The dynamics of housing and homelessness
Seminar
In this seminar, James will deliver his final PhD presentation. Drawing on the findings from across his PhD studies, he will summarise his key themes, approaches, contributions to existing knowledge, limitations and suggestions for future research. Across this research and in this presentation,…
Conference: Fertility Transitions, Past and Present
Conference
This conference, presented jointly by the ANU School of Demography and the ANU Centre for Economic History, will take place on 28 Feburary - 1 March 2019. The full programme is available here.
Health Inequality in China with its Rapid Socioeconomic and Demographic Change
Seminar
In the past four decades, China has experienced drastic socioeconomic and demographic changes. Great improvement has been made in population health outcomes with the rapid economic growth and lifted average living standard, but disparities still persist in mortality and morbidity, accessibility of…
Demography at 2019 O-Week
Advisory session
ANU students commencing in 2019 are warmly invited to learn more about the study of demography at this presentation by Dr Bernie Baffour during Orientation Week. Demography is about how populations change across space and time. Demographers study not only the size and composition of…
Pure water: purity and power in ritual meanings and uses of water in Ghana
Seminar
Water, being essential to life and fluid in form, is a useful metaphor to explore human social relations and human-environment relations. With its cleansing property, water is often conceptually associated with physical and moral purity, and is treated as integral to the creation of a moral…
Brexit — Britain Leaves the Club
Seminar
In 2016, after a referendum held on 23rd June, 51.9% of those who voted supported withdrawal from the European Union (EU). For this seminar, I will be concentrating on the period from 2016-2019 with special reference to the Referendum and the role of the Conservative Party. This will mainly focus…
Understanding parent and child mental health outcomes and the potential of family-centred interventions in HIV epidemic settings in Africa
Seminar
Africa is at the centre of the global HIV epidemic, and South Africa is one of the most heavily affected countries with one of the largest HIV treatment programmes in the world. The success of prevention and treatment in South Africa has led to large numbers of HIV-infected parents surviving to…