What's New
What’s New? is a current digest of the Population-Environment Research Network (PERN), containing pertinent and up to date information to facilitate research and advance knowledge of population environment relationships. Previous "What’s New" newsletters (pdf) can be found via the "Past Newsletters" menu at the bottom of this page. Also try the top menu links to search/browse Events Calendar, Jobs/Funding, and eLibrary listings by year. Also, check out recent announcements on PERN's Twitter feed and Facebook page
Special Announcements
- PERN is welcoming new Scientific Committee members. Many thanks to Kathleen Hermans, Kaderi Bukari, Khandaker Jafor Ahmed, Robbin van Duijne, Jamon Van Den Hoek and Lena Reimann for accepting the invitation. We also would like to express our gratitude to outgoing SC members Kathryn Grace (departing chair), Roberto A. Abeldaño, Bryan Jones, Samir K.C., Cesar A. Marques, Karen McNamara, William Pan, and Sabine Henry for supporting PERN.
- PERN website is migrating. The PERN website is currently running on an old version of Drupl. In order to upgrade to the latest version of Drupl, the whole website needs to be rebuilt. As part of this rebuild, some of the pages will be simplified, others will be merged, and there will be some changes in the membership sign up process. We will keep you informed as the transition is taking place. Thank you in advance for your patience.
- The eLibrary is discontinued. When we started the eLibrary in 2001, the Population-Environment-Consumption field of study was still fairly new and hence not a lot of literature were readily available. The eLibrary was created to help PEC researchers to find literature resources. Now, population-environment literature has multiplied exponentially, it can be found in many journals, and Google Scholar and other tools have made it infinitely easier to find literature in our fieldd.
This, combined with lack of ability to keep up with all the literature and budget and staff concerns, led us to the difficult decision of discontinuing the eLibrary. Its contents will be archived and made available in the PERN website as static PDF pages.
We continue to be interested in material that is not available elsewhere, such as compiling syllabi, and those will be made available through a new Resources page. Members are welcome to contribute.
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Conferences/Workshops/Public Discussions
Call for papers: IUSSP’s 30th International Population Conference (Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre (BCEC))
The IUSSP International Population Conference is the world’s largest international scientific conference on population issues. First organized in 1927 and held every four years since 1959, the conference brings together scientists, policymakers and practitioners from around the globe to present and discuss the latest research on contemporary population and development issues. At the invitation of the Australian Population Association, the 30th International Population Conference (IPC2025) will take place in Brisbane, Australia at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre (BCEC) from 13 to 18 July 2025. IPC 2025 will be an in-person conference.
The Conference is open to all members of the population community and those interested in population matters working in research, teaching, governmental and non-governmental organisations, as well as the private sector including publishing companies and the media. All researchers and population specialists are warmly invited to submit paper or poster proposals and to plan on attending this event. Presentations in oral and poster sessions will be selected through a peer-review submission process.
Website opens for submission of paper and poster abstracts: 1 May 2024
Deadline for submission of paper and poster abstracts: 15 September 2024
For more information, see https://iussp.org/sites/default/files/IPC%202025%20Brochure%20for%20Screen.pdf
Pathways Europe 2024: Human Dimensions of Wildlife Conference (Palacio de Congresos de Córdoba)
This year’s conference theme is “Revisiting What is Wild for Coexisting,” is organized by the Institute for Advanced Social Studies - Spanish Research Council (IESA-CSIC), the University of Córdoba, and the Department of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources at Colorado State University. The conference will be held at Palacio de Congresos de Córdoba, in Córdoba, Spain, from 13-16 October 2024.
The concept of “wild” often refers to elements of nature that remain untamed and unaltered by human intervention. Some argue that in today’s interconnected world, true wild, untouched by human influence, is exceedingly rare or perhaps even nonexistent. In this human-dominated era, in the Anthropocene, new challenges and new debates arise in what is wild as well as what is natural.
For additional information about the theme, see https://sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu/pathways-europe/theme/
Interested in Submitting a Proposal? For those who are ready to submit their individual abstract or organized session proposal, organizers are currently accepting submissions. The main conference theme is "Revisiting What Is Wild for Coexisting" and will feature various topics of interest, which you can find online.
Organized session deadline: 12 March 2024
Individual abstract deadline: 12 April 2024
For information on how to submit a proposal, see
https://sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu/pathways-europe/
https://sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu/pathways-europe/proposals-2/
Call for papers - ECMN Second Annual Conference, Environmental Changes and Migration: Bridging Disciplines for a New Research Agenda
This conference seeks to gather researchers from all disciplines, all continents and all career stages around topics pertaining to the interactions between environmental changes and migration. This conference aims to be the largest and most inclusive conference ever addressing this topic. It will also serve as a bridge with policy-makers and other research networks, so that the whole research and policy community on climate (im)mobilities is gathered at this event, which will also feature mentoring sessions and social networking activities. Twelve years after the publication of the Foresight report, where do we stand as a research community? What have been the progress, the new avenues for research, and what are the remaining blindspots?
Organizers invite submissions of from all relevant disciplines and fields on the variety of themes related to the topic (diverse mobilities and immobilities in the context of environmental and climate change; diversity of environmental and climatic events and change processes; the role of socio-economic, socio-cultural and socio-political processes for (im)mobilities; the range of methodological approaches and advancements; relevant policy processes, their implications and ways to question how science policy divide can be bridged).
The event will thus consist of a variety of formats:
• Keynote interventions on the state of the art of diverse research communities
• Contributions from participants on their research and field of action
• Interactive workshops on mapping the research landscape
• Social events for networking and community-building
Registration and abstract (max. 250 words) deadline by 9 February 2024.
Participation without contribution: Participants without their own contribution are also highly welcome. Please register until 15 May 2024.
Fees: 150 euros
Link for Registration and Submission https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=hDvhYmAZYkWMf3JHKVHaj0pXpZiuiXFHqhqMca7qUFhUM1FROE9KN1pETVI0WUQxWkdUSjRMWUY2Ny4u
Contact Information: isabelle.schwengler@uliege.be
Funding/Study/Work Opportunities
Pathways Europe 202: Scholarships Open
Scholarships are now open for the Pathways Europe 2024: Human Dimensions of Natural Resources Conference, which will be held 13-16 October 2024 in Córdoba, Spain. The general scholarship is open to anyone who:
• demonstrates financial need
• demonstrates how Pathways Europe 2024 will help them develop their career
• demonstrates the ability to cover the remainder of their costs not covered by the scholarship (lodging, travel, incidentals, etc.)
In addition to these scholarship opportunities, we are offering a registration discount to all students, including graduate-level students.
All applicants must apply by 13 May 2024. Scholarship awards will be announced on May 25, 2024. More information on scholarship eligibility and applications can be found on our website.
For more information, see https://sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu/pathways-europe/scholarships/
Pitt Public Health Undergraduate Scholars Program - Accepting Applications (School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, )
The Public Health Undergraduate Scholars Program (PHUSP) is an eight-week residential program designed to encourage college students to consider careers in public health. The program focuses on health equity, environmental justice, climate and health, and maternal and child health. It will be held at the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Public Health from June 10 to August 2, 2024.
PHUSP offers internship placements, classroom instruction, group activities and mentorship. Scholars will also participate in a 2.5-day research poster showcase at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia. Scholars will receive a $3,200 stipend, round-trip transportation to Pittsburgh and financial support for meals. The cost of on-campus housing and travel to Atlanta for the research showcase is covered by PHUSP.
Applications are currently being accepted and are due by 31 January 2024. PHUSP is funded by the CDC through the John R. Lewis Undergraduate Public Health Scholars Program.
Email phusp@pitt.edu with any questions.