
Publication of a research article by a graduate of the «Population and Development» program
Stephen Sodoke, a graduate of the «Population and Development» program, has published his first research article in the journal Energy Research and Social Science, a leading global journal in energy policy and sustainable development.

More Children, More Happiness: HSE Experts Study Impact of Number of Children on Russians' Assessment of Happiness
Russians with children feel happier than those without children. At the same time, the number of children influences the assessment of happiness: the more children Russians have, the happier they feel. These conclusions were outlined inthe report ‘More Children, More Happiness: The Impact of the Number of Children on Russians’ Assessment of Happiness,’ presented at the XXV Yasin (April) International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development, held on April 15–18 at HSE University. The study was conducted by Elena Churilova, Senior Research Fellow, and Dmitry Jdanov, Chief Research Fellowat HSE International Laboratory for Population and Health.

Exploring Moscow’s History and Culture: HSE Professor Leads Immersive Student Excursions
On 27th October and 3rd November, HSE Anthropology professor from the faculty of Social Science, Ilya Ermolin, organized excursions around Moscow for the second-year students from master’s program Population and Development.

The results of the master class of Kuznetsov Kirill Vladimirovich “Data sources for the study of economic behavior of households”
Last Tuesday, on the basis of the educational program “Population and Development”, Kuznetsov Kirill, an employee of the A.G. Vishnevsky Institute of Demography, held a master class “Data sources for the study of economic behavior of households”. You can read more on the results of the event here.

"Migration and its impact on the socio-economic development of the countries of destination and origin of migrants on the example of Tajikistan"
On September 20, a master class "Migration and its impact on the socio-economic development of the countries of destination and origin of migrants on the example of Tajikistan" was held on the educational program "Population and Development". The main speaker of the event was an expert from Tajikistan, researcher at the Institute of Economics and Demography of the National Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan, intern from the UNFPA at the HSE, Murodov Miramon Kosimovich

Lectures held by Mikhail B. Denisenko in the University of Naples Federico II
Department of Political Sciences announces lectures held by Mikhail B. Denisenko (Associate Professor in Demography and Head of Department of Demography at the Higher School of Demography, Moscow) within the Master Degree in International Relations.
Statistical analysis of factors influencing child malnutrition in Africa. A meeting of the student society "Demographer"
The meeting of the student society "Demographer" was held on November 10, 2017 and was devoted to a statistical analysis of factors affecting child malnutrition in African countries. The speaker of the meeting was Anna Lubnina, a first year student of the HSE programme "Population and Development".

Winter School of the Faculty of Social Sciences
On January 31st – February 3rd 2016, the Winter School of the Faculty of Social Sciences was held at the ‘Voronovo’ Learning Centre, HSE. During the event, potential master’s students took part in master classes, business cases and meetings with students and graduates of the faculty’s educational programmes.
