POpulation and PLAces research group

The POPLA research group provides a focus for the strong tradition of population and demography-related research, teaching, consultancy and data support, within the CCSR and University of Manchester. The group's work is currently organised under the broad themes of 'Ethnic group, racial and cultural demography', 'Estimation and forecasting: methods', 'Estimation and forecasting: software', 'Developing countries' and 'Migration and health'. It includes work with more general applicability on social and geographical inequalities, and quantitative methods, for example linking closely with methodological work on combining and integrating data. This group is also heavily involved in development of the PopGroup software. Migration, race and population dynamics project.

The POPLA research group provides a focus for the strong tradition of population and demography-related research, teaching and consultancy at the University of Manchester.

Meetings are held regularly on the first Monday of every month. The meetings include discussions which cover a wide range of members' interests. Topics of discussions could be a particular paper or can be concerned with a member's own research. Members are able to obtain insight into their work by listening and discussing their work with other members. Anyone interested is welcome to attend. Notification of meetings, topics under discussion, time and place are circulated via email lists. Click here for details of future meetings and discussions. If you would like to be included in the POPLA group email list, send your request to join to susan.lomax@manchester.ac.uk

Research Themes

This graph shows the net migration rate in Neighbourhood Management Round 2 regeneration areas between 2003-04 and 2006-07 for school-aged pupils by free school meal eligibility.

Note: migration rates are expressed as a percentage of population in either base year 2003 or base year 2006 and net rate calculated by subtracting out-migration from in-migration. Base population: All school-aged pupils 24,318 (2003), 23,170 (2006); FSM 8,882 (2003), 8,044 (2006); Non-FSM 15,436 (2003), 15,126 (2006)

The graph shows that the net change of school-aged pupils in Neighbourhood Management Pathfinder Round 2 regeneration areas was negative in a period before the programme commenced (2003-04) and in a period during which it was in operation (2006-07). More strikingly, the net out-migration rate in both periods was greater for school-aged pupils’ eligibility for free school meals than those pupils not eligible for free school meals. This suggests that migration has the effect of reducing the concentration of disadvantage in the Neighbourhood Management Pathfinder Round 2 areas, as a whole, which contradicts current thinking amongst many regeneration practitioners.

Date	Discussion
3 November 2008	Creating Shape files using ArcGIS by Susan Lomax An overview which explains how basic shape files containing geographic data only i.e. that which draws geographic polygons into a recognisable country for mapping purposes can be joined to a file with data which requires mapping. An example is shown whereby the districts of England and Wales have been categorized into certain types and these need mapping.
15 December 2008	Gemma provided an outline of a paper which is part of her work on the Migration Race and Population Dynamics project working paper to appear January 09. Additional topics were Measuring Segregation workshop and Qualitative information on migrants.
2 February 2009	Stephen introduced a radio interview regarding Leicester as the first non-white majority city and other experiences of media reporting of research. To obtain information about the interview click to the BBC website here.
2 March 2009	Nissa Finney introduced the following presentation and discussion: "What are the implications of ethnic differences in transition to adulthood norms for migration and ethnic integration? Some new results from the SARS and CAMS"

Research Themes

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Current Work of POPLA Members

"Unmet need for Childbearing? Low ertility in Poland"

Population resources for mid-1991 and mid-2001, all by 2001 geography

POPLA Past News and Events

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