The latest outputs from researchers, alumni and friends at the UCL Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA).
TweetThe Higher Education Academy (HEA) is partnering with the RGS-IBG (and other learned societies) to conduct research into the state of HE learning and teaching at UK universities. In particular, this study is focused on identifying the challenges faced by academics at a discipline level, and the resources that are currently used in addressing those […]
Continue reading »TweetGeoHealth Laboratory, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand Post based in Wellington Researcher in Health Geography, GeoHealth Laboratory, based in Wellington This is a 2.5 year fixed term position. The successful applicant will have interests in the following areas; neighbourhoods and health, environmental justice and health, environment and health, impacts of urban environment on […]
Continue reading »TweetThis forthcomingmeeting will be held at LSE on Friday 24th October 2014, 10.30am-5.00pm. The main question to be addressed is: ‘Is the concept of ‘usual residence’ reaching its sell-by date?’ Now that the Government has confirmed that a further Population Census will take place in 2021, it is an opportune time to consider how far […]
Continue reading »TweetThree positions in Human Geography – ML1317 Details: The Department of Geography and Sustainable Development at St Andrews invites applications for three posts in Human Geography (from Lecturer to Professor). Exceptional candidates will be considered for Reader or Professorial positions. We welcome applications from candidates at all career stages who are, or have the potential […]
Continue reading »TweetWe are seeking to appoint a Research Fellow to work on an exciting project as part of a randomised controlled trial investigating the impact of living in the East Village (a neighbourhood based on active design principles in the Queen Elizabeth II Olympic Park) on physical activity and health. The post is full-time for two years. The […]
Continue reading »TweetSo yesterday afternoon, just before I was about to go out to a meeting and then home, London Live contacted the CASA offices to see if someone was available to talk about a story appearing in Today’s Evening Standard about someone from … Continue reading →
Continue reading »TweetWe are pleased to announce that the 22nd annual PopFest conference – the population studies conference organised by postgraduates for postgraduates – will be taking place at University College London this year. PopFest2014 will be hosted by the UCL Department of Geography from Monday 4th to Wednesday the 6th of August 2014. The conference […]
Continue reading »TweetThe main aim of the workshop is to bring together both academics and practitioners of probabilistic population forecasting to discuss barriers to the uses of probabilistic forecasts and possible ways to overcome them. A second aim is to learn from the best practice in other areas of application of probabilistic forecasting. The focus of the […]
Continue reading »TweetThursday 5th June 2014, 10am-5pm, at the University of Manchester Effectively publishing and publicising research is an essential and rewarding part of academic life. Proactive engagement with wide and diverse audiences, both academic and non-academic, will ensure that the work that you do has a powerful impact. It is an essential skill needed for the […]
Continue reading »TweetBackground A fully-funded PhD studentship has been offered by QUB as part of the successful application to the ESRC to fund the Northern Ireland Longitudinal Study Research Support Unit (NILS-RSU) from 2012 to 2017. It is focused around the general theme of ‘Northern Ireland in Transition 1991-2011′. This was a key part of the research […]
Continue reading »TweetThe University of Edinburgh are advertising for up to 50 ‘Chancellor’s fellowships’. These are ‘tenure track’ fellowships with very low teaching loads for the first three years and then progressively acquiring the full duties of University Lecturer across the 5 year period of the Fellowship. The School of Geoscience are looking for applications in […]
Continue reading »TweetThe PopGRG are delighted to issue our call for papers for the annual conference of the RGS-IBG, for sessions sponsored by the research group. The conference will take place on Wednesday 27th August to Friday 29th August, at the RGS-IBG in London. If you are interested in presenting a paper in one of these sessions, please […]
Continue reading »TweetAn international conference to be hosted by the Migration and Integration Research Cluster at the Institute for Social Sciences in the 21st Century (ISS21) University College Cork, 2nd-4th September 2014 http://migration2014.wordpress.com/ Confirmed Keynote Speakers: Dr. Sarah Spencer (Centre on Migration, Policy and Society, University of Oxford) Dr. Piaras Mac Éinrí (School of Geography & Archaeology […]
Continue reading »TweetLectureships in GeoInformatics x2 – ML2742 Description School of Geography & Geosciences, Department of Geography & Sustainable Development, Salary: £37,382 – £45,941 per annum, Start: 1 June 2014 or as soon as possible thereafter Details Researchers in the Centre for GeoInformatics in the School of Geography and Geosciences at the University of St Andrews have […]
Continue reading »Tweet================================================ RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2014 Geographies of co-production 26 to 29 August 2014, at the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) in London ================================================ CALL FOR SESSIONS, PAPERS AND POSTERS Dear colleague, The Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) is pleased to announce that the Call for Sessions and Papers has opened for […]
Continue reading »TweetApplications are welcomed from any area of quantitative geography, but we are particularly interested in candidates with research and teaching interests in the fields of economic geography, GIS, population geography, geodemographics, migration research. The lecturer will be expected to undertake research of the highest international standards within his or her own specialist field which will […]
Continue reading »TweetCall for Papers – Association of American Geographers (AAG) Meeting – April 8th -12th, 2014: Tampa Bay, Florida, USA. Session title: “PASSPORT GEOGRAPHIES” Sponsored by the Population Specialty Group (PSP) at AAG SESSION CONVENORS: Pablo Mateos, CIESAS, Mexico / University College London, UK Adam Dennett, Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis, University College London, UK Fernando Riosmena, Department of […]
Continue reading »TweetThe University of Southampton ESRC Doctoral Training Centre (DTC) is pleased to announce TWO collaborative PhD studentships, jointly funded by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and the DTC. Successful applicants will usually be expected to have already obtained an average of 60% of more in an ESRC recognised Masters; in exceptional circumstances, high quality […]
Continue reading »TweetChair and two Lectureships in Human Geography This is an exciting time in geography in Sheffield. As part of our post-ref strategy, we intend to appoint a Chair and 2 lectureships in human geography to expand our existing strengths and/or bring us new areas of expertise in research and teaching. Our research in human geography is […]
Continue reading »TweetWith 90 bookings to date, there are just 10 places left for the Census Research User Conference. One week to go! To book a place please go to: http://census.ukdataservice.ac.uk/news-and-events/eventsitem/?id=3539 Census Research User Conference Friday 27 September 2013 Birkbeck College, London The first annual Census Research User Conference will be held at Birkbeck College, […]
Continue reading »TweetWe now have a new twitter account, so follow us for PGRG related updates: @pgrg_rgsibg
Continue reading »TweetOrganised by the Beyond 2011 Independent Working Group Discussion meeting – Monday 21 October 2013, 12.00-4.30pm (registration from 11.30am) Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), 1 Kensington Gore, London, SW7 2AR The Office for National Statistics will be consulting on options for the future of population statistics in England and Wales, including the potential discontinuation of the […]
Continue reading »TweetThe RGS-IBG Population Geography Research Group (PopGRG) will be electing committee members to four posts at the forthcoming AGM: Chair Societies’ Liaison Officer Postgraduate Liaison Officer Early Career Officer (new post) Would you like to join the committee? For further information about PopGRG see http://popgeog.org/. For enquiries or expression of interest in the vacancies […]
Continue reading »TweetUCL Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis Friday, 27 September 2013 from 09:00 to 18:00 (BST) Barbican Centre, Cinema 1, London, United Kingdom Future Cities and Digital Technologies Cities have always been places where new technologies are invented but as more and more of the world’s population is living in cities, it is ever […]
Continue reading »TweetBackground Two fully-funded PhD studentships are to be offered by QUB as part of the successful application to the ESRC to fund the Northern Ireland Longitudinal Study Research Support Unit (NILS-RSU) from 2012 to 2017. These will be focused around the general theme of ‘Northern Ireland in Transition 1991-2011’. This is a key part of […]
Continue reading »TweetThis prize is named in memory of the daughter of Professor John Stillwell of the University of Leeds. Joanna, who was a geography graduate from the University of Sheffield, died in 2004. The Population Geography Research Group has set up three prizes (£100 for first prize; £50 for second prize; £25 for third prize) to […]
Continue reading »TweetAbout 6 months ago I did a bit of work for the conference which became colloquially known as the ‘Two Tonys’ conference – it was a bit of a jamboree held at the Royal Geographical Society to celebrate the long … Continue reading →
Continue reading »TweetSchool of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Plymouth University We are delighted to offer one PhD studentship in human geography to suitably qualified candidates for the academic year commencing 1st October 2013. Applicants must have at least a 2:1 degree in Geography (or a related subject) or equivalent qualification, or an MA/MSc degree or research/work […]
Continue reading »TweetLectureship in Human Geography, Keele University
Applications are welcomed from promising researchers and enthusiastic teachers in Human Geography. Whilst no field of the subject will be excluded, candidates should be able to demonstrate a proven …
TweetA few weeks ago I was approached by BBC London to carry out a bit of analysis in relation to London’s ever-changing and growing immigrant population. Obviously something more interesting came along in the world of London-based topical news, as … Continue reading →
Continue reading »TweetConference on the Impact of Demographic Change on the Environment, Planning and Land Use, York, 14 June 2013 TWRI Policy and Research is convening a conference on the Impact of Demographic Change on the Environment, Planning and Land Use, taking place at St William’s College, York, on Friday 14 June 2013 10am-4.30pm and chaired […]
Continue reading »Tweet“Exploiting Existing Data for Health Research” 4th International Conference hosted by the Scottish Health Informatics Programme in association with the four UK Ehealth Informatics Research Centres, 28th – 30th August 2013, St Andrews, Scotland. Following on from the initial call for proposals for conference sessions, the conference organisers would like to extend a general […]
Continue reading »TweetResearch Fellow/Statistician in the Scottish Longitudinal Studies – ML1290 Description School of Geography & Geosciences, £30,424 – £33,230 per annum, Fixed Term: 12 months, Start: As soon as possible Details We are seeking a motivated researcher with good statistical and quantitative research skills to work on an ESRC funded research project “Synthetic Data Estimation […]
Continue reading »TweetDear colleagues Understandably, only a few of us can invest much time in following the plans for future censuses and you may therefore be unaware of recent developments. If you are a user of small area census data, please read on and act if you can – there is a real risk of losing the […]
Continue reading »TweetOK, I wasn’t going to spend any more time on this, but as always once you get started with something like this, it’s hard to put it down! This post has been inspired by very similar questions posed by Nicola … Continue reading →
Continue reading »TweetOK, as I still had ArcGIS cranked up on my machine and this appears to have been a popular blog topic, here are a few extra maps to finish off the London’s religions post. So, in order of whether or … Continue reading →
Continue reading »TweetSo, today the ONS treated us with some brand spanking new Census data, all the way down to Output Area level (zones of about 150 to 500 people). The data contains some interesting headline facts and some fascinating spatial patterns… … Continue reading →
Continue reading »TweetThe RGS-IBG Population Geography Research Group (PGRG) “Bob Woods Taught Postgraduate Dissertation (Masters) Prize” 2013. The prize is named in honour of Professor Bob Woods, who passed away in 2011. Bob was an esteemed population geographer, with interests across the sub-discipline. He made an invaluable contribution to population geography for many decades. For those of […]
Continue reading »TweetLectureships in Human Geography Job number ACAD100190 Division/School School of Geographical Sciences Contract type Open ended contract staff Working pattern Full time Salary £34223 – £44607 pa Closing date for applications 04-Mar-2013 Human Geography Lectureships The School of Geographical Sciences at the University of Bristol seeks outstanding candidates for a number of lectureships in Human […]
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