with Jakub

Email: J.Bijak@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 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

Dr Christian Schluter

Reader
Connect with Christian

Email: C.Schluter@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

Professor Traute Meyer

Professor of Social Policy
Connect with Traute

Email: T.Meyer@soton.ac.uk

Dr Elisabeth Schroeder-Butterfill

Head of Department

Research interests

  • Care in later life
  • Long-term care
  • Older people's social and support networks
Connect with Elisabeth

Email: E.Schroeder-Butterfill@soton.ac.uk

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

Research outputs

The timing of parental divorce and filial obligations to care for ageing parents
Joanna Sage, Maria Evandrou & Jane Falkingham, 2014, Families, Relationships and Societies, 3(1), 113-130
DOI: 10.1332/204674313X673509
Type: article
Neonatal death and national income in developing countries: will economic growth reduce deaths in the first month of life?
Sarah Neal & Jane Falkingham, 2014, International Journal of Population Research, 2014, 1-6
DOI: 10.1155/2014/989485
Type: article
Living alone and psychological well-being in mid-life: does partnership history matter?
Dieter Demey, Ann Berrington, Maria Evandrou & Jane Falkingham, 2014, Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 68(5), 403-410
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2013-202932
Type: article
The liberalisation of the German social model: public-private pension reform in Germany since 2001
Paul Bridgen & Traute Meyer, 2014, Journal of Social Policy, 43(1), 37-68
DOI: 10.1017/S0047279413000597
Type: article
Care dependence in old age: preferences, practices and implications in two Indonesian communities
Elisabeth Schröder-Butterfill & Tengku Syawila Fithry, 2014, Ageing & Society, 34(3), 361-387
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X12001006
Type: article