Staff Lead researchers Professor Paul Smith Personal Chair Research interests Sampling and estimation methods in official statistics Dual system (capture-recapture) estimation in official statistics Price indices Connect with Paul Email: P.A.Smith@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 Janis Baird Professor of Public Health&Epidemiology Research interests NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) Understanding the food choices of adolesce… NIHR Policy Research Programme (PRP) Evaluation and co-creation to optimise use and benefits … NIHR Public Health Research Programme (PHR) Nudging healthier dietary habits: evaluation of … Connect with Janis Email: jb@mrc.soton.ac.uk Professor Nicholas Harvey Director/Professor Research interests Lifecourse epidemiology of osteoporosis and fragility fractures Understanding mechanism and development of novel interventions across lifecourse to prevent f… Connect with Nicholas Email: nch@mrc.soton.ac.uk Professor Olga Maslovskaya Professor Research interests All aspects of survey Survey data collection Data quality Connect with Olga Email: om206@soton.ac.uk Professor Nisreen A Alwan MBE, MBChB, MRCP, FFPH, MPH, MSc, PhD, FHEA, PGCAP Professor of Public Health Research interests Public Health Lifecourse Epidemiology Long Covid Connect with Nisreen A Email: N.A.Alwan@soton.ac.uk Mr Francesco Pantalone PhD Lecturer Research interests Computational Statistics Official Statistics Sampling Theory Connect with Francesco Email: Francesco.Pantalone@soton.ac.uk Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups Population Health Sciences We research prevention of disease, reduction of health inequalities and optimisation of health and wellbeing for whole populations across the lifecourse, in the UK and internationally. Statistical Sciences Research Institute (S3RI) We use statistics and demography methodologies to improve the way data is used. Methodological Innovation: Survey Methods and Official Statistics Experts in the design and use of surveys, with particular relationships with official statistics, the use of administrative data sources, longitudinal surveys and modelling with survey data. Research outputs