Jane Falkingham

Jane Falkingham is Professor of Demography & International Social Policy and Vice President (International & Global Engagement) at the University of Southampton. She directs the ESRC Centre for Population Change and co-directs the ESRC CPC-Connecting Generations research programme.

• Research Focus: Intergenerational relationships, social care in aging populations, demographic trends, and policy implications.
• Education: Not explicitly mentioned in the text.

Her recent publications examine unmet care needs, birthrate decline, informal caregiving trends, and work-life balance in mid-life. Her work spans both developed and low-income countries, with projects in China, South Africa, Ghana, and Tajikistan.

Scientific Awards:

• CBE (2022)
• 2020 ESRC Impact Prize
• Order of the British Empire (2015)
• Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences
• Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts

Grants & Supervision: Recipient of numerous ESRC, EPSRC, and Wellcome Trust grants. Supervised 30 PhD students to completion. Leads interdisciplinary teams at the ESRC Centre for Population Change and the Centre for Research on Ageing.