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ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations @cpc-cg.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

A new paper by CPC's Athina Vlachantoni and team uses @usociety.bsky.social to assess the importance of ethnicity & gender, alongside other factors, in explaining whether people save for retirement through a private pension or other savings and investments, finding persistent ethnic & gender gaps.

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Ethnic and gender gaps in private pension participation in the UK | Journal of Social Policy | Cambridge Core

Ethnic and gender gaps in private pension participation in the UK

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St Andrews Population & Health Research Group @phrg-standrews.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

New publication ✍️ A PhD study led by @gauthierdulout.bsky.social shifts the discourse on the housing problem from one of shortage to a crisis of distribution, finding a “concentric mismatch” between where demographic pressures are strongest and where new homes are being built.

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ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations @cpc-cg.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Congratulations to our Director @janefalkingham.bsky.social on being elected a fellow of @britishacademy.bsky.social, seen here being welcomed to the Academy yesterday by Prof Susan J. Smith PBA, British Academy President Find out more: www.cpc.ac.uk/news/latest_... @ukri.org @uosmedia.bsky.social

Director Professor Jane Falkingham CBE is elected a fellow of The British Academy for her contributions to the humanities and social sciences, seen here being welcomed to the Academy by Professor Susan J. Smith PBA, President of the British Academy.

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ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations @cpc-cg.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🕐 Join us TODAY at 1pm (UK time) for our #CPCCGWebinar. Register to join in online - all welcome: www.cpc.ac.uk/activities/e...

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Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science, Oxford University @oxforddemsci.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

🏛️ At a Parliament event in the House of Commons, we shared an early look at our National Conversation research - exploring what unites and divides communities across the UK, with 100,000+ people taking part in the survey. Read more: www.demography.ox.ac.uk/news/nationa... #NationalConversation

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National Conversation research highlighted at Parliament event on community and cohesion

An early look at the University of Oxford’s National Conversation research was shared at a Parliament event exploring how communities across the UK can live well together.

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FemQuant @femquant.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

It's September and we're kicking off another term of monthly #FemQuantSeminars! Join us online on 29 Sept for a presentation by @signesvallfors.bsky.social on Exposure to Local Violent Crime and Abortion, Miscarriage, and Stillbirth in Mexico. Info & sign-up: femquant.wordpress.com/seminar-seri...

Foto of speaker and seminar details on blue background. Exposure to local violent crime and abortion, miscarriage and stillbirth in Mexico. Dr. Signe Svallfors, Stockholm University. Tuesday 29 September 2026, 8:00 ET/ 13:00 BST/ 14:00 CEST. Link to more information in post

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ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations @cpc-cg.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

🧑‍🏫 NEXT WEEK - Join us for our #CPCCGWebinar with Kathy Burrell @livunigeog.bsky.social Kathy will explore different aspects of the material culture of welcome, hosting and guesting within the UK's Homes for #Ukraine private hosting scheme. Register to join us online: www.cpc.ac.uk/activities/e...

Promotional graphic for a CPC-CG seminar series webinar. On the left, a person wearing headphones sits at a desk taking notes while joining an online video call on a laptop. On the right, CPC (Centre for Population Change) and Connecting Generations logos appear above details of a seminar by Kathy Burrell of the University of Liverpool. The seminar title is “A blue and yellow welcome: Material politics and the homes for Ukraine private housing scheme”. The event takes place online on 24 September from 13:00 to 14:00 BST.

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ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations @cpc-cg.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

CPC research features in the latest @unisouthampton.bsky.social Faculty of Social Sciences Impactful Research Worldwide brochure Find out how we are 'Building inclusive pension protection and financial resilience' and 'Improving national statistics'. www.southampton.ac.uk/~assets/doc/... @ukri.org

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ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations @cpc-cg.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

🏘️ New research by CPC-CG's @gauthierdulout.bsky.social, Nissa Finney & David McCollum @standrewssgsd.bsky.social has shown that, despite the UK policy focus on increased house building, homes are not always being distributed to the places where they are needed most: www.cpc.ac.uk/news/latest_...

Slide titled “Widening gap in housing distribution”. Text states that despite policy focus on increasing house building across the UK, new homes are being created where they are least needed. Photo shows a housing development under construction, with brick houses surrounded by scaffolding and safety fencing.

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Dr Mary @maryabedalahad.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

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

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ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations @cpc-cg.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Maggie Chapman MSP has lodged a motion in the Scottish Parliament to welcome the publication of the recent Life in Stobswell report, produced by the CPC-CG Community Resilience project team, based on 18 months of fieldwork in the community. Full story: www.cpc.ac.uk/news/latest_... @ukri.org

Graphic celebrating the publication of Life in Stobswell. The image features a Scottish Parliament motion submitted by Maggie Chapman MSP for North East Scotland, congratulating Stobswell Forum on its involvement in the Community Reliance and Coherence project with the University of St Andrews and the Centre for Population Change as part of the Connecting Generations programme. The motion welcomes the Life in Stobswell report, recognises the forum's work in the Dundee community for more than 20 years, acknowledges challenges highlighted in the report, and wishes local organisations success in addressing them. A portrait image appears on the left, alongside green and white design elements and a call to action encouraging people to ask their MSPs to support Motion S7M-00941.

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ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations @cpc-cg.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

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...

Teresa McGowan, CPC-CG Research Manager, at the CPC-CG stand in the foyer of the BSPS Annual Conference, University of Kent

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ChildLives @childlives.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

📢Interested to know more about socio-economic inequalities in children's experiences of family change across Europe? Read ChildLives Working Paper 1 here: tinyurl.com/y2fazfw4

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Parth Pandya @parthpandya.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

💡I've published a spotlight today, in collaboration with @cpc-cg.bsky.social, on how time spent #alone has changed by #age over the last decade & what it means for #wellbeing. @resolutionfoundation.org Read here: www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications... And a thread with some findings ⬇️

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All by myself • Resolution Foundation

Time spent alone has risen up the public and political agenda, reflected in debates about the ‘relationship recession’, social media use and more working from home. [1] But these underlying societal ...

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Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 12/08/2026

Over the last decade, young people in the UK have spent an increasing amount of time alone. This trend is more pronounced for young men than young women ⤵️

Number of hours of non-sleep time per day spent alone among men (left side) and women (right side), by age group: UK

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ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations @cpc-cg.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

New research from @resolutionfoundation.org and @cpc-cg.bsky.social examines how patterns of time spent alone have changed over the past decade 👇

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Sanny Afable @sdafable.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

As The Cranberries song goes, I feel like my life has been changing every day in every possible way over the last 3.5 years. Incredibly honored to have reached the finish line, but even more grateful for the journey at @mpidr.bsky.social and @standrewssgsd.bsky.social 🫶

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ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations @cpc-cg.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

🗞️ 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

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Changing Populations

Welcome to issue 18 of Changing Populations.

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St Andrews Population & Health Research Group @phrg-standrews.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

✍🏻NEW WORKING PAPER: @jmikolai.bsky.social examines socioeconomic variation in children's experience of first and second parental separation in 20 European countries. Read on below to learn more. 👇 @childlives.bsky.social

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ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations @cpc-cg.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

How to create a sense of belonging and interaction among people of different ages in a community? Based on 18 months of fieldwork in the community, the CPC-CG report ‘Life in Stobswell’ aims to enhance community resilience in a neighbourhood of Dundee. Full story: www.cpc.ac.uk/news/latest_...

Professor Nissa Finney presents the research findings at the Life in Stobswell community launch event.

The panel discussion at the Life in Stobswell community launch event, with contributions from (L-R) Professor Nissa Finney, Dr Rachel Butler-Warke, Jennifer Kincaid (Dundee City Council Community Empowerment Team), Asma Hussein (Dundee International Women’s Centre), and Colin Clement (Stobwell Forum).

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Population Europe @populationeu.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Adapting in a fair way: In light of the new Demography Report by the European Commission, our experts present their key points for an adaptation strategy. "These policies are meant as a full life-course package, not a menu": www.linkedin.com/posts/europe...

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Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science, Oxford University @oxforddemsci.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Can children shape their parents' lives? @evakimova.bsky.social and @melindacmills.bsky.social show in @pnas.org how children's genetically influenced characteristics can shape family outcomes, highlighting the interplay between genes & social environment. www.demography.ox.ac.uk/news/can-chi...

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Can children shape their parents’ lives? New study reveals influence may flow both ways

A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) challenges the traditional view that influence within families flows only from parents to children. The research was...

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Vincent Ramos @vincentrramos.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

After over two personally and professionally fulfilling years at the @cpc-cg.bsky.social in Southampton, I'm excited to be moving back to Germany (this time in the south!) to join the ERC SOCDEBT project of @norawaitkus.bsky.social at Heidelberg University.

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ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations @cpc-cg.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

👏 Congratulations to our Director Professor @janefalkingham.bsky.social, who has been elected a fellow of The British Academy for contributions to the humanities and social sciences. Full story: www.cpc.ac.uk/news/latest_... @bspsuk.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social @populationeu.bsky.social

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ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations @cpc-cg.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

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_...

Front cover of the Work and Pensions Committee Transition to State Pension Age Second Report of Session 2026–27

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ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations @cpc-cg.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

As we mark #WorldPopulationDay 11 July, this year's theme 'Realizing the hopes & aspirations of young people' reflects CPC-CG research - our members are examining how employment, housing, wellbeing & family shape young people's transitions to adulthood & their futures: www.cpc.ac.uk/news/latest_...

Two young women with a mobile phone among the crowd in the middle of London’s busy theatre district. Credit: istock.com/carstenbrandt

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ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations @cpc-cg.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

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

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The Population Post | June 2026

Welcome to The Population Post, a monthly round-up from the ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations, featuring just some of our latest research and activities that you may have mi...

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Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science, Oxford University @oxforddemsci.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

It's not often the case that Ian Mckellen (a.k.a. 🧙)promotes your research project. But this just happened to our team of researchers developing survey and analysis for the national conversation. @melindacmills.bsky.social @andreatilstra.bsky.social @dvaldenegro.bsky.social @saicampbell.bsky.social

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Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 25/06/2026

And that's a wrap! you can watch back our event - Home comforts: How do Gen Z’s living standards compare to previous cohorts? Speakers including @jeevunsandher.bsky.social www.resolutionfoundation.org/events/home-...

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Home comforts • Resolution Foundation

Whether the issue is wealth, work, rising student debt or dwindling chances of home ownership, it’s been well documented that Millennials have faced a more challenging living standards path than many ...

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Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 25/06/2026

Ramping up the minimum wage since 2016 has driven a massive living standards boost to young people says @lalithatry.bsky.social But it's now worth 2/3 of typical hourly pay and is one of the highest minimum wages in the world. We can't repeat this ramping up so need other ways to help young people.

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Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 25/06/2026

Do we need to focus more on building affordable homes? Panel agrees that any increase in housing supply would be welcome Sam Richards warns that putting too much emphasis on affordable housing risks putting developers off building any homes. But there's a role for the public sector in this...

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Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 25/06/2026

Why is housing so extortionate in London? Sam Richards from @britainremade.bsky.social explains... Since early 1990s London's economic success has meant its population has grown by 2 million. But for every 10 jobs created just 3 homes have built. So housing costs rise, incomes fall, growth stalls.

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Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 25/06/2026

Speaking at our event @jeevunsandher.bsky.social calls for: - better vocational routes into work to reduce the NEET rate - build more homes - help young people to build wealth who can't get it from their parents - shift tax base from work to wealth. A strong living standards agenda for Gen Z....

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Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 25/06/2026

How to help Gen Z: Housing: - Starter Deposit Scheme - Increase Local Housing Allowance - Build more homes Work: - Expand mental health provision - Boost FE funding - Prioritise under 25 year olds for apprenticeship funding - Pause convergence between youth and adult minimum wage rates

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Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 25/06/2026

.... which is a problem if you're parents aren't rich or wealthy. Young people in richer households are almost twice as likely to receive a significant gift or inheritance in their 20s as poorer households.

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Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 25/06/2026

Furthermore, young people are struggling to build any wealth - so vital for lifetime living standards. Increasingly, wealth isn't earned, but handed down from older generations....

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Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 25/06/2026

The news for Gen Z is less good when it comes to housing. Home ownership is miles out of reach. Remember, the majority of baby boomers were home owners by the age of 30. Barely one-in-four millennials on track to own by that age.

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Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 25/06/2026

Specifically older Gen Z (born in late 90s) are enjoying higher hourly pay rates. This is a consequence of the ramping of the minimum wage from 2016 onwards. Amidst all worry about min wage rates, let's not forget it's delivered a massive living standards boost to Gen Z...

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Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 25/06/2026

What's behind these higher disposable incomes for older Gen Z vs younger millennials? They are earning more...

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Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 25/06/2026

We correct for this by looking at disposable incomes at a benefit unit level, and before housing costs. Good news - people born in the late 90s are currently enjoying higher living standards than those born ten years earlier had at the same age. Things are less rosy for those born in early 2000s.

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Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 25/06/2026

Staying at home presents a challenge for measuring living standards - commonly done by looking disposable incomes after housing costs at a household level. A lot of the income growth gained by young people living at home is actually their parents' income.

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Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 25/06/2026

There are lots of reasons - positive or negative - why young adults are choosing to live with their parents for longer. But here's an obvious one, housing costs are way cheaper. Home ownership is miles out of reach, social renting isn't available and private renting consumes a third of all income

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