Register data are increasingly accessible to researchers across Europe and beyond, 
offering exciting opportunities for advancing fertility research. The EAPS Working 
Group on Register-Based Fertility Research is dedicated to promoting the use of
emerging register data to study fertility and family dynamics. The recent decline in 
fertility in many countries, including Western and Northern Europe, has raised new 
questions regarding contemporary fertility behaviour.

The upcoming meeting of the working group will feature a scientific program of 
research presentations and provide opportunities for informal exchange and 
networking. We invite submissions of research on fertility that leverages register data, 
whether ongoing or recently completed. Join us in contributing to this vital area of 
research and engaging in discussions with fellow scholars.

17-18 November 2025 
University of Antwerp, Belgium

Submit your short abstract until August 1st 2025 by email to meeting2025@uantwerpen.be

Abstracts should clearly articulate the research objective, methodology, and key
findings in 350 words or less, and include the full names and affiliations of all authors. 
Submissions will undergo a peer-review process, with accepted abstracts eligible for
oral or poster presentations. We encourage researchers at all career stages to submit 
an abstract. There is no participation fee, but participants are responsible for their own 
travel and accommodation.
 

Conference Organizers:

Karel Neels & Jonas Wood (University of Antwerp), Jessica Nisen (University of Turku), 
Daniel van Wijk (Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute) and Kelsey 
Wright (Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research).