PSR HUB
Population research for changing societies
PSR HUB connects demographic science with policy, planning, tools, training, and public communication. The platform brings together work on population projections, human capital, ageing, education, migration, and subnational futures, led by Prof. Dr. Samir KC with collaborators across IIASA, ADRI-Shanghai University, Nepal, and beyond.
Happening now
Current cards, seminars, papers, and outputs
Featured Cards & Briefs
Featured seriesFeatured visual
Youth demographics
Related research
Featured visual
Fertility projection
Related research
Current highlights
6 August 2026
New paper
Population-Based Systems Models for National Planning
Samir KC, Populations, 2026
13 July 2026
New paper
Machine learning-based prediction of modern contraceptive use in Nepal
Jibesh Acharya and Divya Shakya, PLOS Digital Health, 2026
13 June 2026
Seminar recording
Fertility behaviour, demographic transition, and population policy issues in Nepal
PSRHub Nepal Population and Demography Seminar Series II
13 May 2026
New paper
Beyond education and contraceptive use
Dhruba Raj Ghimire and Samir KC, BMC Women’s Health, 2026
19 March 2026
Dashboard introduction
Introducing the Nepal Population Dashboard
A visual entry point for exploring Nepal population projection results
Forthcoming
Explore
Featured Tools & Dashboards
Shiny dashboard
Nepal Population Projection Dashboard
A visual entry point for exploring Nepal population projection results for 2021-2051.
Forthcoming
Shiny dashboard
Mozambique Population Projection Dashboard
A projection viewer connected to Mozambique population projection work and workshop engagement.
Visualization
Population visualizations
Graphs, animations, and visual outputs for communicating population structure and change.
Platform
A living research platform
Research & Projects
Project hubs, research questions, and thematic work on population futures, fertility, ageing, migration, education, and POPSYM.
Publications & Outputs
Papers, reports, datasets, Zenodo records, policy briefs, and public-facing research outputs.
Tools & Dashboards
Shiny apps, projection dashboards, data explorers, maps, and visual analytics.
Cards & Briefs
Short visual explainers for social media, policy audiences, teaching, and public communication.
Activities
Seminars, training, workshops, policy engagement, conference presentations, and technical support.
Research agenda
Questions we help answer
How will education and human capital shape future population structures?
How will ageing transform health, care, labour, and public finance?
How can subnational projections improve local planning?
How can demographic models become useful tools for policy decisions?
Selected work
Projects, tools, and capacity building
Nepal Population Projections 2021-2051
Subnational projection work supporting demographic evidence for planning and policy.
POPSYM
A developing research and modelling direction for population systems, multidimensional demographic analysis, and scenario-based thinking.
Tools & Dashboards
Interactive dashboards, Shiny apps, projection viewers, and visual analytics for exploring population results.
Capacity building
Training, workshops, seminars, and institutional support for data-driven demographic work.
Latest
Latest updates
6 August 2026
New paper
Population-Based Systems Models for National Planning
Samir KC, Populations, proposing POPSYM as a country-owned demographic systems infrastructure for national planning.
13 July 2026
New paper
Machine learning-based prediction of modern contraceptive use in Nepal
Jibesh Acharya and Divya Shakya, PLOS Digital Health.
13 June 2026
Seminar recording
Fertility behaviour, demographic transition, and population policy issues in Nepal
Recording and discussion from PSRHub Nepal Population and Demography Seminar Series II.
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PSR HUB is a public home for work that connects demographic science with planning, policy, tools, training, and communication.
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