British Society for Population Studies (BSPS)

🗓️ Save the date for our #CPCCGWebinar with Yuanyuan Yin, exploring older adults' perceptions of Virtual Reality grocery shopping. What are the opportunities, barriers & requirements for an age-friendly VR retail platform? Join us online, all welcome www.cpc.ac.uk/activities/e... @bspsuk.bsky.social

Can a system built around one parent who “cares” & another who “pays” reflect modern family life? In last week's #CPCCGWebinar, Susan Harkness @uob-policystudies.bsky.social explored parenting after separation, shared care & what changing family lives mean for UK welfare policy. @bspsuk.bsky.social

Co-organising (with Wendy Sigle and Sarah Walters) a new strand at the @bspsuk.bsky.social conference this year on the Politics of Demography, to encourage more discussions among demographers about the political implications of their work, and about the politics of producing demographic knowledge

Nice to see a book launch at @bspsuk.bsky.social, especially when that book is open access 😊: Low Fertilities in the Past and Present, part of the Proceedings of the @britishacademy.bsky.social

Lots of interesting presentations at the @bspsuk.bsky.social conference this year, including Aijie Zhang showing considerable heterogeneity in the composition of fertility decline in high income countries: not all fertility declines are the same

Presented on obesity, immigration, and determinants of life satisfaction at the British Society for Population Studies annual conference, at University of Kent #BSPS @cpc-cg.bsky.social @phrg-standrews.bsky.social @bspsuk.bsky.social

We've arrived at the #BSPS Conference, this year being held at the University of Kent 🎉 Come along to chat all things #population and #demography - or just for a catch-up - with us in the foyer during the breaks. Find out more about CPC-CG activities at the conference: www.cpc.ac.uk/activities/e...

A SOC-MISC team member, Jairo Loja Torres will present results on intergenerational transmission of #miscarriage risk using BCS70 data in the @bspsuk.bsky.social annual conference on Wed 9 Sep at 2pm. Please do join us there! See the full programme here: www.lse.ac.uk/internationa...

And finally... 📨 If you’ve enjoyed #ChangingPopulations this week, don’t forget to subscribe to be first to receive all things #population change and #demography in future newsletters ⤵️ ▶️ www.cpc.ac.uk/news/newslet... @bspsuk.bsky.social @populationeu.bsky.social @ukri.org @uosmedia.bsky.social

💫To round off our #ChangingPopulations launch week, we celebrate our researchers 💫 Head straight to page 10 to read about our recent celebrations and congratulations for significant milestones, PhD and award successes. ▶️ sway.cloud.microsoft/6PeRZlzYry4n... @bspsuk.bsky.social @ukri.org

🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒 How has the UK changed in the past 25 years in terms of demographics? CPC-CG researchers Athina Vlachantoni, @janefalkingham.bsky.social & Maria Evandrou discuss in @theconversation.com Read the full article: theconversation.com/britains-qua... @bspsuk.bsky.social @cra-soton.bsky.social

📢New funding call alert! Join our webinar to learn about a new CLOSER funding opportunity, supported by Population Research UK, to develop high-quality learning resources for the longitudinal population studies community. Register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/12f40e... | @closer-uk.bsky.social

📣 Coming soon: this flagship @clscohorts.bsky.social webinar is the best place to learn about our unique series of UK national cohort studies and the research opportunities they offer. Book now 👉️ buff.ly/WLF9fPS

🗞️ Out now - the latest issue of our research magazine, Changing Populations We explore some of the major #demographic challenges shaping contemporary society, from falling #fertility and #population #ageing to #migration, integration and #family change @bspsuk.bsky.social @populationeu.bsky.social

Just out! 📢 "Why is life expectancy in England & Wales falling behind?" We used a decomposition approach to understand why life expectancy improvements in E&W lagged behind other European countries between 2011 and 2019. 📉 The findings might surprise you. 🔍📄 doi.org/10.1080/00324728.2026.2682462 1/N

We'd like to thank @oxforddemsci.bsky.social + @sociologyoxford.bsky.social + @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social + @imprs-phds.bsky.social for their support! Read the full paper in Population Studies @bspsuk.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/00324728.2026.2682462 7/N

This is an important role - National Data Guardian. Advises the health and care system so people’s information is kept safe and confidential, and is shared when appropriate to achieve better outcomes for patients. £63k for 3.5 days a week apply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk/roles/9039

UKRI are recruiting for a new Exec Chair for Research England (£160k-£170k). It is a crucial role including QR funding and the REF. I hope they get a great field. But I worry a bit. It's hard to find on their website (see link below) fa-evzn-saasfaukgovprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

with the support of @thegreatleap22116.bsky.social , ESHD, the @bspsuk.bsky.social , and the Local Population Studies Society, are already behind us. ⬇️🧵

📚 Two phenomenal weeks of the Summer School "Micro-Census Insights into Historical Households, Mortality and Fertility" in Cambridge, organized by the @universitypress.cambridge.org and the Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure (CamPop) ⬇️🧵

Research led by @janefalkingham.bsky.social, Evandrou & Vlachantoni has been used in the Work & Pensions Committee's new 'Transition to State Pension Age' report, which examines the impact of the increasing State Pension age on people approaching retirement: Full story: www.cpc.ac.uk/news/latest_...

Social scientists📣 GO-Science is seeking experts to help review trends being developed for the next UK Government Trend Deck, which brings together evidence on the long-term trends likely to shape the UK in the future. Register your interest by 31 July. ➡️

Important webinar tomorrow!

News outlets are leading with modelling suggesting 2,700 people may have died from heat-related causes during recent heatwaves. And yet recent death rates are the lowest on record. A short thread on what recent mortality data actually tells us. Spoiler: not much! 1/5 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I'm Matt Wallace and this is my TEDx talk 👇🏻 www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCMA... @uos-health-society.bsky.social @salforduni.bsky.social @ukri.org @para-mor-ukri.bsky.social @bspsuk.bsky.social

If you are on LinkedIn, check out our latest CPC-CG LinkedIn newsletter, The Population Post, rounding up some of our activity highlights from June: www.linkedin.com/pulse/popula... And make sure you subscribe to be notified for future issues: www.linkedin.com/build-relati... @bspsuk.bsky.social

Social scientists📣The FCDO has 11 Senior Research Fellowship placements for UK academics in a variety of fields incl. gender & equity; conflict; economic development; tech, geopolitics & information manipulation; global health & more. ⏰ Closes on 30 August. ➡️ www.grtd.fcdo.gov.uk/call-for-app...

📽️ NEW #CPCGCWebinar video with Shuang Chen from LSE Catch up on Shuang's discussion around explanations for low #fertility ideals in urban #China. In the seminar, Shuang presents two recent papers examining the puzzle. @bspsuk.bsky.social @ukri.org @populationeu.bsky.social

The recording for this excellent panel discussion is now available to view: youtu.be/X2feCepLSTs

Did the iPhone *really* cause the baby bust? A more skeptical reading of the new viral study from LCDS Deputy Director @drjenndowd.bsky.social jenndowd.substack.com/p/did-the-ip...? #demography #econsky #causalsky @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social @oxpop.bsky.social

Call for Applications for Marie Sklodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships Are you an early-career researcher looking for a long-term research opportunity within a multidisciplinary team?

Want to work on family complexity and children's lives? St Andrews has opened applications for its BAME #PhD #Scholarships, which are available to UK-domiciled ‘Home’ fee applicants from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds. More information here: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/geography-su...

📌 Save the date for our next #CPCCGWebinar with Shuang Chen from #LSE. Shuang will explore explanations for the #lowfertility ideals in urban #China, presenting two recent papers examining the puzzle. Register to join us online - all welcome: www.cpc.ac.uk/activities/e... @bspsuk.bsky.social

Had the *best* time running the Critical #Demography workshop last week. So many ideas and so much energy to push our field forward. Thank you @bspsuk.bsky.social for the amazing sponsorship. Stay tuned for the next steps 😊

💼 Job opportunities 3 x Research Fellows to work on @ukri.org ESRC-funded Connecting Generations projects, based @phrg-standrews.bsky.social @standrewssgsd.bsky.social 📨 Apply by 29 June. More info: www.cpc.ac.uk/news/vacanci... @bspsuk.bsky.social @populationeu.bsky.social @eapsphd.bsky.social

📣St Andrews–Max Planck PhD Studentship in Population, Health and Data Science‼️ https://www.demogr.mpg.de/en/career_6122/jobs_fellowships_1910/st_andrews_max_planck_phd_studentship_in_population_health_and_data_science_15472 IMPRS-PHDS | St Andrews Population & Health Research Group

|AGENDA | Engaging with Intersectionality in Population Research: A Critical Review and Recommendations 🕙 June 12, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. 🔎 INED and online Registration required

The Population Investigation Committee is recruiting for an Editor-in-Chief or team of Editors-in-Chief for Population Studies: A journal of demography. files.taylorandfrancis.com/rpst-call-fo...

We are recruiting for a PhD student who will be studying jointly between Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research and University of St Andrews, More information are attached. @phrg-standrews.bsky.social @cpc-cg.bsky.social @bspsuk.bsky.social

📺 Tune in to BBC South Today at 18:30 tonight to see the full news story 'Falling birth rates blamed for business closing', featuring an interview with @bperelli-harris.bsky.social ⤵️ (@bspsuk.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social @ukri.org @uossocstatdemo.bsky.social @populationeu.bsky.social)

📽️ Catch up on our latest #CPCCGWebinar recording to hear about new research on how Universal Credit reshapes young adults' living arrangements, with @jeinhoff.bsky.social @mpidr.bsky.social and @vincentrramos.bsky.social @uossocstatdemo.bsky.social (@bspsuk.bsky.social @populationeu.bsky.social)

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... Our results demonstrate that over-coverage substantially affects demographic and economic indicators, particularly at typical migration ages, with mortality rates showing the largest bias at older ages.

It’s your last chance to register for our webinar tomorrow in partnership with @uofgpolicy.bsky.social where Prof Kezia Dugdale, @profnicolamcewen.bsky.social & Dr Hefin Gwilym will explore what the devolved governments can do to address the cost-of-living crisis.➡️ www.eventbrite.com/e/what-can-t...

📆 Save the date for our next #CPCCGWebinar with Albert Esteve @uab.cat and @cedemografia.bsky.social: How #livingarrangements are structured and evolve across #societies over time, reflecting #demographic dynamics, #family systems, and #economic conditions. Register: www.cpc.ac.uk/activities/e...

Wohoooo, a new article is published that tackles housing and homeownership among immigrants and their descendants in Sweden, @phrg-standrews.bsky.social @migrantlife.bsky.social @cpc-cg.bsky.social @bspsuk.bsky.social link: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The @bspsuk.bsky.social is now accepting nominations for the Anne Shepherd New Investigator Award. Early career researchers in academia, local or national government within 5 years of PhD/appointment (allowing for career breaks) are eligible. Deadline 30 April www.lse.ac.uk/internationa...

The deadline for submitting abstracts for the British Society for Population Studies conference is coming up - 17 April. There are a range of planned sessions, from classic demography topics to newer themes, including a new session on how demography is used and misused for political purposes

Demography of menopause @bspsuk.bsky.social 2026! The strand on "Women's health: Beyond maternal mortality" will host a special session on #menopause. Submit your works 👇until April 17 (5pm UK time) Call for papers: www.lse.ac.uk/internationa...