Population Research Centre Groningen
@popresgroningen.bsky.social
We are the Population Research Center, part of @frw-rug.bsky.social and @unigroningen.bsky.social
Here you'll find news on our research, education, and other activities!
www.rug.nl/research/ursi/prc/
Here you'll find news on our research, education, and other activities!
www.rug.nl/research/ursi/prc/
🎃 Meet Reviewer #2, visiting our department this Halloween! He’s here to scold our papers, question our methods, and whisper “major revisions” in the dark 👻
October 28, 2025 at 2:36 PM
🎃 Meet Reviewer #2, visiting our department this Halloween! He’s here to scold our papers, question our methods, and whisper “major revisions” in the dark 👻
Call for presenters!
The “Linking Research, Policy & Practice” event unites young researchers, policymakers & practitioners in SRHR & global health 🌍
🔗 share-eu1.hsforms.com/1HwKM_h9ZRAW...
Proud that our colleague @billiedehaas.bsky.social is on the organizing team!
The “Linking Research, Policy & Practice” event unites young researchers, policymakers & practitioners in SRHR & global health 🌍
🔗 share-eu1.hsforms.com/1HwKM_h9ZRAW...
Proud that our colleague @billiedehaas.bsky.social is on the organizing team!
October 13, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Call for presenters!
The “Linking Research, Policy & Practice” event unites young researchers, policymakers & practitioners in SRHR & global health 🌍
🔗 share-eu1.hsforms.com/1HwKM_h9ZRAW...
Proud that our colleague @billiedehaas.bsky.social is on the organizing team!
The “Linking Research, Policy & Practice” event unites young researchers, policymakers & practitioners in SRHR & global health 🌍
🔗 share-eu1.hsforms.com/1HwKM_h9ZRAW...
Proud that our colleague @billiedehaas.bsky.social is on the organizing team!
Last Monday, we welcomed #censusmanagement expert Bart de Bruijn! He gave a very interesting guest lecture on his experience in advising dozens of countries from the #GlobalSouth in the best way to organise their censuses🌍📖
October 1, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Last Monday, we welcomed #censusmanagement expert Bart de Bruijn! He gave a very interesting guest lecture on his experience in advising dozens of countries from the #GlobalSouth in the best way to organise their censuses🌍📖
Our Master Population Studies students visited the Municipality of Groningen's research department (OIS) as part of the course Demographic Data and Analysis 🌍📊 They learned how research informs policy through surveys, panel studies, CBS microdata, and PowerBI dashboards. Thank you OIS!
September 29, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Our Master Population Studies students visited the Municipality of Groningen's research department (OIS) as part of the course Demographic Data and Analysis 🌍📊 They learned how research informs policy through surveys, panel studies, CBS microdata, and PowerBI dashboards. Thank you OIS!
✨Gezocht:✨ Onderzoeksmedewerker (0,3 fte) bij de @frw-rug.bsky.social ! Werk mee aan het project 'Een thuis voor Home & Place Making: methodiek & trainingen implementeren voor mensen met niet-aangeboren hersenletsel'.
📅 Solliciteren kan tot 28 sept.
Meer info & eisen 👉 www.rug.nl/about-ug/wor...
📅 Solliciteren kan tot 28 sept.
Meer info & eisen 👉 www.rug.nl/about-ug/wor...
September 16, 2025 at 7:35 AM
✨Gezocht:✨ Onderzoeksmedewerker (0,3 fte) bij de @frw-rug.bsky.social ! Werk mee aan het project 'Een thuis voor Home & Place Making: methodiek & trainingen implementeren voor mensen met niet-aangeboren hersenletsel'.
📅 Solliciteren kan tot 28 sept.
Meer info & eisen 👉 www.rug.nl/about-ug/wor...
📅 Solliciteren kan tot 28 sept.
Meer info & eisen 👉 www.rug.nl/about-ug/wor...
Last week, our colleague @billiedehaas.bsky.social joined the talk “Wil ik een kind?” at Forum Groningen. She shared her insights on what shapes couples' choices about having kids today. Really interesting discussion on personal decisions, power dynamics, and societal trends!
Photo by: Ykka de Jong
Photo by: Ykka de Jong
September 15, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Last week, our colleague @billiedehaas.bsky.social joined the talk “Wil ik een kind?” at Forum Groningen. She shared her insights on what shapes couples' choices about having kids today. Really interesting discussion on personal decisions, power dynamics, and societal trends!
Photo by: Ykka de Jong
Photo by: Ykka de Jong
🆕 New paper by our colleague Rolando Gonzales Martinez in Studies in Nonlinear Dynamics & Econometrics! 🔎 He introduces a nonlinear morphogenetic model of fertility shifts, linking micro- and macro-level patterns—grounded in our “oliebollen theory.” 🍩
📄👉 doi.org/10.1515/snde...
📄👉 doi.org/10.1515/snde...
September 5, 2025 at 10:15 AM
🆕 New paper by our colleague Rolando Gonzales Martinez in Studies in Nonlinear Dynamics & Econometrics! 🔎 He introduces a nonlinear morphogenetic model of fertility shifts, linking micro- and macro-level patterns—grounded in our “oliebollen theory.” 🍩
📄👉 doi.org/10.1515/snde...
📄👉 doi.org/10.1515/snde...
At the #IUNS-ICN2025 conference in Paris 🇫🇷, Hinke Haisma & Rolando Gonzales Martinez spoke on “Health, Nutrition, and the Ethics of Leaving no Child Behind in a World Shaped by Wars and Climate Change.” 🌍 The symposium highlighted justice-oriented strategies for resilient child #nutrition & growth.
September 2, 2025 at 8:32 AM
At the #IUNS-ICN2025 conference in Paris 🇫🇷, Hinke Haisma & Rolando Gonzales Martinez spoke on “Health, Nutrition, and the Ethics of Leaving no Child Behind in a World Shaped by Wars and Climate Change.” 🌍 The symposium highlighted justice-oriented strategies for resilient child #nutrition & growth.
New academic year, Le-Go! 🧱👩🏽🎓 Our research master student, Kate Lehane, is building a Lego Serious Play workshop for our colleague @billiedehaas.bsky.social’s qualitative research course.
Being a student-assistant at the PRC means having all the right pieces in your skill set! ✨ #BuildingKnowledge
Being a student-assistant at the PRC means having all the right pieces in your skill set! ✨ #BuildingKnowledge
September 1, 2025 at 11:46 AM
New academic year, Le-Go! 🧱👩🏽🎓 Our research master student, Kate Lehane, is building a Lego Serious Play workshop for our colleague @billiedehaas.bsky.social’s qualitative research course.
Being a student-assistant at the PRC means having all the right pieces in your skill set! ✨ #BuildingKnowledge
Being a student-assistant at the PRC means having all the right pieces in your skill set! ✨ #BuildingKnowledge
Last week, 3 of our #populationstudies master students presented their thesis research during the biannual Graduate Research Day! Congratulations on almost finishing your studies🥳
July 3, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Last week, 3 of our #populationstudies master students presented their thesis research during the biannual Graduate Research Day! Congratulations on almost finishing your studies🥳
Shooting day for the new promotional clip for our #populationstudies master📹 Stay tuned for the final result👏
Already convinced by our program? Applications are open!
www.rug.nl/masters/popu...
Already convinced by our program? Applications are open!
www.rug.nl/masters/popu...
March 31, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Shooting day for the new promotional clip for our #populationstudies master📹 Stay tuned for the final result👏
Already convinced by our program? Applications are open!
www.rug.nl/masters/popu...
Already convinced by our program? Applications are open!
www.rug.nl/masters/popu...
❗️New Paper Alert❗️
By our colleague Rolando Gonzales Martinez:
Spatial machine learning (SML) is applied to enhance the accuracy of Proxy Means Testing (PMT) for poverty targeting. SML can improve the design of more equitable and effective social protection policies.
🔗 arxiv.org/abs/2503.04300
By our colleague Rolando Gonzales Martinez:
Spatial machine learning (SML) is applied to enhance the accuracy of Proxy Means Testing (PMT) for poverty targeting. SML can improve the design of more equitable and effective social protection policies.
🔗 arxiv.org/abs/2503.04300
March 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM
❗️New Paper Alert❗️
By our colleague Rolando Gonzales Martinez:
Spatial machine learning (SML) is applied to enhance the accuracy of Proxy Means Testing (PMT) for poverty targeting. SML can improve the design of more equitable and effective social protection policies.
🔗 arxiv.org/abs/2503.04300
By our colleague Rolando Gonzales Martinez:
Spatial machine learning (SML) is applied to enhance the accuracy of Proxy Means Testing (PMT) for poverty targeting. SML can improve the design of more equitable and effective social protection policies.
🔗 arxiv.org/abs/2503.04300
This week we welcomed Patricia Ndugga - a fellow demographer from the University of Makerere visiting our department! We were pleased to learn more about her work on #fertility, #repoductivehealth and the relationship between #climatechange and #population😊🌍
March 13, 2025 at 10:48 AM
This week we welcomed Patricia Ndugga - a fellow demographer from the University of Makerere visiting our department! We were pleased to learn more about her work on #fertility, #repoductivehealth and the relationship between #climatechange and #population😊🌍
We're excited to announce the new health demography research group in the Netherlands Demographic Society!🎉
It connects scholars and creates a platform that unites different approaches & disciplines to advance #healthdemography
Feel free to reach out to our colleague Tobias Vogt for more info!
It connects scholars and creates a platform that unites different approaches & disciplines to advance #healthdemography
Feel free to reach out to our colleague Tobias Vogt for more info!
February 18, 2025 at 10:41 AM
We're excited to announce the new health demography research group in the Netherlands Demographic Society!🎉
It connects scholars and creates a platform that unites different approaches & disciplines to advance #healthdemography
Feel free to reach out to our colleague Tobias Vogt for more info!
It connects scholars and creates a platform that unites different approaches & disciplines to advance #healthdemography
Feel free to reach out to our colleague Tobias Vogt for more info!
Roselinde van der Wiel shared her findings on the consequences of migration at the time of union formation for an individual’s earnings and employment!
February 13, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Roselinde van der Wiel shared her findings on the consequences of migration at the time of union formation for an individual’s earnings and employment!
Our colleague, Adrien Remund presented his work on near-miss events as a measure of repeated survival during Dutch Demography Day
February 13, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Our colleague, Adrien Remund presented his work on near-miss events as a measure of repeated survival during Dutch Demography Day
Our former student Adrian Kunz presented his master thesis on differences in healthy life expectancy between migrants and natives in Germany
February 13, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Our former student Adrian Kunz presented his master thesis on differences in healthy life expectancy between migrants and natives in Germany
Dutch demography day is coming to an end and researchers across Netherlands and the world joined today. The topics reflected the diversity of demography from twin studies with educational outcomes to health inequalities!
February 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Dutch demography day is coming to an end and researchers across Netherlands and the world joined today. The topics reflected the diversity of demography from twin studies with educational outcomes to health inequalities!
Last week at the Dutch Participatory Action Research (PAR) conference, Billie de Haas led a workshop, sharing insights from #PAR on fostering inclusivity in our #PopStudies program and navigating informed consent in student-staff collaborations.
November 20, 2024 at 2:52 PM
Last week at the Dutch Participatory Action Research (PAR) conference, Billie de Haas led a workshop, sharing insights from #PAR on fostering inclusivity in our #PopStudies program and navigating informed consent in student-staff collaborations.
Hinke Haisma, Louise Meijering & Adrien Remund won the Demog-crazy Award from the Center for Demographic Research at Louvain-la-Neuve for a humorous, thought-provoking article. They address Ron Lee's doughnut critique 🍩of #Demography, proposing the Dutch #oliebol as an optimistic new metaphor.
November 19, 2024 at 8:35 AM
Hinke Haisma, Louise Meijering & Adrien Remund won the Demog-crazy Award from the Center for Demographic Research at Louvain-la-Neuve for a humorous, thought-provoking article. They address Ron Lee's doughnut critique 🍩of #Demography, proposing the Dutch #oliebol as an optimistic new metaphor.
Proud of our Research Master students who led a workshop on the use of local #buildingmaterials and diversifying the economy on the island of #Ameland, in the context of our course Joint Multidisciplinary Research Project
@frw-rug.bsky.social
@frw-rug.bsky.social
November 11, 2024 at 11:58 AM
Proud of our Research Master students who led a workshop on the use of local #buildingmaterials and diversifying the economy on the island of #Ameland, in the context of our course Joint Multidisciplinary Research Project
@frw-rug.bsky.social
@frw-rug.bsky.social
📢Join in person or online on the 21st of November! Our colleague, Billie de Haas, will participate as one of the book's discussants.
November 5, 2024 at 10:06 AM
📢Join in person or online on the 21st of November! Our colleague, Billie de Haas, will participate as one of the book's discussants.
@zilincikova.bsky.social presenting her paper "The role of schools and school peers in transition to early motherhood." At the side meeting EAPS Working Group Child and Adolescent Development. 🏫🎒
June 13, 2024 at 7:29 AM
@zilincikova.bsky.social presenting her paper "The role of schools and school peers in transition to early motherhood." At the side meeting EAPS Working Group Child and Adolescent Development. 🏫🎒
