Project overview

The Connecting Generations (CG) Centre aims to increase our understanding of the connections and inequalities between and within generations so that policy measures and resources can be efficiently and fairly allocated.

Staff

Lead researchers

Professor Jane Falkingham

VP Engagement and International
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Other researchers

Professor Peter Smith

Professor in Social Statistics
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Professor Ann Berrington

Professor-Demography&Social Statistics
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Professor Jackie Wahba

Professor of Economics
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Professor Maria Evandrou FAcSS

PROFESSOR OF GERONTOLOGY

Research interests

  • ESRC: Centre for Population Change (CPC): I am Co-Director of ESRC Centre for Population Change. My collaborative work focuses on a) Increasing longevity and the changing life course, and b) Understanding intergenerational relations & exchange. For more information, please visit the CPC website.
  • ESRC CPC - Connecting Generations: I am also Co-Director of the ESRC CPC-Connecting Generations research programme. The research will investigate areas such as changing intergenerational relationships; intergenerational flows of support in later life; and work-life balance, employment and caring responsibilities in mid-life. More information on the Connecting Generations research programme here.
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Professor Jakub Bijak

Professor of Statistical Demography
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Professor Erengul Dodd

Professor of Actuarial Math & Statistics
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Mrs Teresa McGowan

Research Manager
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Professor Corrado Giulietti PhD

Head of School

Research interests

  • Labour Economics
  • Development Economics
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Professor Athina Vlachantoni

Professor of Gerontology & Social Policy

Research interests

  • Informal care provision and receipt
  • Unmet need for social care
  • Pension protection
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Dr Jason Hilton

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • Demographic Forecasting
  • Bayesian Statistics
  • Human Mortality
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Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Research outputs

Peers, gender, and long-term depression
Corrado Giulietti, Michael Vlassopoulos & Yves Zenou, 2022, European Economic Review, 144
DOI: 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2022.104084
Type: article
The mediating pathways between parental separation in childhood and offspring hypertension at midlife
Sebastian Stannard, Ann Berrington & Nisreen Alwan, 2022, Scientific Reports, 12(1)
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-11007-z
Type: article
The Impact of Changing Social Support on Older Persons' Onset of Loneliness During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United Kingdom
Athina Vlachantoni, Maria Evandrou, Jane Falkingham & Min Qin, 2022, The Gerontologist, 62(8), 1147-1159
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnac033
Type: article