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LCDS researchers are presenting work across health, mortality, fertility, migration, family, digital demography, inequalities and new data methods at the European Population Conference 2026 in Bologna.
Researchers from the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science will be presenting a wide range of work at the European Population Conference 2026, taking place in Bologna, Italy, from 3-6 June 2026. EPC 2026 is organised by the European Association for Population Studies in collaboration with the University of Bologna.
LCDS researchers and collaborators will contribute to sessions on health and mortality, fertility, migration, family and partnerships, digital demography, intergenerational mobility, historical demography, and new data and methods.
To help navigate the programme, LCDS contributions are listed chronologically below:
LCDS at EPC 2026
| Day & time | Session | LCDS presenter / involvement | Presentation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 June, 13:00-17:00 | Pre-conference workshop: Demographic microsimulations in R using SOCSIM | Ridhi Kashyap, co-organiser and speaker | Demographic microsimulations in R using SOCSIM: Modelling population and kinship dynamics |
| 3 June | Child and Adolescent Wellbeing masterclass | Emma Romell | Participation in the Child and Adolescent Wellbeing masterclass |
| 4 June, 11:00-12:30 | Session 20: Invited Session Celebrating the European Doctoral School of Demography | Ridhi Kashyap | The EDSD from the Students’ Perspective: Shared Perceptions and Insights |
| 4 June, 14:00-15:30 | Session 26: Flash Session Emerging Data Sources in Demography | Michael Y.C. Chong; Ridhi Kashyap, chair/co-author | Age-Disaggregated Subnational Patterns of Internet and Mobile Phone Adoption |
| 4 June, 14:00-15:30 | Session 30: Invited Session Second Demographic Transition: 25 Years after Bad Herrenalb | Melinda Mills | Invited session contribution |
| 4 June, 14:00-15:30 | Session 35: International and Cross-Country Health Comparisons | Ursula Gazeley | Global, Regional, and National-Level Estimates of Maternal Bereavement Due to Stillbirths and Neonatal Death |
| 4 June, 16:00-17:30 | Session 38: Flash Session Social Inequalities in Mortality | Wen Su; Jesus-Daniel Zazueta-Borboa; Andrea Tilstra; Sai Campbell; Jennifer Dowd | The Role of Changing Education Composition in Growing Educational Mortality Inequalities in the US; Ages and Causes of Death Contributing to Widening Educational Inequalities in Mortality in the US |
| 5 June, 9:00-10:30 | Session 51: Health, Morbidity and Wellbeing | Ekaterina Degtiareva; Charles Rahal; Andrea Tilstra; Jennifer Dowd | Microbial Signatures of Disease: Classifying Type 2 Diabetes with Microbiome Data in a US Cohort |
| 5 June, 9:00-10:30 | Session 53: Family, Wellbeing and Health | Melinda Mills, co-author | Children’s Genetics and Family Dynamics: An Evocative Effects Analysis of the Norwegian Mother-Father-and-Child Study |
| 5 June, 11:00-12:30 | Session 66: International Migration | Micol Morellini | The Changing Structure of International Migration, 1960-2020 |
| 5 June, 11:00-12:30 | Session 70: Flash Session New Data, Methods and Comparative Perspectives in Historical Demography | Charles Rahal | Health By Wealth: Optical character recognition and LLMs with population-level probate and administrative data uncover substantial inequalities in health over the very long run |
| 5 June, 13:00-14:00 | Poster Session P6: Health, Mortality, and Ageing 2 | Emma Romell | U.S. State Variation in the Marriage Premium for Infant Health, 1990-2022 |
| 5 June, 17:30-18:30 | Poster Session P8: Demographic Trends, History, Data and Methods | Francesco Rampazzo; Micol Morellini; Ridhi Kashyap; Douglas Leasure; Melinda Mills; co-authors | Uncovering Migrant Fertility Patterns through Consumer Data |
| 6 June, 9:00-10:30 | Session 104: Flash Session Caregiving Patterns, Determinants and Consequences | Aasli Abdi Nur; Ridhi Kashyap, co-authors | A Relational Demographic Perspective on Later-Life Caregiving: Evidence from Canada |
| 6 June, 9:00-10:30 | Session 105: Fertility and Digital Technologies | Ridhi Kashyap | Fertility Impacts of 3G Mobile Expansion: Evidence from Nigeria |
| 6 June, 11:00-12:30 | Session 118: Flash Session Families, Partnerships and Health | Andrea Tilstra | Health Lifestyle Changes During Marital Separation |
| 6 June, 11:00-12:30 | Session 120: Domestic Violence, Protection and Legal Contexts of Family | Ridhi Kashyap; Prashant Poddar; Till Koebe; Valentina Rotondi | 3G Internet, Intimate Partner Violence, and Women’s Empowerment: Evidence from Nigeria |
| 6 June, 11:00-12:30 | Session 124: Intergenerational Mobility and Influences | Morten Thomsen | Intergenerational Mobility by Sexuality |
A strong and wide-ranging presence
Taken together, these contributions highlight the breadth of LCDS research at EPC 2026. Centre members are presenting work across health, mortality, fertility, migration, family dynamics, digital demography, intergenerational relations, and inequalities.
Beyond individual presentations, LCDS researchers are also contributing through invited sessions, workshop organisation, chairing, co-authorship, and wider collaborations, demonstrating the Centre’s active role in the international population research community.
