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
Connect with Christian

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

Older people's receipt of social support in England
Athina Vlachantoni, Richard Shaw, M. Evandrou & Jane Falkingham, 2013
Type: conference
European Union and international students in Scottish Higher Education Institutions
Scott Tindal, Robert Wright, Allan Findlay, David Bell & Teresa McGowan, 2013
Type: report
Pathways into living alone in mid-life: diversity and policy implications
Dieter Demey, Ann Berrington, Maria Evandrou & Jane Falkingham, 2013, Advances in Life Course Research, 18(3), 161-174
DOI: 10.1016/j.alcr.2013.02.001
Type: article
Differentials in pension protection amongst ethnic minorities in the UK
Athina Vlachantoni, Maria Evandrou, Jane Falkingham & Zhixin Feng, 2013
Type: conference
Living alone and psychological health in mid-life: The role of partnership history and parenthood status
Dieter Demey, Ann Berrington, Maria Evandrou & Jane Falkingham, 2013
Type: conference
Exploring the ‘middle’: School GCSE attainment and ordinary young people
Vernon Gayle, Susan Murray, Roxanne Connelly & Teresa McGowan, 2013
Type: workingPaper
Living alone and psychological well-being in late mid-life: does partnership history matter?
Dieter Demey, Ann Berrington, Maria Evandrou & Jane Falkingham, 2013
Type: conference