Sanny Afable
@sdafable.bsky.social
Joint postgrad researcher at the University of St Andrews and the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research. Studying the intersections of intergenerational relationships, ageing, space, and health.
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Anyone else having trouble accessing the EPC2026 submission site? @eaps.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Anyone else having trouble accessing the EPC2026 submission site? @eaps.bsky.social
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New publication ✍️ Recent work by @jmikolai.bsky.social, Hill Kulu, and @ischiathere.bsky.social, together with Isaure Delaporte, unveils the interrelationship between fertility and employment changes among migrant populations across three major migrant recipient countries in Europe.
October 29, 2025 at 4:39 PM
New publication ✍️ Recent work by @jmikolai.bsky.social, Hill Kulu, and @ischiathere.bsky.social, together with Isaure Delaporte, unveils the interrelationship between fertility and employment changes among migrant populations across three major migrant recipient countries in Europe.
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N-IUSSP: Families and households
Socioeconomic inequalities and single women’s entry into parenthood in Belgium
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#demography
#populationstudies
Socioeconomic inequalities and single women’s entry into parenthood in Belgium
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#demography
#populationstudies
Socioeconomic inequalities and single women’s entry into parenthood in Belgium - N-IUSSP
Socioeconomic inequalities shape the ways in which people form families. Denise B. Musni and Christine Schnor show that these inequalities influence women’s likelihood of becoming a mother while singl...
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October 27, 2025 at 3:13 PM
N-IUSSP: Families and households
Socioeconomic inequalities and single women’s entry into parenthood in Belgium
www.niussp.org/family-and-h...
#demography
#populationstudies
Socioeconomic inequalities and single women’s entry into parenthood in Belgium
www.niussp.org/family-and-h...
#demography
#populationstudies
Visa applications are generally stressful, but for some reason it's a lot more difficult here in the UK. Today's experience was like being stripped naked in front of a colonial master.
Thank heavens my day is saved by Edinburgh's mesmerizing autumn colors.
Thank heavens my day is saved by Edinburgh's mesmerizing autumn colors.
October 27, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Visa applications are generally stressful, but for some reason it's a lot more difficult here in the UK. Today's experience was like being stripped naked in front of a colonial master.
Thank heavens my day is saved by Edinburgh's mesmerizing autumn colors.
Thank heavens my day is saved by Edinburgh's mesmerizing autumn colors.
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Job Offer: PhD Student Position
The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the
@mpidr.bsky.social +
@imprs-phds.bsky.social
invite applications for a 4-year PhD position. The studentship is not limited to specific topics. Apply until November 17!
www.demogr.mpg.de/en/career_61...
The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the
@mpidr.bsky.social +
@imprs-phds.bsky.social
invite applications for a 4-year PhD position. The studentship is not limited to specific topics. Apply until November 17!
www.demogr.mpg.de/en/career_61...
October 22, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Job Offer: PhD Student Position
The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the
@mpidr.bsky.social +
@imprs-phds.bsky.social
invite applications for a 4-year PhD position. The studentship is not limited to specific topics. Apply until November 17!
www.demogr.mpg.de/en/career_61...
The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the
@mpidr.bsky.social +
@imprs-phds.bsky.social
invite applications for a 4-year PhD position. The studentship is not limited to specific topics. Apply until November 17!
www.demogr.mpg.de/en/career_61...
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🚨 Another paper from my PhD is out! We looked at disease accumulation across birth cohorts in South Korea 📈 doi.org/10.1093/gero...
❗ Birth cohorts defined by historical context: Japanese annexation (1932-1944), Korean liberation (1945-1949), Korean War (1950-1953), and Post-war (1954-1961)
❗ Birth cohorts defined by historical context: Japanese annexation (1932-1944), Korean liberation (1945-1949), Korean War (1950-1953), and Post-war (1954-1961)
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October 15, 2025 at 12:45 PM
🚨 Another paper from my PhD is out! We looked at disease accumulation across birth cohorts in South Korea 📈 doi.org/10.1093/gero...
❗ Birth cohorts defined by historical context: Japanese annexation (1932-1944), Korean liberation (1945-1949), Korean War (1950-1953), and Post-war (1954-1961)
❗ Birth cohorts defined by historical context: Japanese annexation (1932-1944), Korean liberation (1945-1949), Korean War (1950-1953), and Post-war (1954-1961)
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In Sweden, PhD students have similar rates of psychiatric medication use to a matched sample before starting their PhD; psychiatric medication use increases sharply during the PhD, but then drops after graduation
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The impact of PhD studies on mental health—a longitudinal population study
Recent self-reported and cross-sectional survey evidence documents high levels of mental health problems among PhD students. We study the relationship…
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October 14, 2025 at 9:44 PM
In Sweden, PhD students have similar rates of psychiatric medication use to a matched sample before starting their PhD; psychiatric medication use increases sharply during the PhD, but then drops after graduation
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📢 Publication Alert
I am thrilled to share that a new article from my PhD thesis, Industrial Structure Rationalisation, Upgrading, and the Geography of Intercity Migration in China, has just been published in Population, Space and Place.
🔗 Read the article here: doi.org/10.1002/psp....
I am thrilled to share that a new article from my PhD thesis, Industrial Structure Rationalisation, Upgrading, and the Geography of Intercity Migration in China, has just been published in Population, Space and Place.
🔗 Read the article here: doi.org/10.1002/psp....
Industrial Structure Rationalisation, Upgrading, and the Geography of Intercity Migration in China
This study investigates the changing geographies of intercity migration in China and how various aspects of cities' industrial structure shape these patterns. Using microdata from the population cens...
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October 8, 2025 at 4:10 PM
📢 Publication Alert
I am thrilled to share that a new article from my PhD thesis, Industrial Structure Rationalisation, Upgrading, and the Geography of Intercity Migration in China, has just been published in Population, Space and Place.
🔗 Read the article here: doi.org/10.1002/psp....
I am thrilled to share that a new article from my PhD thesis, Industrial Structure Rationalisation, Upgrading, and the Geography of Intercity Migration in China, has just been published in Population, Space and Place.
🔗 Read the article here: doi.org/10.1002/psp....
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A strong quality for a good researcher is the ability to sometimes ignore small details, and sometimes delves into them with the greatest care, and more importantly to being able to switch wisely between the two modes.
October 7, 2025 at 5:55 PM
A strong quality for a good researcher is the ability to sometimes ignore small details, and sometimes delves into them with the greatest care, and more importantly to being able to switch wisely between the two modes.
Hot off the press 🔥 My first PhD chapter is now published as a research article in Population, Space and Place! @mpidr.bsky.social @phrg-standrews.bsky.social
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Health Decline and Residential Transitions Among Older Adults in Europe
Residential mobility is a possible strategy to cope with health challenges in later life. However, little research has examined whether and how health decline triggers residential mobility and whethe...
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September 29, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Hot off the press 🔥 My first PhD chapter is now published as a research article in Population, Space and Place! @mpidr.bsky.social @phrg-standrews.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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📕 NEW @migrantlife.bsky.social paper by @jmikolai.bsky.social and Hill Kulu, published in Advances in Life Course Research
Investigates how #partnership, #fertility, and #employment changes interact in the lives of #immigrants’ descendants in the UK: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Investigates how #partnership, #fertility, and #employment changes interact in the lives of #immigrants’ descendants in the UK: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
September 9, 2025 at 10:58 AM
📕 NEW @migrantlife.bsky.social paper by @jmikolai.bsky.social and Hill Kulu, published in Advances in Life Course Research
Investigates how #partnership, #fertility, and #employment changes interact in the lives of #immigrants’ descendants in the UK: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Investigates how #partnership, #fertility, and #employment changes interact in the lives of #immigrants’ descendants in the UK: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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“We explain that secular transition happens in three steps: first, public ritual participation declines; second, the importance of religion to individuals declines; and third, people shed religious affiliation”
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The three stages of religious decline around the world - Nature Communications
Religious decline is happening around the world. Here, the authors show that countries are at different stages of a common global sequence of decline in religious participation, personal importance of...
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August 23, 2025 at 1:26 PM
“We explain that secular transition happens in three steps: first, public ritual participation declines; second, the importance of religion to individuals declines; and third, people shed religious affiliation”
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
I am happy to share that my second PhD chapter is now published as an @mpidr.bsky.social working paper. Using Finland's population register data, we study more recent trends in older parents' proximity to their adult children—a conduit of support in later life.
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MPIDR - Publications
The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) in Rostock is one of the leading demographic research centers in the world. At the MPIDR, researchers from all over the world investigate demo...
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May 13, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I am happy to share that my second PhD chapter is now published as an @mpidr.bsky.social working paper. Using Finland's population register data, we study more recent trends in older parents' proximity to their adult children—a conduit of support in later life.
www.demogr.mpg.de/en/publicati...
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Where my fellow population researchers at?
a drag queen is standing in front of a microphone and says where my people at .
ALT: a drag queen is standing in front of a microphone and says where my people at .
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January 26, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Where my fellow population researchers at?