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Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science, Oxford University
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Interdisciplinary research center based at the University of Oxford and Oxford Population Health - disrupting and realigning #demography. Funded by @leverhulme.bsky.social
https://www.demography.ox.ac.uk/
🐍💻 Python for Health, Economic & Social Science Research

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👶🤰 The Demography of Fertility & Reproduction

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🤖🗨️ Large Language Models for Health & Social Science Research
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Python for Health, Economic, and Social Science
Date: 16th – 20th March, 2026By: Charles Rahal (convenor and lecturer) and Jiani Yan (Teaching Assistant)Location: Nuffield College, Oxford
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November 24, 2025 at 12:07 PM
But...
You can see below the rebound is modest and not enough to undo long-term declines driven by broader social and economic change.
The study highlights the need for policy that supports both gender equality and family life.

Full Study: www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol5...
November 20, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Explore the full paper and interactive dashboard for deeper insights and country/region-level breakdowns.

Study: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Dashboard: digitalgendergaps.org

Authors on here: @ridhikashyap.bsky.social @caseybreen.bsky.social
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
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November 12, 2025 at 5:09 PM
The study is a technical marvel:

It used machine-learning 🎰📖 to analzye:
- Facebook audience counts
- geospatial indicators
- household surveys on digital use in 33 countries.

This allowed to model gendered internet use & mobile ownership for 2,075 regions in 117 countries
November 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM
And that was today's #miniseminar for you.
November 6, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Key findings from Greve’s study:

🧠 Mental-health care use ↑ sharply around a parent’s diagnosis and death
👩‍👧 Effects strongest for daughters
💼 Earnings largely unchanged

The talk ended with a rich discussion on elderly & patient care in Denmark.
November 6, 2025 at 2:25 PM