Professor Melinda Mills
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Professor Melinda Mills
@melindacmills.bsky.social
Professor Demography & Population Health, University of Oxford & Director, Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science
www.melindacmills.com
My work would not have been possible without my incredible collaborators, funders & supporters of risky research @erc.europa.eu @leverhulme.ac.uk @oxforddemsci.bsky.social @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social @oxpop.bsky.social
🎥 Watch the ceremony (mine from 34:00): www.youtube.com/live/r1sNRAp...
2025 Ceremony for graduates of the PhD, LLM, and Master of Research in Economics programmes
YouTube video by EUI TV
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June 15, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I also reflected on this in my keynote:
🎤 “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...
From Friction to Flourishing: Navigating the risks, rewards and long-term advantages of interdisciplinary research
Interdisciplinary research is often praised for its potential to address ‘big picture’ problems and complex challenges, yet the academic structures in which it operates are not designed to support it ...
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June 15, 2025 at 5:16 PM
In his generous speech @juhoharkonen.bsky.social highlighted my work on sociogenomics, family inequality, fertility and methods.

He recognised that #interdisciplinary work is not always welcomed and causes tension...👇
June 15, 2025 at 5:16 PM