PhD awarded to Cuc Hoang
Congratulations to Cuc Hoang on being awarded her PhD. The title of her thesis is 'Modes of care for the elderly in Vietnam: Adaptation to change'. Cuc will graduate in July 2016. The thesis explores…
Adrian Hayes invited to talk about the demographic dividend in Africa
Adjunct Associate Professor Adrian Hayes attended the 7th African Population Conference in Pretoria 27 Nov – 6 Dec 2015 as a representative of the Asian Population Association invited to speak at a…
More migration data needed for better policy: ANU demographer
Population researchers have called on governments to collect and share more information about migration to keep better track of the millions of people who move from one country to another each year…
Jack Caldwell 1928-2016
The world’s most famous demographer, noted for his ground-breaking work on fertility, mortality and the spread of disease in South Asia and Africa, died on 12 March 2016 aged 87 years. His death is…
Intensive course for academics from Myanmar
The fourth cohort of 12 Yangon University academics came to Australian National University (ANU) 16 - 27 May 2016 to participate in the intensive short course training program in Social and…
Celebrate the life of Professor Jack Caldwell
The ANU community are mourning the loss of Professor John Charles "Jack" Caldwell, a demographer who was noted for his ground-breaking work on fertility, mortality and the spread of disease in South…
Workshop on Heterogeneity in Mortality
About thirty people attended the Workshop on Heterogeneity in Mortality which was held on 13 and 14 April 2016. Participants included demographers, epidemiologists, actuaries, statisticians and other…