On the 31st of October 2011 the UN predicts the population of the world will reach 7 billion. To mark this, the ESRC Centre for Population Change (CPC) in conjunction with the Universities of Southampton and Aberdeen is hosting an event as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Sciences.
To coincide with this event the CPC is holding a photographic competition open to all members of the public. The theme of the competition is:

‘What Does Living in a World of 7 Billion Mean to You?’

The competition is free to enter. Selected photographs will be displayed in a presentation at the ‘World at 7 Billion’ debate to be held in London on the 31st October 2011, alongside artwork from Winchester School of Art.

Professor’s Beth Harland and John Gillett of the Winchester School of Art will judge the entries to the competition and the overall winning photograph will be published in a future collaborative publication between the Winchester School of Art and the Centre for Population Change.