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</aside> <main> <span id="main-content"></span> <h1>Register based fertility research</h1> <div class="intro"> <p><br></p> </div> <figure> <img src="/thumbs/1060脳420脳c/pages/2021/09/Register-based-fertility2.jpg" alt=""> </figure> <div class="quote-container"> <div class="quote"> <blockquote class="textual"> <p>What can we learn about today鈥檚 fertility in Europe from registers?</p> </blockquote> </div> <div class="quote"> <blockquote class="textual"> <p>How can we increase accessibility of register data across Europe?</p> </blockquote> </div> </div> <p>Register and other administrative data are core data sources of demographic and sociological research on contemporary fertility trends and patterns. Currently the use of register data for the purposes of fertility research remains largely focused on the Nordic countries, but these data are becoming increasingly accessible to researchers across Europe.</p> <p>The EAPS Working Group on Register-Based Fertility Research aims at supporting this momentum of change, that is facilitating the use of existing and emerging register data sources for the purpose of studying fertility. Thereby the working group aims at contributing to high-quality and up-to-date research on fertility trends and patterns particularly in the context of contemporary Europe. It aims at providing a platform for discussing fertility research based on register and other administrative data and to facilitate networking opportunities among register data users, as well as between users and those interested in these data. It also offers a forum for discussing issues related to availability and challenges with access and content of these data. The group promotes cross-country and cross-regional analysis, and aims at including researchers from different career stages. The group activities are supported by the European Association for Population Studies (EAPS) and the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR). </p> <p>If you are interested in being part of this Working Group, please send an email to <a href="mailto:jessica.nisen@utu.fi">jessica.nisen@utu.fi</a><br></p> <div class="spacer"></div> <h2>Events </h2> <p></p> <h3>Upcoming event</h3> <p>The Working Group meets annually.<br></p> <div class="spacer"></div> <div class="downloads-container"> <h2 class="download-head-icon">Downloads</h2> <div class="download-item"> <a href="https://eaps.nl/files/pages/2024/11/Webinar-Jan-23-2025-Program.pdf" class="download-link" download="download">Program Webinar January 23 2025</a> </div> <div class="download-item"> <a href="https://eaps.nl/files/pages/2023/09/PROGRAM-ANNUAL-MEETING-2023-v2.pdf" class="download-link" download="download">EAPS Register-based Fertility WG meeting 2023 program</a> </div> </div> <h3>Previous events</h3> <p>The 2023 annual meeting took place on 11 October 2023 at the Federal Institute for Population Research (BiB) in Wiesbaden, Germany. The meeting consisted of talks, informal exchange, and networking and was held in connection to the conference Fertility and Family Dynamics in Migrant and Minority Groups: Current Research and New Approaches in Times of Crises, October 12 and 13 at BiB in Wiesbaden (Germany).</p> <p>On 12 April 2023 the Working Group organized a meeting to enable dialogue between European and North American fertility researchers working with administrative data in connection to the Population Association of America PAA Annual Meeting in New Orleans.<br></p> <p>The 2022 meeting of the Working Group was held December 15-16, 2022, at the MPIDR in Rostock, Germany. <br></p> <div class="spacer"></div> <h2>Comparative research projects within the working group</h2> <p>The Working Group provides a platform for a number of ongoing or planned comparative fertility research projects listed below, which are based on register or register-like data. The respective project leader and her/his contact information is mentioned next to the project. These projects fall under two broad themes 1) Investigation of fertility trends and patterns <em>across and within countries</em> in Europe, and 2) Investigation of fertility trends and patterns <em>across countries</em> in Europe.</p> <div class="spacer"></div> <div class="buttons-wrapper"> <a class="btn btn-yellow btn-chevron" href="/page/registerbased-projects">Read more about the projects</a> </div> <h2 class="images-heading">Steering Committee</h2> <div class="round-images-container"> <div class="round-image"> <div class="body"> <div class="visual"> <img src="/thumbs/100脳100脳c/pages/2021/09/nisen.jpg" alt=""> </div> <div class="textual"> <p class="name">JESSICA NISEN</p> <p class="affiliation">University of Turku, Finland / MPIDR, Germany</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="round-image"> <div class="body"> <div class="visual"> <img src="/thumbs/100脳100脳c/pages/2021/09/Gunnar-Andersson.jpg" alt=""> </div> <div class="textual"> <p class="name">GUNNAR ANDERSSON</p> <p class="affiliation">Stockholm University, Sweden </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="round-image"> <div class="body"> <div class="visual"> <img src="/thumbs/100脳100脳c/pages/2021/09/Lappegard-photo.jpg" alt=""> </div> <div class="textual"> <p class="name">TRUDE LAPPEG脜RD</p> <p class="affiliation">University of Oslo, Norway</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="round-image"> <div class="body"> <div class="visual"> <img src="/thumbs/100脳100脳c/pages/2021/09/Mikko.jpg" alt=""> </div> <div class="textual"> <p class="name">MIKKO MYRSKYL脛</p> <p class="affiliation">MPIDR / University of Helsinki, Finland</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="round-image"> <div class="body"> <div class="visual"> <img src="/thumbs/100脳100脳c/pages/2021/09/Karel-Neels.jpg" alt=""> </div> <div class="textual"> <p class="name">KAREL NEELS</p> <p class="affiliation">University of Antwerp, Belgium</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="round-image"> <div class="body"> <div class="visual"> <img src="/thumbs/100脳100脳c/pages/2024/10/Picture1.jpg" alt=""> </div> <div class="textual"> <p class="name">Dani毛l van Wijk</p> <p class="affiliation">NIDI, The Netherlands</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="round-image"> <div class="body"> <div class="visual"> <img src="/thumbs/100脳100脳c/pages/2022/02/Riederer-IMG-1455-1000x1500.jpg" alt=""> </div> <div class="textual"> <p class="name">Bernhard Riederer</p> <p class="affiliation">University of Vienna, Austria</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="buttons-wrapper"> <a class="btn btn-yellow btn-chevron" href="/page/members-working-group-registered-based-fertility-research">See all the members of the Working Group</a> </div> <aside class="menu menu-bottom"> <ul> <li class="top-level"> <a href="/page/child-and-adolescent-development">Child and adolescent development</a> </li> <li class="top-level"> <a href="/page/family-demography-and-family-law">Family demography and family law</a> </li> <li class="top-level"> <a href="/page/health-morbidity-and-mortality">Health, morbidity and mortality</a> </li> <li class="top-level"> <a href="/page/migrant-and-minority-fertility">Migrant and minority fertility</a> </li> <li class="top-level"> <a class="active" href="/page/register-based-fertility-research">Register based fertility research</a> </li> <li class="top-level"> <a href="/page/phd-network">PhD network</a> </li> <li class="top-level"> <a href="/page/parent-network">Parent Network</a> </li> <li class="top-level"> <a href="/page/infertility-medically-assisted-reproduction">Infertility and Medically Assisted Reproduction</a> </li> <li class="top-level"> <a href="/page/sustainable-ageing">Sustainable Ageing</a> </li> <li class="top-level"> <a href="/page/equity-and-diversity-in-demography-and-demographic-research">Equity and Diversity in Demography and Demographic Research</a> </li> </ul> </aside> </main> <footer> <span> <address> <div> <div class="organization"> <p>EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION FOR POPULATION STUDIES <br> (EAPS) </p> </div> <div class="details"> <div> <p> PO Box 11676 <br> 2502 AR The Hague </p> </div> <div> <p> Lange Houtstraat 19 <br> 2511 CV The Hague <br> The Netherlands </p> </div> <div> <p> eaps@nidi.nl </p> </div> </div> </div> </address> <div class="hosted-by"> <p>EAPS is hosted by</p> </div> <div class="privacy-statement"> <a href="/page/privacy-statement">Privacy statement</a> <p>EAPS is registered as a foundation under Dutch law at the Chamber of Commerce in The Hague, The Netherlands, number 40410936</p> </div> </span> </footer> <script src="/theme/eaps/js/app.js" defer></script>