Understanding ageing: Health, wealth and wellbeing at fifty and beyond
The Centre for Longitudinal Studies International Conference 2010, on the topic of Understanding ageing: Health, wealth and wellbeing at fifty and beyond, is being held at St. Catherine’s College, Oxford from the 14th to 16th of April.
This is an international conference bringing together researchers working in the economic, social, psychological and health fields to present state of the art analyses of ageing processes; pinpoint existing gaps in knowledge and identify priorities for future research and data collection.
The keynote speakers are: Jim Heckman, University of Chicago; David Barker, University of Southampton and Jack Guralnik, National Institute of Ageing.
The focus of this conference is the use of longitudinal data from studies such as the British Birth Cohorts and the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing to understand life-course determinants of healthy ageing, including the effect of early-life circumstances on outcomes in later life.
Research using such data is essential to inform sound policy that can address the needs of an ageing society. Themes addressed in the conference include: Frailty, disability and physical functioning at older ages; Ageing and cognition; Employment at older ages and transitions to retirement; Economic and financial circumstances over the life-course; Ageing, social participation and wellbeing in later life; Government policies and the ageing population.
Further information and booking is available as the conference website: www.ageingconf.org
Booking is now open, with an ‘early bird discount’ available.
International Seminar of Medical Geography (GEOMED) Rome 2010
December 2010 will see the 10th International Seminar on Medical Geography, whose main topic is “Health and Solidarity“.It is to be held in Rome, Italy.
This GEOMED 2010 1st Circular details the initial considerations for the conference.
Migrant transnationalism, integration and place – call for papers (RGS-IBG 2010)
We would like to invite abstracts for papers to be presented at a panel we propose for inclusion in the 2010 conference of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG). The panel theme is migrant transnationalism, integration and place.
MIGRANT TRANSNATIONALISM, INTEGRATION AND PLACE
SESSION ABSTRACT:
This session aims to explore the intersections between migrants’ transnational engagements and integration in the destination country. The session is based on the premise that our understandings of the interactions between transnationalism and integration depend on how we understand and use the two terms.
If integration is understood as a process whereby migrants and the mainstream population become more alike, transnational activities that link migrants with their country of origin can be a signifier of difference – transnationalism can be perceived as a barrier to integration. This is especially true if the mainstream perceives migrant transnational activities to be a cause, or indicator, of ‘divided loyalties’. At the same time, integration understood in this way can be seen as decreasing or limiting transnational ties, especially for the second generation. Alternatively, if integration is understood as a process of migrant adaptation to life in a new country, then it could be considered as a complement to transnationalism, assuming that is also understood as form of migrant adaptation.
In recent years there has been a growing interest in the intersections between transnationalism and integration (see for example, Joppke and Morawska, 2003, Kivisto, 2001; Levitt, 2003; Nagel and Staeheli, 2008; Snel et al., 2006; Vertovec, 2007). These studies indicate a growing consensus that integration and transnationalism are not mutually exclusive – but are they instead simply concurrent, overlapping, or even mutually supportive? And, how do relationships between integration and transnationalism play out in different contexts?
For geographers the exploration of interactions between transnationalism and integration brings together issues of global connections (transnationalism) with how they influence the ways that migrants negotiate membership in their cities and countries of settlement. Geographers have contributed to the study of migrant transnationalism, among other through focus on transnational spatialities (e.g. Featherstone et al 2007), the significance of space in transnationalism (e.g. Ley 2004), transnational urbanism (e.g. Smith 2005) and bringing forward a place perspective (e.g. Gielis 2009).
We invite paper proposals that address (empirically and/or theoretically) aspects of the following themes:
- Has the growing acceptance of migrant transnationalism altered our approach to the analysis of integration, and how?
- How does the linking of transnationalism and integration affect our interpretations of the importance of place and space?
- Are there particular forms of transnationalism that interact differently with integration? i.e. transnational activities with an economic focus versus a socio-cultural focus?
- Do different forms of integration (e.g. structural or socio-cultural) interact with transnationalism in different ways?
- What is the impact of differences between immigrants (e.g. gender, age, human capital, generation) on the questions above?
SESSION KEY WORDS:
Migration – transnationalism – integration – place
SESSION FORMAT:
4 papers and 1 discussant, for a session of 1 hour and 40 mins. Should there be larger interest; consecutive sessions can be proposed, allowing for 8 papers to be included.
DEADLINE
Please submit abstracts by email no later than the 1st of February to Ceri Oeppen (co13@soas.ac.uk) and Marta Bivand Erdal (marta@prio.no).
PhD Studentship: Healthy Environments, Queen Mary
The Department of Geography at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) has the following award available for those wishing to commence their studies in September 2010.
1 x Full PhD Studentship to award to a student to work on the Department’s Healthy Environments Research Programme (HERP). Applications are encouraged utilising quantitative and/or qualitative methodologies in the following broad areas:
- Relationship between availability of alcohol and alcohol-related harm
- Discrimination and health
- Environmental determinants of diet and/or physical activity
- Spatial/urban planning policy, the built environment and health
Successful candidates will be expected to undertake a project in these broad areas with the precise focus developed in collaboration with the lead supervisor, Dr Steven Cummins. To discuss an application contact Stephen at s.c.j.cummins@qmul.ac.uk
The above Studentships cover full fees (overseas or domestic) and a maintenance grant (at relevant Research Council rates), for three years. Some teaching contribution may be required as part of the Studentship.
Deadline for applications: applicants who wish to be considered for a one of the above Studentships must be received by College no later than 4pm on Friday 12th February 2010.
It is anticipated that interviews for short listed candidates will be held in early March.
Senior Lecturer in Human Geography Position at University of Dundee
Applications are invited for the post of Senior Lecturer in Human Geography. Candidates with research interests in fields related to the three main research clusters – ‘new mobilities‘, ‘geographies of risk, resilience and social justice‘ and ‘spatial governance‘ – are particularly encouraged to apply. The successful candidate will have a track record of research income generation, high quality publications and postgraduate supervision and be expected to offer research leadership in relation to the development of the profile of human geography at Dundee. Informal enquires are welcomed and should be directed towards Professor Allan Findlay (a.m.findlay@dundee.ac.uk) or Professor Nick Fyfe (n.r.fyfe@dundee.ac.uk).
More Information here.
HGRG call for papers – RGS-IBG 2010.
The Health Geography Research Group (HGRG) of the RGS have announced a call for papers for a number of sessions due to take place in the coming year’s annual Royal Geographcial Society- Institute of British Geographers conference.
The sessions cover the following themes:
- Healthy Countrysides?: exploring geographies of rural health
- Healthy Places
- Geographies of (dis)ability, (ill) health, emotion and affect
- ‘Geographers helping’ – Undertaking fieldwork through a participatory role in the ‘helping’ professions
- Body to Body: geographies of donation and transplantation
- Climate Change Adaptation and Human Health
- The Spatial Dimensions of Health
More information on these sessions, including abstracts, deadline (1st of Feb 2010) etc, here.
More information on all sessions at the RGS here.
Seminar on Fertility and Poverty: micro and macro linkages
The Centre for Global Health, Population, Poverty, and Policy at the University of Southampton School of Social Sciences, in conjunction with the ESRC are holding a Seminar on Fertility and Poverty, focusing on micro and macro linkages.
The seminar takes from on the 28th and 29th of January.
A limited number of bursaries are available to UK students wishing to attend and willing to submit a poster. the closing date for bursaries is 4th January.
Details regarding registration, the programme and bursaries can be found here.
PopFest 2010: Call for Papers
The annual PopFest conference, a conference specifically open to postgraduates from all disciplines across the social
sciences studying any aspect of population, has announced a call for papers for its 2010 conference in St. Andrews.
Full details of the programme are still to be confirmed but will include: parallel sessions running over three days, poster presentations, keynote speaker addresses, and this year will offer an innovative panel session, allowing with contributors drawn from a range of backgrounds (e.g. public sector and charity) showing how aspects of population studies might be applied in different contexts.
The first call for papers has now been made, and is open to all postgraduate researchers engaged in the study of human populations from any social science discipline. Submissions for works-in-progress or completed reports are all welcome.
Themes might include, but are certainly not limited to:
*Health and populations
*Migration
*Reproductive and sexual behaviour
*Social participation and active citizenship
*Fertility and contraception
*Childhood and youth
*Innovative data uses and methodological approaches in population studies
Oral presentations will be 15 minutes long with 5 minutes for questions. There will also be one dedicated poster session.
For full details of the event including a downloadable call for papers, submission guidelines, how to register, how to arrange accommodation, travel information, information about the area and details of the organising committee, please visit: www.popfest.org.uk
You can also register for email updates about the event, and contact the organisers directly with any questions via popfest2010@st-andrews.ac.uk
SHIP Advanced Training Workshop – 6th-10th April 2010
The Scottish Health Informatics Programme (SHIP) are hosting a training workshop from 6-10 April 2010 at the University of St. Andrews on the topic of “Advanced Analysis of Linked Health Data“.
This is an intensive five-day course on the theory and practice of analysis of large sets of linked health or social data at an intermediate to advanced level. Advanced principles of epidemiology are combined with hands-on practical exercises in the implementation of computing solutions. This course follows on directly from the highly successful Introductory Analysis of Linked Health Data course run by Professor Holman in St Andrews from12-16 September 2009. As part of the course two lunchtime seminars will be presented by David Preen and Rachael Moorin to illustrate their latest linkage research.
The course co-ordinators are Professor D’Arcy Holman, Associate Professor David Preen and Associate Professor Rachael Moorin.
The course assumes that students have completed Introductory Analysis of Linked Health Data or have equivalent knowledge. The computing component of the unit assumes a facile competence in the preparation of computing syntax for SPSS, SAS or STATA and familiarity with the statistical analysis of linked data files at an introductory to intermediate level.
More information SHIP Workshop 2010 pdf.
Event: ONS Changes to Mid Year Estimates – Adding it all up.
The British Society for Population Studies (BSPS) are holding two workshops regarding the ONS Changes to Mid Year Estimates. One event is at the University of Leeds, and one is at the Local Government Association (LGA) in London. The workshops will take place in Leeds on the 7th of January and in London on the 11th of January 2010.
The meetings will be looking at the revisions proposed by ONS to the Mid Year Estimate series from Mid 2002 to Mid 2008. The latest changes revise methodology for the distribution of International migrants between local areas and include new data on Students to enhance moves within the UK. These meetings will give Local Authorities the chance to compare findings, assess the changes and receive some feedback from the ONS IMPS team.
The programme for both events are available at the bottom of this post. If you would like to contribute to the events by giving a short (10 minute) presentation as part of Session 2, and get instant feedback from the ONS IMPS team, please let the BSPS Secretariat know when you register for the event.
To register please email pic@lse.ac.uk and indicate which venue you will be attending and whether you would like to do a short presentation.
Meeting Flyer here.
Leeds Schedule here.
LGA Schedule here.