Social statistics and demography

two female students gathered with children from Ghana whilst on a field trip

We research population change to inform social policy. Our demographers specialise in family and fertility, migration and mobility, and health and mortality. Our statisticians specialise in statistical methodology, including small-area estimation, online survey methodology and population projections.

Research highlights

Improving maternal and neonatal health in India

Future societies and communities

Health and wellbeing

AI, big data and analytics

Global health experts at Southampton are working with government to improve survival rates for expectant mothers and newborns. Their findings are influencing policy.

Research institutes, centres and groups

Child and Adolescent Research Group

Our research focuses on the physical and mental health of Children and Adolescents.

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Centre for Eastern European and Eurasian Studies

The UoS Centre for Eastern European and Eurasian Studies is an interdisciplinary research centre dedicated to advancing knowledge of a complex region that has been of key significance in shaping both historical and contemporary developments across the world.

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Sustainability and Resilience Institute (SRI)

We bring together researchers from across the University to answer one of the most pressing questions of our time: 'How will we choose to manage our planet for ourselves and future generations?'

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Southampton Geospatial

The Southampton Geospatial team has the tools and expertise to collect, combine and interpret datasets about locations.

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Statistical Sciences Research Institute (S3RI)

We use statistics and demography methodologies to improve the way data is used.

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Centre for Population Change

We examine the impact of population change on people, communities and government.

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Research Group

Family and Social Demography

Our department is recognised for its use of quantitative and qualitative methods to study social processes and family change.

Research Group

Methodological Innovation: Survey Methods and Official Statistics

Experts in the design and use of surveys, with particular relationships with official statistics, the use of administrative data sources, longitudinal surveys and modelling with survey data.