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Quantitative Methods Research Group @qmrg-rgs-ibg.bsky.social · Jun 11

3️⃣ Tony Champion of @newcastleuni.bsky.social has been awarded Honorary Fellowship of the @rgsibg.bsky.social for excellence in geographical research and fieldwork, teaching, and public engagement 🏆! You can find out more here 👉 tinyurl.com/yzc6wpp7

Emeritus Professor Tony Champion Awarded Honorary Fellowship of the RGS

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Francisco Rowe 🚀 @fcorowe.bsky.social · May 23

🚨 New PhD Opportunity!

Join our exciting project with @Ofsted at the @geodatascience on early childhood education & labour force participation.

Work with novel geospatial data & methods with real-world impact.

🗓️ Deadline: 1 June 2025
📥 Apply: lnkd.in/egTWyUT8

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Quantitative Methods Research Group @qmrg-rgs-ibg.bsky.social · May 22

2️⃣ @caitrobin.bsky.social‬ of University of Bristol has been awarded the Gill Memorial Award for exceptional early career research with a remarkable track record of achievement 🏆! You can find out more here 👉 tinyurl.com/yj6jrmzf

Dr Caitlin Robinson Awarded Gill Memorial Award

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TIBG @tibg.bsky.social · May 13

#OpenAccess in TIBG:

'Examining the "gendered" places & spaces of UK doctoral education using multilevel modelling' by @laurahsheppard.bsky.social et al.

Using the British Library's E-Thesis service, this paper examines gendered patterns for PhD completion between 1990-2022
doi.org/10.1111/tran...

Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers | RGS Journal | Wiley Online Library

Research on gender in higher education frequently focuses on either micro- or macro-scale factors, such as power relations and working practices, or disciplinary norms and the educational ‘pipeline’....

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Jasmin Abdel Ghany @jasminabdelghany.bsky.social · May 14

Submission Deadline 15 May! 📮@mpidr.bsky.social

Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · May 5

📣Call for Papers‼️Only 2 weeks left!
Conference "Climate Change, Environmental Hazards and Population Dynamics"
Speakers: J.Ballester, J.Kephart, R.Muttarak, V.Mueller, B.Thiede & D.Balk!
📅Nov 11–12, 2025
🗺️ @mpidr.bsky.social
📰Submission Deadline: May 15, 2025
www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_even...

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Geographic Data Science Lab @geodatascience.bsky.social · May 14

🚨 Join our hybrid workshop on Dynamic Estimates of Displacement in Disaster Regions, in partnership with @iom.int's Displacement Tracking Matrix and Snowflake’s End Data Disparity initiative

📅 May 21 09:00-13:00 (CET)

🔗 Visit our website for joining info: pietrostefani.github.io/pop-displace...

Workshop – Dynamic Estimates of Displacement in Disaster Regions

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Quantitative Methods Research Group @qmrg-rgs-ibg.bsky.social · May 13

1️⃣ Mark Green of the @geodatascience.bsky.social @liverpooluni.bsky.social has been awarded the Back Award 🏆 for scientific geographical studies which make an outstanding contribution to the development of national or international public policy! You can find out more here 💫👉 tinyurl.com/2ywxtwk4

Professor Mark Green Awarded RGS Back Award

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Quantitative Methods Research Group @qmrg-rgs-ibg.bsky.social · May 13

🍾 We're thrilled that several of our nominees have won prizes in the 2025 @rgsibg.bsky.social Awards! It's fantastic to see the work of #quantitative #geographers being recognised. Huge congratulations to Mark Green, @rsfrankl.bsky.social, @caitrobin.bsky.social , and Tony Champion! 🏆

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Ruth Neville @ruthneville20.bsky.social · May 13

Pleased to announce that I have started a new position as Research Fellow at @casaucl.bsky.social at @ucl.ac.uk!

I will be working on the @nospacelikehome.bsky.social
with a great team - watch this space for more details! 💫

Let me know if you are around London and want to catch up! 🤩

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Ruth Neville @ruthneville20.bsky.social · May 9

Final day!

Ruth Neville @ruthneville20.bsky.social · May 6

⏰ Submit your abstract for @bspsuk.bsky.social 2025! I am co-organising a session on 'Innovative Data and Methods for Population Science' with @fcorowe.bsky.social and @carmen-cabrera.bsky.social!

We are looking forward to receiving your abstracts by this Friday (9th May)! ➡️ tinyurl.com/mzrsmpxz

Annual Conference

The British Society for Population Studies holds an annual conference in a different venue each September.

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Gijs Westra @gijsw4.bsky.social · May 8

Last Tuesday, I posted (eller spikade) my dissertation "Neighbourhoods, Ethnicity, and Moves: The Spatial Sorting of Well-Being in Sweden" on the walls of the university, meaning that it is publicly available for you to read in preparation for my disputation.

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Francisco Rowe 🚀 @fcorowe.bsky.social · May 7

🚨 Call for papers! @ruthneville20.bsky.social ,@carmen-cabrera.bsky.social & I are hosting a #BSPS2025 strand:

Innovative Data & Methods for Pop. Sc.🤖

We welcome work on digital trace data & AI, inc. bias, representation & ethics challenges.

📅 Deadline: 9 May 2025 www.lse.ac.uk/internationa...

Annual Conference

The British Society for Population Studies holds an annual conference in a different venue each September.

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Ruth Neville @ruthneville20.bsky.social · May 6

⏰ Submit your abstract for @bspsuk.bsky.social 2025! I am co-organising a session on 'Innovative Data and Methods for Population Science' with @fcorowe.bsky.social and @carmen-cabrera.bsky.social!

We are looking forward to receiving your abstracts by this Friday (9th May)! ➡️ tinyurl.com/mzrsmpxz

Annual Conference

The British Society for Population Studies holds an annual conference in a different venue each September.

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Guy Abel @guyabel.bsky.social · Apr 17

The @nytopinion.nytimes.com today features a #dataviz of our new global migration flow estimates.
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Using privacy protected records from three billion Facebook users, we estimated country-to-country #migration flows at monthly granularity for 181 countries.

Opinion | To Understand Global Migration, You Have to See It First

These estimates, drawn from the location data of three billion Facebook users, provide a view of human migration in extraordinary detail.

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Jasmin Abdel Ghany @jasminabdelghany.bsky.social · May 5

‼️Still time to submit your abstract (250 words) to #BSPS in Swansea on 2-4 September by Friday 9 May! 🌱📪

Jasmin Abdel Ghany @jasminabdelghany.bsky.social · Apr 16

Working on environment & population and want to connect at an insightful and fun conference with the British Society for Population Studies? Submit your abstract (250 words) to our climate change strand by 9 May! ☄️ #BSPS2025 w/ Dermot Grenham & @ruettenauer.bsky.social

British Society for Population Studies (BSPS) @bspsuk.bsky.social · Apr 15

less than 4 weeks to get your abstract in for the #BSPS2025 call for papers... strands from climate change to gender to conflict to formal demography to public views on low fertility ...and much more

take a look at the full range & submit your work by 9 May:
www.lse.ac.uk/internationa...

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · Apr 3

Your tariff rate is your star sign divided by the number of boys you've kissed, multiplied by one

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Quantitative Methods Research Group @qmrg-rgs-ibg.bsky.social · Mar 28

🚨 Opportunity to join the QMRG @rgsibg.bsky.social 🚨
We are looking for a new Secretary - a great opportunity to take a leading role in the organisation of the committee and direction of #QuantitativeGeography! Nominations open until 30th April 2025! ➡️ tinyurl.com/mr3decaw

Secretary Position

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ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations @cpc-cg.bsky.social · Feb 11

📑 Apply for a bursary to attend #PopFest2025, designed to support accepted presenters facing barriers to participation

📨 Submit your abstract and bursary application for consideration by 4 April

Info: southampton.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

@bspsuk.bsky.social @ncrm.ac.uk @rgsibg.bsky.social

Image shows the University of Southampton campus and sights from around Southampton. Text advertises 'The British Society for Population Studies presents PopFest2025! 6-8 July, University of Southampton. Open to all postgrad students. Registration Fees, Conference: £65 (incl. lunch and refreshments), Accommodation: £50 per person per night. Bursaries are available. Call for papers is now OPEN (Deadline 4 April).' Logos featured are BSPS, CPC, NCRM, University of Southampton, Connecting Generations and Population Geography Research Group.

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ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations @cpc-cg.bsky.social · Feb 11

Hey #population #postgraduate students - submit your abstracts on all things #demography, #migration, #health, #data and #spatial issues for #PopFest2025.

🏃🏃 Head to the info page for more about the research strands and submission:
www.cpc.ac.uk/activities/p...

@bspsuk.bsky.social @ncrm.ac.uk

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Geographic Data Science Lab @geodatascience.bsky.social · Feb 26

Only a couple of days left to submit your abstract to @qmrg-rgs-ibg.bsky.social's early career session for #quantitative #geographers at @rgsibg.bsky.social 2025 conference organised by @geodatascience.bsky.social PhD student @mattgmasn.bsky.social with an £100 prize to be won for best paper! ✨ 🌏

Quantitative Methods Research Group @qmrg-rgs-ibg.bsky.social · Feb 26

🎉 Still time to submit to our ECR session at @rgsibg.bsky.social 2025 Annual Conference! Great opportunity for PhDs to present their work at an international conference, with a £100 prize to be won 🤑!! Contact our PGR reps @mattgmasn.bsky.social and @fangyuanli.bsky.social for more!

Matt Mason @mattgmasn.bsky.social · Feb 12

Still time to submit your abstract to our ECR session for #quantitative #geography at this year's @rgsibg.bsky.social conference! 🗺️ 🗺️

Any #ECR or #PhD students in #QuantMethods or #QuantGeography submit to the panel below, or drop me or @fangyuanli.bsky.social an email with your abstract! 🌐

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Geographic Data Science Lab @geodatascience.bsky.social · Feb 26

Still time to submit your abstract to the Spatial Methods for Spatial Populations session at this year's @rgsibg.bsky.social
conference organised by the @geodatascience.bsky.social's own, @ruthneville20.bsky.social
💫🌏 #spatial #spatialmethods #datascience #population

Ruth Neville @ruthneville20.bsky.social · Feb 26

Couple days left to get your submissions in! 🔥

Ruth Neville @ruthneville20.bsky.social · Feb 4

👋 @gijsw4.bsky.social and I are pleased to be welcoming submissions to our proposed @rgsibg.bsky.social session sponsored by @qmrg-rgs-ibg.bsky.social in collab w/ PopGeogRG! 🌏💫 We are excited to receive your work utilising innovative spatial methods or spatial data!

Check out the details below 👇

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Ruth Neville @ruthneville20.bsky.social · Feb 26

Couple days left to get your submissions in! 🔥

Ruth Neville @ruthneville20.bsky.social · Feb 4

👋 @gijsw4.bsky.social and I are pleased to be welcoming submissions to our proposed @rgsibg.bsky.social session sponsored by @qmrg-rgs-ibg.bsky.social in collab w/ PopGeogRG! 🌏💫 We are excited to receive your work utilising innovative spatial methods or spatial data!

Check out the details below 👇

Gijs Westra @gijsw4.bsky.social · Feb 4

‼️Do you work with spatial population data🌍📈 and /or spatial methods🌍🧮 ?

‼️Consider submitting your abstract to my & @ruthneville20.bsky.social 's QMRG-sponsored session in collaboration with PopGeoRG at the RGS-IBG 2025 conference!

@rgsibg.bsky.social @qmrg-rgs-ibg.bsky.social

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Wenjing(Wendee) Zhang,PhD @wzgeography.bsky.social · Feb 25

call for papers, due this friday

Sabrina Li @sabrinalyli.bsky.social · Feb 24

Call for papers at the 2025 @rgsibg.bsky.social AM! If you are working at the intersection of health equalities, blue and green spaces, and urban planning, we would love to hear from you! Pls submit your abstract to [email protected] and myself ([email protected]) by Thu 28/02.

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Gijs Westra @gijsw4.bsky.social · Feb 24

Last week to apply!

Ruth Neville @ruthneville20.bsky.social · Feb 19

🌏Work with spatial methods or spatial data? 📈 🌍 Interested in the intersection of population research and geospatial methods? 🧐 There are just under two weeks to submit to our session at @rgsibg.bsky.social Annual Conference⏰ ! Feel free to reach out with any questions, we'd love to hear from you!

Gijs Westra @gijsw4.bsky.social · Feb 4

‼️Do you work with spatial population data🌍📈 and /or spatial methods🌍🧮 ?

‼️Consider submitting your abstract to my & @ruthneville20.bsky.social 's QMRG-sponsored session in collaboration with PopGeoRG at the RGS-IBG 2025 conference!

@rgsibg.bsky.social @qmrg-rgs-ibg.bsky.social

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Ruth Neville @ruthneville20.bsky.social · Feb 19

🌏Work with spatial methods or spatial data? 📈 🌍 Interested in the intersection of population research and geospatial methods? 🧐 There are just under two weeks to submit to our session at @rgsibg.bsky.social Annual Conference⏰ ! Feel free to reach out with any questions, we'd love to hear from you!

Gijs Westra @gijsw4.bsky.social · Feb 4

‼️Do you work with spatial population data🌍📈 and /or spatial methods🌍🧮 ?

‼️Consider submitting your abstract to my & @ruthneville20.bsky.social 's QMRG-sponsored session in collaboration with PopGeoRG at the RGS-IBG 2025 conference!

@rgsibg.bsky.social @qmrg-rgs-ibg.bsky.social

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