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…
Jack Caldwell 1928-2016
Emeritus Professor John Charles (Jack) Caldwell, Head of the Demography Program at ANU from 1970 to 1988, and one of the world's leading demographers, died on Saturday 12 March at the at the…
Documentary on young adults in Jakarta
Dr Iwu Utomo is filming a documentary on how many young people in Greater Jakarta struggle to make ends meet. To support their families, young couples with lower levels of education have to develop…
Recent visitors
2016 Dr Caroline Kabiru who was awarded the 2015 John C Caldwell Visiting Fellowship for African Researchers visited from 12 April - 25 May. She is from the African Population and Health Research…
A new method for forecasting population size
Dr Han Lin Shang, ANU College of Business and Economics, and colleagues have used a cohort-component projection model to forecast the population size of the United Kingdom in research recently…
New doctoral students
We welcome James O'Donnell, Meg Kingsley and Muhammad Ulil Absor who have recently commenced their PhD study with the School of Demography. James O'Donnell's PhD research is titled 'Understanding…