Dear list member The Centre for Census & Survey Research (CCSR) have forthcoming short courses which include computer practical sessions: * Introduction to demographic concepts and methods (May 22-23) * Introduction to population estimating and forecasting (May 24) * Demographic forecasting with POPGROUP (May 25-26) Please bring these courses to the attention of your colleagues and postgraduate students. Details can be found at: http://www.ccsr.ac.uk/courses/external/2005-2006/ Members of UK HE institutions may be entitled to a course fee / travel bursary see: http://www.ccsr.ac.uk/courses/bursary.html Please also note that CCSR has nine fully funded PhD studentships to award for programmes commencing in September 2006: http://www.ccsr.ac.uk/phd/studentships/index.htm Best wishes Paul ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dr Paul Norman Cathie Marsh Centre for Census & Survey Research University of Manchester http://www.ccsr.ac.uk/staff/pn.html [log in to unmask] 01756 797672 (h) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~