ANU School of Demography

Have you registered? Our 'Comparing populations' introduces techniques that allow valid comparison of demographic, health, and social indicators in populations with different age/sex patterns.
📅June 4-5, 2026 (in person or online)
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📣Call for Papers! Is your research focusing on how large-scale health crises transform fertility, family dynamics, and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR)? Do you want to share your analysis?
We are looking for you!
More information: https://quicklink.anu.edu.au/q4d1

🚨 Registrations for our short courses are now open!
* Comparing Populations (June 4-5, 2026)
* Analysing Time to Events (June 11-12, 2026)

Visit our website for more information: https://demography.cass.anu.edu.au/events

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📣Call for Papers! Studies in Family Planning invites cutting-edge research on how large-scale health crises transform fertility, family dynamics, and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) over time.
More information: https://quicklink.anu.edu.au/q4d1

Call for Papers: 'Pandemic and Epidemic Impacts on Reproduction, Sexual and Reproductive Health, and Family Dynamics: Longer-Term Consequences and Cross-Crisis Perspectives' | School of Demography Pandemics and epidemics do more than disrupt population health dynamics—they reconfigure intimate lives, reshape reproductive choices, and expose deep-seated gender and social inequalities. The Studies in Family Planning Journal is planning a special issue and invites cutting-edge research on how ...

Population trends tell powerful stories about our past, present, and future. We’re excited to continue sharing knowledge and engaging with the global community. Join us as we explore what shapes humanity! 📈 | Arts & Social Sciences at ANU

Great news from the Australian Research Council!
Congrats to our Dr Natalie Nitsche, Professor Edith Gray, and Dr James O'Donnell for being awarded their Grants
| Arts & Social Sciences at ANU | The University of Queensland

📢The Mapping Social Cohesion 2025 report is available now. Watch the launch presentation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E41Lce2jKIQ
Congrats to our Dr James O'Donnell!
The full report can be found here: https://scanloninstitute.org.au/mapping-social-cohesion-2025/
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📢 by our Patheera (Paire) Somboonsin and Bernard Baffour on the effects of household air pollution in published by Journal by Springer Nature: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11270-025-08562-2
Congrats! | Arts & Social Sciences at ANU

📣 by Saul Newman and our Heather Booth, reveals that the timing of reproductive milestones (such as age at first birth, menarche, and oral contraceptive use) can predict mortality risk across the lifespan. ℹ️https://www.nature.com/articles/s44294-025-00074-y

Reproductive milestones and oral contraceptive timing predict late-life mortality - npj Women's Health The timing of reproduction is causally linked to aging and mortality risk patterns in diverse species, but the existence of equivalent effects in humans is contentious. However, previous studies give little or no consideration to oral contraceptives as modifiers of reproductive timing and, therefore...

Congratulations Bernie! As a member of the Statistical Support Network, A/Prof Bernard Baffour, together with Dr Thiago da Silva (ANU School of Politics & International Relations), was one of the recipients of the 2024 Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Programs that Enhance Learning.
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