Archives by Tag 'health'
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 [...]
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.
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 [...]
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 [...]
Workshop: Exploring population and health trends – the ONS Longitudinal Study
The University of Surrey are hosting a workshop on the ONS longitudinal study specifically geared towards exploring population and health trends.
Workshop: Exploring population and health trends – the ONS Longitudinal Study
Time: 14.00-16.30
Date: Friday, 22 January 2010
Venue: Room 46AD03, The University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH
The Office for National Statistics Longitudinal Study (LS) offers a [...]
Special Edition of Espace, Populations, Sociétés (December 2010)
A call for papers has been issues for a Special Edition of Espace, Populations, Sociétés (December 2010).
Espaces, Populations, Sociétés is an interdisciplinary and international journal, and has published original contributions in French, English and Spanish since 1983. Espaces, Populations, Sociétés is a thematic journal, with each issue focussing on a specific topic.
In this special issue [...]
Postdoctoral Position at QMUL
An enthusiastic qualitative researcher is required to join the research team of the Leverhulme Trust-funded project ‘Place, Culture and Film: An Investigation of Migrants’ Health Making Practices.’ The postdoc will be involved in all aspects of the research, including: recruitment, data collection and analysis; post-production film editing and dissemination activities; and management of project records. [...]
Workshop: Longitudinal studies in Scotland
National Child Development Study and 1970 British Cohort Study: one-day introductory workshop in Scotland
On Thursday, 11 June, 2009, CLS will hold a one-day introductory workshop on National Child Development Study (NCDS) and 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70). The workshop will take place at the University of Stirling, Scotland. This event, organised jointly by CLS and [...]
Reproductive Health in Poor Countries
Poverty and Reproductive Health in Poor Countries: Issues, Measurement & Evidence
BSPS day meeting
Sponsored in collaboration with the ESRC
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. The knock-on effect of
poverty on reproductive health is difficult to quantify given limited [...]
Census data workshop: migration & Longitudinal Study
Census data workshop: using migration data and the ONS Longitudinal Study
Southend, 26 June
Time: 10.30-16.00 (10.00 registration and refreshments)
Date: Friday, 26 June 2009
Place: University of Essex, Southend Campus, Elmer Approach, Southend-on-
Sea, SS1 1LW
Booking and information:
http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/news/eventdetail.asp?id=2175
This workshop will include an introduction to the data services offered by
Census.ac.uk and is aimed at those studying or working in the [...]