About the Seminar Series

The London Universities Population Seminar Series is a collaboration between the population groups at the  London School of Economics and Political Science, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and University College London. The series meets in each of the universities approximately once a month during the academic year. Use the signup form below to receive emails with room information and/or Zoom links for the sessions.

2026-27 Seminar Series

• 20 October 2026, 12:45, LSHTM

  • • Dr Signe Svallfors (Stockholm University), 'Exposure to local violent crime and abortion, miscarriage, and stillbirth in Mexico: A study from the SeRO project'

• 10 November 2026, 13:00, UCL

  • • Hampton Gaddy (University of Oxford), 'Missing data and demographic structure obscure the inequality of Alaska Natives in the 1918 influenza pandemic'

• 1 December 2026, 13:00, LSE

  • • Prof David Leon (LSHTM), 'The Global Burden of Disease Study. Should we be more critical?'

• 10 February 2027, 13:00, UCL

  • • Dr Ewa Batyra (University of Oxford), Title TBC

• 9 March 2027, 13:00, LSE

  • • Dr John Nott (University of Edinburgh), 'Economical epidemiology, pathological populations, and the long history of the Demographic and Health Survey'

• More seminars to follow (the website will be updated as the series is completed)

Seminar series for past years

Research Groups at Each University

UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies

X: @CLScohorts

Bluesky: @clscohorts.bsky.social

Contact

To contact the organisers, email londonpopseminar@gmail.com.