Dr. Sergey Timonin

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Sergey Timonin is a Research Fellow at the ANU School of Demography and the Centre of Epidemiology for Policy and Practice. Prior to joining ANU, he served at the Higher School of Economics in Moscow, Russia, and was a visiting researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research in Germany. Timonin holds an MSc and PhD in Human Geography from Moscow State University. His research interests include population health metrics, mortality trends, and the spatial socioeconomic inequalities that affect health access and healthcare delivery. Additionally, he analyzes cause-of-death data and the associations between ambient temperature and mortality rates. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he contributed to estimating the pandemic's impact on excess mortality and life expectancy losses across various settings. At ANU, his work focuses on assessing longevity trends in Australia and internationally, and he examines risk and protective factors affecting the death and suicide rates among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people using nationally linked data.

Research Interests

Requirements for Australian National University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:2.8
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:18
Reading
Required:18
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:18
Total
Required:80
PTE
Listening
Required:55
Reading
Required:55
Writing
Required:55
Speaking
Required:55
Overall
Required:64
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree or international equivalent Cognate discipline for some specializations
Application Checklist
  • Academic Transcripts
  • Proof of English Proficiency
  • Copy of Passport
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Statement of Purpose
Specialization Notes

Requirements are standardized across most Master of Science and Arts programs within the College of Science and College of Arts & Social Sciences.