Project overview

The Connecting Generations (CG) Centre aims to increase our understanding of the connections and inequalities between and within generations so that policy measures and resources can be efficiently and fairly allocated.

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

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 Jakub Bijak

Professor of Statistical Demography
Connect with Jakub

Email: J.Bijak@soton.ac.uk

Professor Erengul Dodd

Professor of Actuarial Math & Statistics
Connect with Erengul

Email: E.Dodd@soton.ac.uk

Mrs Teresa McGowan

Research Manager
Connect with Teresa

Email: T.McGowan@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 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

Dr Jason Hilton

Associate Professor
Research interests
  • Demographic Forecasting
  • Bayesian Statistics
  • Human Mortality
Connect with Jason

Email: J.D.Hilton@soton.ac.uk

Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Research outputs

Investigating immersion and migration decisions for agent-based modelling: A cautionary tale
Jakub Bijak, Ariana Modirrousta-galian, Philip A. Higham, Toby Prike, Martin Hinsch & Sarah Nurse, 2023, Open Research Europe, 3
DOI: 10.12688/openreseurope.15581.1
Type: article
Women’s fertility and allostatic load in the post-reproductive years
2023, Population Studies
DOI: 10.1080/00324728.2022.2160004
Type: article
For better or worse
Brienna Perelli-Harris, Shih-Yi Chao & Ann Berrington, 2023, Journal of Marriage and Family
DOI: 10.1111/jomf.12906
Type: article
The effects of information on the formation of migration routes and the dynamics of migration
Martin Hinsch & Jakub Bijak, 2023, Artificial Life, 29(1), 3-20
DOI: 10.1162/artl_a_00388
Type: article
The chips are down
Corrado Giulietti, Enrico Rettore & Sara Tonini, 2023, Journal of Population Economics, 36(1), 211-233
DOI: 10.1007/s00148-022-00921-1
Type: article
From conflict zones to Europe: Syrian and Afghan refugees' journeys, stories, and strategies
Souhila Belabbas, Jakub Bijak, Ariana Modirrousta-Galian & Sarah Nurse, 2022, Social Inclusion, 10(4), 211–221
DOI: 10.17645/si.v10i4.5731
Type: article
On the use of household expenditure surveys to monitor mismanaged plastic waste from food packaging in low- and middle-income countries
Jim Wright, Simon Damkjaer, Heini Vaisanen, Quaranchie Adama-Tettey, Mawuli Dzodzomenyo, A.G. Hill, L.G. Okotto, Joseph Okotto-Okotto & Peter Shaw, 2022, Environmental Research Letters, 17(12)
DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aca623
Type: article