#MeetDEMOmembers Today, get to know another DEMO member: Bruno Schoumaker @brunoschoumaker.bsky.social. He has been a full professor of #demography since 2003. His main research interests include: 🔎(male) #fertility across the globe 🔎international #migration (mainly between Africa & Belgium)

📢 A new publication from my PhD research is out in the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies) Using administrative register data from Belgium, I examine the relationship between initial reception conditions, residential mobility, and first labour market entry among #asylum seeking migrants.

Between residential and economic settlement: internal migration and employment of asylum migrants in Belgium

Reception and integration of asylum migrants remain central challenges for receiving countries, as early settlement experiences are notably shaped by reception policies. Still, existing research on...

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🌞On Monday, DEMO members participated in a one-day retreat. This was an opportunity to reflect on our work-life balance & our team dynamics. With a picnic in the woods at the end of the day, it was also an opportunity to share informal moments together before closing the summer break.

Je recrute un·e doctorant·e en sciences sociales pour mon projet MIS-FNRS 3CoBe 🎓 Objectif : collecter et analyser les trajectoires contraceptives des femmes en Belgique 🇧🇪 Intéressé·e ? Postulez ici 👇 #PhD #SciencesSociales #JusticeReproductive

Chercheur·euse doctorant·e en sciences sociales projet 3CoBe

Chercheur·euse doctorant·e en sciences sociales projet 3CoBe

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#EPC2026 is fast approaching! Many DEMO members will participate this year. Here's a summary of when & where to find us! Safe travels & see you in Bologna 😎☀️

Our colleague Alice Rees @ayrees.bsky.social is attending the #INVESTConference 2026 in Turku this week. Tomorrow, she will present joint work with Marika Jalovaara on life-course trajectories of partnership, income, residential independence & #childlessness in 🇫🇮 Finland and 🇧🇪 Belgium.

Only a few days left to submit your abstract for the 2026 #QueteletSeminar! 📆Deadline this Friday ⏩Read the call: www.uclouvain.be/fr/system/fi...

DEMO LLN 🇧🇪@demographielln.bsky.social · 6mo ago

📢CALL FOR PAPERS #QueteletSeminar 2026: historical, comparative, spatial analyses, advanced methodologies, interdisciplinarity, conceptual frameworks, policy responses... on inequalities in & through #health across past, present, & future societies. ⏬More details

📢CALL FOR PAPERS #QueteletSeminar 2026: historical, comparative, spatial analyses, advanced methodologies, interdisciplinarity, conceptual frameworks, policy responses... on inequalities in & through #health across past, present, & future societies. ⏬More details

📆We are pleased to share with you the stimulating programme of our #LunchSeminar for this semester! (Starting again tomorrow 🎉) Join us monthly, either on-site or online, to explore various research in #population studies.

Next week, our colleague Hequn Wang will kickstart this semester's #LunchSeminar, presenting on healthcare disruption among older Europeans during COVID-19 "Family ties influenced the likelihood of having treatments postponed or denied" 📆 03/02 at 1pm 🖥️Join online: us02web.zoom.us/j/87199604242

📢JOB OFFER Postdoc fellowship within the project “Climate change-related #mortality in different population groups in urbanized Belgium” (TEMPUR), funded by the FNRS and FWO. 🔎Full details: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/399708 📆Deadline: 15/02

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Demography, Center for Demographic Research (DEMO), Louvain University, Belgium

The Centre for Demographic Research (DEMO) at UCLouvain invites applications for a full-time postdoctoral fellowship (2 years) within the research project “Climate change-related mortality in differen...

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Save the date! 📆Le 11/12, je ferai une présentation au forum sur les enjeux démographiques et l'inclusion socio-économique des migrants en Wallonie, organisé par le CRI Centre & Wapi. 📍 Place Mansart 21, 7100 La Louvière 👉 Participation gratuite, inscription obligatoire: lnkd.in/evY7aJ2k

🎥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!

Sad to miss the #QueteletSeminar this year, but happy to be in Vienna instead to attend & present at the Wittgenstein Centre Conference! #WiCVienna

DEMO LLN 🇧🇪@demographielln.bsky.social · 9mo ago

📆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...

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/...

Chaire Quetelet 2025

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Proud that I could contribute to this research project during the last 2 years. Watch the launch webinar (in FR): fondationroibaudouin.engagestream.companywebcast.com/fr-citoyens-... Read full report: media.kbs-frb.be/fr/media/135...

Un portrait des personnes d’origine subsaharienne en Belgique

Le 16 octobre 2025, la Fondation Roi Baudouin publiera une nouvelle étude sur la manière dont les personnes d'origine subsaharienne en Belgique se sentent dans la société. Cette étude s'inscrit dans l...

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DEMO LLN 🇧🇪@demographielln.bsky.social · 10mo ago

📢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

🚨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

Congrats to my bestie @ayrees.bsky.social for this new working paper from her thesis (+ they used a very cool method aka multichannel sequence analysis!) Go read!

DEMO LLN 🇧🇪@demographielln.bsky.social · 11mo ago

📢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.

📆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.

In “Child Migration in Eastern and Southern Africa,” Menashe-Oren uses HDSS data from 5 countries to examine tied & independent child migration, finding that most first out-migrations are indeed tied but some are related to death or mother’s migration history. read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...

The first paper of my PhD research is out! Using Belgian national register data, we analyse the influence of the initial reception place on residential trajectories among asylum-seeking migrants. Read more ⏬

DEMO LLN 🇧🇪@demographielln.bsky.social · last yr.

📢New publication from DEMO Members! Natacha Zimmer (@natachazimmer.bsky.social) and Bruno Schoumaker (@brunoschoumaker.bsky.social) explore internal migration trajectories among #asylum seekers in #Belgium, highlighting how initial reception shapes residential patterns. ⏩ doi.org/10.1002/psp....

Very glad to share my work at the annual #IMISCOE conference this week, especially having a 20-minute talk! Curious to know more about the impact of reception policies on labour market integration of asylum migrants? Join session 36 today at 14:50!

DEMO LLN 🇧🇪@demographielln.bsky.social · last yr.

The annual #IMISCOE conference starts today & 2 DEMO members are attending and presenting their work this Tuesday! If you don't know which session to attend, come and discover their work 😊 ⏬⏬

🔋Next Tuesday, our #LunchSeminar will be about #inequalities in 🇧🇪 Belgium's energy #transition. Rafael Costa will be there to present his work at the Belgian Federal Planning Bureau. 📆10/06 at 1pm 🖥️Join online: us02web.zoom.us/j/87199604242

📆Our next #LunchSeminar is already next week! On Tuesday, Julia Descamps ( @julia-descamps.bsky.social ) will present her work on legal trajectories and professionnal paths among #immigrants in France 🇫🇷 using TeO2 survey data. ⏩13/05 at 1pm 🖥️Join online: us02web.zoom.us/j/87199604242

📢Next Tuesday, we'll have a special #LunchSeminar session! Elma Laguna, from the Philippines, is giving a presentation on the prospects & challenges on demographic and health research, reflecting on the termination of #DHS program ⏩06/05 at 1pm 🖥️Join online: us02web.zoom.us/j/87199604242

📊This year's edition of the #QueteletSeminar will focus on Measuring, Understanding and Explaining #Demography. We welcome contributions on 5 key areas: #data, #methods, #theorizing, emerging themes and future challenges in demography. Read the call for papers ⏬⏬

🔎Find out more about the 2025 Quetelet Seminar and the call for papers: www.uclouvain.be/fr/instituts... 📆Deadline for paper submissions: May 15 📍Conference: November 19-20 in Louvain-la-Neuve 🇧🇪

😊Next week, I'll be presenting on economic and residential settlement among #asylum migrants in Belgium. This work is part of my thesis on internal #migrations of asylum seekers and the interactions with various aspects of their life course. Join us online or on site in Louvain-la-Neuve ⏬

DEMO LLN 🇧🇪@demographielln.bsky.social · last yr.

📢Our next #LunchSeminar is happening next week! Natacha Zimmer @natachazimmer.bsky.social is going to talk about internal migrations of #asylum migrants and their economic #integration in Belgium 🇧🇪 ⏩15/04 at 1pm 🖥️Join online: us02web.zoom.us/j/87199604242

📢If you are attending #PAA this week, do not miss Chaimae's presentation, entitled "Patterns of Childlessness: A Comparative Study Across Countries, Gender, Time, and Data Sources." She conducted this research with Bruno Schoumaker (@brunoschoumaker.bsky.social)