News from Social Statistics

01 January 2010

University of Southampton Professor honoured for services to social science

Professor of Social Statistics at the University of Southampton, Chris Skinner, has been awarded a CBE in the New Year's Honours list. He’s been recognised for services to social science.

21 December 2009

University of Southampton to conduct research to help shape the UK’s future health and social care

The University of Southampton is about to embark on a unique piece of research into future supply and demand of health and social care for the UK’s ageing population.

09 December 2009

New report says more young adults are staying at home than in the past 20 years

More young adults in their late 20s and 30s are living with parents than in the past 20 years, according to research from the University of Southampton.

18 November 2009

Researchers receive £2.6 million to help improve supply of electricity in rural Africa

A consortium led by researchers at the University of Southampton's Schools of Civil Engineering and the Environment and Social Sciences has been awarded funding of £2.6 million to develop sustainable off-grid electricity supply systems in rural Africa.

28 April 2009

Study shows students’ wage expectations to be wide of the mark

A new study by a researcher at the University of Southampton suggests that many students’ expectations of how much they will earn after graduation do not match the reality.

31 March 2009

ESRC PhD studentships available in the Centre for Population Change

The new ESRC Centre for Population Change has two +3 studentships available for October 2009, based within the School of Social Sciences.

13 February 2009

New lecturer in demography appointed

Dr Jakub Bijak has joined the School of Social Sciences as a lecturer in demography.

03 February 2009

ESRC funding for postgraduate study in demography and social statistics

For 2009 entry, we have been awarded eight ESRC quota awards; four of the awards are in the field of demography, and four of the awards are in the field of social statistics.

01 December 2008

Child health researcher appointed as lecturer

Dr Andrew “Amos” Channon has been appointed as a lecturer in social statistics in the University of Southampton’s School of Social Sciences. He arrived at Southampton in 2002 to study for a Masters degree in social statistics, then stayed to complete a doctorate. His first degree was in psychology at Durham, then he worked for five years in IT before deciding to return to study as a demographer.