Reposted by Matthew WallaceRosa Weber @rosaweber.bsky.social · 10/09/2026I am very happy to share that I have been awarded an ERC Starting Grant for the immiGEN project, “(Dis)advantage Across Countries and Generations: Intergenerational Social Mobility in Immigrant Families”! Thank you to all my friends, colleagues, and family for all your encouragement along the way! 0102
Reposted by Matthew WallaceJoseph Harrison @jharrison37.bsky.social · 20/08/2026@salforduni.bsky.social @ukri.org @plosone.org @uos-health-society.bsky.social @mjwdemography.bsky.social 011
Reposted by Matthew WallaceJoseph Harrison @jharrison37.bsky.social · 20/08/2026We (@para-mor-ukri.bsky.social) published a paper! Life expectancy & Disabilty Free Life Expecyancy by country of origin in England & Wales. Interesting findings, showing the change over time for some groups, including some groups now living longer in worse health. journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...journals.plos.orgImmigrant life expectancy and disability-free life expectancy by detailed country of birth in England and Wales: A total population, repeated cross-sectional approachResearch regularly reports lower mortality among migrants, leading to conclusions of a “Healthy Immigrant Effect”. However, evidence on migrant health is less consistent, suggesting a disconnect betwe... 131
Reposted by Matthew WallaceAnastasia Lam @anastasialam.bsky.social · 07/04/2026🎉 Happy to share a new publication co-authored with Ben Wilson and @mjwdemography.bsky.social on child mortality (ages 0-14) among children of immigrants in Sweden. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...thelancet.comMortality in children aged 0–14 years born to immigrant parents in Sweden: a total-population cohort studyA higher risk of childhood death in these groups is the result of specific factors that interact uniquely across ages and origins. While mortality at these ages is low in absolute terms, each death is... 1133
Matthew Wallace @mjwdemography.bsky.social · 13/07/2026I'm Matt Wallace and this is my TEDx talk 👇🏻 www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCMA... @uos-health-society.bsky.social @salforduni.bsky.social @ukri.org @para-mor-ukri.bsky.social @bspsuk.bsky.socialyoutube.comHealthy migration, sustainable populations | Matt Wallace | TEDxUniversityofSalfordYouTube video by TEDx Talks 073
Reposted by Matthew WallaceMigrantLife @migrantlife.bsky.social · 24/02/2026The MigrantLife project officially comes to an end this month! Earlier today, together with our colleagues at @phrg-standrews.bsky.social, we looked back on and celebrated our achievements—and the many people who contributed to the project’s success 🍾 165
Matthew Wallace @mjwdemography.bsky.social · 24/02/2026Reviewer #1: no further changes, *accept*. Reviewer #2: no further changes, *accept*. Editor: Decision: *Minor Revision*. Me:media.tenor.coma man with a mullet and a mustache is wearing a wig and making a funny face .ALT: a man with a mullet and a mustache is wearing a wig and making a funny face . 010
Reposted by Matthew WallaceSilvia Loi @loisilvia.bsky.social · 11/02/2026📢 Join us at the first meeting of the new EAPS Working Group on Migrant Health in Bologna! #EPC2026 Details below ⬇️ 0134
Reposted by Matthew WallaceEAPS Migrant Health @eapsmigranthealth.bsky.social · 10/02/2026📢📢 Launching the @eaps.bsky.social Working Group on Migrant Health! 📌 Our first meeting will be a pre-EPC event in Bologna on June 3rd, 9:00–12:00. ✉️ Write to eapsmigranthealth@gmail.com to become a member, join our mailing list, and/or register for the event! More info 👉 shorturl.at/mBsJJ 053
Reposted by Matthew WallacePARA-MOR (ERC/UKRI) @para-mor-ukri.bsky.social · 09/12/20251️⃣podcast recorded @mjwdemography.bsky.social @jharrison37.bsky.social "ONS Linking Our Lives - Champions of the LS" (5/5) 🌎📈📢 011
Reposted by Matthew WallacePARA-MOR (ERC/UKRI) @para-mor-ukri.bsky.social · 09/12/20253️⃣ brilliant postdocs hired Dr. Courtney Franklin @courtneyfranklin.bsky.social Dr Joe Harrison @jharrison37.bsky.social Dr Daniela Foresta @daniforesta.bsky.social (4/5) 142
Reposted by Matthew WallacePARA-MOR (ERC/UKRI) @para-mor-ukri.bsky.social · 09/12/20254️⃣working papers published (available to read here): wallace-demography.weebly.com/para-mor-wor... (3/5) 111
Reposted by Matthew WallacePARA-MOR (ERC/UKRI) @para-mor-ukri.bsky.social · 09/12/20252️⃣research articles published: academic.oup.com/bmb/article/... www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... (2/5) 111
Reposted by Matthew WallacePARA-MOR (ERC/UKRI) @para-mor-ukri.bsky.social · 09/12/2025Forget Spotify, here's the "Wrapped" that you didn't know you needed. ⭐"PARA-MOR Wrapped" 2025 ⭐ @ukri.org @salforduni.bsky.social @uos-health-society.bsky.social (1/5) 111
Reposted by Matthew WallaceCourtney Franklin @courtneyfranklin.bsky.social · 05/12/2025Super proud to share my first working paper from the @para-mor-ukri.bsky.social project, co-authored with PI @mjwdemography.bsky.socialy.bsky.social, which can be found here wallace-demography.weebly.com/para-mor-wor... @salforduni.bsky.social @uos-health-society.bsky.social @ukri.orgwallace-demography.weebly.comPARA-MOR Working Paper SeriesWallace, M. (2024). Living longer in poor health? A narrative review of the evidence among international migrants. PARA-MOR Working Paper Series No. 1. *Now published in British Medical Bulletin and..... 111
Reposted by Matthew WallaceJoseph Harrison @jharrison37.bsky.social · 04/12/2025My first working paper from the @para-mor-ukri.bsky.social project is now available. Co-authored with PI @mjwdemography.bsky.social wallace-demography.weebly.com/uploads/5/4/... @salforduni.bsky.social @uos-health-society.bsky.social @ukri.org 163
Reposted by Matthew WallacePARA-MOR (ERC/UKRI) @para-mor-ukri.bsky.social · 26/09/2025New article out in the British Medical Bulletin from the PARA-MOR team: Long lives, poor health? A comprehensive review of the evidence among international migrants | British Medical Bulletin | Oxford Academic academic.oup.com/bmb/article/... #migration #health #inequality #mortalityacademic.oup.comLong lives, poor health? A comprehensive review of the evidence among international migrantsAbstractIntroduction. Empirical evidence on migrant morbidity suggests that migrant populations have a higher burden of disease compared to non-migrants in 031
Reposted by Matthew WallacePARA-MOR (ERC/UKRI) @para-mor-ukri.bsky.social · 10/10/2025Welcome @daniforesta.bsky.social! (3/3)media.tenor.coma man is riding a segway in an office with the words welcome aboard below himALT: a man is riding a segway in an office with the words welcome aboard below him 011
Reposted by Matthew WallacePARA-MOR (ERC/UKRI) @para-mor-ukri.bsky.social · 10/10/2025@daniforesta.bsky.social has already done some super exciting work on migration 🌎 and health 🚑 inequalities and we're excited to see what she's going to do next (2/3) journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....journals.sagepub.comSage Journals: Discover world-class researchSubscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher. 111
Reposted by Matthew WallacePARA-MOR (ERC/UKRI) @para-mor-ukri.bsky.social · 10/10/2025The @ukri.org-funded PARA-MOR project is over the moon 🌕 to welcome @daniforesta.bsky.social as our third and final Postdoctoral Research Fellow! @uos-health-society.bsky.social (1/3) 112
Matthew Wallace @mjwdemography.bsky.social · 26/09/2025New article out in the British Medical Bulletin from the @para-mor-ukri.bsky.social project team: | Long lives, poor health? A comprehensive review of the evidence among international migrants | academic.oup.com/bmb/article/...academic.oup.comLong lives, poor health? A comprehensive review of the evidence among international migrantsAbstractIntroduction. Empirical evidence on migrant morbidity suggests that migrant populations have a higher burden of disease compared to non-migrants in 011
Matthew Wallace @mjwdemography.bsky.social · 04/09/2025I love this so much! Mega congrats @ugobas.bsky.social and @marilianep.bsky.social! ❤️💪🏻💯 110
Reposted by Matthew WallacePARA-MOR (ERC/UKRI) @para-mor-ukri.bsky.social · 18/06/2025📢 We are hiring! 📢 Are you a UK home student with (or nearing) a Master's degree in Demography, Public Health, Sociology or a related discipline? Do you have a strong interest in ethnicity and inequality? 📈🌍 If so, come and do a PhD @salforduni.bsky.social! www.findaphd.com/phds/project...findaphd.comLiving longer in worse health? Understanding the immigrant morbidity-mortality paradox in the U.K. at University of Salford on FindAPhD.comPhD Project - Living longer in worse health? Understanding the immigrant morbidity-mortality paradox in the U.K. at University of Salford, listed on FindAPhD.com 023
Reposted by Matthew WallacePARA-MOR (ERC/UKRI) @para-mor-ukri.bsky.social · 09/06/2025Welcome to PARA-MOR @jharrison37.bsky.social! (5/5)media.tenor.coma man in a tank top is standing on a boat in the ocean and saying welcome aboard .ALT: a man in a tank top is standing on a boat in the ocean and saying welcome aboard . 011
Reposted by Matthew WallacePARA-MOR (ERC/UKRI) @para-mor-ukri.bsky.social · 09/06/2025He's also published on other migrant outcomes, including union formation and fertility among Pakistani and Bangladeshi migrants and the children of migrants in the U.K. www.jstor.org/stable/48728... (4/5)jstor.org 111
Reposted by Matthew WallacePARA-MOR (ERC/UKRI) @para-mor-ukri.bsky.social · 09/06/2025@jharrison37.bsky.social has previously published on cancer mortality among Pakistani and Bangladeshi migrants and the children of migrants in England and Wales link.springer.com/article/10.1... (3/5)link.springer.comAll-cancer incidence and mortality in Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, and their descendants in England and Wales - BMC Public HealthBackground This paper identifies differences in all-cancer incidence and mortality between Pakistani-born (PB), Bangladeshi-born (BB), their descendants, and the White British (WB) in England and Wale... 111
Reposted by Matthew WallacePARA-MOR (ERC/UKRI) @para-mor-ukri.bsky.social · 09/06/2025Joe completed his PhD at @uniofstandrews.bsky.social in the area of migrant health and has been working for the past year on the massive @erc.europa.eu funded @migrantlife.bsky.social project. He's so good that he'll also remain involved in "Migrant Life" until 2026. (2/5) 121
Reposted by Matthew WallacePARA-MOR (ERC/UKRI) @para-mor-ukri.bsky.social · 09/06/2025The PARA-MOR project is super delighted to welcome @jharrison37.bsky.social as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow! @salforduni.bsky.social @uos-health-society.bsky.social (1/5)media.tenor.coma group of minions standing next to each other with the words welcome to the team written on the bottomALT: a group of minions standing next to each other with the words welcome to the team written on the bottom 142
Reposted by Matthew WallacePARA-MOR (ERC/UKRI) @para-mor-ukri.bsky.social · 28/04/2025Welcome, @vergeles.bsky.social ! (4/4) 011
Reposted by Matthew WallacePARA-MOR (ERC/UKRI) @para-mor-ukri.bsky.social · 28/04/2025@vergeles.bsky.social will be with us for a while. During her stay we will work closely together on a multi-country comparative paper focusing on migration, mortality, and inequality. (3/4) 111
Reposted by Matthew WallacePARA-MOR (ERC/UKRI) @para-mor-ukri.bsky.social · 28/04/2025@vergeles.bsky.social is completing a joint PhD between UCLouvain and VUB within the large-scale INEQKILL project (www.ineqkill.be). She has a Bachelor's degree in biological anthropology and Master's degree in demography. (2/4)ineqkill.beINEQKILL - How Inequality KillsINEQKILL is an interdisciplinary research project on how inequality kills using all-cause and cause-specific mortality in Belgium (1800-2025). 111
Reposted by Matthew WallacePARA-MOR (ERC/UKRI) @para-mor-ukri.bsky.social · 28/04/2025The PARA-MOR project would like to welcome Marina Vergeles @vergeles.bsky.social to the School of Health and Society @uos-health-society.bsky.social ! brispo.research.vub.be/en/marina-ve... (1/4)brispo.research.vub.beMarina Vergelestable {mso-displayed-decimal-separator:"\,"; mso-displayed-thousand-separator:"\.";} tr {mso-height-source:auto;} col {mso-width-source:auto;} td {padding-top:1px; padding-right:1px; padding-left:1px 172
Reposted by Matthew WallacePARA-MOR (ERC/UKRI) @para-mor-ukri.bsky.social · 22/04/2025We're are beyond excited to have her on board here and look forward to doing some brilliant migrant health research together! 🌍📈💯 #migration #health #inequality #society 042
Reposted by Matthew WallacePARA-MOR (ERC/UKRI) @para-mor-ukri.bsky.social · 22/04/2025Here's another: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.govNeighbourhood socioeconomic conditions and emergency admissions for ambulatory care sensitive conditions in children: a longitudinal ecological analysis in England, 2012–2017Ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSCs) are those for which hospital admission could be prevented by interventions in primary care. Children living in socioeconomic disadvantage have higher rates... 132
Reposted by Matthew WallacePARA-MOR (ERC/UKRI) @para-mor-ukri.bsky.social · 22/04/2025She's has produced a couple of really cool papers so far. Here's one: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.govComing in hot: a qualitative investigation into perceptions of parents and doctors of reasons for the presentation of children with fever to the emergency department in EnglandPaediatric emergency department (ED) attendances and admissions in England are increasing. Fever is a common presenting problem for these attendances. Anxiety and misperceptions surrounding appropriat... 111
Reposted by Matthew WallacePARA-MOR (ERC/UKRI) @para-mor-ukri.bsky.social · 22/04/2025Courtney completed her PhD at the University of Liverpool on addressing inequalities in childhood febrile illness associated with paediatric emergency department attendance in Liverpool. sphr.nihr.ac.uk/research/add...sphr.nihr.ac.ukAddressing inequalities in childhood febrile illness associated with paediatric emergency department attendance in Liverpool. - NIHR School for Public Health Research 121
Reposted by Matthew WallacePARA-MOR (ERC/UKRI) @para-mor-ukri.bsky.social · 22/04/2025The PARA-MOR project would like to welcome our new postdoctoral research fellow Dr #CourtneyFranklin to the project! Welcome, Courtney! @uos-health-society.bsky.social 142
Matthew Wallace @mjwdemography.bsky.social · 03/04/2025www.salford.ac.uk/courses/post... 🚀 Exciting news! We at @uos-health-society.bsky.social have launched a new MsC Applied Social Research Methods course! Learn from leading academics & engage with professional organisations! Next entry: Sept 2025. Apply now! #Education #Masters #AppliedSocialResearchsalford.ac.ukMSc/PgDip/PgCert Applied Social Research MethodsThis master's in Applied Social Research Methods will equip you with the practical skills, academic knowledge, and professional attributes necessary to design and deliver research projects from start ... 110
Reposted by Matthew WallaceCeLSIUS @celsiusnews.bsky.social · 28/03/2025Want to learn more about the intersection of #immigration and #health? Check out the ONS Longitudinal Study and its groundbreaking research! Listen to our latest podcast ep with @mjwdemography.bsky.social & @jharrison37.bsky.social - buff.ly/DHhRNDF @ukri.org @ukdataservice.bsky.social 032
Reposted by Matthew WallaceESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations @cpc-cg.bsky.social · 24/03/2025Missed our #CPCCGwebinar with @mjwdemography.bsky.social @salforduni.bsky.social? 📺 Watch the recording to hear about research that finds a small but growing influence of international #migrants on national #lifeexpectancy, based on Nordic regions' administrative register data.youtu.beInternational migration, mortality, and national population health - Matthew WallaceYouTube video by Centre for Population Change Connecting Gens 011
Reposted by Matthew WallaceCeLSIUS @celsiusnews.bsky.social · 14/03/2025The ONS Longitudinal Study has transformed our understanding of immigration & health in the UK. This thread explores 4 key insights from the latest #LinkingOurLivesPod with @mjwdemography.bsky.social and @jharrison37.bsky.social highlighting the LS' contribution to research in this field. 🧵 1/7 132
Matthew Wallace @mjwdemography.bsky.social · 07/03/2025It was a pleasure @cpc-cg.bsky.social to present in the #CPCCGwebinar yesterday. For the latest news and findings from my @ukri.org project, please follow the BlueSky 🔵 page @para-mor-ukri.bsky.social 😊 011
Reposted by Matthew WallaceCeLSIUS @celsiusnews.bsky.social · 05/03/2025In the latest episode of the #LinkingOurLivesPod we talk about how uniquely placed the ONS Longitudinal Study is to research questions about the health of immigrants with @mjwdemography.bsky.social & @jharrison37.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/4jIfjdO @standrewssgsd.bsky.social @migrantlife.bsky.social 165
Reposted by Matthew WallaceESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations @cpc-cg.bsky.social · 27/02/2025🗓️ NEXT WEEK's #CPCCGWebinar ⬇️ @mjwdemography.bsky.social reports on findings of a small but growing influence of international #migrants on national #lifeexpectancy, based on Nordic regions' #data. @para-mor-ukri.bsky.social @salforduni.bsky.social Register to join: www.cpc.ac.uk/activities/f... 043
Reposted by Matthew WallaceFaculty of Health, Community and Life Sciences @uos-hcls.bsky.social · 30/01/2025A grant of £1.3 million from @ukri.org has been awarded for a research project led by @mjwdemography.bsky.social to study whether international migrants are living longer lives in worse health compared to non-migrants, and why this might be 🌏 Read more 👉 www.salford.ac.uk/news/ps13-mi... 072
Matthew Wallace @mjwdemography.bsky.social · 10/01/2025🚨 Last chance to apply! 🚨 Deadline 12th Jan. Come work at the Centre for Research on Inclusive Society in Salford, Manchester 🐝 3-years, great city, great project, great colleagues. Let's do some world-leading research together! 🌎📊📈💯 010
Matthew Wallace @mjwdemography.bsky.social · 07/01/2025🚨 Opportunity alert 🚨 Is your New Year's resolution to get a long-term research job using the world's best data on a super interesting topic with a fantastic team? If so, apply to come and work with me so we can understand if international migrants are living longer lives in worse health! 🌎📈📊 031
Matthew Wallace @mjwdemography.bsky.social · 18/12/2024🚨 I'm hiring! Come and work with me at the University of Salford 🐝 as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow on the ERC/UKRI project "Living longer in poorer health? 🌎 Understanding the migrant health paradox". 3 x 3-year positions available! Apply by Jan 12th! 🚨 universityofsalford.tal.net/vx/appcentre...universityofsalford.tal.netPostdoctoral Research Fellow - University of Salford VXLogoFacebookInstagramTwitterYoutubeTitle: Postdoctoral Research Fellow. Application Deadline: 12/01/2025, 23:55 0178
Reposted by Matthew WallacePARA-MOR (ERC/UKRI) @para-mor-ukri.bsky.social · 17/12/2024In this PARA-MOR article recently published in #SocialScience&MedicinePopulationHealth, @sd.de and I aim to quantify and unpack the impact of the mortality patterns of migrants and the children of migrants on national life expectancy patterns and trends in Sweden. (1/7) 131
Reposted by Matthew WallacePARA-MOR (ERC/UKRI) @para-mor-ukri.bsky.social · 14/12/2024In this first *PARA-MOR* working paper @mjwdemography.bsky.social reviews evidence regarding whether international migrants are living longer lives in worse health. He outlines areas of agreement and controversy, future research directions, and policy recommendations. su.figshare.com/articles/pre... 052