It was a wonderful experience to present our poster on “Who receives housing support from parents or relatives in the UK?” as well as our work on "Intergenerational solidarity and women's first, second and third births" in #PAA2026 conference. @cpc-cg.bsky.social @phrg-standrews.bsky.social

New publication ✍️ @parthpandya.bsky.social and colleagues use 40 years of data to show that later migrant generations are more likely to move and become homeowners than first-gen immigrants in England & Wales. Some groups, however, remain disadvantaged. www.demographic-research.org/articles/vol...

Come work with us @phrg-standrews.bsky.social @standrewssgsd.bsky.social

Want to work on family complexity and children's lives? St Andrews has opened applications for its BAME #PhD #Scholarships, which are available to UK-domiciled ‘Home’ fee applicants from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds. More information here: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/geography-su...

Would you like to do a #PhD on #family #complexity and #inequalities in #children’s lives in #Scotland'? New #BAME PhD Scholarships available @uniofstandrews.bsky.social. More info www.st-andrews.ac.uk/geography-su... (current funded opportunities tab) and www.findaphd.com/phds/program...

The @childlives.bsky.social project is in Bologna for #EPC2026 @eaps.bsky.social. Our PI @jmikolai.bsky.social will present ‘Diverging destinies across the life course?’ in session 119 ‘Child Custody and Children’s Outcomes’ (Saturday, 6 June 11:00-12:30, room G).

Check out this @usociety.bsky.social blog by @jmikolai.bsky.social & Hill Kulu: "Gendered patterns of partnership, family formation, and work are likely to have serious long-term implications for [...] female children of immigrants." www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/blog/2026/04...

New blog: @jmikolai.bsky.social @phrg-standrews.bsky.social and Hill Kulu @standrewssgsd.bsky.social – children of immigrants from culturally similar countries have similar partnership, fertility, and employment paths to natives – and family-friendly policies could erode conservative gender roles

I am really pleased to join the editorial team of the 'European Studies of Population' book series - please do reach out if you are thinking of publishing a book!

The MigrantLife project officially comes to an end this month! Earlier today, together with our colleagues at @phrg-standrews.bsky.social, we looked back on and celebrated our achievements—and the many people who contributed to the project’s success 🍾

A recent study by Michaela Šťastná, @jmikolai.bsky.social, Nissa Finney, and Katherine Keenan typologises complex family trajectories in the UK from the perspective of children up to age 10. @childlives.bsky.social

New paper on #UK #children's diverse #family pathways using #sequenceanalysis on @usociety.bsky.social data shows: * More than 25% of children do not grow up with biological parents * Children of more educated, Asian, and migrant mothers tend to grow up with married parents tinyurl.com/47x4r57z

DL to apply for one of two funded PhD positions is 9 Feb. Among the topics is Family complexity and children's lives in Scotland; links below for details and how to apply

Paper co-authored by CPC-CG's Kulu, @jmikolai.bsky.social, @maryabedalahad.bsky.social @migrantlife.bsky.social @standrewssgsd.bsky.social Investigates immigrants & their descendants' residential mobility & housing changes in 5 European countries with different housing markets & migrant populations

Another study led by @jharrison37.bsky.social finds persistent gaps in residential mobility and homeownership between the native population and immigrants + their descendants. @jmikolai.bsky.social @ischiathere.bsky.social @maryabedalahad.bsky.social

Finally, a study led by @jmikolai.bsky.social looks at the link between fertility and employment changes among migrant groups in Europe. It was published in October this year 👇 bsky.app/profile/phrg...

🔖NEW article Highlights that second #demographic transition determinants (e.g. #education, marital status, gender equality) are more appropriate than #economic development and #urbanisation to explain #fertility change spatial variation in #China from 2000-2010 - by Hu, Kulu & @jmikolai.bsky.social

🧑‍🏫 NEXT WEEK - #CPCCGWebinar 6 Nov Krista K. Westrick-Payne @ncfmr-bgsu.bsky.social will discuss how institutional, cultural, & policy contexts shape #marriage & #divorce in the #US, drawing on the Theory of Conjunctural Action. Register to join: www.cpc.ac.uk/activities/f... @bspsuk.bsky.social

📢 Vienna Institute of Demography @demographyvienna.bsky.social is seeking a Postdoc Researcher in Population Data and Projections RG 📈 📊 I can't recommend enough working at VID, especially with Anne! 💯 friendly, supportive environment with world-class researchers.🤓 oeawnr.onlyfy.jobs/job/km5kybrq

New publication ✍️ Recent work by @jmikolai.bsky.social, Hill Kulu, and @ischiathere.bsky.social, together with Isaure Delaporte, unveils the interrelationship between fertility and employment changes among migrant populations across three major migrant recipient countries in Europe.

Hot off the press 🔥 My first PhD chapter is now published as a research article in Population, Space and Place! @mpidr.bsky.social @phrg-standrews.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Come along to this @cpc-cg.bsky.social webinar today at 1pm UK time if you are interested in #family #complexity and the #lifecourses of #children in #Europe To find out more about the @childlives.bsky.social project, visit the website childlives.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk @phrg-standrews.bsky.social

We are hiring a Posd-Doctoral Research Fellow @standrewssgsd.bsky.social @phrg-standrews.bsky.social to work on #family and #housing #projections using #microsimulation. DL: 1 October. More info: www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

📕 NEW @migrantlife.bsky.social paper by @jmikolai.bsky.social and Hill Kulu, published in Advances in Life Course Research Investigates how #partnership, #fertility, and #employment changes interact in the lives of #immigrants’ descendants in the UK: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

📢 Call for submissions for European Population Conference 2026 (3–6 June, Bologna) is open! Organized by EAPS & University of Bologna. 💡 More information: www.eaps.nl/epc/european...

Great day #BSPS2025, incl. @migrantlife.bsky.social's Baek on #fertility & #employment of UK women with #migrant backgrounds; Harrison & @maryabedalahad.bsky.social on migrants' life events in France & Sweden; @sarahchristison.bsky.social on UK family & housing transitions by migrant group & origin

Our PI, @jmikolai.bsky.social presented preliminary results at the @bspsuk.bsky.social annual conference.

Looking forward to seeing many of you tomorrow at my @bspsuk.bsky.social conference presentation tomorrow.

Thrilled that my new @childlives.bsky.social project now has a Bluesky account and website. Follow us and check out the website!

#ISPP2025 folks please share these 2 #postdoc opportunities with your networks 2 of 2 due this Friday 11July—>

Still a few days left to apply to this postdoc job 👇

Postdoc job opening! Come and work with us. DL: 8 July @standrewssgsd.bsky.social @cpc-cg.bsky.social @phrg-standrews.bsky.social

Check out this Centre for Population Change webinar on pension reforms & public pension adequacy. Our Emerging Researchers in Ageing Chair, Dr Lisa Davison, presents on their work with colleagues from Southampton using Luxembourg Income Study data. @cpc-cg.bsky.social @lisadavisonphd.bsky.social

🔖 #Workingfromhome has not meant greater geographical spread of talent to level up #economy Findings from CPC-CG's @jackiewahba.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social & McCollum @standrewssgsd.bsky.social + @unibirmingham.bsky.social, @dmuleicester.bsky.social, UAL ▶️ www.cpc.ac.uk/news/latest_...

Delighted to have contributed a chapter on the #partnership context of #childbearing to this #OpenAccess book.

📢 Reminder: Submit your paper or extended abstract for the Comparative Population Studies special issue on “Migration Trajectories Over the Life Course”! 🧳 🗓️ Deadline: May 15 📄 Call for papers: www.comparativepopulationstudies.de/index.php/CP... #Migration #Lifecourse

👩‍💻 Come along to our next CPC-CG Scotland webinar on 1 May Traute Meyer discusses research showing that, while #pension rules have changed, actual pension incomes have mostly stayed stable, esp. for women, suggesting other factors like employment trends also matter. www.cpc.ac.uk/activities/f...

RAND’s Postdoctoral Program in the Study of Aging will be recruiting for two new fellows this Spring. Outstanding opportunity for junior scholars in demographic and aging research. Deadline is May 23. www.populationassociation.org/blogs/paa-we...

New postdoc with @annaoksuzyan.bsky.social! Due May 15. Demography and Health Group, Bielefeld University. Project "Linked Lives: Consequences of Long Commuting for the Health of All Family Members (COMFAM)," funded by the ERC Consolidator Grant.

📚 NEW BOOK - open access! Leading scholars explore how individual life trajectories, societal norms, and legal frameworks are shaping modern #relationships. Co-edited by CPC member @briennaph.bsky.social 🔖 www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/res... @bspsuk.bsky.social @populationeu.bsky.social