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Open demographic data for decision making @unisouthampton Download our new data: https://nitter.cf/t.co/Vh0Kj4MoIp @worldpop-uos.bsky.social

 Southampton, UK
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Joined August 2013
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How do you use WorldPop #opendata - or how would you like to use it in the future? We’d love to hear from you. 👉 Take the survey here: southampton.qualtrics.com/jf… Or scan the QR code. Thank you for helping us build better - together.
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🦋We're on BlueSky! 🦋 🦋@worldpop-uos.bsky.social 💙 bsky.app/profile/worldpop-uo…
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💪Supporting the next generation of researchers 🌱 WorldPop is working with Komar University to expand postgraduate pathways and research collaboration. Learn more: worldpop.org/blog/worldpop-s… #GlobalEducation #ResearchForImpact #KurdistanRegion #KUST
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Early warnings save lives - but only if they reach the right people in time. 🌍📊 New research shows how WorldPop data and multi-hazard alerts reduce cyclone risk, exposure, and recovery time. Learn more: worldpop.org/blog/the-data-b… #EarlyWarningSystems #DataForGood #ClimateRisk
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Millions are missing from #population data. New #AI and #satellite #mapping methods are changing that - faster, fairer, and more local than ever. 🌍📊 Learn more: worldpop.org/blog/mapping-th… #DataForGood #AI4Development #SDGs
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🌍What if millions were missing from the data that shapes your future? 🇨🇲 Cameroon’s first hybrid census is using new methods to make everyone count. 🔗Learn more: worldpop.org/blog/hybrid-cen… #Census #DataForGood #Cameroon
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🔥 Do heat adaptation strategies really work? A study of 1.1 billion devices across 366 Chinese cities shows cooling centres matter - but impacts vary by heat, wealth & age. 🔗Read and listen:  worldpop.org/blog/when-heatw… #ClimateChange #ExtremeHeat #Cities #Adaptation
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🏙️What is a city? The answer changes with the data. Data quality defines the city. New research shows maps can disagree on what’s urban or rural depending on the population grid underneath. 🔗Read and listen:  worldpop.org/blog/degurba-wh… #DEGURBA #Planning #DataForDevelopment
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See your world in a new way 🌍✨ Discover how the Degree of Urbanisation lets you map cities, towns & rural areas with accuracy. Your local knowledge brings it to life. Watch now ▶️youtu.be/2fifteIbo2c CC: French, Spanish & Italian #DEGURBA #SDGs #UrbanPlanning #GIS #UNStats
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🦠 Pandemics don’t spread randomly - they follow the paths we create through our social lives and movements. 📖 🔊 Read + listen about how networks shape outbreaks: worldpop.org/blog/how-our-so… #InfectiousDisease #NetworkScience #HealthBehaviours #Epidemics #DataScience
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