Alice Reid

@amrcampop.bsky.social

Historical demographer at CAMPOP, Geography Dept Cambridge University. See also http://PopulationsPast.org. Views my own.

@amrcampop.bsky.social Sep 28, 2026, 1:33 PM

PhD topic #3: Long-run changes in health in Britain. Use detailed information (mortality, disease, housing, services, policies) from annual Medical Officer of Health reports, 1871 - 1973, in a comparative study of different areas in the UK. www.geog.cam.ac.uk/postgraduate...

@amrcampop.bsky.social Sep 28, 2026, 1:33 PM

PhD topic #2: Health insights from 19-20C vaccination registers. Undertake an in-depth study of changes in health outcomes, and the roles of local environments, family structures, socioeconomic status etc, using a newly digitised source. www.geog.cam.ac.uk/postgraduate...

@amrcampop.bsky.social Sep 28, 2026, 1:33 PM

PhD topic #1: Family building processes in the early 20th century.Why did people have smaller families in this period, and what were the roles of work opportunities and changing social attitudes? www.geog.cam.ac.uk/postgraduate...

@amrcampop.bsky.social Sep 28, 2026, 1:33 PM

Interested in a PhD in historical demography/population studies at @camunicampop.bsky.social, @camunigeography.bsky.social, Cambridge University? We have 3 suggested topics (see thread): contact me to discuss, or to suggest your own idea. Apply by early December for funded places.

@amrcampop.bsky.social Sep 3, 2026, 4:18 PM

Deeply honoured to have been elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences @acadsocsciences.bsky.social Looking forward to being part of this august group and being a champion for social sciences! @camunigeography.bsky.social @camunicampop.bsky.social @churchillcol.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk

@anterotesis.bsky.social Feb 8, 2026, 2:42 PMReposted by @amrcampop.bsky.social

And more #PublicDomain books I've got Google to release from 'snippet view':

Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office:
books.google.co.uk/books?id=zys...

Sample Census 1966
books.google.co.uk/books?id=fyo...

Consolidated list of Govt publications, 1925:
books.google.co.uk/books?id=cyd...

books.google.co.ukMaps and Plans in the Public Record Office: British Isles, c. 1410-1860

@amrcampop.bsky.social May 6, 2026, 5:20 AM

Exciting new census-linking project about to start at @camunicampop.bsky.social !

Cambridge University History Faculty@camhistory.bsky.socialMay 5, 2026, 9:39 AM

How @camunicampop.bsky.social researchers are turning static snapshots of Victorian Britain into dynamic life histories. The team are linking over 200 million census records, revealing how people moved, worked and lived in ways never before possible. 🔎 Read on 👉 www.hist.cam.ac.uk/news/tracing...