Evandrou - ESRC GCRF Global Ageing and Long-term Care Network (GALNet)

Staff

Lead researchers

Professor Maria Evandrou FAcSS

PROFESSOR OF GERONTOLOGY

Research interests

Centre for Research on Ageing: Director
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

Other researchers

Professor Jane Falkingham

VP Engagement and International

Connect with Jane

Email: J.C.Falkingham@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

Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Centre for Research on Ageing

The Centre for Research on Ageing is an international and multi-disciplinary research centre examining key issues in ageing and the lifecourse, informing policy and debate at the national and local level.

Research outputs

Chinese women’s health and wellbeing in middle life: unpacking the influence of menopause, lifestyle activities and social participation

Jane Falkingham, Maria Evandrou, Min Qin & Athina Vlachantoni, 2021, Maturitas, 143, 145-150

DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2020.10.008

Type: article

Informal care provision across multiple generations in China

Jane Falkingham, Maria Evandrou, Min Qin & Athina Vlachantoni, 2020, Ageing & Society, 40(9), 1978-2005

DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X19000369

Type: article

Attitudes and preferences towards future old age support amongst tomorrow’s elders in China

Min Qin, Jane Falkingham, Maria Evandrou & Athina Vlachantoni, 2020, Demographic Research, 43, 285-314

DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2020.43.11

Type: article

Ethnicity and grandparental child care in the United Kingdom

Valeria Bordone, Maria Evandrou & Athina Vlachantoni, 2020, Ageing & Society, 40(4), 713-734

DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X18001265

Type: article

Resurrecting the Interval of Need concept to improve dialogue between researchers, policymakers, and social care practitioners

Rosalind Willis, Andrew Channon, Joe Viana, Maria, Herica La Valle & Aisha Hutchinson, 2019, Health and Social Care in the Community, 27(5), 1271-1282

DOI: 10.1111/hsc.12769

Type: article

Unmet need for social care among older people

Athina Vlachantoni, 2019, Ageing & Society, 39(4), 657-684

DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X17001118

Type: article

Does insurance enrolment increase healthcare utilisation among rural-dwelling older adults? Evidence from the National Health Insurance Scheme in Ghana

Nele Van Der Wielen, Andrew Channon & Jane Falkingham, 2018, BMJ Global Health, 1-9

DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2017-000590

Type: article