This morning’s labour market stats show the UK labour market entered the period of the war in the Middle East in a weak place: unemployment at 5%, payrolled jobs falling and real wage growth grinding to a halt. A thread from me and @nyecominetti.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

New @resolutionfoundation.org substack with @charliemccurdy.bsky.social considering the implications of the UK's new demographic era - one where deaths outweigh births and all population growth comes from net migration, and that's falling too 👇 resolutionfoundation.substack.com/p/the-uks-de...

New #ONS estimates of #families and #households in the #UK, up to 2025, were released today (www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...). The most eye-catching finding is the trend towards living with parents, especially so for young men. Here’s a thread with some key takeaways 🧵:

📢 Out now: High housing costs and financial uncertainty are holding millennials back from having children. Our latest research by @charliemccurdy.bsky.social looks at what lies behind Britain's falling birth rate. Read the analysis: buff.ly/1wohCc2

👶 Are we experiencing a Great British Baby Bust?👶 While the UK’s birth rate has often fluctuated, it has fallen sharply since 2012, and a rebound anytime soon looks unlikely. Join us to discuss on Wednesday morning ➡️ buff.ly/QRQOACV

📅 NEXT WEEK - 'The Great British #BabyBust: Should we worry about the UK’s falling #birthrate, and can we do anything about it?' hosted by @resolutionfoundation.org. CPC-CG's @ann-berrington.bsky.social (@uossocstatdemo.bsky.social) and CG's @charliemccurdy.bsky.social are panellists. Register ⤵️

📢 Call for papers The @cpc-cg.bsky.social Connecting Generations symposium on intergenerational change & support will take place on 23–24 June 2026 at the University of St Andrews. 🗓️ Abstract deadline: 13 April 2026 More details + how to submit here: cpc-cg-symposium-call-for-papers.tiiny.site

Check out these three exciting #PhD studentships in the School of Geography and Sustainable Development, fully funded by the @ukri.org @sgsss.bsky.social More information here: www.sgsss.ac.uk/studentships...

Earlier today, we also bid farewell to @parthpandya.bsky.social, who has been a valued member of our team since 2022. We wish you all the very best in your post-PhD journey, Parth!

It has been a highly productive seven years, with our team members #publishing in a wide range of journals and maintaining a strong presence across various #fora and #conferences.

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 🍾

Job alert 💼 The School of Geography and Sustainable Development is seeking to appoint a Research Fellow to work on the project “Identities, Migration and Democracy” (We-ID) with Prof Hill Kulu and Dr. @sarahchristison.bsky.social. More details here: www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

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

It's great to see IMPRS-PHDS doctoral students, alumni, faculty members, and friends back at @mpidr.bsky.social for our 7th PHDS Academy and three days filled with research presentations, networking, and singing!

Julie Lacroix et al have published in International Migration Review - #Immigrant #Refugee #Mobility Across #Urban #Rural Continuum in 3 #European Countries. They find immigrants contribute little to suburban-/rural-isation. Refugees relocate to urban areas after restrictions doi.org/10.1177/0197...

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

🚨 🚨 Publication 🚨 🚨 My work on residential relocation of Immigrants and their descendants in France has been published in Population, Space and Place. This work was part of my time in @standrewssgsd.bsky.social with the @migrantlife.bsky.social project. Available here 👇👇👇 dx.doi.org/10.1002/psp....

📢 Now open: BSPS 2026 Call for sessions and strands. Come and join us in Canterbury. 8-10 September 2026: www.lse.ac.uk/internationa...

@phrg-standrews.bsky.social @standrewssgsd.bsky.social @sdafable.bsky.social @parthpandya.bsky.social

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.

🚨New MigrantLife paper published today in @demresjournal.bsky.social using #machinelearning to identify the most important predictors of #migrant #fertility and #parity progression in #France!

Delaporte, Kulu & Ibbetson apply random survival forest (RSF) to longitudinal data from the Trajectories and Origins survey to analyse the predictors of having a first, second, and third birth among immigrants and their descendants in France. www.demographic-research.org/articles/vol...

We are now live on LinkedIn as well! Follow us for updates 😀

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...

📌 New opportunity to work with @migrantlife.bsky.social and CPC-CG @standrewssgsd.bsky.social Post-doctoral #ResearchFellow to work on #family and #housing projections using #microsimulation Apply by 1 October #poptwitter: www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/... @bspsuk.bsky.social

At #BSPS2025, CPC-CG member Dr Jo Mhairi Hale provided useful practical tips on navigating #PhDs/#postdocs, as well as how to take advantage of training and opportunities. The session was co-organised with Rachel Wilkie and Alice Butler-Warke as part of the CPC-CG #ECR network @bspsuk.bsky.social

Early career researcher at #BSPS2025? Don't miss CPC-CG member Dr Jo Mhairi Hale @standrewssgsd.bsky.social who will be hosting a session on career development today: 🕛12:00-13:00 📍Great Hall 014 Packed lunches provided @bspsuk.bsky.social Find out about Jo's work: www.cpc.ac.uk/about_us/the...

I had the priviledge of chairing the session on life course of Immigrants regarding education and employment with four wonderful presenters at the British Society for Population Studies conference @bspsuk.bsky.social @parthpandya.bsky.social @secoyorke.bsky.social @phrg-standrews.bsky.social

@parthpandya.bsky.social kicks off MigrantLife presentations at @bspsuk.bsky.social Conference 2025! They presented on #UK #residentialmobility and its link to #household characteristics specifically household #income and #partnership status.

In the new #ChangingPopulations, catch up on CPC-CG members' conference activities and get links to our webinar videos (sections 11, 13) And find out about our upcoming events in section 2. Next stops: @rgsibg.bsky.social and @bspsuk.bsky.social conferences 🥳 ▶️ sway.cloud.microsoft/urKHaLPBnmc5...

"Using an intersectional life course approach & multi-channel sequence analysis we show that family and employment are mutually supportive life domains among migrant men, whilst they are competing and often incompatible among migrant women." www.demographic-research.org/articles/vol...

Have a read to find out what comes first - homeownership, marriage or childbirth! migrantlife.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/files/2025/0...

💡New MigrantLife Working Paper! Team members @maryabedalahad.bsky.social, Hill Kulu and Gunnar Andersson have published their new working paper exploring the timing of critical life events among descendants of immigrants in Sweden.

As we wrap up #PopFest2025, we'd like to say thanks and farewell to the delegates who made it a fun and informative two days. We also thank the sponsors listed below. The search is now on for next year's student organising committee - get in touch if you think that could be you @bspsuk.bsky.social

Our second keynote speaker at #PopFest2025 was @polizzan.bsky.social, discussing his PhD thesis on the causes and consequences of growing #lifeexpectancy shortfalls. Antonino also discussed his #PhD journey, giving delegates lots of useful insights to use in their own work. @bspsuk.bsky.social

🧾What a great poster session last night at #PopFest2025 - thanks to our presenters! We learned more about international research across #population studies, all sponsored by Social Statistics & #Demography in the School of #Economic, #Social and #Political Sciences @unisouthampton.bsky.social 👏👏

To end #PopFest2025, this year's organising committee chair @parthpandya.bsky.social from @standrewssgsd.bsky.social gives the closing speech. Well done to all this year's committee: Clara Girault & Sai Joshi @unisouthampton.bsky.social, & Izzi Carter from LSE Volunteer now for the next committee!

The @eapsphd.bsky.social Network is running their session at #PopFest2025, featuring a brilliant Bingo-inspired networking game The EAPS #PhD Network encourages all #population studies PhD students to join up to meet other ECRs in their field More info: www.eaps.nl/page/phd-net...

👋We are pleased to welcome so many people from the international community to #PopFest2025 over the next 2 days @unisouthampton.bsky.social with @bspsuk.bsky.social CPC-CG Director @janefalkingham.bsky.social welcomed delegates with a keynote on 'Lessons from the life course of a #demographer'

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

Our PhD student @parthpandya.bsky.social presented preliminary findings from their third paper on UK #residential #mobility & #employment changes for #immigrants & #descendants! They showed heterogeneities in moving depending on employment entry timing & the implications for #lifecourse #stability.

The symposium delegates are enjoying the sun in St Salvator’s Quad outside the Lower College Hall symposium venue! We are pleased to have such a great turnout with enthusiastic participation in the sessions so far!

The Symposium keynote was delivered by Prof Inta Mierina (University of Latvia). Inta presented on the themes of nationalism, nation building, (anti-)immigration sentiment & how migrant origin affects societal acceptance. Inta also reflected on her work on immigrant ex/inclusion across local areas.

We have kickstarted the MigrantLife #Symposium this morning in sunny St Andrews! We look forward to the 1.5 days of presentations & discussions on #migrant #research! Our PI, Hill Kulu, opened the symposium with the progress on the MigrantLife project!

Our current and past MigrantLife team members @maryabedalahad.bsky.social & @ischiathere.bsky.social chaired the first two sessions of the day on Health & Migrant mobility and dispersal!

News about 'the next UK Census' - a blog by me on today's announcements by ONS, NRS and NISRA recommending a full #census in 2031 blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/future-of-20... @ukdataservice.bsky.social @celsiusnews.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk @bspsuk.bsky.social

🚩Job vacancy 🏘️ #Postdoctoral #ResearchfFellow to work on #family and #housing projections using #microsimulation as part of @migrantlife.bsky.social and CPC-CG. Closing date: 8 July 2025 Full info: www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/... @bspsuk.bsky.social @populationeu.bsky.social