🌩️ The UK is facing a “perfect storm” in which people are expected to work longer, fund their own future care, and provide unpaid care all at once NEW @ukri.org CPC-CG Briefing highlights pressures on carers and the urgent need for policy reform, as we mark #CarersWeek www.cpc.ac.uk/news/latest_...

📓 New study by CPC-CG member Professor David Bell @stir.ac.uk finds that deteriorating mental health is particularly prominent among women under the age of 25, and in Scotland, with unemployment, under-employment and an unstable labour market possible contributing factors ⬇️

Thanks to all the experts with whom we got to chat at #EPC2026 in Bologna. Check out policy take-aways from the conference on our Linkedin! Skills mismatch: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... "Age of Inheritance": www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... Health & wealth: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

📌 Save the date for our next #CPCCGWebinar with Shuang Chen from #LSE. Shuang will explore explanations for the #lowfertility ideals in urban #China, presenting two recent papers examining the puzzle. Register to join us online - all welcome: www.cpc.ac.uk/activities/e... @bspsuk.bsky.social

St Andrews is out in force at #EPC2026 in Bologna! ☀️ Great to see so many colleagues contributing to discussions, presenting research, and connecting with peers from across Europe and beyond. #demography #italy #research

A keynote speaker at the European Population Conference (EPC) Climate Demography workshop summarising 6 years of air pollution and health research and an oral presentation on socioeconomic, lifestyle and environmental determinants of life satisfaction @cpc-cg.bsky.social @phrg-standrews.bsky.social

📑 NEW House of Lords Library briefing references @econ-observatory.bsky.social article by CPC-CG's @ann-berrington.bsky.social & Hill Kulu on reasons behind declining birthrates, "reflecting on evidence from the ‘generations & gender’ surveys" @standrewssgsd.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social

📖 New paper by Jackie Wahba and Valentina Di Iasio published in Oxford Economic Papers: academic.oup.com/oep/advance-...

Yesterday, CPC-CG's @ann-berrington.bsky.social spoke with @financialtimes.com about the latest ONS data on #births in England and Wales, showing that, in 2025, births fell to the lowest level in almost half a century - continuing the long-term trend of falling births going back over the past decade

We’re proud to have helped launch this important new initiative on community cohesion and shared values in the UK. The project combines research and public engagement to explore perspectives on belonging, trust, identity, and life in contemporary Britain. www.demography.ox.ac.uk/news/major-r...

📉 CPC's @bernicerunsonboba.bsky.social discusses whether falling birth rates are something to worry about, in @therestpolitics.bsky.social newsletter She said rather than panic, there is a need for strategies to help young people have children if and when they want, plus care for older generations

📝 UK government's Pensions Commission interim report Encouraging to see CPC-CG & @cra-soton.bsky.social research included, highlighting that policies encouraging older adults to remain in employment are in direct conflict with the rising reliance on informal #carers to provide social care. Links ⬇️

“Women are adopting male health-risk behaviours, so partly men’s life expectancy is improving, but also women’s isn’t going up as fast. Women were just so far ahead, men's increases are from a very low baseline” said @janefalkingham.bsky.social in The Telegraph on the latest ONS life expectancy data

📄 The programme for the upcoming CPC-CG Symposium @phrg-standrews.bsky.social is now available! On 23-24 June, the symposium will bring together researchers from the #UK, #Europe, and beyond to explore #intergenerational change and support across a range of themes: www.cpc.ac.uk/activities/e...

This is an excellent opportunity to do a PhD on #health, #adolescence, and #emergingadulthood in two of the best places to study demography!

PAA is the first conference I went to and remains one of my favourite conferences. This year’s PAA was extra special. Very grateful to mentors and colleagues who nominated me!

📺 ICYMI last night - CPC's @bperelli-harris.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social was interviewed by BBC South Today about falling #birthrates for a feature on the effects of fewer children on local businesses. Brienna drew on findings from her @ukri.org ESRC-funded UK @ggp.bsky.social survey

📄 NEW - young people's transition from school to work has lasting effects on whether they own a home or assets by their early 30s, with family background a factor - by @vincentrramos.bsky.social and @ann-berrington.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social Full story: www.cpc.ac.uk/news/latest_...

New paper out with @ann-berrington.bsky.social in SSR: stable school-to-work transitions are associated with homeownership and financial assets by age 32 - a “stability premium” that is both driven and amplified by more advantaged social origins. doi.org/10.1016/j.ss... @cpc-cg.bsky.social

📉 Interviewed about the effects of falling birth rates on local businesses, CPC's @bperelli-harris.bsky.social @uosmedia.bsky.social said attitudes are shifting for younger generations: "About 15% of Gen Z say they definitely don't want children, quite different from previous generations & studies"

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

We are recruiting for a PhD student who will be studying jointly between Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research and University of St Andrews, More information are attached. @phrg-standrews.bsky.social @cpc-cg.bsky.social @bspsuk.bsky.social

As in previous years we are so proud of our researchers' contributions showcasing their contributions to demographic science at the @popassocamerica.bsky.social. Now that #PAA2016 has kicked off, see where you can find LCDS researchers here 👇 www.demography.ox.ac.uk/news/leverhu...

🌟 NEW VIDEO - #CPCCGWebinar with Albert Esteve from @uab.cat and @cedemografia.bsky.social. Hear Albert discuss how #livingarrangements are structured and evolve across #societies over time, reflecting #demographic dynamics, #family systems, and #economic conditions. (@populationeu.bsky.social)

“Arguably, childbearing has become more of a privilege," says @ann-berrington.bsky.social in @telegraph.co.uk, with @charliemccurdy.bsky.social agreeing that for many young people, even if they want children, "they feel like they can't afford them." @uosmedia.bsky.social @resolutionfoundation.org

🧑‍🏫 At #PAA today, find out about CPC-CG members' research in 👇 08:30 - Who receives housing support from parents or relatives in the UK? @standrewssgsd.bsky.social 10:30 - Welfare reforms and the crowding-in of parental co-residence in Great Britain @unisouthampton.bsky.social @mpidr.bsky.social

Are you coming to @popassocamerica.bsky.social Annual Meeting? Check out these presentations from our St Andrews colleagues, with topics ranging from life course dynamics, housing support to child nutrition. #PAA2026 #Conference #Missouri

Tuesday Dialogue: tomorrow we compare migration narratives in media in Germany and other countries. population-europe.eu/events/tuesd...

'Rather than trying to “fix” falling #birthrates, policymakers should prepare for an older #population – from funding, to longer working lives. “Simply telling people to have more babies is unlikely to work,” said @bernicerunsonboba.bsky.social' (@uosmedia.bsky.social) on ONS Population Projections

N-IUSSP: Immigrant housing and mobility across countries and generations - Joseph Harrison www.niussp.org/migration-an... #demography #populationstudies

What do the next few years hold for the UK’s population and demographic makeup, and what could that mean for the public finances? @charliemccurdy.bsky.social & @elliott-xtensen.bsky.social consider the mixed messages floating around about the UK’s population in our latest Substack⤵️

🕐 TODAY - join us at 1pm (UK time) for our webinar - all welcome to join us online: www.cpc.ac.uk/activities/e...

🧑‍🏫 Coming up THIS THURSDAY - do join us online - register to get the link: www.cpc.ac.uk/activities/e...

New publication ✍️ A study led by @maryabedalahad.bsky.social using the Swedish register data finds that immigrants from lower-income regions experience delayed entry into homeownership. But does this gap persist among their descendants? Read more: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Congratulations to @maryabedalahad.bsky.social on this important achievement! 🥳

📆 Save the date for our next #CPCCGWebinar with Albert Esteve @uab.cat and @cedemografia.bsky.social: How #livingarrangements are structured and evolve across #societies over time, reflecting #demographic dynamics, #family systems, and #economic conditions. Register: www.cpc.ac.uk/activities/e...

📽️ Catch up on our latest #CPCCGWebinar recording to hear about new research on how Universal Credit reshapes young adults' living arrangements, with @jeinhoff.bsky.social @mpidr.bsky.social and @vincentrramos.bsky.social @uossocstatdemo.bsky.social (@bspsuk.bsky.social @populationeu.bsky.social)

I won the highly commended Golden Dandelion Sustainability Teaching prize for my SD4127 Environment and Health module. The teaching awards ceremony was held on Tuesday 21st April at 5.00 pm at Parliament Hall at the University of St Andrews. @phrg-standrews.bsky.social @cpc-cg.bsky.social

Technological and demographic change create needs for #education systems to adapt. @maxplanck.de launches the project "EduTrack" for science-based policy. We are thrilled to be working with @mpidr.bsky.social, @mpiwg.bsky.social and @mpips.bsky.social. population-europe.eu/network/news...

CPC-CG's Heather Emond shares her research on changing working practices at this event exploring how an #intergenerational approach in the #workplace can maximise every generation's potential. Join online on 29 April #GlobalIntergenerationalWeek #GIW26 generationsworkingtogether.org/events/resea...

New research from new LCDS member Jakub Bijak (among others) shows that better fertility forecasts depend on looking beyond total birth rates 👶📊 By accounting for birth order dynamics, predictions become more accurate and informative for policy & planning. 🔗 www.demography.ox.ac.uk/news/improvi...

📆 Save the date for our next #CPCCGWebinar with Albert Esteve @uab.cat and @cedemografia.bsky.social: How #livingarrangements are structured and evolve across #societies over time, reflecting #demographic dynamics, #family systems, and #economic conditions. Register: www.cpc.ac.uk/activities/e...

A new published article on the compounding effect of air pollution and weather on the health of older adults in China: journals.sagepub.com/eprint/2VUYS...

📗 NEW article by Ellison, Bijak & Dodd - addresses the challenge of #fertility #forecasting with a novel statistical framework incorporating the concept of parity, or no. of children a woman has had, into fertility forecasts: doi.org/10.1215/0070... @bspsuk.bsky.social @populationeu.bsky.social

‼️Call for papers closing Monday 20 April - don't forget to send your submissions this weekend!

CPC-CG's David McCollum @standrewssgsd.bsky.social is presenting 'Social mobility & global mobility: Framings of social mobilities through the #TuringScheme' at the @cghe.bsky.social Conference David is speaking within Theme 3 where panellists will explore the mobility landscape in post-#Brexit UK.

📖 New publication in @bjireditor.bsky.social I analyzed parental leave provisions in the population of collective agreements in the Philippines. A policy reform did not induce short-term crowding-out effects + redundancy functionally raises the costs of non-compliance. doi.org/10.1111/bjir...

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...

CPC-CG member Dr David McCollum @standrewssgsd.bsky.social is a speaker at a workshop exploring how businesses can respond to #Scotland's #CityRegion challenges through #innovation and smart strategy, incl. #skills, #infrastructure, #investment, #workplace practices, innovation, and #businessgrowth.

🕛 Come along at midday TODAY (UK time) to hear about new research on young adults' living arrangements and universal credit. Please do join us online - all welcome: www.cpc.ac.uk/activities/e...