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Welcoming Regions: Creating Conditions for Starting and Sustaining Family Life

Join our speakers as we explore practical examples and strategies for addressing local challenges to better support families in the UK.

Tuesday, 29 April 2025, 14:00-15:30 PM CET (13:00-14:30 GMT+1 - London time).

The Mapineq Project and Connecting Generations invite you to join an online workshop to learn about the latest family-related research in the UK, and to discuss how to better support families, and those who would like to start a family in the country. 

Join our expert speakers as we explore data, practical examples and strategies for addressing local challenges to revitalise communities. 

Register here

Speakers

Jani Erola, Professor of Sociology at the University of Turku and the Mapineq project leader

Bernice Kuang, Research Fellow in Demography at the University of Southampton

Raj Patel, Associate Director of Policy at Understanding Society, Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex

James-Stuart Duffin, Chief Executive Officer at Relationships Glasgow, Convener on Charity Law at the Law Society of Scotland, and Advisor at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.
 

 

Acknowledgement

This event is organised in collaboration with the Project Connecting Generations and is part of the Mapineq project, which has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under the grant agreement No. 101061645 (www.mapineq.eu). Views and opinions expressed are however those of the authors only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Research Executive Agency (REA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

Read more about the Mapineq project here and follow the project on X and LinkedIn. You can also register to receive Mapineq's bi-annual newsletter here.

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