The latest outputs from researchers, alumni and friends at the UCL Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA).
TweetIGU – Cologne 2012 – 26–30 Aug. https://igc2012.org/ The aim of the session is to discuss the consequences of the current move by numerous countries from traditional decennial censuses to population register and targeted surveys. This move has many advantages but also potential drawbacks for population geographers: some variables that were collected for decades disappear […]
Continue reading »TweetIn the field of International migration, transnational migration is now widely accepted as a new form of global mobility that is accompanying globalization’ s many dynamic dimensions. As a significant social, economic and political feature of our ‘runaway world’ this ‘transnational turn’ and its associated social systems, behaviors and consequences has received considerable attention both […]
Continue reading »TweetRGS – IBG Annual International Conference 3 – 5 July 2012 University of Edinburgh Session Title: Modelling for Policy This session aims to bring together researchers to report on progress in diverse types of modelling that has direct impacts on a variety of policy domains. We encourage the submission of papers that present novel use […]
Continue reading »Please see the link below for details of a research fellow post at the School of Geography in Leeds, working on the ESRC-funded Centre for Interaction Data Estimation and Research (CIDER), and on a project ‘Comparing internal migration in different countries around the world’ (IMAGE), funded by the Australian Research Council (ARC). www.jobs.ac.uk/job/ADK815/research-fellow/ [applications close […]
Continue reading »Population Geography Research Group RGS-IBG Annual Conference 2012 – University of Edinburgh – 3rd to 5th July 2012 The Population Geography Research Group (PopGRG) is seeking to sponsor 12 sessions at the 2012 RGS-IBG Annual Conference. PopGRG session sponsorship was oversubscribed in 2011, and the number of sessions at the 2012 conference will be more limited. We are therefore seeking proposals for high quality sessions, with innovative […]
Continue reading »CALL FOR PAPERS Population Geography: Inter-Generational Patterns and Processes Third Biannual British-Irish Population Conference 18-19 April 2012 Hosted by Queen’s University Belfast under the auspices of the Population Geography Research Group of the RGS-IBG Papers are invited for a British-Irish population geography conference on inter-generational patterns and processes. Whilst there is a focus on […]
Continue reading »HIGHLY SKILLED MIGRATION IN THE 21ST CENTURY Middlesex University, Hendon Campus, London, NW4 4BT. Location: http://www.mdx.ac.uk/aboutus/Location/hendon/index.aspx 24th and 25th May 2012 Research in the field of migration has tended to focus on the multifarious international diasporas of the poor and the powerless. Taking important new research in the field of intra-European highly-skilled migration as its […]
Continue reading »This year we received 6 entries to the Joanna Stillwell Undergraduate Dissertation Prize. These came from the Universities of Exeter, Southampton, Leeds, Nottingham, Durham and Liverpool. The dissertations underline the range of subjects covered by undergraduate population geographers, with topics including: Class and access to higher education Geography of attitudes towards alcohol consumption Growth and change of a New Town (Milton Keynes) […]
Continue reading »TweetYes, British migration classification fans, it’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for – publication of the CIDER Migration Classification paper! *Cue delirious cheering, whooping, hollering and cries of ‘get in the hole!!’* This most recent product of my blood, sweat and … Continue reading →
Continue reading »Job No.: 492459 Area: Faculty of Science Salary: Advertised at multiple classifications Work type: Full Time – Continuing Location: St Lucia The School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management consists of a dynamic group of academics, researchers and students, with a focus in the disciplines of Geography, Environmental Management, Planning and Development. The School has […]
Continue reading »Exploring population analysis in geography: essays in honour of Professor Robert WoodsPaul Boyle and Allan FindlayJuly 2011 In 1979 Bob Woods published a landmark text Population Analysis in Geography that boldly stated that ‘traditional methods used for studying population geography are out of date: simple analysis and description are no longer adequate’ (Woods, 1979, 279 […]
Continue reading »Lecturer in Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing University of Leeds – School of Geography Reference Number ENVGE0017 Faculty / Service Environment Staff Category Academic Grade University Grade 8 Contract Type Ongoing Full Time / Part Time Full Time Location Leeds – Main Campus Job Summary This post is available from 31 […]
Continue reading »TweetIterative Proportional Fitting? That old chestnut? Haven’t people been banging on about that for hundreds of years?! Well, about 70, but I guess some of the old ones are the best ones… (Deming and Stephan for all those pub quiz … Continue reading →
Continue reading »University of Manchester, UK September 5th-7th 2011 Register now and find more information at http://www.ccsr.ac.uk/events/mim/. Places are limited (50 delegates) so early registration is recommended. This conference will bring together leading scholars from across Europe to present original findings on the internal migration of immigrants/ethnic minorities. We invite you to attend the event and join in discussions that […]
Continue reading »Lecturer/ Senior Lecturer in Urban Geography Job No.: 492219 Area: Faculty of Science Salary: Advertised at multiple classifications Work type: Full Time – Continuing Location: St Lucia The School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management consists of a dynamic group of academics, researchers and students, with a focus in the disciplines of Geography, Environmental Management, […]
Continue reading »The GLA are currently advertising for a “Research and Statistical Analyst – Demography & School Rolls”. The role could be a good starting role for a capable person with a masters in a demography-related subject. If you happen to know of anyone who might be interested in applying then please direct them here: http://www.london.gov.uk/jobs/vacancies/gla2034 The closing […]
Continue reading »TweetI think I read about this in the Metro yesterday – a nice mix of the original Harry Beck concept and a little more spatial accuracy… If you’re interested in exploring further, go to http://london-tubemap.com/
Continue reading »The ESRC’s Administrative Data Liaison Service will be holding a one day conference to highlight the power of administrative data using examples of current or completed research. The event will also provide an opportunity to explore the future for administrative data as a research resource, including new and developing mechanisms for accessing data. I am […]
Continue reading »PGRG DISSERTATION PRIZES 2011 “Joanna Stillwell Undergraduate Dissertation Prize” This 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; […]
Continue reading »## Open Government: Open Data, Open Source and Open Standards [http://punkish.org/opengov/index.html] You are invited to attend a workshop titled [Open Government: Open Data, Open Source and Open Standards][og] organized jointly by [Dr. Hanif Rahemtulla][hr], Horizon Digital Economy Research and [Puneet Kishor][pk], Creative Commons. The workshop will be held in conjunction with the annual [Open Source […]
Continue reading »September 5th-7th 2011 Minority Internal Migration in Europe Conference University of Manchester, UK This conference will be a gathering of researchers interested in the internal migration of immigrants/ethnic minorities and will bring together leading scholars from across Europe to present original findings. We invite you to attend the event and join in discussions that aim […]
Continue reading »The School of Geography, University of Leeds announces: Training summer school on: ‘Demographic Methods and Population Projections’: 29th & 30th June 2011 In three parallel strands over two days covering introductory level methods, the use of POPGROUP software and more advanced methods including projecting populations by ethnic group. This event is underpinned by an ESRC […]
Continue reading »Senior Research Associate – Ref A867R (IAH) Faculty/Services Medical Sciences Department Institute for Ageing & Health Salary: £36,862 – £44,016 Tenable for three years Closing Date: 8 May 2011 Applications are invited for a Senior Research Associate within the Institute for Ageing and Health (IAH). The post is specifically to support a […]
Continue reading »Following the unprecedented success of the first series, Horizon Digital Economy Research, Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), OS GeoVation in partnership with Esri UK and The National Institute of Continuing Adult Education (Niace) is proud to announce a second series of FREE one-day Open Data Master Classes. These classes will reach a wide cross section […]
Continue reading »OK, so I’m not a programmer in any way, but I’ve started to dabble a little bit in VBA. Working with migration origin/destination data, one job which is a perennial pain in the backside is converting matrix data into a paired list … Continue reading →
Continue reading »Woo look, a google maps mash-up! Look, it shows us, er, well quite a lot of dots on a map. But look they’re all different colours! So? Well, you know, it’s really neat to put different coloured dots on a … Continue reading →
Continue reading »A two-day part-BSPS funded interdisciplinary workshop on childbearing and evolutionary theory will take place in St John’s College, Oxford between March 31st and April 1st 2011. BSPS members are cordially invited to apply to participate. There are a limited number of places available. Registration is free but participants will be expected to pay for travel, […]
Continue reading »The PopGRG is sponsoring the following sessions at the forthcoming RGS-IBG Conference 31st August – 1st September. Please follow the links below for individual CFPs and instructions for expressions of interest. (Re-)Imagining ‘Return Migration’: Language, concepts and contexts (deadline 4/2/2011) Session convenor(s): Anastasia Christou (University of Sussex), Madeleine Hatfield (Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)) This session responds to […]
Continue reading »The IGU Commission on Population Geography plans once again to sponsor and actively promote some themed sessions at the bi-annual international population conference to be held in Umeå, Sweden in 2011. The Commission proposes three themed sessions linked to the commission’s core interests in ‘Population and Difference’ and ‘Population and Vulnerability’. A. Population and Difference […]
Continue reading »Thanks to some help from Richard Milton and Ollie O’Brien at CASA I have now managed to produce a google maps mash-up of the Migration Classification I developed as part of my thesis. The full interactive map can be accessed … Continue reading →
Continue reading »Ooh look, two of my favourite things in the same place – the Census and Secularism. The latest social attitudes survey suggests around 43% of people in Britain say they have no religion – in the 2001 Census this figure … Continue reading →
Continue reading »2th – 5th September 2011 – Harokopio University of Athens, Greece
Special sessions:
A. Quantitative methods in health geography
B. Networking the World: Concepts, methods, data
Deadline for abstracts – March 30th 2011
More details can be fo…
14- 17 June 2011, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden Deadline for abstract submission 20th of February 2011 We are happy to invite you to the Sixth International Conference on Population Geographies, to be held at the University Campus in Umeå, Sweden June 14th to 17th. Although designed for geographers, contributions are welcome from those who would not […]
Continue reading »Internal migration in the news! Well, sort of… Source: Guardian data blog: http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2010/nov/08/housing-benefit-reform-impact-area#data – *No legend provided, but the colours would seem to represent an average loss of housing benefit – I’m guessing purple is the worst!* In this article … Continue reading →
Continue reading »Kimberley Claydon is a PhD student on the migration workstream
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