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ESRC Seminar Series: Time-Space and Life-Course, September 2009
TweetThe ESRC seminar series on ‘Time-Space and Life-Course’ has reached Seminar 5, which is entitled: ‘Tools for the future: exploring the temporal and spatial ordering of daily life‘ takes place on Monday the 14th of September 2009. The event is to be held at Newcastle University. More details here Any queries regarding this event should [...]
ESRC Research Seminar Series: Understanding the Migrant Experience
TweetThe Centre for Migration Policy Research (CMPR) at Swansea University has been awarded funding by the ESRC to host a series of one-day seminars which aim to increase understanding of the migrant experience. The first seminar in the series was held in April and explored the links between micro-level understanding of ‘the migrant experience’ and [...]
Britain’s population time-bomb: The challenges and opportunities of an ageing society
TweetThe Royal Geographical Society (RGS), on Tuesday 16 June at 19.00, are hosting a discussion entitled: “Britain’s population time-bomb: The challenges and opportunities of an ageing society” Britain’s 17 million baby boomers are fast approaching retirement age, with over 65′s now outnumbering under 16′s for the first time. What are the challenges and opportunities that [...]
PGRG Conference: Remaking migration theory: intersections and cross-fertilisations
TweetPGRG Conference: Remaking migration theory: intersections and cross-fertilisations 13th -14th May 2009, jointly hosted by the University of Brighton and University of Sussex A two-day international conference of the Population Geography Research Group of the RGS-IBG Call for Papers and Registration Form Conference Programme This conference aims to explore the many ways in which different, [...]
Family Resources Survey user meeting
TweetFamily Resources Survey user meeting Thursday 30 April 2009 Royal Statistical Society, London This meeting will provide a forum for data users and producers to meet and discuss new developments and exchange information about the Family Resources Survey. The meeting is free to attend and lunch is provided. For more details and to book a [...]
CMPR Seminar: ‘Is there a ‘migrant experience?’
TweetCentre for Migration Policy Research (CMPR) Seminar ‘Is there a ‘migrant experience?’ Swansea University on Tuesday 21st April from 9.30-5pm The Centre for Migration Policy Research (CMPR) at Swansea University has recently been awarded an ESRC grant to host a series of one-day seminars which aim to increase understanding of the migrant experience (details attached). [...]
Poverty and Reproductive Health in Poor Countries: Issues, Measurement & Evidence
Tweet BSPS day meeting – Sponsored in collaboration with the ESRC Poverty and Reproductive Health in Poor Countries: Issues, Measurement & Evidence Venue: New Academic Building (NABL09), LSE Friday 29th May, 2009 Background The burden of out-of-pocket expenditure related to reproductive health service use remains largely unexplored in poor country contexts. [...]
Meeting on Migration Statistics: Interim Report
Tweet Migration Statistics: Interim Report A meeting to discuss the interim findings of a review by the UK Statistics Authority on improvements to migration statistics will be held at the Royal Statistical Society, 12 Errol Street, London, EC1Y 8LX on 22nd April 2009, 2pm-4pm (coffee and registration from 1.30pm). Please email: authority.enquiries@statistics.gsi.gov.uk to reserve your place – attendance is free [...]
BSPS meeting: Health & mortality using record linkage data in the UK
TweetBSPS day meeting: Health and mortality using record linkage data in the UK LG03, New Academic Building, London School of Economics 14th May 2009 Programme 10.30 Registration and Coffee 11.00 Introduction by the Chair 11.10 Marital history and mortality using ONS Longitudinal Study data, Emily Grundy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine 3.50 Final [...]
Challenging the ‘Parallel Lives’ Myth: Race, Sociology, Statistics and Politics
TweetChallenging the ‘Parallel Lives’ Myth: Race, Sociology, Statistics and Politics Wednesday May 13 th 2009 10.30 -16.00 London School of Economics Room LG01, New Academic Building, Lincoln’s Inn Fields The BSA Race and Ethnicity Study Group and the BSPS are taking the opportunity of the publication of ‘Sleepwalking to Segregation’? Challenging myths about race and [...]