Research

My research focuses on spatial variations in population ageing and the labour market participation of older adults in Sweden. I have a strong interest in quantitative methods, particularly R programming and GIS.

Publications

• Hanika, S. (2025). Breaking Ageing Records: Municipal Perspectives on Population Ageing in the Nordics. Nordic Yearbook of Population Research, 58, 97-112. https://doi.org/10.23979/nypr.161295

Research Experience

Ph.D. in Human Geography

• Lund University, Sweden
• Sept. 2022 - now

European Doctoral School of Demography

• Centre d’estudis Demogràfics, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain-
• European Research Certificate of Demography
• Research education in demography finished with a thesis on post-retirement employment in Germany
• September 2021 - July 20222

Visiting Student

• Oxford Institute of Population Ageing, UK
• Master’s thesis research on population ageing and local labor markets in Germany
• November 2020 - March 2022

NEURUS Program

• University of California Irvine, USA
• Research on the development of cannabis-oriented business services in Los Angeles.
• January 2018 - May 2018