Events

The Research and Expertise Centre for Survey Methodology (RECSM) of the Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) is happy to announce the 5th edition of the Barcelona Summer School in Survey Methodology (June 25th to July 6th, 2018). [...]

Deadline for applications: 2nd April 2018    [...]

The summer school addresses trends and dynamics of migration and their interaction with society after settlement, from both a scientific and policy perspective. Speakers from various academic disciplines will offer insights in migration and integration processes. Next to academic state-of-the art insights, different policy perspectives will be presented. This allows participants to gain an in-depth understanding of the complexity of migration and its consequences for society. [...]

  Organisers: IMISCOE Research Group “Diversity, Migration and Social Cohesion (Div/Mig/Soc)” Dr Marta Kindler (Centre of Migration Research, University of Warsaw) Dr Aneta Piekut (Sheffield Methods Institute, University of Sheffield) [...]

July 3-4, 2018 | Hertie School of Governance, Berlin   The Hertie School of Governance in Berlin invites PhD students to participate in a workshop on migration and integration, taking place on July 3-4, 2018. The event is supported by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) as part of the IPID4all programme “PHD GLOBAL”. Financial support is available to a limited number of students from universities abroad.   [...]

Aims of the society To promote interdisciplinary and inter-study understanding and collaboration in longitudinal and life course research, and provide a forum for discussion and publication of new ideas about all aspects of this topic. To promote new thinking about making measurements comparable across studies and across time, while addressing the ethical and data protection questions that may arise in their use. [...]

“Groups 4 Health” is an evidenced-based, short-term psychological intervention developed by an Australian team of clinical and social psychologists. Stressing social connectedness as a means to improve mental health and general well-being, a one-day workshop organised on July 12, 2018, by the National Centre of Competence in Research LIVES in partnership with the Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, Lausanne, will make this intervention available to a Swiss public.   [...]

The International Conference on Social Identity and Health will be hosted in 2018 (July 12-14) at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland by the National Centre of Competence in Research LIVES. The deadline of the call for abstract submissions is set on January 4, 2018. [...]

Le vieillissement est un défi global, qui concerne l’ensemble des populations de la planète. Actuellement plus prononcé au Nord, il s’observe déjà dans les pays du Sud où il sera d’ailleurs plus rapide. Vieillir est aussi un défi personnel pour chaque individu, soucieux de maintenir son identité et sa dignité. Pour son 20e colloque et son 40e anniversaire, l’Association Internationale des Démographes de Langue Française vous invite à explorer ces niveaux d’analyse et leurs articulations, à travers quatre axes : [...]

The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, London School of Economics and Political Science, and Bocconi University cordially invite submissions to a conference on the Postponement of Parenthood, with support from the European Research Council. Please visit https://www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_press/news/news/postponement_of_parenthood_5457.htm for more information and the latest updates.   [...]