Out now - the new issue of Changing Populations, the #ESRC Centre for #Population Change and Connecting #Generations newsletter magazine.

Rounding up our members' activities over the last six months, we cover how we are contributing to the debate across the #UK and #Europe on the #demographic challenges affecting our society.

https://sway.cloud.microsoft/WzAYgcw05ELXCdXJ?ref=Link&loc=play

#demography #socialsciences #migration #fertility #forecasting #ageing #intergenerational #socialpolicy #grandparents #sleep #paygap #birthrates

🎲"This week our #ESRC -funded research project on #pensions spent the day with 250 local Year 11 students, discussing pensions and #saving, and playing a board game about making #financial decisions across the life course," said CPC-CG member Athina Vlachantoni

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/athina-vlachantoni_this-week-our-research-project-on-pensions-activity-7402290745619030017-0Pe9?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAEIj30YBkUh2vyOV7wuNKuFb8TRaV0Wxbuo

🧑‍🏫 THIS WEEK - come along to our CPC-CG/CRA webinar with Dr Spela Mocnik who will discuss how factors like financial mindsets, access to knowledge, and social context interact to influence financial resilience in later life, based on findings from the #ESRC-funded 'Promoting inclusivity in #pension protection and other forms of #saving among men and women from black and #minority #ethnic communities in the UK' project.

Register to join: https://www.cpc.ac.uk/activities/full_events_calendar/961/CPC_CGCRA_Webinar__Spela_Mocnik

#financialplanning

🧑‍🏫 NEXT WEEK - come along to our CPC-CG/CRA webinar with Dr Spela Mocnik who will discuss how factors like financial mindsets, access to knowledge, and social context interact to influence financial resilience in later life, based on findings from the #ESRC-funded 'Promoting inclusivity in #pension protection and other forms of #saving among men and women from black and #minority #ethnic communities in the UK' project.

Register to join us: https://www.cpc.ac.uk/.../CPC_CGCRA_Webinar__Spela_Mocnik

#socialscience #retirement

A research dissemination event led by CPC-CG's Athina Vlachantoni has brought findings from an #ESRC-funded project to stakeholders, contributing important insights to #academic and #policy debate about #pension protection and #pensionreform.

Read the full story: https://www.cpc.ac.uk/news/latest_news/?action=story&id=863

#demography #socialscience #economics #financialplanning #ageing #gerontology #workinglives #retirement #retirementplanning

The reasons are myriad, “but key is a change in the #labourmarket”, says Professor Jane Falkingham, Director of the #ESRC Centre for #Population Change and Connecting #Generations.

The #dual-earner model means women are often delaying having #children from their 20s to their 30s, which can lead to fewer #births or not having as many children as they would've liked. The key is more #genderparity in #relationships.

Read the full article in British Vogue: https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/fertility-rates-investigation

#demography

🤝 Interested in #workforce development, #intergenerational dynamics & evolving #work practices?

Work in #employment support, #businessdevelopment or #community services?

Come to our #ESRCFestival of Social Science event on 22 Oct: https://www.stir.ac.uk/events/2025-2026/esrc-festival-of-social-science-2025/your-workplace-is-multigenerational/

#intergenerational #generations #employment #socialscience #demography #agediversity #inclusion #placematters #localcontext #policy #practice #community #multigenerational #diversity #workplace #regional #stirling #clackmannanshire #esrc

Just for starters, we have to say, it yet again, and tiredly, a recession is not the same thing as #degrowth. You can't buck the laws of ecology and planetary systems, and growth doesn't deliver the social benefits airily claimed for it. #ESRC

A good read by @parkali.bsky.social. In today’s AI-driven world, data is the new currency. Great to see #ESRC investing not just in infrastructure, but also in services and training to empower researchers. #UK #AI #DataInfrastructure #UKDS #ResearchSky #AcademicSky

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xkzjmsjgqkx5k2am636rjywc/post/3lyfmlnowrk2a

Scientifically and philosophically illiterate piece from the Executive Chair of #ESRC. On this they wouldn't have funded Tim Jackson's research programme at CUSP. Hilariously the image almost looks like an advert for #degrowth

https://magicsmoke.substack.com/p/promoting-economic-growth

📖 Check out the latest University of #Southampton Re:action Magazine - it features a deep dive on our #ESRC-funded Connecting Generations research, and celebrates the University’s long-standing excellence in research on #ageing.

#gerontology #socialpolicy #kinship #demography
https://issuu.com/university_of_southampton/docs/re_action_magazine_spring_2025/12

In today's #OfficeforNationalStatistics National #Population Projections, UK #childbearing rates are projected to remain well below replacement level.

A new #ESRC-funded paper published today by CPC-CG members reviews how changing #partnership dynamics are impacting #fertility rates: https://www.demographic-research.org/articles/volume/52/7/

‼️ If you are planning to join us in London or watch online, don't forget to register to get your ticket / joining link!

Help us celebrate 50 years of the British Society for Population Studies as part of the #ESRCFestival of #SocialScience - it looks set to be a lively discussion 🙋👇👇

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/local-population-change-and-policy-challenges-bsps-policy-forum-tickets-739243526287

#population #demography #levellingup #inequality #humangeography #geography #statistics #policymaking #ESRC #policy #localgovernment #forum

📝New #ResearchFellow vacancy ⤵️

Join our #ESRC-funded Connecting Generations team to investigate the changing dynamics of young adults living arrangements, including leaving and returning to the parental home, house-sharing, and first partnership formation🏡

Apply: https://jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?id=40813&forced=2

Hello #AcademicMastodon #MastodonAcademic,

when applying for government funding to do research (in the #UK, but I'm interested in other national contexts & policies, too), what sort of 'outputs' are valued most?

Grateful for more nuanced & specific replies in addition to poll responses.

Thank you for your insights

#ResearchFunding
#SocialJustice
#HigherEducation
#AcWri
#Philosophy #ArtificialIntelligence #CriticalRealism
#UKRI
#ESRC
#Interdisciplinarity

🎓 We invite applications from qualified and highly motivated #students for three 3.5-year #PhD #scholarships in #Demography / #PopulationStudies / #Quantitative #Geography. The PhD #studentships are part of #ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations and are funded by the University of St Andrews.

You will work on one of the CPC-CG projects with a focus on how #generations support each other in different stages of their lives.

Apply by 12 July. Info: http://www.cpc.ac.uk/news/jobs/

New #ResearchFellow vacancy ⤵️

Join the #ESRC-funded Connecting Generations team to investigate the changing dynamics of #youngadults' living arrangements, including leaving & returning to the #parentalhome, #house sharing & first #partnership formation 🏘️

Apply by 22 June: https://jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=2304023CC

📢 Calling all UK social scientists! Do you work with Digital Footprints data? 👣

Don't, but think you might want to?

#ESRC is planning a VERY BIG Digital Footprints investment and your input is needed to help define foundational pillars and themes! Please share widely! ⬇️

#DigitalFootprints #Data #Workshop

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/esrc-digital-footprints-research-and-data-priorities-tickets-546034001397?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=escb

I was just made aware that the National Centre for Research Methods has archived and made available more than 20 resources we (Anna Brown, Tim Croudace, Jan Stochl & I) produced 2010/2011 for various introductions to Item Response Models and social science measurement.

Naturally they are now a bit dated, but in case you know nothing about these topics, they might still serve as a good introduction with worked examples, data sets, etc:
https://eprints.ncrm.ac.uk/cgi/search/simple?exp=0%7C1%7C-date%2Fcreators_name%2Ftitle%7Carchive%7C-%7Cq%3Aabstract%2Fcreators_name%2Fdate%2Fdocuments%2Ftitle%3AALL%3AIN%3Ajan+boehnke%7C-%7Ceprint_status%3Aeprint_status%3AANY%3AEQ%3Aarchive%7Cmetadata_visibility%3Ametadata_visibility%3AANY%3AEQ%3Ashow&cache=328518&order=-date%2Fcreators_name%2Ftitle&screen=Search&_action_search=1&search_offset=0

#Psychometrics #ESRC #NCRM

#ESRC PhD #Studentship for October 2023 entry on #Suggestibility and False #Memory Formation in Psychopathology
Supervisors: Prof Kimberley Wade (Warwick) & Dr Robert Nash (Aston) and Assoc Prof Laura Jobson (Monash University). Based at Warwick University, open to international students. Funding for 3 years. Covers fees, a stipend (£17,668 in 2022/23), and support for training/research. Details at MGS ESRC DTP website (https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/mgsdtp/collaborativeandjoint/#joint).

Apply by 27 February, 2023,