Carol Jagger

Research expertise in the demography and epidemiology of ageing with a focus on late life functioning, both physical and mental, and including measurement as well as determinants and consequences for care. Involved in the design and/or analysis of all the major UK cohort and longitudinal studies of ageing. Acknowledged as the leading UK researcher on healthy life expectancy and its use to monitor population ageing, having published widely on this topic and regularly providing advice to government departments and committees. Internationally she has made major contributions over the last decade to developing the instruments and indicators to monitor population health across the European Union. Her current research program has three themes: Understanding variations in Healthy Active Life Expectancy; Disability and Functioning in Later Life; and Ageing Population Projections for Policy.