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Jennifer Dowd

Jennifer Dowd awarded prestigious European Research Council Consolidator Grant

09 December 2020
Takehiko Kariya

Takehiko Kariya awarded humanities and social sciences book prize

24 November 2020
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Oxford University COVID-19 Response

23 November 2020
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COVID-19 vaccine: reliable communications needed to beat 'infodemic' of misinformation

10 November 2020
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New study indicates children raised by same-sex parents perform better at school

14 October 2020
jose manuel aburto

José Manuel Aburto receives 2021 European Demographer Award

18 September 2020
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New book by Takehiko Kariya: "Education, Equality, and Meritocracy in a Global Age: The Japanese Approach"

03 August 2020
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Rebecca W. Y. Wong wins the 2020 Asian Criminological Society Distinguished Book Award

27 July 2020
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Face coverings made compulsory after study inspires debate

15 July 2020
felix busch

Felix Busch awarded ECSR Thesis Prize 2020

09 July 2020
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Face masks and coverings effective in reducing the spread of COVID-19: new study by Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science

08 July 2020
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What has happened to the association between sibling size and educational attainment over time?

23 June 2020
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Oxford Sociologists find strong link between mobile phone access and empowerment for women in developing world

10 June 2020
Pegs on a washing line.

New report finds the lockdown gender gap remains firm

05 June 2020
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Dr Heather Hamill gives podcast interview on food during the COVID-19 lockdown

05 June 2020
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Strategic Distancing to Flatten the COVID-19 Curve

05 June 2020
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Polling finds marginal support for green council tax

19 May 2020
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DNA4Science gets ERC Proof of Concept Grant

30 April 2020
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International collaboration will reveal AI's potential to transform unpaid domestic work

11 March 2020
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Why gender inequality is a concern beyond the workplace

06 March 2020
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Hear Melinda Mills discuss the intersection of genetics and fertility

24 February 2020
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New book: An Introduction to Statistical Genetic Data Analysis

24 February 2020
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Uber linked to a reduction in serious road traffic injuries in the UK

18 February 2020
Postdoctoral Research Fellow Per Engzell.

How new information is changing our understanding of social mobility

14 February 2020