Emily Marjata Dorothea Grundy, (born 24 July 1955) is a British

demographer Demography () is the statistical study of populations, especially human beings. Demographic analysis examines and measures the dimensions and dynamics of populations; it can cover whole societies or groups defined by criteria such as ed ...

and academic, specialising in ageing and

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. Since 2013, she has been Professor of Demography at the

London School of Economics and Political Science The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) is a public university, public research university located in London, England and a constituent college of the federal University of London. Founded in 1895 by Fabian Society members Sidn ...

(LSE). She was previously Professor of Demographic Gerontology at the

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is a public research university in Bloomsbury, central London, and a member institution of the University of London that specialises in public health and tropical medicine. The inst ...

(LSHTM) from 2003 to 2012, and Professor of Demography at the

University of Cambridge The University of Cambridge is a public collegiate research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209 and granted a royal charter by Henry III in 1231, Cambridge is the world's third oldest surviving university and one of its most pr ...

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Honours

In October 2016, Grundy was elected

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(FAcSS). In July 2017, she was elected a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA), the United Kingdom's

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for the humanities and social sciences.

Selected works

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Grundy, Emily Marjata Dorothea 1955 births Living people British demographers British gerontologists Academics of the London School of Economics Academics of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Academics of the University of Cambridge Fellows of the British Academy Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences