Melinda Mills
@melindacmills
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Prof University of Oxford @Oxford_NDPH, @NuffieldCollege, Director @OxfordDemSci + Prof Data Science & Public Health Policy, @UniGroningenFEB @UMCGgenetica
Joined July 2014
Just out! Our study of the genetics of female & male reproduction & relationship with health, longevity and consequences for offspring @NatureAging @LeverhulmeTrust @ConnectingGens @NuffieldCollege @OxfordDemSci
nature.com
Nature Aging - Benonisdottir et al. review the genetics of reproductive traits and examine how these associate with links to health, behavior, aging and longevity as well as outcomes for offspring.
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Great discussion w/ @PJTheEconomist on the important role of demography Low fertility, pronatalist policies, pensions, retirement, health, social care, ageing, immigration, politics….we cover it all! @OxfordDemSci @LeverhulmeTrust @NuffieldCollege
NEW PODCAST: How big are the UK's demographic challenges? @PJTheEconomist, @melindacmills and Carl Emmerson explore the implications of record low fertility rates, other demographic shifts and the potential impact on the public finances. 🎧 Listen here: https://t.co/BAmSSTYBUF
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"Online discriminatory behavior intensifies & stays for a long while in reaction to an exogenous event such as the November 2015 Paris attacks." New paper from @sanderwagner & Ivo Petev looks at how the 2015 Paris attacks amplify Airbnb discrimination. https://t.co/zSqctKPePX
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What repercussions does Islamist terrorism have for Arab/Muslim minorities in targeted countries? We highlight consequences in the domain of online real estate ...
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📻 Listen live on @TimesRadio, https://t.co/sBBkklak9j,
@melindacmills discusses @ONS's statistical bulletin for Births in England and Wales in 2023 ➡️ https://t.co/uUtBMYYtz0
@LeverhulmeTrust @Oxford_NDPH @NuffieldCollege
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Listen to Times Radio live for the latest breaking news, expert analysis and well-informed discussion covering the biggest stories of the day.
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My attempt at an accessible explainer of our recent @Nature article on why #family is key to advancing socioeconomic and genetic research https://t.co/VwTnaEIbqr
https://t.co/cBvl8i3uZC via @LinkedIn
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Michael J. Fox once said: “Family is not an important thing.
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Read our new @Nature paper on the importance of family-based sampling for social, medical and genetic research - great thread by Neil Davies unpacking the main points👇@OxfordDemSci @Oxford_NDPH @NuffieldCollege
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Thrilled to see our 2020 @NatureGenet study on the #GWASDiversityMonitor, which tracks diversity by disease in real-time, cited nearly 150 times! 🤩 Check out its latest citation in @ScienceMagazine ➡️ https://t.co/Ye6sQ1NPdU
@OxfordDemSci @melindacmills @LeverhulmeTrust
science.org
One of the justifiable criticisms of human genetic studies is the underrepresentation of participants from diverse populations. Lack of inclusion must be addressed at-scale to identify causal disease...
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We are thrilled to invite you to the launch of our #MapineqLink - Interactive Database and Dashboard. 📅 October 7th, 2024 🕔 17:00 - 18:30 (CET) 📍 WZB Berlin Save the date and register now: https://t.co/kpkOG7DqYR Follow this 🧵 to see how it all came together.
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🥳 We've been celebrating the successes of our Centre at our Away Day - what a great team we have 🤩 @LeverhulmeTrust @melindacmills @drjenndowd @Oxford_NDPH
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We reached new heights at @EAPS_pop #EPC2024 in Edinburgh ⛰️🪑 Thanks to everyone who attended our sessions and visited our stand, see you next time! 😎 @LeverhulmeTrust @jianiyan404 @drjenndowd @DoniecKatarzyna @KatDegti
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We're excited to kick-off @EAPS_pop #EPC2024 at 9am with #demographic talks on #AI, #families, #ClimateChange, #data ... and prizes to be won at our stand during the coffee breaks ☕ What's not to like?! 😍 @melindacmills @jianiyan404 @chiccorampazzo @jasmin_abdelg @ridhikash07
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🪐 Fancy taking part in an out of this world hackathon for our new multiversal data library #RobustiPy? Register by Thursday 13 June ➡️ https://t.co/uoG3d1lHHF
@LeverhulmeTrust @Oxford_NDPH @CentreForCare
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🧑🏫 Thanks to Dr Charles Rahal for kicking off @Oxford_NDPH's Summer Lecture Series on #demographic data science 😎 @LeverhulmeTrust @NuffieldCollege
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🗓️ Are you attending the #DataDonation Symposium in Amsterdam next week? https://t.co/3eTVgdx9PD
@melindacmills will open the symposium on Thursday with a keynote on our #Data4Science project 😎 @LeverhulmeTrust @Oxford_NDPH @ODISSEI_nl
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🗣️ "The spread of #digital technologies and improvements in #computational power have created a data revolution in #demography." It's great to see @ridhikash07 advocate a global dialogue at #ICPD30 @UNFPAAsiaPac ⬇️ @LeverhulmeTrust @NuffieldCollege @SociologyOxford
Viva la (data)revolution! @ridhikash07 of @OxfordDemSci talks about opportunities and challenges at the Global Dialogue on Demographic #Diversity and Sustainable Development. #ICPD30 @UNFPAAsiaPac
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Feeling very welcome at our new @Oxford_NDPH Department & thanks to everyone for coming out & engaging so enthusiastically with us! (and the very constructive comments & suggestions)
#Demography has been the word of the day at @Oxford_NDPH with talks from @melindacmills and @drjenndowd on #genetics, #mortality and everything in between ➡️ https://t.co/d7aIekt44T
@LeverhulmeTrust @ERC_Research
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“Horizon Europe must be reinforced by focusing on the most effective programmes such as the European Research Council” @EmmanuelMacron stressed Europe should become “a continent that invests in breakthrough innovation & advanced fundamental research". https://t.co/FwFGMu3TgT
Discours sur l’Europe.
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Congratulations to the incredible Charlie Rahal @OxfordDemSci for being promoted to Associate Professor @Oxford_NDPH 🎉 Excellent research, teaching and administrative service - and perhaps the brightest, nicest person you will ever meet @LeverhulmeTrust
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