The Population Research Centre (PRC) in the Faculty of Spatial Sciences at the University of Groningen is an internationally oriented demographic research and training institute.

An international orientation is the dominant characteristic of the PRC. Research is conducted at the international level and PhD researchers and Master's students come to the PRC from all over the world. The University of Groningen  is the only university in the Netherlands where students can obtain a Master's in Population Studies.

The PRC research focuses on four themes - Reproductive Health and Culture; HIV/AIDS and Gender; Mortality, Health and Health Seeking Behaviour; and Population, Economy and Space.  

Quick links

• Course schedule of the MSc Population Studies for the academic year 2009-2010.
• The Population Research Centre offers a ten-week short course in Demographic Methods and Analysis .
• Brochure on the Master's in Population Studies [PDF]
• Nieuw: korte cursus in demografische methoden en analysetechnieken

News

• The new PRC newsletter  [PDF] of September 2009 is out now.
• RUG MAIL FAILURE. Due to a unprecedented disruption in the email facility of the University of Groningen, not all emails sent between 9 and 23 September 2009 have been delivered. Please take into account that also PRC members have not been able to read and answer emails.
• Master student Wike Been has won a best poster award on POPFEST 2009 , a population studies conference organised by postgraduates for postgraduates, in London. Wike's poster presentation was about 'Fertilty and gender equity'. Congratulations Wike!
• PRC provides a Training-of-Trainers course to teachers/researchers of the Hanzehogeschool Groningen.
• From September 2009 the Minor in Population Studies new style starts.