The UK census linked longitudinal studies are an important resource for demography so it is important to check out their consistency with other sources.

🌄Good morning #poptwitter - don't forget to register to join our #CPCCGWebinar with Brian Buh at midday 👇👇 He will discuss findings on the relationship between self-reported sense of belonging to a #neighbourhood and the transition to #parenthood. ➡️ bit.ly/3F0I5TX

Please circulate this NEW job opening for a PDRA to join the Southampton demographers as part of CPC-CG.

📢 JOB ANNOUNCEMENT Please come and work with us on a new and exciting project "Understanding Coverage in UK Longitudinal Population Studies". Deadline is 10 November jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?r…

📙Fertility projections are vital for anticipating demand for maternity, childcare & other services 🫄👨‍👦 This innovative Bayesian model incorporates individual-level Understanding Society data to generate plausible forecasts by individual-level variables. Read more: doi.org/10.1093/jrsssc…

📗Check out the first findings from the UK GGS in 2 NEW briefings. The 1st finds: • More young people are planning to not have children • #Millennials with #environmental concerns are less likely to intend to have a child - NOT the case for #GenZ ▶️ cpc.ac.uk/docs/PB72_Inte…

The UK GGS data can improve our understanding of reproductive intentions

Today we released childbearing for women born in different years, England and Wales: 2021 and 2022, covering changing family size over time, comparing the fertility of women of the same age and the number of children they have had. Find the release here: ow.ly/HzLG50QwEMy

This is lovely 😊 Anne Shepherd: An appreciation, by the editors of Population Studies "Pop Studies would not be what it is without her. It is with much gratitude that we mark her exceptional contributions & wish her a long & happy retirement" tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Thank you everyone for great discussions about our work at CPC

Next Tues 21 May, our members Ann Berrington & Molly Broome are taking part in NatCen's Society Watch 2024 launch event, exploring the impact of #generation effects & age effects on attitudes, and how life stages shape individuals' views. Register 👇👇 x.com/NatCen/status/…

Demographic changes in Western countries have increased partnership dissolution, serial partnering, and multi-partner #fertility (MPF). 📕 This new paper shows MPF is a common UK family formation but there are educational disparities in its prevalence. link.springer.com/article/10.100…

The implications of falling #birthrates for policymaking are “very significant... Policy responses to low fertility have focused on ways to increase #fertility. However, many #pronatalist policies don't work." 🗞️🗞️Ann Berrington in The Guardian yesterday ⤵️ theguardian.com/business/artic…

This paper really gets at the depth of data on parents and adolescents available from Understanding Society

Congratulations Dr Ramos. We are very lucky to have you as part of the team here at Southampton.

New job opportunity - 2 yr research fellow in Family Demography. Please pass on to your networks.

If you are British Society for Population Studies - BSPS conference, head over to Chancellor's Hall, near the registration desk, to catch up with all things CPC and Connecting Generations - we're all set up #BSPS2024 🤗

🌄Day 2 British Society for Population Studies - BSPS conference #BSPS2024 - good morning! Here's what our members are presenting today, and don't forget to catch up with us at our stand to find out more about us and get some goodies 📝 Full info and abstracts: cpc.ac.uk/news/latest_ne…

🚨Spread the news! #PopFest is back & it's being hosted at Southampton, 6-8 Jul 2025. PopFest is a conference organised by & for #postgraduate students. Timeline & further details on website below! cpc.ac.uk/activities/pop… CPC Connecting Generations UoS Social Statistics and Demography British Society for Population Studies - BSPS

Only 1 week left to submit applications for this 2 year post-doc. Please email me if you have any queries.