Julia Mikolai
Lecturer in Demography/Quant Geography; interested in covid, children, families, fertility, migrants, housing, and longitudinal methods. PI of @childlives.bsky.social project.
- Reposted by Julia MikolaiA recent study by Michaela Šťastná, @jmikolai.bsky.social, Nissa Finney, and Katherine Keenan typologises complex family trajectories in the UK from the perspective of children up to age 10. @childlives.bsky.social
- Reposted by Julia MikolaiNew paper on #UK #children's diverse #family pathways using #sequenceanalysis on @usociety.bsky.social data shows: * More than 25% of children do not grow up with biological parents * Children of more educated, Asian, and migrant mothers tend to grow up with married parents tinyurl.com/47x4r57z
- DL to apply for one of two funded PhD positions is 9 Feb. Among the topics is Family complexity and children's lives in Scotland; links below for details and how to apply
- Study for a PhD in St Andrews! We have several fully funded PhD opportunities available: see here for details and how to apply : www.st-andrews.ac.uk/geography-su... #PhDfunding
- Reposted by Julia MikolaiPaper co-authored by CPC-CG's Kulu, @jmikolai.bsky.social, @maryabedalahad.bsky.social @migrantlife.bsky.social @standrewssgsd.bsky.social Investigates immigrants & their descendants' residential mobility & housing changes in 5 European countries with different housing markets & migrant populations
- Reposted by Julia MikolaiAnother study led by @jharrison37.bsky.social finds persistent gaps in residential mobility and homeownership between the native population and immigrants + their descendants. @jmikolai.bsky.social @ischiathere.bsky.social @maryabedalahad.bsky.social
- Reposted by Julia MikolaiFinally, a study led by @jmikolai.bsky.social looks at the link between fertility and employment changes among migrant groups in Europe. It was published in October this year 👇 bsky.app/profile/phrg...
- New publication ✍️ Recent work by @jmikolai.bsky.social, Hill Kulu, and @ischiathere.bsky.social, together with Isaure Delaporte, unveils the interrelationship between fertility and employment changes among migrant populations across three major migrant recipient countries in Europe.
- Reposted by Julia Mikolai🔖NEW article Highlights that second #demographic transition determinants (e.g. #education, marital status, gender equality) are more appropriate than #economic development and #urbanisation to explain #fertility change spatial variation in #China from 2000-2010 - by Hu, Kulu & @jmikolai.bsky.social
- Reposted by Julia Mikolai🧑🏫 NEXT WEEK - #CPCCGWebinar 6 Nov Krista K. Westrick-Payne @ncfmr-bgsu.bsky.social will discuss how institutional, cultural, & policy contexts shape #marriage & #divorce in the #US, drawing on the Theory of Conjunctural Action. Register to join: www.cpc.ac.uk/activities/f... @bspsuk.bsky.social
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- Reposted by Julia MikolaiNew publication ✍️ Recent work by @jmikolai.bsky.social, Hill Kulu, and @ischiathere.bsky.social, together with Isaure Delaporte, unveils the interrelationship between fertility and employment changes among migrant populations across three major migrant recipient countries in Europe.
- Reposted by Julia MikolaiHot off the press 🔥 My first PhD chapter is now published as a research article in Population, Space and Place! @mpidr.bsky.social @phrg-standrews.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
- Come along to this @cpc-cg.bsky.social webinar today at 1pm UK time if you are interested in #family #complexity and the #lifecourses of #children in #Europe To find out more about the @childlives.bsky.social project, visit the website childlives.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk @phrg-standrews.bsky.social
- 🗓️ THIS WEEK - Come along to our #CPCCGWebinar @jmikolai.bsky.social @standrewssgsd.bsky.social will discuss @childlives.bsky.social, which aims to understand trends, inequalities & consequences of family complexity in children's lives in Europe. Register to join us: www.cpc.ac.uk/activities/f...
- We are hiring a Posd-Doctoral Research Fellow @standrewssgsd.bsky.social @phrg-standrews.bsky.social to work on #family and #housing #projections using #microsimulation. DL: 1 October. More info: www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
- Reposted by Julia Mikolai📕 NEW @migrantlife.bsky.social paper by @jmikolai.bsky.social and Hill Kulu, published in Advances in Life Course Research Investigates how #partnership, #fertility, and #employment changes interact in the lives of #immigrants’ descendants in the UK: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
- Reposted by Julia Mikolai📢 Call for submissions for European Population Conference 2026 (3–6 June, Bologna) is open! Organized by EAPS & University of Bologna. 💡 More information: www.eaps.nl/epc/european...
- Reposted by Julia MikolaiGreat day #BSPS2025, incl. @migrantlife.bsky.social's Baek on #fertility & #employment of UK women with #migrant backgrounds; Harrison & @maryabedalahad.bsky.social on migrants' life events in France & Sweden; @sarahchristison.bsky.social on UK family & housing transitions by migrant group & origin
- Reposted by Julia MikolaiOur PI, @jmikolai.bsky.social presented preliminary results at the @bspsuk.bsky.social annual conference.
- Looking forward to seeing many of you tomorrow at my @bspsuk.bsky.social conference presentation tomorrow.
- We will participate at the annual @bspsuk.bsky.social conference in Swansea. Check out the presentation on family complexity in children’s lives across Europe by project lead @jmikolai.bsky.social on Wednesday 3 September, 13:00-14:30, in Great Hall 037.
- Thrilled that my new @childlives.bsky.social project now has a Bluesky account and website. Follow us and check out the website!
- We are live! We are the UKRI Horizon Europe Guarantee funded ChildLives project (selected for funding as an ERC Starting Grant). We will investigate the trends, inequalities, & consequences of family complexity across children’s lives in Europe. Stay tuned for updates. childlives.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk
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- Still a few days left to apply to this postdoc job 👇
- Postdoc job opening! Come and work with us. DL: 8 July @standrewssgsd.bsky.social @cpc-cg.bsky.social @phrg-standrews.bsky.social
- Postdoc job opening! Come and work with us. DL: 8 July @standrewssgsd.bsky.social @cpc-cg.bsky.social @phrg-standrews.bsky.social
- St Andrews SGSD @standrewssgsd.bsky.social seeks to appoint a Post-doc to work on family and housing projections using microsimulation as part of 2 programmes: @migrantlife.bsky.social and @cpc-cg.bsky.social. Closing Date: 8 July 2025. For details: www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/....
- Reposted by Julia MikolaiCheck out this Centre for Population Change webinar on pension reforms & public pension adequacy. Our Emerging Researchers in Ageing Chair, Dr Lisa Davison, presents on their work with colleagues from Southampton using Luxembourg Income Study data. @cpc-cg.bsky.social @lisadavisonphd.bsky.social
- Reposted by Julia Mikolai🔖 #Workingfromhome has not meant greater geographical spread of talent to level up #economy Findings from CPC-CG's @jackiewahba.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social & McCollum @standrewssgsd.bsky.social + @unibirmingham.bsky.social, @dmuleicester.bsky.social, UAL ▶️ www.cpc.ac.uk/news/latest_...
- Delighted to have contributed a chapter on the #partnership context of #childbearing to this #OpenAccess book.
- 📚 NEW BOOK - open access! Leading scholars explore how individual life trajectories, societal norms, and legal frameworks are shaping modern #relationships. Co-edited by CPC member @briennaph.bsky.social 🔖 www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/res... @bspsuk.bsky.social @populationeu.bsky.social
