📢 Applications are now open for the PhD Programme in Life Course Research! We offer 10 PhD scholarships in Demography & Social Statistics. 🗓️ Deadline: August 6, 2026. A great opportunity to join a stimulating research environment! 🌍

So proud of this fruitful collaboration! 👏

!!! JOBS !!! Come work with us in Florence @florenceups.bsky.social 5 posizioni tra post doc e pre doc per lavorare sui temi di data integration e data analysis su bullismo e violenza tra minori. Info su call e scadenze qui www.disia.unifi.it/upload/sub/d... www.disia.unifi.it/upload/sub/d...

Thanks to @populationeu.bsky.social for featuring our study! Joint work with @mussino.bsky.social @etrappolini.bsky.social @alderotti.bsky.social and Cristina Giudici.

📣 Our article with Priulla A., Giudici C. & Vicari D. is out in JIMI! We analyse academic outcomes among Italian, international, and second-generation students in Italy. We find significant differences across groups, with important variations by citizenship. Read here 👇🏻 rdcu.be/eVfhQ

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📢 New dataset for researchers! The new European Parenting Leave Policies (EPLP) Dataset tracks parenting leave regulations over five decades! It provides harmonised data on maternity, co-parent, paid parental, and job-protected leave across 21 countries from 1970 to 2024. 🔗 eplp-dataset.org

Life course folks, you may be interested in our brand new article (w @etrappolini.bsky.social) on housing tenure trajectories and health in later life across Europe 🏡 open access on ALCR www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti....

📖 New study by Alessandro Gallo & Daniele Vignoli @florenceups.bsky.social shows that in #Italy, everyday housing expenses (such as bills, mortgages, rent payments, and maintenance costs) truly influence childbearing patterns. Read it now - tinyurl.com/23pt2xt5

New publication on Population Space and Place by Alessandro Gallo & Daniele Vignoli! ❓ Better Home, More Children? 👉 In #Italy, having children goes hand in hand with owning a home, especially for those who can sustain higher #housing expenses. 🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

New paper out! A new index of housing insecurity and an application to SWB in Italy using SHIW data. Many thanks to Alessandro and Daniele of the @florenceups.bsky.social group — hope to work together again soon! doi.org/10.1007/s102...

Our article (with @mussino.bsky.social @etrappolini.bsky.social @alderotti.bsky.social & Cristina Giudici) is out in Eur J Popul 🎉 We explore how unmet childcare needs shape mothers’ fertility intentions and behaviours in Italy, across native and migrant backgrounds. 📖 doi.org/10.1007/s106...

We are proud to support the Age-It programme, led by Daniele Vignoli florenceups.bsky.social - driving socioeconomic, biomedical, and tech innovation for an inclusive ageing #Italy. Explore highlights from our latest discussion on health, care, and tech: tinyurl.com/3pjts9ph

The Second General Meeting of the #AgeIt project is underway in wonderful Naples, where many researchers from our team are presenting their latest contributions to demographic research on population ageing! 👇👇👇 @alderotti.bsky.social @elibrini.bsky.social @karlosj89.bsky.social

🆕 Fresh in GENUS: A novel look at how migration changes what “replacement fertility” really means for European populations - by @nickparr.bsky.social. 🔗 genus.springeropen.com/articles/10....

🔥 New publication by @marcocozzani.bsky.social, Tocchioni, Vignoli et al. in @demresjournal.bsky.social examines ART birth disparities, showing they don’t seem to stem from treatment success — at least within Italy’s public, widely subsidized system. 🔗 www.demographic-research.org/articles/vol...

I had the privilege of being interviewed by rtve (@rtvenoticias.rtve.es ), Spain’s national public broadcaster, about our research on fertility desire and romantic partnership. The interview was a live radio show and now it is online (2:15-7:45): www.rtve.es/play/audios/...

📣 SSR is currently soliciting submissions for an upcoming special issue on AI and Inequality 🔥 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu... 📆 deadline: Nov 17th 👇👇👇

📫 📨 Dear EAPS members, 📢 The first EAPS newsletter of September is now online, including the call for submissions for the European Population Conference 2026, (PhD) vacancies and other announcements! 📢 lnkd.in/e3XKDbq6

Should we be concerned about low fertility? Øystein Kravdal discusses six possible arguments in this reflection: www.demographic-research.org/articles/vol...

💥New publication in Population Studies: We explore how health in early adulthood influences fertility, using data from the 1958 British birth cohort. Read more here 👇

New article with @etrappolini.bsky.social & @alyceraybould.bsky.social out in Population Studies! 🎉 We use data from the 1958 British cohort to explore how early-adult SRH & BMI relate to the achievement of fertility goals by midlife 👇 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The University of Florence offers 4 positions within the PhD in Life Course Research! 🔹 3 open positions on topics such as social demography, family formation, fertility, union dissolution, ageing & wellbeing 🔹 1 thematic position on reproductive health & low fertility Come join us in Florence! 👇👇

📢 Applications open for the National PhD Program in Life Course Research! 👉 12 fully funded positions in Demography and Social Statistics, promoting an interdisciplinary approach to studying life courses. 🗓 Deadline: August 7 📍 More info: www.phd-lcr.com 📄 To apply: www.unifi.it/sites/defaul...

📢 Tomorrow June 25th, from 14:00 to 14:45 CEST Fondazione ISMU is pleased to invite you to the presentation of the 30th Italian Report on Migration, which traces the trend of migration flows that, over the last 30 years, have seen the population with a migrant background grow to nearly six million.

🇮🇹 Trovate qui sotto la lettera aperta inviata al Presidente dell'Istat, Prof. Francesco Maria Chelli, in merito al tema cruciale dell'accessibilità ai microdati per la #ricerca scientifica nell'ambito degli studi di popolazione 👇 www.google.com/url?q=https:...

Brilliant session about “The Surprises of Population Studies” at #SIS2025 in Genova! Thanks to speakers and participants for the stimulating discussion! 👏 @karlosj89.bsky.social @florenceups.bsky.social @comochia.bsky.social

How do different uncertainties shape fertility intentions in the US? Badolato, @karenguzzo.bsky.social, @srhayford.bsky.social unpack goal uncertainty, realization uncertainty & intensity of fertility goals highlighting age, parity & socioeconomic differences 🔗 genus.springeropen.com/articles/10....

New paper out for our @stefanischerer.bsky.social & P. Barbieri! ✨ This work (w/ @alderotti.bsky.social , R. Guetto & D. Vignoli) investigates the consequences of employment instability - for cohorts entering the lm before and after deregulation - on (quasi-)completed fertility in 🇮🇹.

#PopDays2025 in Cagliari really felt like home and we are already looking forward to seeing you all in Trento 2027!🍀

Final session of #PopDays2025: presentation of the Population Report “Towards a Positive Demography” 📍Aula A — starting now!

Our star @mimmilou.bsky.social fast and efficient at the flash session #Popdays2025 @suda-sthlm.bsky.social

UPS is well represented at #PopDays2025 - many of our researchers have already presented / are presenting their work over the next few days! If you’re around, come say hi - we’d love to connect!

PopDays2025 is in full swing! 🧠📊 If you’re into population studies (or just pretending to be this week), don’t forget to follow @aisp.bsky.social — the Italian Association for Population Studies is finally on Bluesky 👇👇👇

The second PopDay is about to start! 🙌 You can find #PopDays2025 programme with sessions details here 👇 www.conftool.pro/popdays2025/... We hope to see many of you around!

Opening new PhD positions in Statistical Sciences! The PhD programme includes a specific curriculum for Demography. 3-years programme starting next fall. Deadline for applications: June 19th 2025 🚨 For more infos, get in touch and visit the website:

New @florenceups.bsky.social WP 📄🔨! Italian panel tax data shows a positive 💸 income-first-child 👶 link for both men and women within couples. This finding challenges traditional gender roles 🚻 but warns of the (rising) economic stratification of parenthood 👇 labdisia.disia.unifi.it/wp_disia/202...

👉 Can distinct trajectories of fertility expectations be identified among Dutch childless? Do trajectories differ in terms of self-reported societal pessimism? Read the answers in the new paper by @katyaoivanova.bsky.social 👇 🔗 genus.springeropen.com/articles/10....

🚨 Concern about climate change is linked to lower fertility intentions in Italy. 👉 New study out in Genus by @chiarapuglisi.bsky.social, Daniele Vignoli @florenceups.bsky.social & Raya Muttarak. 🔗 genus.springeropen.com/articles/10....

📢Save the date for the next #WICColloquium! #GiacomoBazzani from the University of Florence will present insights into "How the Future Shapes Decisions in Uncertain Times" 📆 30 April 2025, 18:00-20:00h 📍 PSK Building MR08 (5th floor) 🔗 tinyurl.com/wiccollbaz

More babies born to women over 40 than teens for first time in US history www.foxnews.com/health/more-...

📢 The Population Days 2025 conference is coming! Join us in Cagliari from June 4 to 6, 2025, for insightful discussions on population studies. 🔗 More info: aisp-sis.com/popdays-2025/ 📽️ Promotional video: 👇

Why is Japan’s fertility rate falling—and what’s really behind it? We wrote a 10,000+ word guide on it in plain English with data + research insights. No jargon, just clarity. Please share this piece if you find it useful! rmogi.medium.com/all-you-need...

Elena Pirani is at the Poster Session P08-Family demography presenting her work “Caregivers' mental health: gender and age differences” w/ Cunsolo & Tocchioni. #PAA25

It would be unforgivable to miss the largest poster of the conference—so step by the poster session happening now to say hi to @mimmilou.bsky.social and me, and chat about our work on employment uncertainty among migrants!

Shoutout to Andrea @aballerini.bsky.social for his first #PAA2025! 👉 He’s presenting on the subjective wellbeing of single-parent families in Europe.

Poster session 04 at #PAA2025: there’s our poster about Climate change narratives and fertility in the UK - by Ewa Weychert, Vignoli & @amatysiak.bsky.social @labfam.bsky.social Come and say hi! 👋

📣 Aaaaaand... 👉 The Italian Association for Population Studies is also on Bluesky! Definitely a must-follow! 🙌 @aisp-sis.bsky.social 🙌

Really enjoyed today's seminar by Giulia Mancini on the history of women's participation in the Italian labor market as part of my Population and History course! 🙌 A fascinating topic that sheds light on long-term demographic and social changes.

They're talking about us on @thetimes.com! Here's a very nice article by @rhysblakely.bsky.social about our paper recently published on the Journal of Marriage and Family @florenceups.bsky.social 👇👇👇