Archives by Tag 'population'
Call for papers for themed sessions at the 6th International Conference on Population Geographies
TweetThe IGU Commission on Population Geography plans once again to sponsor and actively promote some themed sessions at the bi-annual international population conference to be held in Umeå, Sweden in 2011. The Commission proposes three themed sessions linked to the commission’s core interests in ‘Population and Difference’ and ‘Population and Vulnerability’. A. Population and Difference [...]
Population Footprints – UCL & Leverhulme Trust Symposia
TweetPopulation Footprints 25-26 May 2011, The Mermaid Conference Centre, London EC4V 3DB 1st Announcement & Call for Poster Abstracts www.populationfootprints.org We would like to bring to your attention this major UCL and Leverhulme Trust symposium on human population growth and global carrying capacity to be held in London on Wednesday 25 & Thursday 26 May 2011. The symposium will [...]
PopGRG sponsored sessions at the RGS-IBG 2011 International Conference
TweetThe Population Geography Research Group (PopGRG) invites proposals for sessions at the RGS-IBG Annual International Conference in London, 31st August-3rd September 2011. The conference theme is the geographical imagination. Sessions may take the form of presented papers, panels, practitioner forums, discussions or workshops. Innovative sessions and formats are encouraged. Sessions are 1 hour 40 minutes [...]
PhD Studentship – Creating better Area Classification for the 2011 Census of the Population
TweetA 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)
Tweet 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; [...]
Anglo-Irish Population Conference 12-13 MAY 2010
TweetANGLO-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
TweetThe 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
TweetThe 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
TweetThe 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
TweetThe 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 [...]