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Matthew Wallace

@mjwdemography.bsky.social
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Associate Professor / Reader in Social Inequality at Centre for Research on Inclusive Society @ University of Salford. PI of £1.3m UKRI project PARA-MOR. #Migration #Health #Inequality

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Rosa Weber @rosaweber.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I 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!
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Joseph Harrison @jharrison37.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
@salforduni.bsky.social @ukri.org @plosone.org @uos-health-society.bsky.social @mjwdemography.bsky.social
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Joseph Harrison @jharrison37.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
We (@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...
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Immigrant life expectancy and disability-free life expectancy by detailed country of birth in England and Wales: A total population, repeated cross-sectional approach
Research 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...
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Anastasia 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...
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Mortality in children aged 0–14 years born to immigrant parents in Sweden: a total-population cohort study
A 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...
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Matthew Wallace @mjwdemography.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
I'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.social
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Healthy migration, sustainable populations | Matt Wallace | TEDxUniversityofSalford
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MigrantLife @migrantlife.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
The 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 🍾
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Matthew Wallace @mjwdemography.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Reviewer #1: no further changes, *accept*. Reviewer #2: no further changes, *accept*. Editor: Decision: *Minor Revision*. Me:
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Silvia 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 ⬇️
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EAPS 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
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PARA-MOR (ERC/UKRI) @para-mor-ukri.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
1️⃣podcast recorded @mjwdemography.bsky.social @jharrison37.bsky.social "ONS Linking Our Lives - Champions of the LS" (5/5) 🌎📈📢
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PARA-MOR (ERC/UKRI) @para-mor-ukri.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
3️⃣ brilliant postdocs hired Dr. Courtney Franklin @courtneyfranklin.bsky.social Dr Joe Harrison @jharrison37.bsky.social Dr Daniela Foresta @daniforesta.bsky.social (4/5)
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PARA-MOR (ERC/UKRI) @para-mor-ukri.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
4️⃣working papers published (available to read here): wallace-demography.weebly.com/para-mor-wor... (3/5)
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PARA-MOR (ERC/UKRI) @para-mor-ukri.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
2️⃣research articles published: academic.oup.com/bmb/article/... www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... (2/5)
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PARA-MOR (ERC/UKRI) @para-mor-ukri.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Forget 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)
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Courtney Franklin @courtneyfranklin.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Super 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.org
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PARA-MOR Working Paper Series
Wallace, 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.....
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Joseph Harrison @jharrison37.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
My 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
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PARA-MOR (ERC/UKRI) @para-mor-ukri.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
New 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 #mortality
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Long lives, poor health? A comprehensive review of the evidence among international migrants
AbstractIntroduction. Empirical evidence on migrant morbidity suggests that migrant populations have a higher burden of disease compared to non-migrants in
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PARA-MOR (ERC/UKRI) @para-mor-ukri.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Welcome @daniforesta.bsky.social! (3/3)
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PARA-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....
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PARA-MOR (ERC/UKRI) @para-mor-ukri.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
The @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)
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Matthew Wallace @mjwdemography.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
New 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/...
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Long lives, poor health? A comprehensive review of the evidence among international migrants
AbstractIntroduction. Empirical evidence on migrant morbidity suggests that migrant populations have a higher burden of disease compared to non-migrants in
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Matthew Wallace @mjwdemography.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
I love this so much! Mega congrats @ugobas.bsky.social and @marilianep.bsky.social! ❤️💪🏻💯
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PARA-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...
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Living longer in worse health? Understanding the immigrant morbidity-mortality paradox in the U.K. at University of Salford on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Living longer in worse health? Understanding the immigrant morbidity-mortality paradox in the U.K. at University of Salford, listed on FindAPhD.com
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PARA-MOR (ERC/UKRI) @para-mor-ukri.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Welcome to PARA-MOR @jharrison37.bsky.social! (5/5)
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PARA-MOR (ERC/UKRI) @para-mor-ukri.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
He'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)
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PARA-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)
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All-cancer incidence and mortality in Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, and their descendants in England and Wales - BMC Public Health
Background 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...
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PARA-MOR (ERC/UKRI) @para-mor-ukri.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Joe 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)
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PARA-MOR (ERC/UKRI) @para-mor-ukri.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
The 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)
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PARA-MOR (ERC/UKRI) @para-mor-ukri.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Welcome, @vergeles.bsky.social ! (4/4)
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PARA-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)
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PARA-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)
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INEQKILL - How Inequality Kills
INEQKILL is an interdisciplinary research project on how inequality kills using all-cause and cause-specific mortality in Belgium (1800-2025).
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PARA-MOR (ERC/UKRI) @para-mor-ukri.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
The 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)
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PARA-MOR (ERC/UKRI) @para-mor-ukri.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
We'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
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PARA-MOR (ERC/UKRI) @para-mor-ukri.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Here's another: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
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Neighbourhood socioeconomic conditions and emergency admissions for ambulatory care sensitive conditions in children: a longitudinal ecological analysis in England, 2012–2017
Ambulatory 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...
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PARA-MOR (ERC/UKRI) @para-mor-ukri.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
She's has produced a couple of really cool papers so far. Here's one: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
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Coming 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 England
Paediatric emergency department (ED) attendances and admissions in England are increasing. Fever is a common presenting problem for these attendances. Anxiety and misperceptions surrounding appropriat...
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PARA-MOR (ERC/UKRI) @para-mor-ukri.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Courtney 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...
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Addressing inequalities in childhood febrile illness associated with paediatric emergency department attendance in Liverpool. - NIHR School for Public Health Research
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PARA-MOR (ERC/UKRI) @para-mor-ukri.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
The PARA-MOR project would like to welcome our new postdoctoral research fellow Dr #CourtneyFranklin to the project! Welcome, Courtney! @uos-health-society.bsky.social
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Matthew Wallace @mjwdemography.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
www.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 #AppliedSocialResearch
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CeLSIUS @celsiusnews.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Want 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
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ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations @cpc-cg.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Missed 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.
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International migration, mortality, and national population health - Matthew Wallace
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CeLSIUS @celsiusnews.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
The 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
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Matthew Wallace @mjwdemography.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
It 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 😊
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CeLSIUS @celsiusnews.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
In 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
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ESRC 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...
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Text advertises: This CPC-CG Webinar will be held on Thursday 6 March, 13:00-14:00 (UK time). Dr Matthew Wallace, Associate Professor/Reader in Social Inequality at the Centre for Research on Inclusive Society (CRIS) at the University of Salford, will present: "International migration, mortality, and national population health".

Hosting Institution: University of St Andrews

Date: Thursday 6 March 2025

Time: 13:00-14:00 (UK time)

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Title: International migration, mortality, and national population health

Register: https://www.cpc.ac.uk/activities/full_events_calendar/911/CPC_CG_Webinar__Matthew_Wallace
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Faculty of Health, Community and Life Sciences @uos-hcls.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
A 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...
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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! 🌎📊📈💯
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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! 🌎📈📊
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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...
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PARA-MOR (ERC/UKRI) @para-mor-ukri.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
In 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)
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PARA-MOR (ERC/UKRI) @para-mor-ukri.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
In 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...
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