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British Society for Population Studies (BSPS)
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We study human populations. BSPS is supported by the Population Investigation Committee, who run Population Studies - a journal of demography http://popstudies.net
Find out about BSPS Conference, Awards, Grants & more at http://www.bsps.org.uk/bsps
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British Society for Population Studies (BSPS) @bspsuk.bsky.social · 9d
📢 Now open: BSPS 2026 Call for sessions and strands. Come and join us in Canterbury. 8-10 September 2026: www.lse.ac.uk/internationa...
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Join us in December for our last event in 2025, an informal online Meet & Mingle. There's a loose structure, but in brief: we hang out for about an hour and chat about feminist quantsy stuff we're working on/ thinking about. More info + link to sign up: femquant.wordpress.com/seminar-seri...
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November 13, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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‼️Coming up next week - still time to register to attend: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/e7fdca... @ncrm.ac.uk @bspsuk.bsky.social @elsa-study.bsky.social @britishgerontology.bsky.social @cra-soton.bsky.social
cpc-cg.bsky.social ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations @cpc-cg.bsky.social · Sep 15
🗓️ Date for your diaries

CPC-CG's Athina Vlachantoni is a speaker at 2025's final @ncrm.ac.uk Data Resources Training Network webinar on 19 Nov:

'Exploring #digital life, #technology change & attitudes to #AI through national #datasets'

Register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/e7fdca...
Image shows event details with NCRM logo. Text reads: Exploring Digital Life, Technology Change and Attitudes to AI through National Datasets Details The Data Resources Training Network welcomes you to the final webinar in our 2025 series: Exploring Digital Life, Technology Change and Attitudes to AI through National Datasets. The webinar will focus on secondary, quantitative data. It will take place on Teams on the 19th of November from 14:00 – 15:30. The speakers will be: Athina Vlachantoni who will examine patterns of intergenerational digital contact before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing on data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) Wave Nine and the first wave of the ELSA COVID-19 Sub-study, this talk overviews shifts in digital communication use among older people during the pandemic and reflects on the gender gap and family relationship closeness. Plus Roshni Modhvadia and Mark Elliot
November 12, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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👋 Meet CPC-CG member Athina Vlachantoni, Professor of #Gerontology and #SocialPolicy.

In this interview, Athina reflects on her path in #academia, the value of taking chances, and the importance of balance and equality in shaping a meaningful career. @uosmedia.bsky.social
Professor Athina Vlachantoni
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November 12, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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Looking for further training and development to support and grow your career in social research? NatCen Learning delivers a wide-ranging programme of courses, covering ethical considerations, qualitative data, deliberation and much more. Visit natcen.ac.uk/training-courses to find out more
November 12, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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☹️ Missed our #CPCCGWebinar last week?

Krista Westrick-Payne @ncfmr-bgsu.bsky.social joined us to discuss how institutional, cultural, and policy contexts shape #marriage and #divorce in the #US.

The recording is now available so you can catch up 🥳
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The Context of Connection: Linking Partnership, Place and Population Data - Krista K. Westrick-Payne
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November 11, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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📢8 days to apply to this 2-year postdoc!📢

Join @jdasmunshi.bsky.social + @georgeploubidis.bsky.social + me to do research using data from @clscohorts.bsky.social and beyond, as well as linkages to health and administrative data, to examine population mental health inequalities over the life course!
dmorenoagostino.bsky.social Darío Moreno-Agostino @dmorenoagostino.bsky.social · 10d
🚨Job alert!🚨

We are looking for a 🧮 quant postdoc researcher to join the AMAZING Jay Das-Munshi @jdasmunshi.bsky.social George Ploubidis @georgeploubidis.bsky.social & myself at @kingscsmh.bsky.social in collab with @clscohorts.bsky.social

All info: my.corehr.com/pls/kclrecru...

Closes 18 Nov!
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November 10, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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‼️The @bspsuk.bsky.social conference 2026 call for sessions and strands is now open - deadline 16 January.

British Society for #Population Studies Conference
8-10 September 2026
@unikent.bsky.social, Canterbury

More info and submissions: www.lse.ac.uk/internationa... @populationeu.bsky.social
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November 7, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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In this month’s policy update we comment on the UK Government’s white paper for England on education and skills and what the proposals might mean for universities & research policy. Elsewhere, rumours continue amid the 3-month pause to REF. Read more➡️ acss.org.uk/policy-updat...
November 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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📢 Now open: BSPS 2026 Call for sessions and strands. Come and join us in Canterbury. 8-10 September 2026: www.lse.ac.uk/internationa...
November 6, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Curious about using census microdata in your research? 📊

Join us for a webinar on IPUMS International, the world’s leading repository of harmonized census data.

🗓️ 12 Nov 2025 | 🕒 15:15–16:30 UK | 💻 Zoom
Register: forms.gle/oqTDNU4Zpn2s...

Hosted by the LSE Historical Economic Demography Group.
Register for IPUMs International Online Session
Please use this form to register for the IPUMs International Session hosted by the Historical Economic Demography Group at LSE. The session will be on Zoom from 15:15-16:30 UK Time on 12 November 202...
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November 5, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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🕑Join us online TODAY at 2pm (UK time) - all welcome, simply register to get the link: www.cpc.ac.uk/activities/f... @bspsuk.bsky.social @phrg-standrews.bsky.social @standrewssgsd.bsky.social
cpc-cg.bsky.social ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations @cpc-cg.bsky.social · 12d
🧑‍🏫 THIS WEEK - #CPCCGWebinar 6 Nov

Krista Westrick-Payne @ncfmr-bgsu.bsky.social will discuss how institutional, cultural, & policy contexts shape #marriage & #divorce in the #US, drawing on the Theory of Conjunctural Action.

Register to join: www.cpc.ac.uk/activities/f... @populationeu.bsky.social
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November 6, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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This month’s list of consultations & inquiries from the UK’s 4 legislatures & governments that require #socialscience evidence incl. consultations on parole reform, new housing developments, local government elections rules & more. Find out more➡️ acss.org.uk/policy-monit...
November 4, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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We’re recruiting a new Forum chair to represent the social research community. This key role helps ensure community views are represented throughout our work.

📅 Apply by 20 November
👉 Learn more: shorturl.at/fXByW
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November 4, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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November 2025

Events FemQuant—November Panel: Feminist Research and Data Activism in Political Turmoil: A Year in Review November 5th at 11:30am Eastern/4:30pm GMT/5:30pm CET: signup form here. Description: This virtual event will be a moderated panel discussion featuring a mix of researchers who…
November 2025
Events FemQuant—November Panel: Feminist Research and Data Activism in Political Turmoil: A Year in Review November 5th at 11:30am Eastern/4:30pm GMT/5:30pm CET: signup form here. Description: This virtual event will be a moderated panel discussion featuring a mix of researchers who use feminist approaches to quantitative research within the social sciences. The discussion will cover more specific topics and questions about international data challenges and activism from the last year since Trump’s re-election.
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November 3, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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What does it mean to speak of joyful passions in an era of reactionary politics? 'in conversation' w/ leading feminist & reproductive justice scholars on messy, magical, political feminist activism in Latin America. 10th Nov, 1830-1930 GMT: www.outsavvy.com/event/31065/... @kings-sga.bsky.social
In Conversation: Feminist Joys, Magic Pills, and Decolonial Praxis in Latin America. Tickets - London - OutSavvy
What does it mean to speak of joyful passions in an era when reactionary politics thrive on resentment? How do feminist movements across Latin America navigate these tensions while fighting for reprod...
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October 30, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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Are you interested in how social science contributes to understanding our contemporary human world? Join us on 12 Nov to hear insights from Prof Linda Bauld, @michaelldavis.bsky.social, @gavin-kelly.bsky.social, @profrosiemc.bsky.social & Will Hutton. ➡️ acss.civiplus.net/civicrm/even...
October 29, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Job Alert:

Apply for the Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowships 2026 by December 15.

You will become a part of our fantastic interdisciplinary team at LCDS and help us push the boundaries of demographic research.

cc @leverhulme.ac.uk

www.demography.ox.ac.uk/news/call-ex...
Call for Expressions of Interest: Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowships 2026
The Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science (LCDS), Oxford Population Health, invites expressions of interest from outstanding early-career researchers who wish to apply for the Leverhulme Trust Ear...
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October 29, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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🧑‍🏫 NEXT WEEK - #CPCCGWebinar 6 Nov

Krista K. Westrick-Payne @ncfmr-bgsu.bsky.social will discuss how institutional, cultural, & policy contexts shape #marriage & #divorce in the #US, drawing on the Theory of Conjunctural Action.

Register to join: www.cpc.ac.uk/activities/f... @bspsuk.bsky.social
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October 28, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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🕛TODAY - #CPCCGWebinar at 12:00(UK)

@jiaxinshi.bsky.social from HKUST presents 'Internal #migration & #longevity in the #US' - research using newly available #populationdata with over 12mn death records for cohorts born between 1912-1930

Register to join: https//www.cpc.ac.... @bspsuk.bsky.social
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October 23, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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Tomorrow @farid-flici.bsky.social will talk about population ageing and social security sustainability in Algeria.

Join us! 👇
psglshtm.bsky.social Population Studies Group, LSHTM @psglshtm.bsky.social · Oct 15
Join us next week to hear from @farid-flici.bsky.social on population ageing and social security sustainability in Algeria 🇩🇿

🗓 Wednesday, 22 October 2025
🕐 12:45–13:45 (BST)
📍 KS-LG19
💻 Zoom: lshtm.zoom.us/j/89990670777

ℹ️ More details: www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...
October 21, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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With submissions to UCAS now open, are you thinking about taking your social science studies to the next level at university? Read our interviews with social scientists to learn more about why they chose to study social science, the skills they developed & more➡️ acss.org.uk/category/im-...
October 20, 2025 at 12:45 PM
bspsuk.bsky.social
The British Society for Population Studies has added its voice to this letter 👇. Signing links below - deadline Wednesday 22 Oct.
popassocamerica.bsky.social Population Association of America @popassocamerica.bsky.social · Oct 15
Join letter to congressional leaders rejecting USDA's decision to halt data collection and release of food security reports. Support restoring funding for the Food Security Supplement in the Current Population Survey.

Individuals: buff.ly/m2pb60w
Organizations: buff.ly/VLQjNjg
Individual Sign-on to PAA FFS Letter
Please click the link to complete this form.
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October 20, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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🔖 NEW article by CG member Sen Li @standrewssgsd.bsky.social

Investigates the changing #geographies of intercity #migration in #China and how aspects of cities' #industrial structure shape these patterns.

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Industrial Structure Rationalisation, Upgrading, and the Geography of Intercity Migration in China
This study investigates the changing geographies of intercity migration in China and how various aspects of cities' industrial structure shape these patterns. Using microdata from the population cens...
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October 17, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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New article by CPC-CG and @cra-soton.bsky.social's Evandrou & Vlachantoni:

Experiences of grandparent care in different ethnic communities offer more nuanced understanding of healthy #ageing, family bonds & labour market participation

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October 16, 2025 at 9:55 AM