Professor Ann Berrington and Dr. Joanne Ellison wrote an article looking at the ‘Effect of lockdowns on birth rates in the UK‘, The Conversation, 21 April 2022. Dr. Sarah Christison, Dr. Bernice Kuang and Professor Hill Kulu also contributed to this article.
Previous work, led by Professor Ann Berrington, investigating whether and how the link between homeownership and entering parenthood has changed in Britain in recent decades has received a variety of media coverage:
Our working paper looking at recent trends in UK fertility and potential impacts of COVID-19 received local, national and international media coverage including:
Professor Jane Falkingham appeared on BBC Radio 4’s PM programme discussing population implications of women choosing a child-free life (listen from 20:42).
Professor Jane Falkingham, Professor Ann Berrington and Professor Hill Kulu discussed their research with UK government Permanent Secretaries and Sir Ian Diamond, National Statistician, 29 October 2021.
Professor Hill Kulu and Professor Ann Berrington contributed to the National Population Projections Expert Advisory Group meeting on 24 May 2021.
Dr. Joanne Ellison gave a presentation at the monthly ONS DMEG (Demographic Methods Expert Group) meeting on 12 April 2021 on ‘Combining data sources to develop a Bayesian projection model for England and Wales fertility’.