UK Africa Partnership

Population Change in 21st Century Africa

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The Partners

Dr Mhairi Gibson, University of Bristol, United Kingdom

• Lecturer in Biological Anthropology
• Collecting demographic and health data from villages in Arsi, Southern Ethiopia since 1999
• Research on the health consequences of rural population change; Demographic impact of development intervention

Dr Eshetu Gurmu, University of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

• Assistant Professor of Population Studies Research Centre
• Programme co-ordinator for the MSc in Demography
• Research exploring the causes of low fertility in Addis Ababa

News and Upcoming Events

News

• Development and Population Change in 21st Century Africa Workshop, Addis Ababa University, 17th-19th August 2009: This workshop is now open for applications. More details...
• International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP) International Seminar on Trade-offs in Female Life Histories: Raising New Questions in an Integrative Framework is to be held in Bristol, 23-25 July 2008. Local organisers: Mhairi Gibson (University of Bristol) & Rebecca Sear (LSE) www.iussp.org/Activities/biol/call08.php
• British Academy UK-Africa Academic Partnership (2006-2009) awarded to Mhairi Gibson (University of Bristol) and Eshetu Gurmu (University of Addis Ababa) www.britac.ac.uk/funding/awards/intl/africapartnerships.html

Upcoming Events

Workshop/Event	Date
Development and Population Change in 21st Century Africa Workshop, Addis Ababa University	17th-19th August 2009
European Human Behaviour and Evolution Conference, Montpellier University, France: www.ehbes.com	2nd-4th April 2008
Research Methods Workshop for Anthropologists and Demographers, Addis Ababa University: see more photos	17th19th March 2008