Nice to see Kai Willführ and Katarina Luise Matthes visiting the Département de démographie Démographie UdeM Université de Montréal; pictured here with Alain Gagnon and myself at Pub McCarold #PRDH

📅 Prochain séminaire : ven. 29 nov. à 11h30. Nous aurons le plaisir d’accueillir Catherine Xhardez, professeure adjointe Science politique UdeM, qui présentera: « Attirer, sélectionner et retenir les immigrants désirés : Compétition et régimes d’immigration sous-nationaux ». FAS-UMontréal

DaWS Danish Institute for Advanced Study professor Pieter Vanhuysse @pietervanhuysse.bsky.social chairs a talk by the eminent Danish sociologist Goesta Esping-Andersen on "The Great Fertility Drop Puzzle": all welcome, next Wed 11h15

Every year, from 1920 to 1943, the Tolkien children received letters from Father Christmas hilmself. They came with tales and illustrations of Santa Claus and his helpers — each with a North Pole stamp designed by J.R.R. Tolkien. Here’s the story behind them... (thread)🧵

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👩‍🎓 La semaine prochaine, nous organisons un webinaire sur les postdoctorats. La discussion, animée par Catherine Xhardez, réunira Alexandra Ana (Université de Montréal), Juliette Dupont (@UCLouvain_be) et Chantal Lavallée (CMR Saint-Jean - RMC Saint-Jean). 👉 Inscrivez-vous ici : bit.ly/du-doc-au-post…

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Just received an e-mail about a new journal titled Populations. There is already an open-access journal named Population published by Ined. Isn't it a bit problematic to launch a journal with a title almost exactly the same as an existing journal in the same field?

📢 Plenary speakers for our #ESHD2025 Conference Lisa Dillon (Montreal Univ.) Dr. Lisa Dillon "Fertility transition(s) in a context of cultural diversity" September 12th 6th Conference European Society of Historical #Demography #Bologna 10-13/9/2025 👉 eshd2025.eshd.eu

In 1958, the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company started a holiday tradition that lasted half a century. Each year a new entry in the carefully curated and expertly designed Christmas Classics book series would appear.

📢 SVP Aidez-nous à diffuser cette annonce du Département de démographie et des sciences de la population : Séance d'information "Découvrez nos programmes de 1er et 2e cycles en démographie" Université de Montréal Démographie UdeM FAS-UMontréal

Reindeer are stirring… A magical scene from ice age France. Illuminated by oil fat lamps in the darkness of Lascaux, the panel of swimming reindeer was drawn in black manganese crayon 17,000 winters past. Happy Christmas everyone!🎄

⏰ There's still time to apply for our exciting researcher in data science and informatics role buff.ly/3P0Uz2Q Apply by noon UK time this Monday #PopTwitter Centre for Care The Leverhulme Trust Oxford Population Health (OxPop) Connecting Generations

A Canadair CL 415 water bomber developed by Canada specifically to fight forest fires. Newfoundland has a fleet of these that we routinely sent to America every year to help them fight their wild fires. That is who we are. Good neighbours and Newfoundlanders are damn proud of it.

WE KNOW...YOU ARE THINKING!! 📢Call for Papers 6th Conference of the ESHD #Demography Last Days! The European Society of Historical Demography is pleased to invite submissions for its 6th Conference, to be held in #Bologna #Italy 10-13 September 2025 👉 eshd2025.eshd.eu

Gu Yuan, Thawing Lake, woodcut, 1985

📢Venez au Département de démographie et des sciences de la population ce jeudi, le 23 janvier, de 16h00 à 18h00 pour découvrez nos programmes de 1er et 2e cycles en démographie.

24th January 2017 The early morning sun throws long shadows along the walls of Gonville & Caius College on Trinity Street. From my book 'Cambridge - Town & Gown' available at cambridgebooks.co.uk/cambridge-town… and all bookshops.

Happy Tartan Day! Did you know there is a tartan not only for Canada, but each province and territory (some unofficial). Let's look at each! Canada: Designed in 1964 by David Weiser, it is known as the Maple Leaf tartan and became an official symbol in 2011. 🧵1/15