Social Statistics & Demography

We offer innovative MSc programmes in Demography, Social Statistics (Research pathway) and Social Statistics (Statistics pathway), as well as our professional development programme - MSc Official Statistics.

We have a thriving PhD programme with around 30 PhD students, and are the only UK university which takes part in the European PhD in Socio-Economic and Statistical Studies.

Our twin strengths of demography and social statistics are reflected in the prestigious award of 24 ESRC '1+3' or '+3' studentships for 2007-2010; one of the highest figures for any social science department in the country. Find out more...

Find out more about our outstanding international reputation in statistics and demography, our range of research groups, and our collaborative work with renowned research centres such as S3RI and NCRM…

Our flexible professional development programme, run in partnership with the UK Office for National Statistics, offers government statisticians from around the world an opportunity to develop their statistical knowledge and core skills. Find out more about our MSc Official Statistics and our range of short courses...