Happy to share as well that I presented my article on Obesity and weight gain among immigrants to high income-countries using an Umbrella systematic literature review method at Athens Institute Annual Demography Conference in Greece, wohoooo! @phrg-standrews.bsky.social @cpc-cg.bsky.social

A new publication alert on obesity and weight gain among immigrants to high income countries, check it here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... @phrg-standrews.bsky.social @cpc-cg.bsky.social @begin-standrews.bsky.social @bspsuk.bsky.social

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

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

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

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...

Published a new article on climate change: globalideasinitiative.org/changing-per...

Wohoooo, a new article is published that tackles housing and homeownership among immigrants and their descendants in Sweden, @phrg-standrews.bsky.social @migrantlife.bsky.social @cpc-cg.bsky.social @bspsuk.bsky.social link: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Examining data from Sweden, Germany, and Switzerland, J. Lacroix, @ischiathere.bsky.social, @maryabedalahad.bsky.social, H. Kulu, together with G. Andersson, show that immigrants and refugees tend to move to urban areas following initial settlement and dispersal policy.

Another study led by @jharrison37.bsky.social finds persistent gaps in residential mobility and homeownership between the native population and immigrants + their descendants. @jmikolai.bsky.social @ischiathere.bsky.social @maryabedalahad.bsky.social

We are inviting submissions for the 13th International Conference on Population Geographies, held at Nanjing University, China, from June 23 to 26, 2026. 📅 Deadline: 15 January 2026 for parallel sessions application; 10 February 2026 for abstract submission. 🔗 More information: icpg-nanjing2026.cn

We’ve got a strong contingent of PhD students and staff at the three-day @imprs-phds.bsky.social Annual Academy being held from 3-5 December @mpidr.bsky.social in Rostock, Germany! 💙 @maryabedalahad.bsky.social @ischiathere.bsky.social

The first Health, Risk and Communities Nexus (HRCN) SAGES fora symposium on the 3rd of October 2025 at the University of St Andrews, discussing topics on pollution, waste & water management, urbanisation & community health. @phrg-standrews.bsky.social @cpc-cg.bsky.social @scotsages.bsky.social

I am so happy to have presented in two sessions at #BSPS2025 conference on Life course trajectories of descendants of immigrants in Sweden and on Life satisfaction, health and air pollution. @bspsuk.bsky.social @cpc-cg.bsky.social @phrg-standrews.bsky.social @migrantlife.bsky.social

@maryabedalahad.bsky.social jumped from France to #Sweden to look at #homeownership, #marriage & #childbirth among #immigrants & their #descendants. She shows greater life event convergence to the Swedish natives across migrant generations & the importance of homeownership for other life events.

Looking forward to seeing many of you tomorrow at my @bspsuk.bsky.social conference presentation tomorrow.

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We will participate at the annual @bspsuk.bsky.social conference in Swansea. Check out the presentation on family complexity in children’s lives across Europe by project lead @jmikolai.bsky.social on Wednesday 3 September, 13:00-14:30, in Great Hall 037.

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

Attending the Royal Geographical Society annual conference at the University of Birmingham, very interesting presentations including learning how research could be communicated through comics and arts! @phrg-standrews.bsky.social @cpc-cg.bsky.social @rgsibg.bsky.social

🎧 In this episode of Causes or Cures, Dr. Eeks talks with CPC member @maryabedalahad.bsky.social @standrewssgsd.bsky.social about how long-term exposure to air #pollution is quietly driving people to the hospital, drawing on Mary's latest research.

You are What You Breathe? The Link Between Air Pollution & Hospitalizations, with Dr. Mary Abed Al Ahad - Causes or Cures

In this episode of Causes or Cures, Dr. Eeks talks with Dr. Mary Abed Al Ahad about how long-term exposure to air pollution is quietly driving people to the hospital. Drawing from her recent study, Dr...

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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!

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!

Presented on air pollution and hospital admissions in Scotland at the annual meeting for Scottish Alliance for Geosciences, Environment and Society at Stirling University. And guess what, I won the Best Paper Award Yupee! @cpc-cg.bsky.social @phrg-standrews.bsky.social @migrantlife.bsky.social

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! 👋

Our poster at #PAA2025 on Climate Change Narratives and Fertility in the UK with Daniele Vignoli, @amatysiak.bsky.social & @florenceups.bsky.social We found people who care about the climate are less likely to have a first child when exposed to more climate news #ClimateChange #Fertility

@maryabedalahad.bsky.social is presenting on #homeownership #marriage & #childbirth trajectories across the life course for #descendants in #Sweden #PAA2025

@maryabedalahad.bsky.social is presenting #homeownership #marriage & #childbirth & what comes first for #immigrants & #descendants in #Sweden #PAA2025

An outreach exhibition with Drs Jennifer Rao and Laura Maclean as part of SAGES network at Dynamic Earth Schools science event on how to design facilities around a hospital to cater for patient's needs using the Design Hopes Mosiac game. @phrg-standrews.bsky.social @cpc-cg.bsky.social

Presenting my teaching experience in collaborative learning at the Teaching and Learning conference at the University of St Andrews @cpc-cg.bsky.social @phrg-standrews.bsky.social

What a week!, I am so happy to be presenting my research on how air pollution impacts life satisfaction throught health impairment in the UK at the Medical Humanities conference organised by Medicine School at the University of St Andrews on Monday @cpc-cg.bsky.social @phrg-standrews.bsky.social

I am very proud to be part of the SAGES climate science podcast series where I talked about environmental justice and communities. Podcast launching event took place at Edinburgh climate change institute, podcasts can be found: sages.ac.uk/podcast/ @cpc-cg.bsky.social @phrg-standrews.bsky.social