@oxforddemsci.bsky.social
Interdisciplinary research center based at the University of Oxford and Oxford Population Health - disrupting and realigning #demography. Funded by @leverhulme.bsky.social
https://www.demography.ox.ac.uk/
@oxforddemsci.bsky.socialThank you to Joe for such an open and practical session, to @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social for hosting us, and to everyone who joined the discussion.
@oxforddemsci.bsky.socialLast week, we welcomed Joseph Pold from @plos.org for a seminar on navigating academic publishing.
Joe shared practical advice on open access, choosing journals, indexing, research impact, submission pitfalls and building a professional profile.
@oxforddemsci.bsky.socialThe projects are offered through the @ox.ac.uk DPhil in Population Health, within the @oxpop.bsky.social, and are supervised by @oxforddemsci.bsky.social researchers.
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@oxforddemsci.bsky.socialApplications are open for 4 DPhil projects in Demographic Science for 2027 entry
Topics include demographic forecasting, conflict related mortality, multimorbidity and LLM safety in population health research.
📅 Deadline: 1 Dec 2026
@oxforddemsci.bsky.social💙 You can also help continue Julia’s legacy by supporting the Julia Mead Knox Memorial Prize. Donations help us recognise and encourage research in demography and population health at Oxford.
🔗 Donate: www.campaign.ox.ac.uk/mag?id=15d20...
@oxforddemsci.bsky.socialEntries are open for the 2026 Julia Mead Knox Memorial Prize The prize honours Julia, a talented demographer and LCDS DPhil who tragically passed away and continues her legacy by supporting research in demography and population health. 🏆 £1,000 total prize 📅 Deadline: 9 November 2026
@oxforddemsci.bsky.socialWho shapes new technologies, and who ultimately benefits?
LCDS DPhil researcher @vincentjstraub.bsky.social writes in the @financialtimes.com about what AI can learn from genomics, and why funding, representation & power matter when thinking about research ethics.
@oxforddemsci.bsky.socialAnd there’s more to come: Digital Pandemic Preparedness will return for a second workshop in 2027, in Turin, Italy.
Interested in taking part? Register your interest in #DPP2027: forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/Respon...
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@oxforddemsci.bsky.socialThomas Rawson spoke on infectious disease & demography, while Melinda Mills shared lessons from public participation in digital & health projects and chaired a session on behavioural & social considerations.
@nuffieldcollege.bsky.social @oxpop.bsky.social @leverhulme.ac.uk
@oxforddemsci.bsky.socialThe first Digital Pandemic Preparedness workshop brought together experts across public health, technology, ethics & social science to explore how digital tools can strengthen preparedness for future pandemics. LCDS Director Melinda Mills & Senior Researcher Thomas Rawson contributed ↓
@oxforddemsci.bsky.socialSmoking’s mortality penalty appears to have risen over recent decades, but why?
New research co-authored by Professor @drjenndowd.bsky.social finds much of the increase reflects a changing age distribution among smokers.
“Demography strikes again.”
@oxforddemsci.bsky.social🔗 Read more about the Leverhulme Trust’s visit to LCDS, including reflections from LCDS Director Professor Melinda Mills:
www.demography.ox.ac.uk/news/leverhu...
@oxforddemsci.bsky.socialGreat to welcome colleagues from the @leverhulme.ac.uk rhulme.ac.uk to LCDS this week at @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social 👏
We shared our research, discussed our sustainability strategy beyond 2029, and brought researchers together for conversations about the future of demographic science. 📸
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@oxforddemsci.bsky.social📢 Early-career researchers: join us this Thursday for Tips and tricks for getting published with Joe Pold from PLOS Digital Health.
📅 1 October, 2pm
📍 Butler Room, Nuffield College, Oxford
No registration required – places are first come, first served.
@drjenndowd.bsky.socialReposted by @oxforddemsci.bsky.social1/ New in @pnasnexus.org: Demography strikes again! The mortality penalty associated w/ smoking has seemingly grown over time. Speculation centered on biological reasons, like more intensive smoking, or more negative selection of smokers on other characteristics. academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
@oxforddemsci.bsky.social🦠 The @ox.ac.uk has been awarded €8m through Horizon Europe to coordinate PANDAI, a three-year initiative using AI to help detect and respond to infectious disease threats.
🔗 Read more: www.demography.ox.ac.uk/news/pandemi...
@oxforddemsci.bsky.social🏛️ At a Parliament event in the House of Commons, we shared an early look at our National Conversation research - exploring what unites and divides communities across the UK, with 100,000+ people taking part in the survey. Read more: www.demography.ox.ac.uk/news/nationa...
@jasminabdelghany.bsky.socialReposted by @oxforddemsci.bsky.socialJoin us for the second Climate x Health seminar on university strategy on 22 September at @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social! There will be a chance for lots of discussion and... scones and coffee. 🍰☕️ Registration link below.
@oxforddemsci.bsky.socialCongrats to LCDS researchers @mkroberts.bsky.social @rachelganly.bsky.social for sweeping the poster awards at the BSPS meeting in Canterbury! 👏👏
@bspsuk.bsky.social @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social @leverhulme.ac.uk @oxpop.bsky.social #demography
@oxforddemsci.bsky.socialCan children shape their parents' lives?
@evakimova.bsky.social and @melindacmills.bsky.social show in @pnas.org how children's genetically influenced characteristics can shape family outcomes, highlighting the interplay between genes & social environment.
