国际人口科学研究联盟（International Union for the Scientific Study of Population，IUSSP）四年一次的国际人口会议（International Population Conference）于2021年12月5-10号在印度举行。本次会议是该组织的第29次国际人口会议，受疫情影响部分学者线上参加会议。会议共收到来自于95个国家的学者投稿1650篇，中国投稿69篇。

人口与发展研究所的师生线上参加了该次会议。助理教授王莹做了题目为“Does psychosocial support buffer the effect of COVID-19 related stressor on mental health among Chinese during quarantine”的口头汇报；博士生苟欢迎做了题目为“Do neighborhoods and social networks matter? Exploring the process from migration to HIV sexual risk behaviors among involuntary bachelors in rural China”的口头汇报。

博士生梅丽做了题目为“Sex-selective abortions over the past four decades in China”的口头汇报；博士生Tolulope ARIYO做了题目为“Decision autonomy, quality of antenatal care and birthweight: indirect effects conditioned on the context of polygyny”的口头汇报和题目为“Educational assortative mating, infant and child mortality in Nigeria”的海报展示。

博士生葛廷帅做了题目为“Body mass index and depressive symptoms among Chinese older couples: A longitudinalactor-partner interdependence model analysis”的口头汇报和题目为“Influence of neighborhood environments on overweight/obesity in Chinese older adults: A three-level longitudinal analysis”的海报展示；博士生郭玉做了题目为“Widowhood and health status among Chinese older adults: The mediation effects of different types of support”和题目为“Cognition and sleep among Chinese Couples: A longitudinal actor-partner interdependence model analysis”的口头汇报。

会议汇集了来自全球范围内的人口学等相关领域的专家学者和政策制定者，介绍和讨论了全球和区域人口问题。会议有助于推进人口问题的研究，参会师生在本次学习和交流中受益匪浅。