Staff

Lead researchers

Professor Jane Falkingham

VP Engagement and International
Connect with Jane

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

Other researchers

Professor Jackie Wahba

Professor of Economics
Connect with Jackie

Email: J.Wahba@soton.ac.uk

Professor Jakub Bijak

Professor of Statistical Demography
Connect with Jakub

Email: J.Bijak@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 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

Dr Christian Schluter

Reader
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Email: C.Schluter@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

Professor Traute Meyer

Professor of Social Policy
Connect with Traute

Email: T.Meyer@soton.ac.uk

Dr Elisabeth Schroeder-Butterfill

Head of Department
Research interests
  • Care in later life
  • Long-term care
  • Older people's social and support networks
Connect with Elisabeth

Email: E.Schroeder-Butterfill@soton.ac.uk

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

Research outputs

Conclusion: Parallel paths, great similarities, remaining differences
Jochen Clasen, Steffen Mau, Traute Meyer & Martin Seeleib-Kaiser, 2011
Type: bookChapter
Does socioeconomic inequality in health persist among older people living in resource-poor urban slums?
Jane C. Falkingham, Gloria Chepngeno-Langat, Catherine Kyobutungi, Alex Ezeh & Maria Evandrou, 2011, Journal of Urban Health, 88(2), 381-400
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-011-9559-4
Type: article
Estimating fertility rates using the ONS Longitudinal Study - what difference does the inclusion of non-continually resident members make?
James Robards, Ann Berrington & Andrew Hinde, 2011, Population Trends, 144(1), 33-47
DOI: 10.1057/pt.2011.10
Type: article
Hunger and food insecurity in Nairobi’s slums: an assessment using IRT models
Ousmane Faye, Angela Baschieri, Jane Falkingham & Kanyiva Muindia, 2011, Journal of Urban Health, 88(2), 235-255
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-010-9521-x
Type: article
The impact of the new public and private pension settlements in Britain and Germany on citizen's income in old age
Paul Bridgen & Traute Meyer, 2011
Type: bookChapter
Towards German liberalism and British social democracy. The evolution of two public-occupational pension regimes from 1945 to 2009
Traute Meyer & Paul Bridgen, 2011
Type: bookChapter
Putting the pieces of the puzzle together: Age and sex-specific estimates of migration amongst countries in the EU/EFTA, 2002-2007
2011, European Journal of Population, 27(2), 185-215
DOI: 10.1007/s10680-011-9230-5
Type: article