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🌟 Did you discover our 'Researcher spotlight' in the latest issue of Changing Populations, our newsletter magazine? If not, you missed some great interviews, announcements and resources 🌟

▶️ Navigate to section 10 to read the full round-up: https://sway.cloud.microsoft/WzAYgcw05ELXCdXJ?ref=Link

#socialscience #economics #demography #eventhistoryanalysis #carers #caring #intergenerational #generations #migration #REF2029 #BBCRADIO4 #demographic #population #changingpopulations

Centre for Population Change 4h ago

🎞️ New video: Professor Brienna Perelli-Harris (University of #Southampton discusses how #Russia’s invasion has uprooted millions of #Ukrainians

In this #CPCCGWebinar, Brienna draws on two studies that address #uncertainty surrounding forced #migration in #Ukraine, providing insights into how different measurement definitions and tools reflect lived realities.

https://youtu.be/cxkyZ4IHR1o?si=yoKbgHIpK7X0FSO3

#demography #war #conflict #population #socialscience #displacement #forceddisplacement #refugees

Forced displacement in Ukraine: Decisions, measurement, and uncertainty - Brienna Perelli-Harris

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MWIT Media 8h ago

Social Science Podcast ep.เขื่อนภูมิพล

https://media.mwit.ac.th/w/tw11DAngfodHEfxyXSuHWi

Social Science Podcast ep.เขื่อนภูมิพล

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Nathaniel D. Porter 22h ago

I’m more than the messenger here. I’m on the advisory board and specifically collaborating to support Open Science (transparency and reproducibility) for selected projects. Survey experiments have figured prominently in multiple projects I’ve been a part of, and I strongly recommend considering this opportunity. #sessr #religion #socialscience #surveyexperiments

Ryan T. Moore 2d ago

Looking forward to offering the one-week course "Applied Causal Inference with Observational Data" at Essex Summer School!

Join us to learn matching, appropriate regression adjustment, regression discontinuity designs, difference-in-differences, synthetic controls, instrumental variables, causal forests, etc.!

📅 13-17 July
🤝 In-person and remote options
📖 Course description: https://essexsummerschool.com/course/ess-2026-course-list/1i/
✍️ Apply: https://essexsummerschool.com/new-application/

@politicalscience #socialscience #politicalscience #stats

1I Applied Causal Inference with Observational Data – Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis

Academy of Social Sciences 2d ago

This month’s list of consultations & inquiries from the UK’s 4 legislatures & governments that require #socialscience evidence incl. consultations on local government reorganisation, tertiary education in Wales, young people’s mental health & more. Find out more➡️ acss.org.uk/policy-monit...

Scientific Frontline 3d ago

Low-carbon fuels, including biomass-derived biofuels and synthetic power-to-X fuels, are sustainable alternatives to fossil fuels that generate significantly fewer #greenhouse gas emissions. Their global economic viability is not universal but depends heavily on specific regional resources and local financing conditions.
#Environmental #SocialScience #EnergyEconomics #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/env03092601.html

The competitiveness of low-carbon fuels depends on location

Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute compared the production costs of 21 different low-carbon fuel technologies across the globe

Susan Hodges 5d ago

In a time of significant social change, it is vital to examine the ideologies that shape our public discourse. 🏛️⚖️

I’m sharing a timely new article by Dennis Joiner: "The New Culture War Dividing America: The Specter of Wokeism." It is a humanized and professional look at the tensions currently defining the American landscape.

Full article here:
🔗 https://www.djoinerbooks.com/the-new-culture-war-dividing-america-the-specter-of-wokeism/

#SocialScience #CurrentEvents #DennisJoiner #PublicDiscourse #Sociology

Scientific Frontline 5d ago

There is no robust evidence supporting the narrative of #ADHD overdiagnosis in the UK; instead, systemic underdiagnosis, undertreatment, and severely delayed clinical assessments are the predominant healthcare challenges.
#Psychiatry #Epidemiology #SocialScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/psyc03062601.html

No overdiagnosis of ADHD, say experts

The new paper refutes the view that ‘nowadays everyone has ADHD

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Centre for Population Change 6d ago

🗞️ 🗞️ Dr Bernice Kuang, research fellow in #demography from the University of #Southampton, told the report’s authors that people are waiting to have #children because it takes longer “to establish yourself in your #career, to buy a #house, to leave the #parentalhome”.

Full article: https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/london-contemplates-childless-future-as-families-leave-british-capital

#London #demography #population #housingcrisis #childcarecosts #schools #families #UKpolicy #populationchange #urbanissues #LondonAssembly #migration #socialpolicy #socialscience

London contemplates ‘childless’ future as families leave British capital

Unaffordable housing and childcare costs are driving young families away. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Straits Times