Professor Demography & Population Health, University of Oxford & Director, Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science
www.melindacmills.com
Melinda Mills, is a professor of Demography and Population Health at the University of Oxford and Nuffield College where she is Director of the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science and Demographic Science Unit. She also holds a part-time position as Professor of Data Science and Public Health Policy, Department of Econometrics, Economics and Finance, University of Groningen, The Netherlands. .. more
University Medical Center Groningen; University of Groningen; Nuffield Health; University of Oxford • Family Dynamics and Relationships, Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences, Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
Former 🇨🇦 Finance Minister, business leader & champion of inclusive policy, Bill joins LCDS & @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social for the coming year — helping connect demography with industry, government & real-world impact.
www.demography.ox.ac.uk/news/lcds-an...
Was sorry I was away for this important milestone but glad you are sticking around @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social
Can’t wait to see what this talent does next!
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If you are Madrid, come along!
👇the program for this academic year
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Former 🇨🇦 Finance Minister, business leader & champion of inclusive policy, Bill joins LCDS & @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social for the coming year — helping connect demography with industry, government & real-world impact.
www.demography.ox.ac.uk/news/lcds-an...
💥the Avengers lineup of causal estimators
Felix Elwert, 8 Oct, 2pm
📍 Butler Room, @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social
Nonparametric Causal Decomposition of Group Differences
w/metrics-and-models.github.io
🔗 demography.ox.ac.uk/news/upcoming-…
Who said causality couldn’t be fun?
imagine: an office where people actually show up, hang out, and do brilliant research on #Demography in Oxford!
that’s us 👋
#EarlyCareerResearchers #ResearchFellowships See below 👇
📅 deadline: 15 Dec 2025
🔗 www.demography.ox.ac.uk/news/call-ex...
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imagine: an office where people actually show up, hang out, and do brilliant research on #Demography in Oxford!
that’s us 👋
#EarlyCareerResearchers #ResearchFellowships See below 👇
📅 deadline: 15 Dec 2025
🔗 www.demography.ox.ac.uk/news/call-ex...
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💥the Avengers lineup of causal estimators
Felix Elwert, 8 Oct, 2pm
📍 Butler Room, @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social
Nonparametric Causal Decomposition of Group Differences
w/metrics-and-models.github.io
🔗 demography.ox.ac.uk/news/upcoming-…
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Join us on November 4 at Royal Jaarbeurs, Utrecht, for cutting-edge insights on computational social sciences.
🎤 Keynotes: @mercecrosas.bsky.social & @melindacmills.bsky.social
Register and check the programme 👉 edu.nl/men7n
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Joint with Department of Statistics at Oxford
Deadline: 17 January 2024
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
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@sciam.bsky.social recently explained why tinyurl.com/9kv9w5ay
Not only a nurse, but a pioneering statistician who used data visualisation to persuade leaders (who had poor data literacy) to change.
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🗓️: deadline 25 Jan
⏳: 3-years
💷: Grade 7 (£36,024-£44,263)
🧐: investigate the drivers of population mortality!
📍: Oxford, Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science
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doi.org/10.1111/padr...
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Ever wondered how low emission zones affect academic performance?
You are lucky! Our new #OA paper in Population & Environment with amazing @marespadafor.bsky.social and @conteristo.bsky.social within the Mapineq project explores this.
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s111...
Curious? Read on!
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@leverhulme.bsky.social @melindacmills.bsky.social @oxpop.bsky.social @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social @populationeu.bsky.social
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Multimorbidity & mortality in random sample of 20% of Catalan population using Electronic Health Records….
Over 10 years!
Across socioeconomic groups!
@leverhulme.ac.uk @oxpop.bsky.social
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An outstanding thesis and a fantastic defense, so proud of you, Gaia!!
Here pre-defence with the Bologna ultras supervisor and post with the committee @juhoharkonen.bsky.social @melindacmills.bsky.social (zoom) and Nicola Barban
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Our Director @melindacmills.bsky.social says: “Throwing money at it doesn’t work.”
Tax breaks ≠ baby boom.
Work hours, #housing, #childcare — it takes an ecosystem.
📎 Telegraph article:
tinyurl.com/m6b9kbxm
#fertility #demography
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With birth rates at record lows @pjtheeconomist.bsky.social, @melindacmills.bsky.social and Carl Emmerson discuss the implications for the UK and how it might impact the public finances.
🎧 Listen here: https://buff.ly/3YD8S1P
🎥 Watch the ceremony (mine from 34:00): www.youtube.com/live/r1sNRAp...
🎤 “From Friction to Flourishing: Navigating the risks, rewards & long-term advantages of interdisciplinary research”
I noted it is celebrated in theory, yet often challenged in practice.
📖 Read more: www.eui.eu/events?id=57...
He recognised that #interdisciplinary work is not always welcomed and causes tension...👇
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