News from the Network

02/04/19

Population Europe at the 2019 PAA

This year, Population Europe will be travelling to Austin, Texas to participate in the Population Association of America's annual conference. We will be there to meet with members of our network, learn about the ongoing research happening in the field of demography, and, most importantly, to help keep people updated with what is going on at the conference through our tweets.

01/04/19

Demography Prize 2019

Essay contest on the housing crisis - Deadline 1 December 2019

Write an essay on: "Housing Crisis: how can we improve the situation for young people?" Deadline to submit essays: 1 December 2019

29/03/19

New Partner Institute: The Population Studies Group (PSG) at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Population Europe welcomes the Population Studies Group (PSG) at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine as the 33rd partner in the Network of Europe's leading demographic research centres.

29/03/19

ERC Advanced Grants for Hill Kulu and Melinda Mills

Population Europe is delighted to announce that two of our partner institutes will be the home of outstanding projects financed by the prestigious ERC Advanced Grant.

25/03/19

Véronique Hertrich

It is with great sadness that we announce her passing

Population Europe was saddened to hear that Dr. Véronique Hertrich passed away. She was supportive of our Network and was a member of our Council of Advisors. We send our condolences to her family, friends, and her colleagues at INED. Official Announcement from INED Ms. Hertrich joined INED in 1992, while she completing her PhD thesis on the Bwa people of Mali, a population group she would follow for more than a quarter of a century.

05/03/19

Population Europe Celebrates International Women's Day

In honor of International Women's Day (IWD), check out some of our publications about research on gender and gender equality.

11/02/19

The Exhibition “How to get to 100 – and enjoy it” at the AAAS Conference in Washington, D.C.

The American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting takes place in Washington D.C. this February with exhibitors from across the world showcasing their research related to the theme of ‘Science Transcending Boundaries’.

01/02/19

Alberto Palloni to Join the Spanish National Research Council

Press Release: Alberto Palloni will coordinate a new ERC Advanced project at CSIC that will demonstrate the theories linking developmental biology, epigenetics and human health and mortality

21/01/19

The Winners of the Allianz European Demographer Award

The winners of the Allianz European Demographer Award 2019 are Ridhi Kasyhap from Oxford University and Bruno Arpino from Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona.

15/01/19

New Centre for Demographic Science

Oxford University will set up a new Centre for Demographic Science with £10 million funding from the Leverhulme Trust. In their announcement, the Trust states: "Demographic research aids society, government and industry to prepare for demands related to population growth and shrinkage, climate change, migration, longevity and ageing, fertility and household change. Our aim is to build an internationally-recognised centre of research excellence that will disrupt, realign and raise the value of demography."