📢New methodological paper on data management of register data, from our colleagues Josué Begu, @phbocquier.bsky.social & @brunoschoumaker.bsky.social in #QueteletJournal Belgian Register data gives valuable insights, but has limitations & may bias the measurement of re-emigration intensity.

The last #LunchSeminar of 2025 is today!

🎄 Last week, DEMO celebrated its annual Christmas party! Pizzas were shared, brains were tested during a quiz, and Santa even made a special appearance to reward the winners 🎅🍕✨

Do not miss the last #LunchSeminar of 2025! Next Tuesday, we welcome Bram Vanhoutte, who will present on the link between functional health status & subjective age, using longitudinal panel data. 📆16/12 at 1pm 🖥️Join online: us02web.zoom.us/j/87199604242

🎉New publication from DEMO members investigating the role of borders in the spatial diffusion of non‐marital births between Belgium & France. Read more: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

📢Call for papers! Our colleague Hequn Wang is co-organising a mini-conference on "Social & Political Dynamics of #Insecurity (MC03)" at the #SASE2026 in Bordeaux. 📆Submission deadline: 16/12/2025 ⏩More info: sase.org/events/2026-...

📸✨ Retour en images sur le Carrefour scientifique organisé pour le 60ᵉ anniversaire de notre département 🎂 Merci à nos conférenciers Bruno Schoumaker @demographielln.bsky.social et Enrique Acosta @cedemografia.bsky.social, ainsi qu'aux participant.e.s d’avoir fait de cet événement un grand succès !

💔After a union dissolution, some will move to new housing; others will stay in the previously shared housing. 🏡In a study in collaboration with #Solidaris, #Belgium, we examine if moving is more associated with #mentalhealth struggles than staying. 📜 journalhss.com/wp-content/u...

🎥A day in the life of a demographer Last week was busy for DEMO members, with the organisation of our annual #QueteletSeminar & participation of our colleagues in 2 conferences in Antwerp (EAPS WG Register-Based Fertility research) & Vienna ( #WIC2025) Discover the aftermovie of this packed week!

🔋This Friday, our colleague Françoise Bartiaux will give a presentation entitled "Changing energy-related practices: Insights from social practice theories" at the conference lunch "Demand flexibility" organised by Engie in Brussels

Second day of the #QueteletSeminar 2025! Yesterday, we had the opportunity to hear from the director of Statbel, Marie Vandresse. We also had the tribute to Michel Loriaux & Hubert Gérard. This afternoon, we'll have 2 sessions on data sources & demography & crises

🔎The #QueteletSeminar 2025 starts tomorrow! Over 3 days, we’ll explore definitions, measures, data & various approaches in demography. This year’s edition includes a tribute to Michel Loriaux and Hubert Gérard, and features many contributions from DEMO members ⏬

📆End of this week (19-21 Nov), colleagues will present their research at the Wittgenstein Centre Conference in Vienna. #WiCVienna Discover the program: www.oeaw.ac.at/fileadmin/su...

🤰Next week, our colleague Denise Musni will present her work on "single women's poverty risks and income changes around childbirth" at the Meeting of the @eaps.bsky.social Working Group on Register-Based Fertility Research 📆17-18/11 📍Anvers More info: www.eaps.nl/page/registe...

UPPI Professor Grace T. Cruz is currently at the Centre for Demographic Research (DEMO) at the Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL) in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium as a Visiting Lecturer. This visit is supported by the Visiting Lecturers and FSR-PhD School grant from DEMO-UCL.

📢 New publication alert! Ashira Menashe-Oren, @damianouccheddu.bsky.social & Ester Rizzi published their work on social ties in old age and the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. They compared 13 European countries using SHARE data. Read more: doi.org/10.1007/s104...

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Today we welcome Professor Grace Cruz for our #LunchSeminar! Join us at 1pm ⏬

Our colleague, @didierndombe.bsky.social, is attending #ICFP2025 in Bogota! He'll present his joint work with Ester Rizzi on domestic violence, reproductive coercion & unmet need for family planning among women in union in 🇨🇩 DCR More about his session: icfp2025.dryfta.com/program-sche...

🌏Next Tuesday, DEMO welcomes Grace Cruz from the University of the Philippines for our next #LunchSeminar! She'll talk about #ageing and its challenges in the 🇵🇭Philippines, using the Longitudinal Study of Ageing and Health 📆04/11 at 1pm 🖥️Join online: us02web.zoom.us/j/87199604242

Learn more about the work of our colleagues, Denise Musni & Christine Schnor, on socioeconomic #inequalities and #family formation dynamics among single women ⏬ Read their latest paper: doi.org/10.1111/jomf...

🎉💰 Bravo à nos étudiant.e.s Laurence Robillard (dirigée par @lisaydillon.bsky.social) et Maxence Fréchette (dirigé par @anacanedog.bsky.social et Ester Lucia Rizzi @demographielln.bsky.social), qui ont obtenu une bourse d’études supérieures du Canada au niveau de la maîtrise du @sshrc-crsh.canada.ca

The #QueteletSeminar is happening in 1 month! 3 days dedicated to measuring, understanding & explaining in #demography 📆Nov, 19-21 📍Louvain-la-Neuve, BE 📑Program: www.uclouvain.be/fr/system/fi... ⏩Registration: uclouvain.odoo.com/en_US/event/...

📢New publication from DEMO members! Results from a survey conducted among 900+ people of Sub-Saharan African origin in 🇧🇪Belgium are now available 7 main topics analysed: #migration | #families | living conditions | #racism & discrimination | #employment | #health | #citizenship & social ties

Our #MeetDEMOmembers series continues! 👋Meet Ilya ( @klimkin.bsky.social ), a first-year doctoral student. With a background in demographic research, data analysis & data journalism, he'll work on "Excess Winter #Mortality in Belgium in the 21st Century" under the supervision of Bruno Masquelier

Join us at 1pm! ⏬ #LunchSeminar #mobility #immigrants

Welcome back to day two of the #HMDsymposium2025! We’re starting with session IV on ✨global trends✨, featuring presentations by pgerland.bsky.social, @brunomasquelier.bsky.social, Isaac Sasson, @jiaxinshi.bsky.social, and Jim Oeppen. Chair: Domantas Jasilionis

The #HMDsymposium2025 is starting tomorrow! On Friday, our colleague @brunomasquelier.bsky.social will present his joint work with Ashira Menashe-Oren on #mortality inequalitities worldwide. Info & program: www.mortality.org/Research/Eve...

Join us next week for another #LunchSeminar! We welcome Tania Moutai, who will give a presentation on the mobility of immigrants (and their descendants) to their country of origin, based on TeO2 data in France. 📆14/10 at 1pm 🖥️Join online: us02web.zoom.us/j/87199604242

🚨New Tenure Position! We're looking for a new colleague to join our dynamic team in Belgium. Innovative quantitative methods | Health & environment | Population dynamics Read job description here: jobs.uclouvain.be/PersonnelAca... Application Deadline: Nov 11, 2025 #job #tenure

Très heureuse de voir (enfin) publié le numéro spécial de Sociétés contemporaines sur les enjeux normatifs de la promotion de la contraception que j’ai co-coordonné avec Leslie Fonquerne et Aurore Koechlin ! 🧵⬇️

NOUVEAU POSTE PROF / NEW TENURE POSITION @demographielln.bsky.social jobs.uclouvain.be/PersonnelAca...

Full foom @ifswien.bsky.social for the presentation of our research fellow @damianouccheddu.bsky.social

The next #LunchSeminar is happening tomorrow! Ashira Menashe-Oren will present her work on #mortality in 🇲🇼Malawi. Using mobile phone surveys, she examined the effect of cyclone Freddy in 2023. 📆23/09 at 1pm 🖥️Join online: us02web.zoom.us/j/87199604242

Every year since 1974 @demographielln.bsky.social organizes an international conference Quetelet Seminar @uclouvain.bsky.social as a tribute to Adolphe. www.uclouvain.be/en/research-...

📢New publication alert from our colleague, Alice Rees @ayrees.bsky.social, & Marika Jalovaara In Finland & Belgium, they identify early mid-life trajectories of partnership, income, and residential independence, & how they are associated with #childlessness

It's time for a 🆕#MeetDEMOmembers thread! Today, meet Didier Ndombe Mbombo. Didier has extensive experience in research projects in community & public health assessment. He is currently pursuing a PhD at DEMO.

If you missed @phbocquier.bsky.social's presentation at the Formal Demography working group last week, you can now watch the recording! ⏬

The next #LunchSeminar is tomorrow! We'll have 2 presentations: - Bruno Lankoandé will talk about forced displacement & under-five #mortality in Burkina Faso - Fabrice Yameogo will speak about the use of synthetic populations & present an innovative #method to spatialize synthetic populations.

Our colleague Alice Rees (@ayrees.bsky.social) is attending the BIOSFER conference this week. She’ll present her joint work with Marika Jalovaara on ultimate #childlessness, through a comparison between 🇧🇪Belgium and 🇫🇮Finland.

👋 We are happy to welcome Tabitha Scott and Damiano Uccheddu as research fellows at Assoc. Prof. Valeria Bordone's team @ageingsocvienna.bsky.social ! Read more about them ➡️ www.soz.univie.ac.at/en/detail-ne... @valeriabordone.bsky.social @damianouccheddu.bsky.social #sociology @univie.ac.at

⚠️ Today's LunchSeminar is postponed to September 16th ⚠️

This week, some of our colleagues are also attending the 1st international conference of the Sustainable Ageing #EAPS working group in Padua. 🩺On Sept 11, Hequn Wang will present her joint work with Ester Rizzi on unmet #healthcare needs in older ages during and after Covid-19

🇮🇹 This week, some DEMO Members will be in Bologna for the 6th Conference Of The European Society Of Historical Demography #ESHD2025 ⏬Here is a summary of their participation. Do not hesitate to join their promising sessions if you are also attending the conference!

Our next #LunchSeminar is tomorrow! Bruno Lankoandé will present his work on forced #displacement and under-5 #mortality in Burkina Faso. 📆09/09 at 1pm 🖥️Join online: us02web.zoom.us/j/87199604242

📊Next Thursday, our colleague @phbocquier.bsky.social will present a #IneqKill paper, "Identifying small-area diffusion of #mortality transitions using non-linear modelling in 19th-century Belgium" for the Formal Demography Working Group. Register here: formaldemography.github.io/working_group/

📢 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...

📆We are pleased to share with you the stimulating programme of our #LunchSeminar for the upcoming months! Join us monthly, either on-site or online, to explore various research in #population studies.

REMINDER: the first Midi de la recherche (LunchSeminar) of the academic year is today! ⏬ The full programme of this semester will be published very soon, stay connected! 🖥️ Join online at 1 pm: us02web.zoom.us/j/87199604242

With the start of academic year, we start again our #MeetDEMOmembers series! Today, meet Alphonse Ditona di Mavungu. He's starting his thesis this month. He'll work on women's #empowerment ♀️and intimate partner violence.