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PGRG DISSERTATION PRIZES 2012

By Adam Dennett - Last updated: Monday, May 14, 2012

Tweet “Joanna Stillwell Undergraduate Dissertation Prize” This prize is named in memory of the daughter of Professor John Stillwell of the University of Leeds. Joanna, who was a geography graduate from the University of Sheffield, died in 2004.  The Population Geography Research Group has set up three prizes (£100 for first prize; £50 for second [...]

First announcement: 7th International Conference on Population Geographies, Groningen, 25-28 June 2013

By Adam Dennett - Last updated: Monday, April 23, 2012

TweetAfter six successful and pleasant previous International Conferences on Population Geographies in St Andrews (twice), Liverpool, Hong Kong, Dartmouth and Umea, the Population Research Centre of the University of Groningen is proud to present: The 7th International Conference on Population Geographies, Groningen, 25-28 June 2013 Note the dates in your agenda! Call for abstracts expected September 2012 [...]

BSPS Annual Conference 2012 – Call for Papers

By Adam Dennett - Last updated: Wednesday, April 4, 2012

TweetBSPS Annual Conference 2012  Monday 10 – Wednesday 12 September 2012, The University of Nottingham  SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS: DEADLINE 11th May 2012. The 2012 BSPS Conference will be held at the University of Nottingham from 10-12 September. All Conference sessions will be held on site, where Conference catering and accommodation will also be available [...]

Life after the Census: Using Administrative Data to Analyse Society – Belfast, 9th May 2012

By Adam Dennett - Last updated: Monday, March 12, 2012

TweetThe 2011 UK Census is estimated to cost in excess of £500m. This, together with concerns about timeliness, has led to the government investigating alternative approaches to acquiring information on the population. However, the census also provides a framework for considerable social analysis. It is thus vital that the impact of any replacement to the [...]

PopFest 2012 – Loughborough University

By Adam Dennett - Last updated: Thursday, March 8, 2012

Tweet PopFest is an annual population studies conference for postgraduate students organised by fellow postgraduates. PopFest has been organised by various universities with the support of sponsors for nineteen years. The twentieth PopFest is to be held at Loughborough University from the 21st – 23rd June and will reflect on the past 20 years of [...]

Third Biennial British-Irish Population Conference, Belfast, 18-19th April 2012

By Adam Dennett - Last updated: Wednesday, March 7, 2012

TweetREGISTRATION DEADLINE: 28th March 2012 Population Geography: Inter-Generational Patterns and Processes   Third Biennial British-Irish Population Conference, Belfast, 18-19th April 2012 Hosted by Queen’s University Belfast under the auspices of the Population Geography Research Group of the RGS-IBG   The conference programme along with further information, registration form and payment form can now be downloaded [...]

Bob Woods Postgraduate Dissertation Prize

By Adam Dennett - Last updated: Monday, January 30, 2012

TweetThe Population Geography Research Group of the RGS-IBG is pleased to announce the inauguration of the Bob Woods Postgraduate Dissertation Prize. The prize is named in honour of Professor Bob Woods, who passed away in 2011. Bob was an esteemed population geographer, with interests across the sub-discipline. He made an invaluable contribution to population geography for [...]

PhD Studentship – University of Leeds

By Adam Dennett - Last updated: Monday, January 30, 2012

TweetGeographical, social and area type mobility:  trajectories of selective sorting over time by health status and ethnic group ESRC White Rose DTC Network Studentship – University of Leeds, School of Geography Session 2012-2013 – Closing Date 17 February 2012 Principal Supervisior: Dr Paul Norman, University of Leeds Co-Supervisor: Dr Dimitris Ballas, University of Sheffield   [...]

Call for Papers – Innovative Perspectives on Population Mobility: Mobility, Immobility and Well-being

By Adam Dennett - Last updated: Monday, January 9, 2012

TweetCALL FOR PAPERS     Innovative Perspectives on Population Mobility: Mobility, Immobility and Well-being   2nd-3rd July 2012   Hosted by the University of St Andrews under the auspices of the Population Geography Research Group (RGS-IBG) and the ESRC Centre for Population Change The ESRC Centre for Population Change (CPC) and the RGS-IBG Population Geography Research [...]

Population Geography Research Group-sponsored sessions at the RGS-IBG Annual Conference 2012

By Adam Dennett - Last updated: Wednesday, December 14, 2011

TweetPopulation Geography Research Group-sponsored sessions at the RGS-IBG Annual Conference 2012 Please find below CFPs for paper sessions sponsored by the Population Geography Research Group (PopGRG) at the 2012 RGS-IBG Annual Conference in Edinburgh (3rd-5th July). The deadline for submission of abstracts to session convenors is 20th January 2012. The PopGRG will also sponsor a [...]