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Research outputs per year
Personal profile
Biography
I graduated from the University of Cambridge in 1976, and then spent a year as a Special Student at Harvard University. I returned to Cambridge from 1977-9, studying for my PhD, then moved to a lectureship at Queen Mary, University of London. I was awarded my PhD in 1984 and was promoted to a Readership at Queen Mary in 1995. I moved from Queen Mary to Portsmouth in 2000.
Research Interests
- History of the North-South divide in Britain
- Data models for gazetteers and geospatial ontologies
- Long-run impacts of locality characteristics on health inequalities
- The role of travellers in the development of political life
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Election 2024: these are the races to watch
Heath, O., Southall, H., Aucott, P. & Prosser, C., 25 Jun 2024, The Conversation.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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Ten seats where Reform poses a threat to the Tories
Heath, O., Southall, H., Aucott, P. & Prosser, C., 20 Jun 2024, The Conversation.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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The 2024 General Election and the rise of Reform UK
Heath, O., Prosser, C., Southall, H. & Aucott, P., 30 Nov 2024, (Early online) In: Political Quarterly.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Linking climate warming and land conversion to species’ range changes across Great Britain
Suggitt, A. J., Wheatley, C. J., Aucott, P., Beale, C. M., Fox, R., Hill, J. K., Isaac, N. J. B., Martay, B., Southall, H., Thomas, C. D., Walker, K. J. & Auffret, A. G., 30 Oct 2023, In: Nature Communications. 14, 9 p., 6759.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Service sector employment in Great Britain 1841-2011
Aucott, P. & Southall, H., 1 Oct 2022, In: Journal of Maps. 18, 3, p. 567-575 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile102 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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Historical land use and land-use change in Great Britain 1930s-2007
Suggitt, A. J. (Creator), Wheatley, C. J. (Creator), Aucott, P. (Creator), Beale, C. M. (Creator), Fox, R. (Creator), Hill, J. K. (Creator), Isaac, N. J. B. (Creator), Martay, B. (Creator), Southall, H. (Creator), Thomas, C. D. (Creator), Walker, K. J. (Creator) & Auffret, A. G. (Creator), Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 30 Oct 2023
DOI: 10.5878/9wks-qg91, https://snd.gu.se/catalogue/dataset/2023-172/1 and one more link, https://snd.gu.se/catalogue/dataset/2023-172 (show fewer)
Dataset
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Data availability statement for 'Evaluating the long-term consequences of air pollution in early life: Geographical correlations between coal consumption in 1951/1952 and current mortality in England and Wales'.
Phillips, D. (Creator), Osmond, C. (Creator), Southall, H. (Creator), Aucott, P. (Creator), Jones, A. (Creator) & Holgate, S. (Creator), BMJ, 27 Apr 2018
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018231, http://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/8/4/e018231#DC1
Dataset
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DDME: Data discovery made easy: Applying ML to a diverse social science database
Southall, H., Aucott, P., Ekinsmyth, C., Westwood, J., Lundgren, A., Canning, B., Atkinson, X. G. & Zangoura, C.
Economic and Social Research Council, UK
1/06/24 → 31/05/25
Project: Research
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AOU Resources as a Pelagios GIF Resource
Light, R., Southall, H. & Aucott, P.
14/06/19 → …
Project: Research
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VoB: A Vision of Britain through Time
Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC)
1/10/01 → …
Project: Research
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Activities
- 3 Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Places and locations. Historical research challenges for present-day digital disambiguations
Humphrey Southall (Invited speaker) & Paula Aucott (Participant)
7 Dec 2023 → 8 Dec 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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OS200: Digitally Re-Mapping Ireland’s Ordnance Survey Heritage
Humphrey Southall (Participant)
20 Jan 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Domain ontologies and beyond
Humphrey Southall (Speaker)
7 Sept 2022 → 9 Sept 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Press/Media
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Gazetteer of Britain
Paula Aucott, Humphrey Southall & Michael Stoner
21/09/16 → 27/06/19
10 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research cited
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Exposure to air pollution in early life has detrimental long-term health consequences
18/05/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research cited
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Liverpool now has record numbers of people out of work and rough sleeping is a growing problem
11/12/17 → 11/01/18
2 Media contributions
Press/Media: Expert comment
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