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Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science, Oxford University @oxforddemsci.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Applications are open for 4 DPhil projects in Demographic Science for 2027 entry Topics include demographic forecasting, conflict related mortality, multimorbidity and LLM safety in population health research. 📅 Deadline: 1 Dec 2026 @oxpop.bsky.social #Demography #PopulationHealth #DPhil

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Four DPhil projects in Demographic Science open for 2027 entry

Applications are now open for four University of Oxford’s DPhil in Population Health projects supervised by researchers at the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science (LCDS). The projects span demog...

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ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations @cpc-cg.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

📍 Save the date- #CPCCGWebinar with Susan Harkness @uob-policystudies.bsky.social Using @usociety.bsky.social, Susan examines non-resident fathers' involvement in their children's lives, focusing on child maintenance, contact & shared care Register www.cpc.ac.uk/activities/e... @bspsuk.bsky.social

Promotional graphic for a CPC-CG seminar. The left side shows a classroom-style seminar with attendees seated facing a presenter, with one attendee raising a hand. The right side features the Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations logos and event details: Susan Harkness, University of Bristol, presenting “Parenting in separated families: Implications for child maintenance and social welfare policy”. The seminar is offered online and in person on 15 October from 12:00 to 13:00 BST.

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Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science, Oxford University @oxforddemsci.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Thomas Rawson spoke on infectious disease & demography, while Melinda Mills shared lessons from public participation in digital & health projects and chaired a session on behavioural & social considerations. #Demography @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social @oxpop.bsky.social @leverhulme.ac.uk

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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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ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations @cpc-cg.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Find out more about the @ukri.org - funded project 'Promoting inclusivity in pension protection and other forms of saving among men and women from black and minority ethnic communities in the UK: a mixed methods study' 👇👇

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CPC - Projects

The Centre for Population Change (CPC) is a collaboration between the Universities of Southampton, St. Andrews, and Stirling, it is an umbrella organisation bringing together multiple projects investi...

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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 · 30/09/2026

Read more about the research: 'Intergenerational flows of support between parents and adult children in Britain' in Ageing and Society: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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

🧑‍🏫 It's the final day at the #BSPS Conference. You can find CPC-CG members' research in the sessions below ⬇️ Full event info: www.cpc.ac.uk/activities/e...

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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 · 09/09/2026

🧑‍🏫 We are looking forward to a busy day at the #BSPS Conference. You can find CPC-CG members' research and commentary in the sessions below ⬇️ And head to the CPC-CG stand in the foyer during the breaks to find out more 🍵 Full event info: www.cpc.ac.uk/activities/e...

Conference programme table for Wednesday 9 September showing population science presentations and authors. Sessions run from 08:45–10:15, 14:00–15:30 and 15:45–17:15. Topics include life satisfaction in the UK, state pension age and retirement expectations, inequalities in miscarriage risk, internet and mobile phone adoption, migration and family formation, healthy ageing, fertility change across 21 high-income countries, and living standards among Millennials and Gen Z. A session on Demography and the Environment is chaired by Sen Li. Authors include Mary Abed Al Ahad, Yifan Ge, Jane Falkingham, Athina Vlachantonis, Jairo Loja-Torres, Katherine Keenan, Heini Väisänen, Michael Y. C. Chong, Ridhi Kashyap, Hill Kulu, Nissa Mhairi Hale and others. The table is styled in navy blue with columns for time, presentation title, session and authors.

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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 · 07/08/2026

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

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ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations @cpc-cg.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

🌟And rounding off our Researcher spotlight in #ChangingPopulations, we have @gauthierdulout.bsky.social 🗨️ He shares his PhD journey and research background, leading to his current role in the Connecting Generations project team - see page 10. ▶️ sway.cloud.microsoft/6PeRZlzYry4n...

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ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations @cpc-cg.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

💫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

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ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations @cpc-cg.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

In June, we welcomed over 40 delegates to @standrewssgsd.bsky.social for the CPC-CG Symposium on Intergenerational Change and Support, where they explored support between generations over 2 days of presentations and discussions - page 9 of #ChangingPopulations ▶️ sway.cloud.microsoft/6PeRZlzYry4n...

Promotional graphic for the CPC-CG symposium on intergenerational change and support. A photo shows around 15 people standing and talking at a networking event in a bright atrium with floor-to-ceiling windows. Overlaid text on the left reads “CPC-CG symposium on intergenerational change and support”. A text panel on the right explains that population ageing, changing family structures, and growing inequalities make understanding intergenerational support increasingly important, noting support across the life course, from grandparents providing childcare to adult children caring for ageing parents.

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ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations @cpc-cg.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

In #ChangingPopulations, find newly published research by @melindacmills.bsky.social (@oxforddemsci.bsky.social) exploring whether children’s genetic predispositions for health, behavioural & cognitive traits were associated with major family outcomes - page 8 ▶️ sway.cloud.microsoft/6PeRZlzYry4n...

Screenshot of a research article titled “When children shape their families”. The page features a large photo of a small child in a green coat and striped hat walking beside an adult pushing a blue scooter along a pavement. Behind them is a colourful wall covered in graffiti. To the right, article text summarises research led by Professor Melinda Mills on how children’s genetic characteristics may influence family outcomes such as whether parents have more children, marry, or separate.

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ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations @cpc-cg.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

The new issue of #ChangingPopulations features research by @jackiewahba.bsky.social (@sotonecon.bsky.social) which shows that strong host-country language skills can improve belonging, reduce bullying and support educational success among immigrant children. ▶️ sway.cloud.microsoft/6PeRZlzYry4n...

Classroom scene showing three primary school pupils seated around a table using tablet devices with support from a teacher. The graphic headline reads “Language as a gateway to inclusion”. Accompanying text summarises research led by Professor Jackie Wahba OBE, showing that strong host-country language skills help immigrant children feel they belong, improve peer relationships and support academic success and school integration.

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ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations @cpc-cg.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

In #ChangingPopulations, read about research findings that show young people from ethnic minorities living in areas that voted more strongly to leave the EU experienced a decline in their mental health after the referendum - page 6 ▶️ sway.cloud.microsoft/6PeRZlzYry4n... @usociety.bsky.social

Graphic titled “Brexit’s mental health consequences”. On the left, a person in a green jacket looks at a red smartphone while sitting against a dark wall. On the right, text summarises a University of Southampton study by Valentina Di Iasio, Corrado Giulietti and Jackie Wahba, finding that young people from ethnic minority backgrounds living in areas with stronger Leave votes experienced a decline in mental health after the 2016 EU referendum. The graphic notes that this pattern was not found among white British youth or older ethnic minority groups.

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ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations @cpc-cg.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

In #ChangingPopulations, we report on 2 projects exploring community resilience & cohesion: one based on fieldwork in a Dundee neighbourhood, and one using innovative digital tools to collect large-scale public data on community life in Britain - go to page 5 ▶️ sway.cloud.microsoft/6PeRZlzYry4n...

Promotional graphic for a University of St Andrews community research report. A photo shows an older person in a white top with a blue floral pattern speaking with others at a community event. Text highlights the report Life in Stobswell, which examines community resilience, belonging and intergenerational connections in the Dundee neighbourhood of Stobswell, based on 18 months of fieldwork by CPC-CG researchers.

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ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations @cpc-cg.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Also in this #ChangingPopulations, we focus on caring, working and ageing, and ask whether Britain is prepared as we face a “perfect storm”, with people expected to work longer, fund their own future care, and provide informal unpaid care, all at once - page 4 ▶️ sway.cloud.microsoft/6PeRZlzYry4n...

Promotional graphic about ageing, care and work in later life. On the left, an older adult sits indoors near a window while another person hands over a mug. A banner across the image reads: “Caring, working and ageing: Is Britain prepared?” On the right, text discusses how population ageing is creating complex policy challenges around work, pensions, care and retirement. The graphic highlights CPC-CG research on later life, unpaid care, health inequalities and changing family networks, and explains how this research has contributed to national debates and reviews on pension policy and the future needs of an ageing population in the UK.

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ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations @cpc-cg.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

🧵 Each of our #ChangingPopulations articles has a 'Further reading' section, with a wealth of links to policy briefings, news coverage, recordings, journal articles and papers - just scroll to the end of each section: sway.cloud.microsoft/6PeRZlzYry4n... @standrewssgsd.bsky.social @ukri.org

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ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations @cpc-cg.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

In this issue of #ChangingPopulations, we report on findings that suggest declining fertility isn't simply the result of young people rejecting relationships & parenthood. Instead, economic & social barriers are making these goals harder to achieve - page 3 ▶️ sway.cloud.microsoft/6PeRZlzYry4n...

Promotional graphic about declining fertility rates. On the left, a busy city street scene shows several young people standing outside shops, with two people in the foreground looking at a smartphone while holding drinks. A banner across the image reads: “Falling fertility, unfulfilled aspirations”. On the right, text explains that fertility rates are falling across the UK and other high-income countries, but research suggests that young people still aspire to relationships, children, home ownership and financial security. The text highlights evidence that economic and social barriers, including housing, employment and financial insecurity, are making these goals harder to achieve.

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

And if you missed out on our #CPCCGWebinar series in the spring, we have a quick round-up in the latest #ChangingPopulations so you can link directly to any recordings you may have missed. Head straight to page 11 📺 ▶️ sway.cloud.microsoft/6PeRZlzYry4n...

Image shows CPC-CG seminars round-up page from Changing Populations, with man sitting in an office watching a webinar on a computer screen. Intro text reads: Many of our seminars are now
available to watch again on our
YouTube channel, so do take a look if
you missed out or would like to see
the presentations again.

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

Along with a busy first half of 2026, we've got plenty of events and activities coming up. Browse page 2 of #ChangingPopulations to see what's on, sign up for our #CPCCGwebinars, and maybe we'll see you in person at some of the upcoming events 👋 ▶️ sway.cloud.microsoft/6PeRZlzYry4n...

Image shows activities snapshot and upcoming events section from Changing Populations magazine: Upcoming events

8 September - Peter W. F. Smith is presenting research at the
Royal Statistical Society conference

8 -10 September - CPC-CG members will be attending the
British Society for Population Studies conference

11 September - Ann Berrington is delivering a presentation at
the 33rd Annual Workshop of the European Research Network
on Transitions in Youth

22 September - Ann Berrington and Yan Zhang are presenting
research at the Centre for Longitudinal Studies Conference

29 September-1 October - Cate Pemble and Heather Emond are
taking part in the Generations Working Together Global
Intergenerational Congress

1-2 October - Ann Berrington is a speaker at the 'Behavioural
policy for family' workshop at King's College London

15 October - CPC-CG webinar with Susan Harkness from the
University of Bristol

17 November - Jane Falkingham is a speaker at a Festival of
Economics event on 'The new demographics'

19 November - CPC-CG webinar with Carla Rowold from the
Hertie School Berlin

1 December - Ann Berrington is a keynote speaker at the
Wittgenstein Centre conference

21 January - CPC-CG webinar with Emma Sharland, Head of
Research and Analysis at the Office for National Statistics

25 February - CPC-CG webinar with Sara Tafuro from the Institut
National d'Études Démographiques (INED)

For the latest updates, please see our online event calendar.

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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

The project team – Nissa Finney, @alicebutlerwarke.bsky.social, @rachelwilkie.bsky.social, @jo-hale.bsky.social & Elspeth Graham @standrewssgsd.bsky.social – launched ‘Life in Stobswell’ at a local community event on Monday to residents, community leaders, representatives of Dundee Council, and MSPs

Illustrated cover image titled Life in Stobswell. Two UK-style road signs stand against a pale grey street-map background: one points right to “City centre A929” and the other points left to “Stobswell (Local services)”. Below, the title appears in light blue text on a dark navy panel. Along the bottom are the logos of the University of Southampton School of Geography and Sustainable Development, the Centre for Population Change (CPC), and Connecting Generations.

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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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