Lecturers: Dr. Hannaliis Jaadla, Department of Geography, University of Cambridge Content: This lecture examines the long run patterns of health inequalities, with a focus on the social and spatial patterns...
As part of the IUSSP Scientific Panel on ‘Epidemics and Contagious Diseases: The Legacy of the Past’, we will be hosting a one-day online-only workshop on the topic of ‘New ways...
The aim of this 2-day-event is to use an exemplary historical data set to explore different ways of statistically analysing and presenting mortality and causes of death data, including with...
Are you planning to apply for an individual research grant and wondering how to craft a strong proposal? Join us for an online workshop on 25 June 14:00-15:30 CET, where...
The recently launched ICD10h coding system is designed to support historical demographers and historians in coding historical causes of death. Widespread adoption of this system across diverse countries and linguistic...
This event is only for invited scholars who contributed to the ICD10h. More information will follow.
The ‘Training Course on Coding Historical Causes of Death’ & ‘Death, Demography and Digital History Symposium’ are organized on 22-23 July 2025 at the Caulfield Campus, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia....
This Summer School is designed for early-career researchers engaged in the study of health inequalities through the lens of historical data. Participants will develop advanced skills in data harmonisation and...
The history of infectious disease mortality is far from over, neither in the western world nor the non-western world. Yet, the steep increases in life expectancy since the 19th century in...
Since the 1800s, causes of death have been systematically recorded in various types of historical registries, including parish registers, civil records, and hospital logs. Registration of causes of death was...
More information will follow.
The workshop will address key issues, including disparities in mortality and treatment access for myeloproliferative diseases (MPDs) and acute leukemias. It will also include discussions on methodologies for managing mortality...
We warmly invite you to join us for the launch and information session of the new Open Research Europe Special Collection “Multidisciplinary approaches to historical health inequalities, 1800–2022”. Registration link:...
There is evidence that the relationship between socio-economic status and health, particularly mortality, is not constant. Depending on the context, inequalities in mortality have emerged, widened, or decreased over the...
