Dr Laura Clancy - The British Monarchy, Grenfell Tower, and social inequality in London
Seminar
The fire at Grenfell Tower, a block of public housing flats in The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, in June 2017 has come to epitomise the growing divide between Britain’s rich and poor in the last decade. Yet, the proximity of Kensington Palace, home of many senior British royals,…
"Indigenous Reconciliation": a conversation between Mexico and Australia
Panel discussion
This year, Mexico will memorialize the 500 years of the arrival of Hernan Cortes to the coasts of what is now the territory of Mexico. Next year marks the 250th anniversary of the arrival of Captain James Cook aboard H.M. Bark Endeavour to Australia. Both anniversaries offer an excellent…
A Bayesian approach to applied demography
Seminar
Applied demographers face some difficult statistical problems. Users of demographic statistics are demanding estimates and forecasts with levels of detail that traditional demographic methods do not support. New data sources are appearing all the time, but most of the source are noisy, incomplete,…
Jean Monnet Public Lecture - Pat Cox: The EU after Brexit
Lecture
Join the ANU Centre for European Studies and the Embassy of Ireland for a public lecture with Pat Cox, former European Parliament President. Mr Cox will share his views on Brexit and what the future holds for the EU and Ireland in particular. The address will provide interesting perspectives on the…
Changing education, changing fertility: A decomposition of completed fertility in Australia
Seminar
The expansion in education in Australia, particularly for women, is one of the most significant social changes of the last five decades. The relationship between education and fertility has been widely studied, and increases in higher education for women are consistently associated with lower…
School of Demography Seminar Tuesday 19 November
Seminar
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Europe in a Year of Transition: Challenges and Opportunities
Conference
Call for Abstracts The Contemporary European Studies Association of Australia (CESAA), the EU Centre at RMIT University, and Swinburne University of Technology are calling for papers for the conference 'Europe in a Year of Transition: Challenges and Opportunities'. This conference offers scholars…