The Population Geography Research Group (PGRG) provides a forum for population geographers to present and discuss the latest findings of research in the sub-discipline through its conference and publication activities, to debate relevant theoretical, philosophical and methodological issues, and to consider policy dimensions, both in the UK and internationally.
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6th International Conference on Population Geographies Umeå, Sweden

By Pablo Mateos - Last updated: Tuesday, July 20, 2010

6th International Conference on Population Geographies Umeå, Sweden, 14 – 17 June 2011 We would like to welcome you all to the Sixth International Conference on Population Geographies, to be held at the University Campus in Umeå, Sweden next June. Call for papers and more information, including link to our website, will be send out [...]

Population Geography Research Group (PopGRG) (Joanna Stillwell Prize)

By Pablo Mateos - Last updated: Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Population Geography Research Group (PopGRG) (Joanna Stillwell 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 [...]

Anglo-Irish Population Conference 12-13 MAY 2010

By Pablo Mateos - Last updated: Friday, March 19, 2010

ANGLO-IRISH POPULATION CONFERENCE 12-13 MAY 2010 Contemporary Labour Migration: National and International Perspectives Hosted by NUI Galway under the auspices of the Population Geography Research Group of the RGS-IBG and Population Commission of the International Geographical Union Papers are invited for an Anglo-Irish population conference on Labour Migration. Whilst there is a focus on Ireland and [...]

PGRG AGM minutes

By Pablo Mateos - Last updated: Monday, September 7, 2009

The 2009 annual general meeting (AGM) of the Population Geography Research Group (PGRG) took place at the University of Manchester  on Wednesday 26 th August 2009 The agenda for the meeting can be downloaded from this site. The (unconfirmed) minutes for the meeting are now available

PGRG 2009 Annual General Meeting

By Pablo Mateos - Last updated: Thursday, August 13, 2009

The 2009 annual general meeting (AGM) of the Population Geography Research Group (PGRG) will take place at the University of Manchester  on Wednesday 26 th August 2009 13.10-14.25 (Room 142). The agenda for the meeting can be downloaded from this site. The AGM will coincide with the Royal Geographical Society with Institute for British Geographers Annual International [...]

The Joanna Stillwell Prize for Population Geography Dissertations

By Pablo Mateos - Last updated: Tuesday, May 19, 2009

The Joanna Stillwell Prize for Population Geography Dissertations   The Population Geography Research Group (PopGRG) of the RGS-IBG has set up three prizes (£100 for 1st; £50 for 2nd; £25 for 3rd) to be awarded for the best undergraduate dissertations of 2009 in the broad field of Population Geography.    Would you or your colleagues [...]

PGRG Conference: Remaking migration theory

By Pablo Mateos - Last updated: Friday, February 20, 2009

PGRG 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 This conference aims to explore the many ways in which different, yet possibly [...]

RGS Session: Migration, Mixing and Ethnic Integration

By Pablo Mateos - Last updated: Friday, February 6, 2009

CALL FOR PAPERS Migration, Mixing and Ethnic Integration A session of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Annual Conference Manchester, 26-28th August 2009 Sponsored by the Population Geography Research Group and the ESRC Understanding Population Trends and Processes (UPTAP) programme To offer a paper to the session, submit your details (name, institution, email address) and [...]

New PGRG website launched

By Pablo Mateos - Last updated: Friday, January 23, 2009

The committee of the PGRG are delighted to officially launch the new website of the research group – following the hard work of Pablo Mateos (Communications Officer of PGRG ) and colleague at University College London. The new PGRG website that can be found at the following URL: www.popgeog.org The new website features the main [...]