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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260521
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SUMMARY:Thematic Workshop “One Epidemic\, Many Estimates: Uniting Methods to Measure Excess Mortality”
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://greatleap.eu/event/thematic-workshop-one-epidemic-many-estimates-uniting-methods-to-measure-excess-mortality/
LOCATION:London\, UK
CATEGORIES:GREATLEAP,WG1,WG2,WG3,WG4,WG5
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260511
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260514
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SUMMARY:GREATLEAP Conference: Bridging Perspectives and Connecting Threads on Historical Health Inequalities
DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to invite contributions to the GREATLEAP Conference which will take place on 11-13 May 2026 at Babeș-Bolyai University\, Centre for Population Studies\, Cluj-Napoca\, Romania.\nThe event will bring together scholars and practitioners to engage in dialogue on the long-term historical patterns and contemporary dynamics of health and death inequalities. Our aim is to bridge disciplines\, methods\, and data to deepen our understanding of the evolution and determinants of inequalities in health and mortality across historical time\, and to explore how past realities shape today’s disparities in health outcomes. A main part of the conference will therefore be devoted to meetings of the working groups of GREATLEAP.\n  \nFull Programme click here\n  \n                                          
URL:https://greatleap.eu/event/greatleap-conference-bridging-perspectives-and-connecting-threads-on-historical-health-inequalities/
LOCATION:Babeș-Bolyai University\, 11 Napoca Street\, Cluj-Napoca\, Romania
CATEGORIES:GREATLEAP,WG1,WG2,WG3,WG4,WG5
ORGANIZER;CN="Dr. Tim Riswick":MAILTO:For inquiries, please contact Dr. Tim Riswick, tim.riswick@ru.nl
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260506
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260507
DTSTAMP:20260610T110248
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SUMMARY:Thematic Workshop ‘The deep roots of persistent health inequalities: Socioeconomic and epidemiological drivers since the 19th century’
DESCRIPTION:This workshop explores when\, where\, and under what conditions mortality rates converged during the period 1800–1950 to uncover turning points in the dynamics of mortality decline. By combining insights from (i) the dynamics of mortality change and (ii) the cross-sectional variation across social and spatial groups\, we aim to understand how different interventions and social structures shaped the path toward convergence. \nTurning points may have arisen from specific interventions (such as vaccination\, water and sanitation reforms\, or hospital expansion) or from the cumulative effects of multiple\, interacting improvements in health or\, more generally\, in living conditions. Interventions may have been most effective where mortality was initially high\, and their influence may have grown over time as people and institutions adapted. The social composition within areas\, including the distribution of rich and poor households\, may also have mediated these effects. Whether early gains were confined to privileged groups or diffused gradually as innovations became more accessible and affordable could be a key factor. Cause-specific mortality data may provide an additional lens to distinguish infectious from non-infectious disease trajectories and to trace how shifts in disease environments reshaped social inequalities in health. \nDrawing on contributions from different cities and countries\, the workshop seeks to integrate analyses of mortality dynamics and inequalities\, identifying patterns that reveal the mechanisms of health improvement. Ultimately\, the aim is to develop a comparative framework that explains how interventions\, institutional contexts\, and social conditions interacted to determine both the timing and the equity of Europe’s mortality transition. \nThis workshop is funded by the Radboud-Glasgow Collaboration Fund project ‘The Deep Roots of Persistent Health Inequalities: Socioeconomic and Epidemiological Drivers Since the 19th Century’\, COST-Action GREATLEAP (CA22116) and the Dutch Research Council Veni project ‘Unravelling Health Inequalities. The Historical Roots of Inequality in Death and Disease in West-European Port Cities\, 1850–1950’ (VI.Veni.231F.001).  \n Full Programme
URL:https://greatleap.eu/event/thematic-workshop-the-deep-roots-of-persistent-health-inequalities-socioeconomic-and-epidemiological-drivers-since-the-19th-century/
LOCATION:Glasgow\, Uk
CATEGORIES:GREATLEAP,WG1,WG2,WG3,WG4,WG5
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250825
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250830
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SUMMARY:Summer Training School 'Harmonising and Visualising Data in Research on Health Inequalities'
DESCRIPTION: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 visualisation techniques specifically tailored for historical sources. \nProgram Overview: \nThe program will provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of the methodological challenges and opportunities when working with historical health data. Emphasis will be placed on: \n\nData Harmonisation of Historical Sources: Participants will explore advanced methodologies for standardising and integrating diverse historical datasets related to health and its social determinants. Techniques for cleaning\, transforming\, and linking historical data to create robust and comparable datasets will be covered.\n\nData Visualisation for Historical Research: The Summer School will equip participants with the skills to create compelling and informative visualisations that effectively communicate complex historical health inequality data. Participants will explore various visualisation tools and techniques appropriate for presenting historical trends\, geographical distributions\, and social disparities in health outcomes.\n\nPractical Skills Development: Hands-on workshops will provide practical experience in data manipulation\, analysis\, and visualisation using real-world historical datasets and appropriate software tools.\n\nNetworking and Collaboration: The Summer School fosters a collaborative environment\, enabling participants to connect with fellow researchers\, established experts in the field\, and potential collaborators\, creating a valuable network for future research endeavors.\n\n\nTarget Audience: \nThis Summer School is open to young researchers (PhD candidates\, and early-career post-doctoral researchers) from various disciplines.  \nPrerequisites: \nA demonstrable interest in historical research and a basic understanding of statistical concepts are required. \nDates & Location: \n25ー29 August 2025\, Charles University\, Faculty of Science\, Prague\, Czech Republic \nApplication Process: \nApplicants are requested to submit the following: \n\nA motivation letter (max. 400 words) articulating their research interests\, the relevance of historical health inequality research to their work\, and how this Summer School will contribute to their scholarly development.\n\nApplication Deadline: \n14 May 2025 \nRegistration Fee: \nThere is no fee. We anticipate that GREATLEAP will be able to reimburse travel costs and offer a daily allowance to participants who are selected to present but lack the financial means to attend otherwise. \nDetailed programme: \nYou can find a detatailed programme here. \nContact: \nVera Slovakova (slovakove@natur.cuni.cz) \nLiili Abuladze (liili@tlu.ee) \nEmre Sari (emre@norceresearch.no) \n 
URL:https://greatleap.eu/event/summer-training-school-harmonising-and-visualising-data-in-research-on-health-inequalities/
LOCATION:Charles University\, Albertov 6\, Prague\, Czech Republic
CATEGORIES:GREATLEAP,WG3,WG4
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250619
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250621
DTSTAMP:20260610T110248
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SUMMARY:Workshop and Hackathon ‘Analysing historical mortality and cause of death data’
DESCRIPTION: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 regard to the question of inequality. We will work with concepts such as excess mortality\, competing risk analysis\, regression based analyses\, and other statistical methods. During the workshop there will both be interactive input from selected experts\, as well as group- work to address various methodological challenges in the form of a hackathon. The results will then be incorporated into a first draft of a best-practice guide. \nThis workshop is the first step in a multi-stage process. The key input presentations by the experts will be recorded and then made available to the entire Action. In addition\, online follow-up meetings with the entire Working Group 3 and COST Action will be held to review\, discuss and further improve the best practice guidelines developed in the workshop (details will follow in summer 2025). \nIf you have questions: kaspar.staub@iem.uzh.ch \nOverview\nDates:  June 19 & 20\, 2025\nPlace: University of Zurich\, Switzerland\nOrganisers: Working Group 3 (Kaspar Staub\, Maarten van Wijhe\, Pavlos Baltas)\nN participants: maximum 30\nMode: In Person (key presentations will be recorded and made available) \nProgramme
URL:https://greatleap.eu/event/workshop-and-hackathon-analysing-historical-mortality-and-cause-of-death-data/
LOCATION:University of Zurich\, Switzerland\, Rämistrasse 71\, 8006\, Zurich\, Switzerland
CATEGORIES:GREATLEAP,WG3
ORGANIZER;CN="Dr. Kaspar Staub":MAILTO:kaspar.staub@iem.uzh.ch
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SUMMARY:Thematic Virtual Workshop 'New ways of transcribing\, visualizing\, publishing\, and providing access to data on epidemics and contagious diseases'
DESCRIPTION: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 of transcribing\, visualizing\, publishing\, and providing access to data on epidemics and contagious diseases” at the University of Zurich (Switzerland) on 18 June 2025. \nThe aim of the event is to bring together experts from various disciplines who are working directly or indirectly on methodological questions of how to transcribe\, visualise and publish tabular or otherwise structured or unstructured data in research with handwritten or printed historical sources as effectively as possible using innovative and modern methods. The focus is on methods and sources\, and workflows along the entire pipeline are of interest. Participants can focus on one of these aspect\, or present work in progress\, experiences or lessons learned. The aim is also to learn from each other and to provide each other with insights into best practice\, and\, as an overarching goal\, to start new collaborations and build a community that will meet more regularly afterwards. \nThe event will be open to all interested listeners when registered: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/T2pRGVL9QgyFszc42_gX3Q \nProgramme \nLocation: Online\, exclusively. \nOrganizer: Kaspar Staub\, University of Zurich. \nIf you have any questions regarding the workshop\, please contact Kaspar Staub (kaspar.staub@iem.uzh.ch).
URL:https://greatleap.eu/event/thematic-workshop-new-ways-of-transcribing-visualizing-publishing-and-providing-access-to-data-on-epidemics-and-contagious-diseases/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:GREATLEAP,IUSSP,WG3
ORGANIZER;CN="Dr. Kaspar Staub":MAILTO:kaspar.staub@iem.uzh.ch
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250526
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250528
DTSTAMP:20260610T110248
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SUMMARY:Workshop Challenging the Leviathan of individual death records (1800-1950). A walk-in-clinic on automatic transcription
DESCRIPTION:The workshop is part of the COST Action project – The Great Leap and is aimed at scholars who are at an early stage of collecting individual-level death certificates (1800–1950). The goal of this workshop is to assist them in finding solutions to facilitate automatic transcription of records. In any case\, students or academics who simply want to learn more about the processes of automatic transcription of records are welcome\, also when they are not (yet) part of GREATLEAP. \nWe aim to leverage the extensive experience gained by colleagues who have successfully implemented automatic transcription techniques in the past (e.g. Belgium\, Spain\, Ireland\, Denmark\, the Netherlands). By pooling efforts and sharing accumulated experience in software development and calibration\, the workshop aims to provide faster\, more cost-effective\, and reliable solutions for those new to these processes. \nWe will bring together a committee of experts who will analyse the applications in advance and collectively propose potential solutions for the cases presented. Another objective of the workshop is to develop guidelines on best practices for automatic transcription of individual-level death certificates.The workshop is fundamentally organized into three parts. The first day will feature presentations by various specialists\, including computer scientists\, showcasing relevant case studies. It will also include a tutorial session on preparing and editing digital images for later digital recognition. The second day includes the presentation of concrete questions from participants (whether they are or not members of the Cost network)\, followed by expert feedback and an extended discussion period. The workshop will conclude with a roundtable discussion\, resulting in a document on best practices for automatic transcription of records. \nFlyer  \nProgramme \nReport \nScientific Committee \n\nAntero Ferreira (Casa de Sarmento\, Portugal)\nCiara Breathnach (University of Limerick\, Ireland)\nDiego Ramiro Farinhas (CSIC\, Madrid)\nPaulo Teodoro de Matos (ISCTE-IUL\, Lisbon)\nTiziana Margaria (University of Limerick\, Ireland)
URL:https://greatleap.eu/event/workshop-challenging-the-leviathan-of-individual-death-records-1800-1950-a-walk-in-clinic-on-automatic-transcription/
LOCATION:Universidade do Minho – Campus de Azurém\, Avenida da Universidade\, 4800-058\, Guimarães\, Portugal
CATEGORIES:GREATLEAP,WG1,WG3
ORGANIZER;CN="Dr Paulo Teodoro de Matos":MAILTO:paulo.matos@iscte-iul.pt
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