Staff

Lead researchers

Professor Jane Falkingham

VP Engagement and International
Connect with Jane

Email: J.C.Falkingham@soton.ac.uk

Other researchers

Professor Peter Smith

Professor in Social Statistics
Connect with Peter

Email: P.W.Smith@soton.ac.uk

Professor Ann Berrington

Professor-Demography&Social Statistics
Connect with Ann

Email: A.Berrington@soton.ac.uk

Professor Jackie Wahba

Professor of Economics
Connect with Jackie

Email: J.Wahba@soton.ac.uk

Dr Paul Bridgen

Associate Professor
Research interests
  • The impact of the environmental crisis on welfare states
  • Eco-social policy developments - theory and empirical evaluations
  • Energy/fuel poverty in the UK and EU
Connect with Paul

Email: Paul.Bridgen@soton.ac.uk

Professor Traute Meyer

Professor of Social Policy
Connect with Traute

Email: T.Meyer@soton.ac.uk

Professor Maria Evandrou FAcSS

PROFESSOR OF GERONTOLOGY
Research interests
  • 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

Professor Corrado Giulietti PhD

Head of School
Research interests
  • Labour Economics
  • Development Economics
Connect with Corrado

Email: c.giulietti@soton.ac.uk

Professor Jakub Bijak

Professor of Statistical Demography
Connect with Jakub

Email: J.Bijak@soton.ac.uk

Professor Brienna Perelli-Harris

Professor of Demography
Research interests
  • Family Demography
  • Marriage, Cohabitation, Fertility
  • Population change and forced displacement in Ukraine
Connect with Brienna

Email: B.G.Perelli-Harris@soton.ac.uk

Professor Erengul Dodd

Professor of Actuarial Math & Statistics
Connect with Erengul

Email: E.Dodd@soton.ac.uk

Dr Hector Calvo-Pardo

Reader
Connect with Hector

Email: H.F.Calvo-Pardo@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

Research outputs

Dynamics of unmet need for social care in England
Athina Vlachantoni, Maria Evandrou, Jane Falkingham & Min Qin, 2024, Ageing & Society, 44(6), 1247-1265
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X22000745
Type: article
Has COVID-19 been the great leveler? The changing use of intergenerational digital communications amongst older people in England during the pandemic
Athina Vlachantoni, Jane Falkingham, Maria Evandrou & Min Qin, 2023, Journal of Applied Gerontology, 42(7), 1517-1529
DOI: 10.1177/07334648231153385
Type: article
Exploring the associations between number of children, multi-partner fertility and risk of obesity at midlife
Sebastian Stannard, Ann Berrington & Nisreen A. Alwan, 2023, PLoS ONE, 18(4 April)
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0282795
Type: article
Cross-national differences in the use of contraception and abortion services between England, Wales, and Scotland
Bernice Kuang & Ann Berrington, 2023, BMJ Sexual and Reproductive Health, 49(2), 143-144
DOI: 10.1136/bmjsrh-2022-201635
Type: letterEditorial
The triple-burden of depopulation in Ukraine
Brienna Perelli-Harris & Yuliya Hilevych, 2023, Vienna Yearbook of Population Research, 21
DOI: 10.1553/p-azcj-d4f4
Type: article