Our acclaimed researchers are working with the World Health Organisation, the United Nations and other international government and non-government organisations to reduce the burden of non-communicable disease in both developed and developing countries and to explore inequalities in later life; informal carers and employment; and the retirement prospects of future generations of elders. We have extensive links with industry and the private sector in joint initiatives to promote a healthy start to life globally.
See the Ageing Research at the University of Southampton 2013 Brochure here.
Current research projects are centred on the following programmes:
- Understanding individual ageing and influences over the lifecourse
- Health inequalities and policy
- Diversity and the ageing of ethnic minority communities
- Modelling the needs of tomorrow's pensioners
- Ageing cross national perspectives
Research projects include:
- ESRC SAGE Research Group: Simulating Social Policy in an Ageing Society, jointly based at Southampton and LSE. Co-Director with J. Falkingham, Southampton (PI), P. Johnson (LSE) and K. Rake (Fawcett Society).
- Nuffield Foundation Lifetime events and the incomes of the older population in the British, German, Swedish and American welfare states. M. Evandrou (PI) with J. Falkingham, Southampton, and P. Johnson, LSE. This project investigates inequalities in income amongst older people. The research uses a comparative framework and the cases of Britain, Germany, Sweden and the US are examined.
- ESRC and AHRB Ageing and Consumption in Britain 1963-1998. M. Evandrou with P. Higgs (PI) UCL, I.R. Jones, St George's, C.J. Gilleard, St George's, R.D. Wiggins, City, C.R. Victor, Reading. The project examines consumer culture across different cohorts in Britain. It is funded under the ESRC/AHRB Cultures of Consumption Initiative.
- ESRC Growing Older Initiative Family, Work and Quality of Life: Changing Economic and Social Roles. M. Evandrou (PI) with Karen Glaser, KCL. The project was funded from 1st April 2000 to 31st March 2002 under the ESRC Growing Older Initiative.
- ESRC Modelling Social Policy in an Ageing Europe M. Evandrou with J. Falkingham, Southampton, (PI), P. Johnson (LSE) and K. Rake, (Fawcett Society). The award was used to organise a major International Conference on Modelling Policy for an Ageing Europe.
- Arthritis Research UK: Musculoskeletal health and extended working life. K. Palmer (PI), A Aihie Sayer, D Coggon, C Cooper, C Gale, M Evandrou and T van Staa. 2012 - 2015.
