St Andrews Population & Health Research Group
@phrg-standrews.bsky.social
We are one of the largest groups in the UK researching the geographies of population, health and housing. Our group is part of the School of Geography and Sustainable Development, @uniofstandrews.bsky.social https://populationandhealth.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/
✍🏻NEW WORKING PAPER: @jmikolai.bsky.social examines socioeconomic variation in children's experience of first and second parental separation in 20 European countries. Read on below to learn more. 👇 @childlives.bsky.social
ChildLives@childlives.bsky.social · 6d ago📢Interested to know more about socio-economic inequalities in children's experiences of family change across Europe? Read ChildLives Working Paper 1 here: tinyurl.com/y2fazfw4
Want to work on family complexity and children's lives? St Andrews has opened applications for its BAME #PhD #Scholarships, which are available to UK-domiciled ‘Home’ fee applicants from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds. More information here: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/geography-su...
Julia Mikolai@jmikolai.bsky.social · 2mo agoWould you like to do a #PhD on #family #complexity and #inequalities in #children’s lives in #Scotland'? New #BAME PhD Scholarships available @uniofstandrews.bsky.social. More info www.st-andrews.ac.uk/geography-su... (current funded opportunities tab) and www.findaphd.com/phds/program...
Come work with CPC-CG colleagues in St Andrews!
ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations@cpc-cg.bsky.social · 2mo ago💼 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
New publication ✍️ @parthpandya.bsky.social and colleagues use 40 years of data to show that later migrant generations are more likely to move and become homeowners than first-gen immigrants in England & Wales. Some groups, however, remain disadvantaged. www.demographic-research.org/articles/vol...
St Andrews is out in force at #EPC2026 in Bologna! ☀️ Great to see so many colleagues contributing to discussions, presenting research, and connecting with peers from across Europe and beyond. #demography #italy #research
This is an excellent opportunity to do a PhD on #health, #adolescence, and #emergingadulthood in two of the best places to study demography!
Dr Mary@maryabedalahad.bsky.social · 3mo agoWe 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
It was a wonderful experience to present our poster on “Who receives housing support from parents or relatives in the UK?” as well as our work on "Intergenerational solidarity and women's first, second and third births" in #PAA2026 conference. @cpc-cg.bsky.social @phrg-standrews.bsky.social
Are you coming to @popassocamerica.bsky.social Annual Meeting? Check out these presentations from our St Andrews colleagues, with topics ranging from life course dynamics, housing support to child nutrition. #PAA2026 #Conference #Missouri
We’re thrilled to have hosted Prof. Darren Smith (Loughborough University), who gave a talk on rural population change in England. Our very own Prof. Nissa Finney also presented her and her team’s work on internal migration and age diversity in England and Wales.
New publication ✍️ A study led by @ischiathere.bsky.social shows that rapid educational expansion and declining marriage rates will change the demographic of older-age suicide in South Korea. Learn more: bmjpublichealth.bmj.com/content/4/2/...
📆 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...
Congratulations to @maryabedalahad.bsky.social on this important achievement! 🥳
Dr Mary@maryabedalahad.bsky.social · 4mo agoI 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
New publication ✍️ A study led by @maryabedalahad.bsky.social using the Swedish register data finds that immigrants from lower-income regions experience delayed entry into homeownership. But does this gap persist among their descendants? Read more: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Check out this @usociety.bsky.social blog by @jmikolai.bsky.social & Hill Kulu: "Gendered patterns of partnership, family formation, and work are likely to have serious long-term implications for [...] female children of immigrants." www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/blog/2026/04...
Diversity or disadvantage? Families and employment of immigrants’ children in the UK - Understanding Society
Children of immigrants from culturally similar countries have similar partnership, fertility, and employment trajectories to natives Children of immigrants from culturally similar countries have simil...
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The call for papers for the @cpc-cg.bsky.social Connecting Generations Symposium has been extended to April 20th! More details + how to submit here: cpc-cg-symposium-call-for-papers.tiiny.site
‼️Closing tomorrow (24 March) at 5pm GMT ‼️
St Andrews Population & Health Research Group@phrg-standrews.bsky.social · 5mo agoCheck 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...
📢 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
We’re happy to have hosted today Prof Judith Sixsmith, who gave us an overview of #IncludeAge project’s work on #ageing among LGBT+ and persons with learning disabilities. Dr. @drmengxing.bsky.social also discussed her work and reflections on ageing & #loneliness among ethnic minorities in the UK 🔎
A recent study led by @jo-hale.bsky.social finds causal evidence that reducing social isolation, especially among those living alone, has a protective effect against cognitive decline. The mechanism, however, goes beyond addressing loneliness. 🔗 Learn more: academic.oup.com/psychsocgero...
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 🍾
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...
📻 Listen to lead author Rachel Wilkie discuss the findings from 'Changing #geographies of #ageing and age mixing across urban–rural areas in #Scotland, 2011–2022' on BBC Radio Scotland earlier this week ⬇️ @alicebutlerwarke.bsky.social @jo-hale.bsky.social @ukri.org @standrewssgsd.bsky.social
Rachel Wilkie discusses population ageing and age mixing on BBC Radio Scotland Lunchtime Live
YouTube video by Centre for Population Change Connecting Gens
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How age-diverse are Scotland's neighbourhoods? Colleagues at @cpc-cg.bsky.social, led by Rachel Wilkie, find that age segregation is highest in urban areas and lowest in remote small towns. Read more about how this diversity has changed — and why it matters: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Consider #education, #economic uncertainty & changing #gender roles to design effective policies around falling #fertility rates New article by CPC-CG's @ann-berrington.bsky.social @uossocstatdemo.bsky.social & Hill Kulu @standrewssgsd.bsky.social @phrg-standrews.bsky.social (@bspsuk.bsky.social)
Economics Observatory@econ-observatory.bsky.social · 6mo agoJUST PUBLISHED – From costs to culture: what’s behind falling fertility in rich countries? By @ann-berrington.bsky.social & Hill Kulu
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/...
A recent study by Michaela Šťastná, @jmikolai.bsky.social, Nissa Finney, and Katherine Keenan typologises complex family trajectories in the UK from the perspective of children up to age 10. @childlives.bsky.social
It has been such a productive year for our research group members—including our very own Winifred Maduko, who is @onecampaign.bsky.social's Ambassador of the Year awardee! 🥳
We are kicking off the week by celebrating several new publications ✍️ from the @migrantlife.bsky.social project -- all published in the last few weeks!
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
