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Jane Falkingham
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Professor of Demography and International Social Policy, and Vice-President (Engagement and International) at the University of Southampton. Director of @cpc-cg.bsky.social.
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📺 Missed the headline special report last week on #BBC South Evening News?

Catch up below on the discussion of new CPC-CG research on rising public health #funerals, with @janefalkingham.bsky.social highlighting the need to prevent people finding themselves unable to afford funerals in later life.
Jane Falkingham on Public Health Funerals - BBC South Today Evening News
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July 21, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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CPC-CG researchers analysed data about #publichealthfunerals (PHFs) from hundreds of Freedom of Information requests carried out by BBC South News.

The study also highlights an urgent need for national PHF data coordination and further research to forecast demand as deprivation and kinlessness rise
State-funded funerals on the increase across England
Tackling deprivation is crucial in reversing a rise in state-funded funerals, researchers say.
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July 15, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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To round off this week's #MeetTheTeam Tuesday...

Take a deeper look at the #demography and #population- based activities that @janefalkingham.bsky.social oversees @cpc-cg.bsky.social by reading the latest issue of our newsletter magazine #ChangingPopulations 🗞️🗞️
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Changing Populations
Welcome to issue 15 of Changing Populations.
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February 18, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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As we #MeetTheTeam this Tuesday, read a recent @theconversation.com article where @janefalkingham.bsky.social and colleagues discuss the UK's ethnic #pension gap - people from minority ethnic communities are faring worse than white British people.

Full article ⬇️
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Why there’s an ethnic pension gap in the UK – and how the government could close it
The factors that feed into the pension gap begin much earlier than retirement.
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February 18, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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Let's find out more as we #MeetTheTeam...

Recent research by @janefalkingham.bsky.social and colleagues' has highlighted the growing financial and employment pressures on informal #carers in Britain.

Read the full story: www.cpc.ac.uk/news/latest_...
Image shows page from the lates ChangingPopulations magazine. Headline reads 'Pressures on informal carers' over an image of a younger couple taking care of an older woman in a wheelchair on a UK street. Intro text reads: Research led by CPC-CG Co- Director Professor Maria Evandrou and CPC-CG Director Professor Jane Falkingham CBE further highlights the growing financial and employment pressures on informal carers in Britain. The findings from several recent studies by Professor Evandrou and Professor Falkingham with Dr Min Qin and Professor Athina Vlachantoni reveal a widening gap in long-term care preparedness, the incompatibility of social care cuts with extended working lives, and the disproportionate impact on lone parents and women. While the demand for informal caregiving is increasing, many individuals remain unprepared for their future long-term care needs, and policies aimed at promoting workforce participation are clashing with the realities of caregiving responsibilities. See section 4 at: https://sway.cloud.microsoft/CmZy5IKeGpRNyfAy?ref=Link&loc=play
February 18, 2025 at 9:09 AM