Hugo Pilkington

Hugo Pilkington serves as a Lecturer-Researcher at University of Paris 8, holding significant administrative roles including Director of UFR EriTES (Interdisciplinary Studies of Societies Training and Research Unit), elected member of Paris 8 University's Board of Directors, and representative on ComUE Paris Lumières University's CAC.

His research specializes in health geography with emphasis on perinatal health determinants, examining how spatial organization of maternity care and neighborhood environments impact accessibility to services and health outcomes for mothers and children. He develops neighborhood precariousness scores to quantify social inequalities in health, primarily within French contexts like Seine-Saint-Denis and Picardy.

As an active scientific animator, he co-organizes international conferences on urban development in post-crisis settings and health-territory intersections, serves on the editorial board of Air Pollution, Climate, Health, Society, and collaborates with Ladyss research laboratory (Laboratoire de Dynamique Sociale et Recomposition des Espaces).