ANU Appoints Australia’s First Female Professor of Demography
Professor Heather Booth, whose promotion in the School of Demography took effect in January, is now also the school’s Director of Research. Acting Vice Chancellor, Professor Marnie Hughes-Warrington…
The 2016 Price Prize for best doctoral thesis has been awarded to Maria Pilar Rioseco Lopez
The 2016 Price Prize for best doctoral thesis has been awarded to Maria Pilar Rioseco Lopez for her thesis entitled ‘The role of social connectedness in the process of retirement’. Pilar received an…
PhD student research informs policy
School of Demography PhD student Meg Kingsley presented some findings from her research to policy makers at the Department of Social Services National Longitudinal Data Conference. Meg’s…
Gender and reproductive health study
Integrating gender and reproductive health issues in the Indonesian national school curricula: Challenges for Moslem societies Researchers Iwu Dwisetyani Utomo, School of Demography, ANUPeter…
Transition to Adulthood in Indonesia
Overview The historically largest generation of Indonesian young adults (aged 20-34 years) is now going through a difficult period of transition to adulthood. The difficulty derives from the…
Peer influence and health behaviors
A recent paper by Yi Li and his colleague uses data from an experimental study of randomly-assigned roommates to investigate peer influence on aggressive behavior, smoking and sexual behavior.…
The special issue of Migration Policy Practice on Afghan displacement
The special issue of Migration Policy Practice on Afghan displacement has just been published online. Marie McAuliffe, a current PhD candidate of the School, was invited to guest edit the special…