ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations

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Improving understanding of the drivers & implications of population change & intergenerational connectivity. Funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) UKRI, incl. Unis of Southampton, St Andrews, Stirling, Oxford, and Resolution Foundation.

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ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations@cpc-cg· 5d

And finally... 📨 If you’ve enjoyed #ChangingPopulations this week, don’t forget to subscribe to be first to receive all things #population change and #demography in future newsletters ⤵️ ▶️ www.cpc.ac.uk/news/newslet... @bspsuk.bsky.social @populationeu.bsky.social @ukri.org @uosmedia.bsky.social

ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations@cpc-cg· 5d

🌟And rounding off our Researcher spotlight in #ChangingPopulations, we have @gauthierdulout.bsky.social 🗨️ He shares his PhD journey and research background, leading to his current role in the Connecting Generations project team - see page 10. ▶️ sway.cloud.microsoft/6PeRZlzYry4n...

ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations@cpc-cg· 5d

💫To round off our #ChangingPopulations launch week, we celebrate our researchers 💫 Head straight to page 10 to read about our recent celebrations and congratulations for significant milestones, PhD and award successes. ▶️ sway.cloud.microsoft/6PeRZlzYry4n... @bspsuk.bsky.social @ukri.org

ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations@cpc-cg· 5d

In June, we welcomed over 40 delegates to @standrewssgsd.bsky.social for the CPC-CG Symposium on Intergenerational Change and Support, where they explored support between generations over 2 days of presentations and discussions - page 9 of #ChangingPopulations ▶️ sway.cloud.microsoft/6PeRZlzYry4n...

Promotional graphic for the CPC-CG symposium on intergenerational change and support. A photo shows around 15 people standing and talking at a networking event in a bright atrium with floor-to-ceiling windows. Overlaid text on the left reads “CPC-CG symposium on intergenerational change and support”. A text panel on the right explains that population ageing, changing family structures, and growing inequalities make understanding intergenerational support increasingly important, noting support across the life course, from grandparents providing childcare to adult children caring for ageing parents.

ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations@cpc-cg· 6d

In #ChangingPopulations, find newly published research by @melindacmills.bsky.social (@oxforddemsci.bsky.social) exploring whether children’s genetic predispositions for health, behavioural & cognitive traits were associated with major family outcomes - page 8 ▶️ sway.cloud.microsoft/6PeRZlzYry4n...

Screenshot of a research article titled “When children shape their families”. The page features a large photo of a small child in a green coat and striped hat walking beside an adult pushing a blue scooter along a pavement. Behind them is a colourful wall covered in graffiti. To the right, article text summarises research led by Professor Melinda Mills on how children’s genetic characteristics may influence family outcomes such as whether parents have more children, marry, or separate.

ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations@cpc-cg· 7d

The new issue of #ChangingPopulations features research by @jackiewahba.bsky.social (@sotonecon.bsky.social) which shows that strong host-country language skills can improve belonging, reduce bullying and support educational success among immigrant children. ▶️ sway.cloud.microsoft/6PeRZlzYry4n...

Classroom scene showing three primary school pupils seated around a table using tablet devices with support from a teacher. The graphic headline reads “Language as a gateway to inclusion”. Accompanying text summarises research led by Professor Jackie Wahba OBE, showing that strong host-country language skills help immigrant children feel they belong, improve peer relationships and support academic success and school integration.

ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations@cpc-cg· 7d

In #ChangingPopulations, read about research findings that show young people from ethnic minorities living in areas that voted more strongly to leave the EU experienced a decline in their mental health after the referendum - page 6 ▶️ sway.cloud.microsoft/6PeRZlzYry4n... @usociety.bsky.social

Graphic titled “Brexit’s mental health consequences”. On the left, a person in a green jacket looks at a red smartphone while sitting against a dark wall. On the right, text summarises a University of Southampton study by Valentina Di Iasio, Corrado Giulietti and Jackie Wahba, finding that young people from ethnic minority backgrounds living in areas with stronger Leave votes experienced a decline in mental health after the 2016 EU referendum. The graphic notes that this pattern was not found among white British youth or older ethnic minority groups.

ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations@cpc-cg· 8d

In #ChangingPopulations, we report on 2 projects exploring community resilience & cohesion: one based on fieldwork in a Dundee neighbourhood, and one using innovative digital tools to collect large-scale public data on community life in Britain - go to page 5 ▶️ sway.cloud.microsoft/6PeRZlzYry4n...

Promotional graphic for a University of St Andrews community research report. A photo shows an older person in a white top with a blue floral pattern speaking with others at a community event. Text highlights the report Life in Stobswell, which examines community resilience, belonging and intergenerational connections in the Dundee neighbourhood of Stobswell, based on 18 months of fieldwork by CPC-CG researchers.

ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations@cpc-cg· 8d

Also in this #ChangingPopulations, we focus on caring, working and ageing, and ask whether Britain is prepared as we face a “perfect storm”, with people expected to work longer, fund their own future care, and provide informal unpaid care, all at once - page 4 ▶️ sway.cloud.microsoft/6PeRZlzYry4n...

Promotional graphic about ageing, care and work in later life. On the left, an older adult sits indoors near a window while another person hands over a mug. A banner across the image reads: “Caring, working and ageing: Is Britain prepared?” On the right, text discusses how population ageing is creating complex policy challenges around work, pensions, care and retirement. The graphic highlights CPC-CG research on later life, unpaid care, health inequalities and changing family networks, and explains how this research has contributed to national debates and reviews on pension policy and the future needs of an ageing population in the UK.

ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations@cpc-cg· 8d

🧵 Each of our #ChangingPopulations articles has a 'Further reading' section, with a wealth of links to policy briefings, news coverage, recordings, journal articles and papers - just scroll to the end of each section: sway.cloud.microsoft/6PeRZlzYry4n... @standrewssgsd.bsky.social @ukri.org

ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations@cpc-cg· 8d

In this issue of #ChangingPopulations, we report on findings that suggest declining fertility isn't simply the result of young people rejecting relationships & parenthood. Instead, economic & social barriers are making these goals harder to achieve - page 3 ▶️ sway.cloud.microsoft/6PeRZlzYry4n...

Promotional graphic about declining fertility rates. On the left, a busy city street scene shows several young people standing outside shops, with two people in the foreground looking at a smartphone while holding drinks. A banner across the image reads: “Falling fertility, unfulfilled aspirations”. On the right, text explains that fertility rates are falling across the UK and other high-income countries, but research suggests that young people still aspire to relationships, children, home ownership and financial security. The text highlights evidence that economic and social barriers, including housing, employment and financial insecurity, are making these goals harder to achieve.

ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations@cpc-cg· 9d

And if you missed out on our #CPCCGWebinar series in the spring, we have a quick round-up in the latest #ChangingPopulations so you can link directly to any recordings you may have missed. Head straight to page 11 📺 ▶️ sway.cloud.microsoft/6PeRZlzYry4n...

Image shows CPC-CG seminars round-up page from Changing Populations, with man sitting in an office watching a webinar on a computer screen. Intro text reads: Many of our seminars are now
available to watch again on our
YouTube channel, so do take a look if
you missed out or would like to see
the presentations again.

ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations@cpc-cg· 9d

Along with a busy first half of 2026, we've got plenty of events and activities coming up. Browse page 2 of #ChangingPopulations to see what's on, sign up for our #CPCCGwebinars, and maybe we'll see you in person at some of the upcoming events 👋 ▶️ sway.cloud.microsoft/6PeRZlzYry4n...

Image shows activities snapshot and upcoming events section from Changing Populations magazine: Upcoming events

8 September - Peter W. F. Smith is presenting research at the
Royal Statistical Society conference

8 -10 September - CPC-CG members will be attending the
British Society for Population Studies conference

11 September - Ann Berrington is delivering a presentation at
the 33rd Annual Workshop of the European Research Network
on Transitions in Youth

22 September - Ann Berrington and Yan Zhang are presenting
research at the Centre for Longitudinal Studies Conference

29 September-1 October - Cate Pemble and Heather Emond are
taking part in the Generations Working Together Global
Intergenerational Congress

1-2 October - Ann Berrington is a speaker at the 'Behavioural
policy for family' workshop at King's College London

15 October - CPC-CG webinar with Susan Harkness from the
University of Bristol

17 November - Jane Falkingham is a speaker at a Festival of
Economics event on 'The new demographics'

19 November - CPC-CG webinar with Carla Rowold from the
Hertie School Berlin

1 December - Ann Berrington is a keynote speaker at the
Wittgenstein Centre conference

21 January - CPC-CG webinar with Emma Sharland, Head of
Research and Analysis at the Office for National Statistics

25 February - CPC-CG webinar with Sara Tafuro from the Institut
National d'Études Démographiques (INED)

For the latest updates, please see our online event calendar.

ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations@cpc-cg· 12d

The project team – Nissa Finney, @alicebutlerwarke.bsky.social, @rachelwilkie.bsky.social, @jo-hale.bsky.social & Elspeth Graham @standrewssgsd.bsky.social – launched ‘Life in Stobswell’ at a local community event on Monday to residents, community leaders, representatives of Dundee Council, and MSPs

Illustrated cover image titled Life in Stobswell. Two UK-style road signs stand against a pale grey street-map background: one points right to “City centre A929” and the other points left to “Stobswell (Local services)”. Below, the title appears in light blue text on a dark navy panel. Along the bottom are the logos of the University of Southampton School of Geography and Sustainable Development, the Centre for Population Change (CPC), and Connecting Generations.

ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations@cpc-cg· 12d

How to create a sense of belonging and interaction among people of different ages in a community? Based on 18 months of fieldwork in the community, the CPC-CG report ‘Life in Stobswell’ aims to enhance community resilience in a neighbourhood of Dundee. Full story: www.cpc.ac.uk/news/latest_...

Professor Nissa Finney presents the research findings at the Life in Stobswell community launch event.

The panel discussion at the Life in Stobswell community launch event, with contributions from (L-R) Professor Nissa Finney, Dr Rachel Butler-Warke, Jennifer Kincaid (Dundee City Council Community Empowerment Team), Asma Hussein (Dundee International Women’s Centre), and Colin Clement (Stobwell Forum).

ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations@cpc-cg· 27d

Research led by @janefalkingham.bsky.social, Evandrou & Vlachantoni has been used in the Work & Pensions Committee's new 'Transition to State Pension Age' report, which examines the impact of the increasing State Pension age on people approaching retirement: Full story: www.cpc.ac.uk/news/latest_...

Front cover of the Work and Pensions Committee Transition to State Pension Age Second Report of Session 2026–27

ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations@cpc-cg· Jul 10

As we mark #WorldPopulationDay 11 July, this year's theme 'Realizing the hopes & aspirations of young people' reflects CPC-CG research - our members are examining how employment, housing, wellbeing & family shape young people's transitions to adulthood & their futures: www.cpc.ac.uk/news/latest_...

Two young women with a mobile phone among the crowd in the middle of London’s busy theatre district. Credit: istock.com/carstenbrandt

ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations@cpc-cg· Jun 15

🎤 CPC's @bernicerunsonboba.bsky.social was interviewed by Al Jazeera for a documentary examining the forces driving birth rate decline and asking what falling fertility means for the future. Watch the full episode: youtu.be/6arz6gdwxgM?... @ukri.org @ggp.bsky.social @uosmedia.bsky.social

Image shows Dr Bernice Kuang, Demographer at the University of Southampton, speaking to camera in an interview with Al Jazeera in their documentary 'Why millions are choosing not to have children | The Population Bust'

ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations@cpc-cg· Jun 11

💼 Job opportunities 3 x Research Fellows to work on @ukri.org ESRC-funded Connecting Generations projects, based @phrg-standrews.bsky.social @standrewssgsd.bsky.social 📨 Apply by 29 June. More info: www.cpc.ac.uk/news/vacanci... @bspsuk.bsky.social @populationeu.bsky.social @eapsphd.bsky.social

Promotional graphic for research opportunities at the University of St Andrews. On the left, a close-up photograph shows a hand holding a pen and writing in a small notebook on a table. On the right, a blue panel features logos for the Centre for Population Change (CPC) and “Connecting Generations,” followed by text reading: “3 x Research Fellows in” with bullet points: “Community resilience and social coherence,” “Social and spatial mobility within and across generations,” and “Reproductive strategies, families and transitions to adulthood.” At the bottom, the text reads: “School of Geography and Sustainable Development, University of St Andrews.”

ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations@cpc-cg· Jun 9

🌩️ 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_...

Image shows front cover of CPC-CG Policy Briefing 91 'Informal care in an ageing UK: Implications for work, welfare and equality', published June 2026

ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations@cpc-cg· Jun 8

📌 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

Promotional graphic for the CPC–CG seminar series showing a person working on a laptop at a desk beside event details. Text reads: “CPC-CG seminar series.” Logos for the Centre for Population Change (CPC) and Connecting Generations appear at the top. The featured speaker is Shuang Chen from the London School of Economics and Political Sciences. Seminar title: “Explaining low desired fertility in urban China.” The event is online on 18 June, 12:00–13:00 BST.

ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations@cpc-cg· May 21

📝 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 ⬇️

Front cover of Pensions 2050: evidence and future priorities – interim report

An interim report of the second Pensions Commission, setting out the challenges that the UK's pensions system is facing out to 2050.

ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations@cpc-cg· May 18

📄 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...

Conference attendees review the conference schedule in a conference program. Credit: istock.com/SDI Productions

ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations@cpc-cg· May 11

📄 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_...

Article graphic showing the headline “Early career instability leaves lasting mark on future assets” and a photo of three people on a sofa with a laptop, speaking with another person in a living‑room setting, illustrating financial discussion or advice.

ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations@cpc-cg· May 8

👩‍🏫 Over the next two days at #PAA, hear about research by CPC-CG members from our teams @standrewssgsd.bsky.social, @unisouthampton.bsky.social and @oxforddemsci.bsky.social, covering partnerships, fertility, reproductive health, caregiving, migration, data, & mortality: www.cpc.ac.uk/activities/e...

Flash: The Demography of Care for Older Adults | 8 May, 08:00 | Room 102

A Relational Demographic Perspective on Later-Life Caregiving: Evidence from Canada

A.A. Nur, University of Oxford; F. Robibaro, M. Alexander, University of Toronto; R. Kashyap, University of Oxford

Flash: Data Availability and Access | 8 May, 09:30 | Room 103

Moving towards equitable data infrastructure and research integrity after the termination of the DHS Program

L. Montana, University of Southern California, CESR; J. Abdel Ghany, A.A. Nur, University of Oxford; K. MacQuarrie, Data Points Demography; J. Wilde, University of Oxford; E. Sully, Guttmacher Institute; M. Karra, Columbia University; U. Gazeley, University of Oxford

Early Life Exposures & Well-Being Across the Life Course | 8 May, 11:00 | Room 105

British Parents' Trajectories of Partnership and Fertility and Midlife Mental Health

Y. Zhang, A. Berrington, S. Stannard, University of Southampton

Mortality Levels and Trends | 9 May, 08:30 | Room 261

Ridhi Kashyap will be acting as a discussant.

Heterodox, Feminist and Critical Perspectives on Demography | 9 May, 08:30 | Room 263

Progress or Polarisation? Advances in Reproductive Health and Rights-Based Research following the Cairo Conference

A.A. Nur, University of Oxford; A. Akbaritabar, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research

Meet the Editors | 9 May, 10:00 | Room 101

Ridhi Kashyap will be a panellist.

Migration and the Life Course | 9 May, 11:30 | Room 242

Modelling partnership, fertility and employment changes among individuals with a migrant family background: a multistate microsimulation approach

H. Kulu, S Christison, A. Ibbetson, J. Mikolai, University of St Andrews

Kinship and Family Relationships | 9 May, 11:30 | Room 230

Intergenerational contact, geographical proximity, support and women's first, second, and third births in the United Kingdom

K. Hu, H. Kulu, K. Keenan, J. Mikolai, P. Pandya, S. Lyu, University of St Andrews
…

ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations@cpc-cg· May 7

🧑‍🏫 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

Population Association of America 2026 Annual Meeting (Conferences)

St Louis, Missouri

Wednesday, May 6th 2026

Saturday, May 9th 2026

The 2026 Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America will take place at the America's Centre in St Louis, Missouri. The conference will take place from 6 - 9 May 2026.

Visit the conference website for further information.

CPC Members will be presenting:

Demography, Public Policy and Legal Institutions/Neighbourhoods, Communities and Urbanisation/Spatial and Environmental Demography | 7 May, 08:30 | Rooms 220 - 227

Who receives housing support from parents or relatives in the UK?

S. Lyu, H. Kulu, S. Christison, J. Mikolai, University of St Andrews

Family Demography | 7 May, 10:30 | Rooms 220 - 227

Welfare reforms and the crowding-in of parental co-residence in Great Britain

V. Ramos, University of Southampton; J. Einhoff, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research; A. Berrington, University of Southampton

Flash: The Demography of Care for Older Adults | 8 May, 08:00 | Room 102

A Relational Demographic Perspective on Later-Life Caregiving: Evidence from Canada

A.A. Nur, University of Oxford; F. Robibaro, M. Alexander, University of Toronto; R. Kashyap, University of Oxford

Flash: Data Availability and Access | 8 May, 09:30 | Room 103

Moving towards equitable data infrastructure and research integrity after the termination of the DHS Program

L. Montana, University of Southern California, CESR; J. Abdel Ghany, A.A. Nur, University of Oxford; K. MacQuarrie, Data Points Demography; J. Wilde, University of Oxford; E. Sully, Guttmacher Institute; M. Karra, Columbia University; U. Gazeley, University of Oxford

Early Life Exposures & Well-Being Across the Life Course | 8 May, 11:00 | Room 105

British Parents' Trajectories of Partnership and Fertility and Midlife Mental Health

Y. Zhang, A. Berrington, S. Stannard, University of Southampton

Mortality Levels and Trends | 9 May, 08:30 | Room 2…

ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations@cpc-cg· Apr 21

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...

ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations@cpc-cg· Apr 20

📆 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...

Promotional graphic for a CPC‑CG seminar showing an audience seated in a bright lecture room listening to a speaker, alongside text reading “CPC‑CG seminar series,” “Albert Esteve, Centre d’Estudis Demogràfics,” “Living arrangements in transition: Global patterns and regional idiosyncrasies,” CPC and Connecting Generations logos, and event details “Online, 30 April, 13:00–14:00 BST.”

ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations@cpc-cg· Apr 17

📗 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

Screenshot of an academic journal article from Demography (2026), marked “Advance Publication.” The article title reads, “Can Incorporating Parity Information Improve the Reliability of Completed Cohort Fertility Projections? Insights From a Bayesian Generalized Additive Model Approach.” Beneath the title are the authors Joanne Ellison, Jakub Bijak, and Erengul Dodd. Below, an abstract block of text discusses fertility projections, parity-specific fertility modeling, Bayesian methods, and data from the Human Fertility Database across 16 countries.

ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations@cpc-cg· Apr 13

🧑‍🏫 Join us THIS THURSDAY for our #CPCCGWebinar with @jeinhoff.bsky.social of @mpidr.bsky.social & @vincentrramos.bsky.social of @uossocstatdemo.bsky.social Register to join us online: www.cpc.ac.uk/activities/e... @bspsuk.bsky.social @populationeu.bsky.social @ukri.org @standrewssgsd.bsky.social