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PhD Studentship – Creating better Area Classification for the 2011 Census of the Population

By Dan - Last updated: Friday, July 30, 2010

A Ph.D. studentship is available commencing end September 2010 for three years to create an updated methodology for the creation of a new area classification that will be employed on the 2011 Census of the Population, when the output data are made available. The current classification can be viewed as the ‘OAC interactive map’ at [...]

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 [...]

Anglo-Irish Population Conference, 12-13 May, 2010

By Dan - Last updated: Tuesday, February 16, 2010

The Anglo-Irish Population Conference, under the auspices of the Population Geography Research Group of the RGS-IBG and Population Commission of the International Geographical Union, will take place on 12-13 May, 2010. The theme this year is:  Contemporary labour migration: national and international perspectives to be held at the National University of Ireland, Galway. Papers are [...]

BSPS Conference – 13-15 September 2010 – Call for Papers

By Dan - Last updated: Tuesday, February 16, 2010

The 2010 BSPS Conference will be held at the University of Exeter from 13-15 September. Preliminary abstracts of papers – which may be in the form of declarations of intent- are invited. These abstracts are to be of a maximum of 250 words in length with a provisional title. The deadline for submission is 30th [...]

PopFest 2010: Call for Papers

By Dan - Last updated: Friday, December 11, 2009

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 [...]

Workshop: Exploring population and health trends – the ONS Longitudinal Study

By Dan - Last updated: Thursday, December 3, 2009

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 [...]

Special Edition of Espace, Populations, Sociétés (December 2010)

By Dan - Last updated: Monday, November 16, 2009

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 [...]

Position in Human Geography at Victoria University, Wellington NZ

By Dan - Last updated: Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Victoria University in Wellington, New Zealand is looking for a population / economic geographer for the post of lecturer / senior lecturer in human geography. The successful candidate will hold a PhD in Human Geography, or closely related discipline and will have an internationally-recognised publication record as well as a proven track record of high [...]

Population Specialty Group List Serve

By Dan - Last updated: Friday, September 11, 2009

The the Population Specialty Group (PSG) of the Association of American Geographers (AAG) has decided to revive their PSG listserve which is located at San Diego State University under the supervision of John Weeks. The intent of the PSG listserve is to communicate with as broad a population community as possible, and complement the existing [...]