Professor David Coleman

Former St John’s Fellow and Professor of Demography

Biography

Professor Coleman is a former St John’s Fellow and was Professor of Demography in 2002-13. His research covers population and social policy issues, with a focus on the demography of minority groups, housing policy and immigration. He has published over 150 papers and eight books. His colleagues have called him the public face of British demography, having co-edited the 'European Journal of Population' and served on the editorial boards of the 'Journal of Biosocial Science' and the Population Council’s 'Population and Development Review'.