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@demographielln.bsky.social
Center for Demographic Research at UCLouvain
#Demography
#Population
#Belgium
#UCLouvain
Organiser of #QueteletSeminar
Editor of #QueteletJournal #RQJ
https://uclouvain.be/en/research-institutes/iacchos/demo/about.html
🔎The #QueteletSeminar 2025 starts tomorrow!
Over 3 days, we’ll explore definitions, measures, data & various approaches in demography.

This year’s edition includes a tribute to Michel Loriaux and Hubert Gérard, and features many contributions from DEMO members
November 18, 2025 at 7:45 AM
📆End of this week (19-21 Nov), colleagues will present their research at the Wittgenstein Centre Conference in Vienna. #WiCVienna

Discover the program: www.oeaw.ac.at/fileadmin/su...
November 17, 2025 at 7:43 AM
🤰Next week, our colleague Denise Musni will present her work on "single women's poverty risks and income changes around childbirth" at the Meeting of the @eaps.bsky.social Working Group on Register-Based Fertility Research
📆17-18/11
📍Anvers
More info: www.eaps.nl/page/registe...
November 14, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Our colleague, @didierndombe.bsky.social, is attending #ICFP2025 in Bogota!

He'll present his joint work with Ester Rizzi on domestic violence, reproductive coercion & unmet need for family planning among women in union in 🇨🇩 DCR

More about his session: icfp2025.dryfta.com/program-sche...
November 3, 2025 at 8:23 AM
🌏Next Tuesday, DEMO welcomes Grace Cruz from the University of the Philippines for our next #LunchSeminar!

She'll talk about #ageing and its challenges in the 🇵🇭Philippines, using the Longitudinal Study of Ageing and Health

📆04/11 at 1pm
🖥️Join online: us02web.zoom.us/j/87199604242
October 29, 2025 at 7:54 AM
📢New publication from DEMO members!

Results from a survey conducted among 900+ people of Sub-Saharan African origin in 🇧🇪Belgium are now available

7 main topics analysed: #migration | #families | living conditions | #racism & discrimination | #employment | #health | #citizenship & social ties
October 17, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Here’s a sneak peek 👇
This graph shows the ratio of winter to summer death counts over time. It compares 🇧🇪Belgium with several neighboring countries.
Notably, Belgium exhibits relatively high excess winter mortality throughout the observed period (second position after the UK in recent years).
October 15, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Our #MeetDEMOmembers series continues!

👋Meet Ilya ( @klimkin.bsky.social ), a first-year doctoral student.
With a background in demographic research, data analysis & data journalism, he'll work on "Excess Winter #Mortality in Belgium in the 21st Century" under the supervision of Bruno Masquelier
October 15, 2025 at 8:03 AM
The #HMDsymposium2025 is starting tomorrow!
On Friday, our colleague @brunomasquelier.bsky.social will present his joint work with Ashira Menashe-Oren on #mortality inequalitities worldwide.
Info & program: www.mortality.org/Research/Eve...
October 8, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Join us next week for another #LunchSeminar!

We welcome Tania Moutai, who will give a presentation on the mobility of immigrants (and their descendants) to their country of origin, based on TeO2 data in France.

📆14/10 at 1pm
🖥️Join online: us02web.zoom.us/j/87199604242
October 7, 2025 at 1:47 PM
🚨New Tenure Position!
We're looking for a new colleague to join our dynamic team in Belgium.

Innovative quantitative methods | Health & environment | Population dynamics

Read job description here: jobs.uclouvain.be/PersonnelAca...
Application Deadline: Nov 11, 2025
#job #tenure
October 3, 2025 at 7:05 AM
The next #LunchSeminar is happening tomorrow!

Ashira Menashe-Oren will present her work on #mortality in 🇲🇼Malawi. Using mobile phone surveys, she examined the effect of cyclone Freddy in 2023.
📆23/09 at 1pm
🖥️Join online: us02web.zoom.us/j/87199604242
September 22, 2025 at 7:14 AM
His most recent results show that sexual violence is strongly associated with the unmet need for family planning among women in union in the DRC. Reproductive coercion is one of the mechanisms linking domestic violence to reproductive outcomes.
September 18, 2025 at 7:04 AM
It's time for a 🆕#MeetDEMOmembers thread!

Today, meet Didier Ndombe Mbombo.

Didier has extensive experience in research projects in community & public health assessment. He is currently pursuing a PhD at DEMO.
September 18, 2025 at 7:04 AM
The next #LunchSeminar is tomorrow!
We'll have 2 presentations:
- Bruno Lankoandé will talk about forced displacement & under-five #mortality in Burkina Faso
- Fabrice Yameogo will speak about the use of synthetic populations & present an innovative #method to spatialize synthetic populations.
September 15, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Our colleague Alice Rees (@ayrees.bsky.social) is attending the BIOSFER conference this week.

She’ll present her joint work with Marika Jalovaara on ultimate #childlessness, through a comparison between 🇧🇪Belgium and 🇫🇮Finland.
September 15, 2025 at 6:44 AM
This week, some of our colleagues are also attending the 1st international conference of the Sustainable Ageing #EAPS working group in Padua.

🩺On Sept 11, Hequn Wang will present her joint work with Ester Rizzi on unmet #healthcare needs in older ages during and after Covid-19
September 9, 2025 at 6:42 AM
🇮🇹 This week, some DEMO Members will be in Bologna for the 6th Conference Of The European Society Of Historical Demography #ESHD2025

⏬Here is a summary of their participation. Do not hesitate to join their promising sessions if you are also attending the conference!
September 8, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Our next #LunchSeminar is tomorrow!
Bruno Lankoandé will present his work on forced #displacement and under-5 #mortality in Burkina Faso.

📆09/09 at 1pm
🖥️Join online: us02web.zoom.us/j/87199604242
September 8, 2025 at 6:50 AM
📊Next Thursday, our colleague @phbocquier.bsky.social will present a #IneqKill paper, "Identifying small-area diffusion of #mortality transitions using non-linear modelling in 19th-century Belgium" for the Formal Demography Working Group.

Register here: formaldemography.github.io/working_group/
September 5, 2025 at 8:22 AM
📆We are pleased to share with you the stimulating programme of our #LunchSeminar for the upcoming months!

Join us monthly, either on-site or online, to explore various research in #population studies.
September 4, 2025 at 8:50 AM
With the start of academic year, we start again our #MeetDEMOmembers series!

Today, meet Alphonse Ditona di Mavungu. He's starting his thesis this month.

He'll work on women's #empowerment ♀️and intimate partner violence.
September 1, 2025 at 7:05 AM
The new #LunchSeminar season is starting next week!

Our colleague @chaimaedrioui.bsky.social is going to present her work on male #fertility around the world.

📆02/09 at 1pm
🖥️Join online: us02web.zoom.us/j/87199604242
August 27, 2025 at 10:26 AM
🐨🌏 #IPC2025 is starting soon! If you're still hesitant on which sessions to attend, here's a full recap of DEMO members' various contributions, including presenting, chairing sessions, and sharing experiences!

Do not hesitate to come & learn about our colleagues' work!
July 12, 2025 at 8:51 AM
This week, our colleague Hequn Wang will attend the #SASEMontreal2025 conference. She co-organised the mini conference #04 'Navigating #Insecurities: Precarity, Crisis, and Paths to Solidarity'
July 7, 2025 at 11:45 AM