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DEMO LLN 🇧🇪 @demographielln.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

📢 The #LunchSeminar programme for this semester is here! We’re excited to announce a new series of presentations covering a wide range of topics in #demography and population studies. 🖥️ All seminars can be followed online: us02web.zoom.us/j/87199604242

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DEMO LLN 🇧🇪 @demographielln.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#LunchSeminar is back! Kicking off with @giacomolanfiuti.bsky.social who will explore the limits of life expectancy. 🗣️ “Even if life expectancy may be slowly approaching a limit, the limits of longevity continue to be strongly broken.” Intrigued? Join us: 📆 06/10 at 1pm 🖥 Zoom: lnkd.in/gnaNuxZB

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DEMO LLN 🇧🇪 @demographielln.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

📢NEW article in Quetelet Journal by Ignacio Pardo & Gonzalo De Armas, nominees for the DemogCrazy Award! The demographic decline of the werwolves! doi.org/10.14428/rqj...

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DEMO LLN 🇧🇪 @demographielln.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

📢NEW Article in Quetelet Journal by Mélanie Bourguignon, winner of the DemogCrazy Award! “Mariés au premier regard” ou comment le mariage permet d’échapper à ses obligations citoyennes. ojs.uclouvain.be/index.php/Qu...

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DEMO LLN 🇧🇪 @demographielln.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Yesterday, DEMO celebrated the start of the new academic year under some unexpectedly sunny Belgian skies! ☀️

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DEMO LLN 🇧🇪 @demographielln.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Registrations for this year's Quetelet Conference are now open! ⤵️

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DEMO LLN 🇧🇪 @demographielln.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Check out this new publication from our colleague!

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DEMO LLN 🇧🇪 @demographielln.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

🎓 Last Friday, our colleague Kassoum Dianou successfully defended his PhD thesis, entitled "The promises and pitfalls of Mobile Phone Survey for mortality measurement in Low- and Middle-Income countries: a case study in Burkina Faso".

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DEMO LLN 🇧🇪 @demographielln.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

#MeetDEMOmembers Today, get to know another DEMO member: Bruno Schoumaker @brunoschoumaker.bsky.social. He has been a full professor of #demography since 2003. His main research interests include: 🔎(male) #fertility across the globe 🔎international #migration (mainly between Africa & Belgium)

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DEMO LLN 🇧🇪 @demographielln.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

#MeetDEMOmembers Kassoum Dianou joined DEMO in 2022 as a PhD researcher, working on #mortality measurement and demographic methods in low- and middle-income countries. He is also affiliated with the ISSP at Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo in Ouagadougou.

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DEMO LLN 🇧🇪 @demographielln.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

A few months ago, Giacomo Lanfiuti Baldi @giacomolanfiuti.bsky.social joined our team as a post-doc researcher in the TEMPUR project (ClimaTE change-related Mortality in different Population groups in URbanized Belgium) #MeetDEMOmembers

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DEMO LLN 🇧🇪 @demographielln.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

New publication from a DEMO member ⏬

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Philippe Bocquier @phbocquier.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

What if #GlobalHealth inequalities aren’t just about wealth—but power? We often talk about GDP or healthcare spending… But what happens when we measure the impact of relationships between countries on child mortality? Thread on my comm at #EPC2026 in #Bologna ⏬ #Demography #trade 1/5

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DEMO LLN 🇧🇪 @demographielln.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

🌞On Monday, DEMO members participated in a one-day retreat. This was an opportunity to reflect on our work-life balance & our team dynamics. With a picnic in the woods at the end of the day, it was also an opportunity to share informal moments together before closing the summer break.

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DEMO LLN 🇧🇪 @demographielln.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

#MeetDEMOmembers series is back! A few weeks ago, we welcomed Afua Durowaa-Boateng. She started a postdoctoral position & will be working on the world #fertility database project. Her research interests are male & female fertility as well as family dynamics, notably in sub-Saharan Africa.

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DEMO LLN 🇧🇪 @demographielln.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

📸 Throwback to #EPC2026 From presentations & posters to networking, & memorable moments around Bologna, last week was an inspiring experience for our team. Thank you to organisers & @eaps.bsky.social who made this conference such a success.

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DEMO LLN 🇧🇪 @demographielln.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Last day of #EPC2026 already, hope you enjoyed yesterday's party as much as DEMO members! 2 more things before you leave: 1️⃣Our colleague, Ilia, is presenting at 9:00 today on seasonal components of life expectancy (Room B) 2️⃣Give us your best caption for this group picture Safe travels everyone!

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DEMO LLN 🇧🇪 @demographielln.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

#EPC2026 is fast approaching! Many DEMO members will participate this year. Here's a summary of when & where to find us! Safe travels & see you in Bologna 😎☀️

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DEMO LLN 🇧🇪 @demographielln.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Some DEMO members are attending CUDEP2026 in Bordeaux netx week Valentin Bope will present joint research with @phbocquier.bsky.social on demographic vulnerability, political instability & changes in the burden of crisis- related injury #mortality in sub-saharan Africa

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DEMO LLN 🇧🇪 @demographielln.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

🎉 #MeetDEMOmembers series is back! Today, meet Marie-Laurence Flahaux, associate researcher at DEMO & researcher at the French Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD). Her research interests include return #migration, migrants’ administrative trajectories, & the effect of migration #policies.

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Mireille Le Guen @mireilleleguen.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Je recrute un·e doctorant·e en sciences sociales pour mon projet MIS-FNRS 3CoBe 🎓 Objectif : collecter et analyser les trajectoires contraceptives des femmes en Belgique 🇧🇪 Intéressé·e ? Postulez ici 👇 #PhD #SciencesSociales #JusticeReproductive

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DEMO LLN 🇧🇪 @demographielln.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Do not miss our next #LunchSeminar! Next Tuesday, we welcome Carren Ginsburg, who'll present on the effects of internal #migration on #health in South & sub-saharan Africa. 📆 26/05 at 1pm 🖥️Join online: us02web.zoom.us/j/87199604242

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DEMO LLN 🇧🇪 @demographielln.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

🎓 Soutenez le Fonds Démographie pour l’ #Afrique ! Il récompense les meilleur·es étudiant·es africain·es du Master DEMO à l'UCLouvain, en couvrant leurs frais de logement durant leur seconde année de master. 🔎 Pour en savoir plus: www.uclouvain.be/fr/instituts...

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DEMO LLN 🇧🇪 @demographielln.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

📢NEW in Quetelet Journal, by A. Durowaa-Boateng & E. Beaujouan: Literacy lowers #fertility for unschooled women in sub-Saharan #Africa but years of schooling matter far more. Education quality drives reproductive choices. ⏩Read full paper: ojs.uclouvain.be/index.php/Qu...

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DEMO LLN 🇧🇪 @demographielln.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Reminder: we welcome Jenny Garcia today for our #LunchSeminar

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DEMO LLN 🇧🇪 @demographielln.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Next Tuesday, we will welcome Jenny Garcia for a new session of our #LunchSeminar! She will present her work on the reconstruction of the demographic dynamics of Venezuela in the 21st century. 📆 12/05 at 1pm 🖥️Join online: us02web.zoom.us/j/87199604242

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DEMO LLN 🇧🇪 @demographielln.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Our colleague Alice Rees @ayrees.bsky.social is attending the #INVESTConference 2026 in Turku this week. Tomorrow, she will present joint work with Marika Jalovaara on life-course trajectories of partnership, income, residential independence & #childlessness in 🇫🇮 Finland and 🇧🇪 Belgium.

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DEMO LLN 🇧🇪 @demographielln.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

📢NEW Quetelet Journal publication: Ageing migrants often plan to return 'home'—but what about their final rest? New research reveals that religion matters, but origins shape choices more than assimilation. #Migration #Aging #Transnationalism #TeO2 #France Read more: ojs.uclouvain.be/index.php/Qu...

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DEMO LLN 🇧🇪 @demographielln.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Some DEMO members are attending #PAA2026 this week! ⏩07/05 - 11:00 am: Fabio Pastor will present on Education Expansion, Urbanization and #Fertility Change in Sub-Saharan Africa

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DEMO LLN 🇧🇪 @demographielln.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

This week, our colleague Didier Ndombe Mbombo @didierndombe.bsky.social will be at the WCA special issue author workshop on child marriage & sexual violence. 📆April 29 – May 1, 2026 📌Dakar, Senegal | Hybrid

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DEMO LLN 🇧🇪 @demographielln.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Only a few days left to submit your abstract for the 2026 #QueteletSeminar! 📆Deadline this Friday ⏩Read the call: www.uclouvain.be/fr/system/fi...

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DEMO LLN 🇧🇪 @demographielln.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Do not forget our first #LunchSeminar of the week today! ⏬

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DEMO LLN 🇧🇪 @demographielln.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

REMINDER: submit your proposal for the 2026 #QueteletSeminar before 01/05! More information on the call: www.uclouvain.be/fr/instituts...

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DEMO LLN 🇧🇪 @demographielln.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

😲Next week, we'll have not one but two #LunchSeminar! On Tuesday, Detlev Lück (BiB) will present on the effects of #data collection modes on measuring demographic indicators, using #GGS data. 📆 14/04 at 1pm 🖥️Join online: us02web.zoom.us/j/87199604242

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DEMO LLN 🇧🇪 @demographielln.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

One more day to submit your proposal for the 2026 Demog-Crazy Award! ⏬

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DEMO LLN 🇧🇪 @demographielln.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Join our next #LunchSeminar! Emmanuel Pont (INED) will present on the carbon footprint of procreation. How much does having a child really impact the #climate? His talk revisits this widely debated topic. 📆 7/04 at 1pm 🖥️Join online: us02web.zoom.us/j/87199604242

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DEMO LLN 🇧🇪 @demographielln.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

[FR] Les mamans solos comptent parmi les plus touchées par les réformes actuellement débattues en Belgique. Denise Musni (DEMO) et Olivier Malay (ACV-CSC) mettent en lumière les défis structurels rencontrés par les parents solos ainsi que les politiques qui pourraient mieux les soutenir ⏬

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DEMO LLN 🇧🇪 @demographielln.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Join us for our next #LunchSeminar! Juliette De Vestel will present research on how #gender attitudes shape #fertility ideals and how these relationships vary across social contexts among young women in Sub-Saharan Africa. 📆 17/03 at 1pm 🖥️Join online: us02web.zoom.us/j/87199604242

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DEMO LLN 🇧🇪 @demographielln.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Reminder: join us today for our #LunchSeminar!⏬

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Population Europe @populationeu.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

For students and professionals, the Population Studies Group at @lshtm.bsky.social offers a self-study course: "Introduction to Demographic Methods and Population Analysis". See if any of the 28 interactive lectures are for you! No prior training required. www.population-europe.eu/resources/te...

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Vienna Institute of Demography (VID) @demographyvienna.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

📢 Call for Papers! We invite you to submit your research for the Wittgenstein Centre Conference on "Demography and Human Capital", taking place from Dec 1-2, 2026 at @oeaw.bsky.social in Vienna. 📆 Deadline: April 30, 2026 🔗 www.oeaw.ac.at/vid/news-eve... #demography

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DEMO LLN 🇧🇪 @demographielln.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

NEW PUBLICATION in Quetelet Journal: Can we move beyond grand narratives & micro-causal blind spots? 🔍 Andreu Domingo argues for a #CriticalDemography —intersectional, systemic, and politically engaged. Time to challenge the 'demographic common sense'! 📊✊ #PopulationStudies #SocialTheory ⏬

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