The International Association for Time Use Research (IATUR vzw) facilitates exchange of ideas, methodology, and data collection techniques among researchers and compilers of official statistics regarding daily activity patterns and changes in people's behaviour over time.

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Statement of Solidarity: Professor Emel Memiş

The International Association for Time Use Research (IATUR) Executive Committee and its Members express deep concern over the detention of our esteemed colleague, Professor Emel Memiş. As an Associate Professor of Economics at Ankara University and an internationally recognized scholar, Professor Memiş has made great contributions to the field of time-use research, particularly regarding gender equality, time poverty, and the care economy.

Beyond her empirical work – published in leading journals such as World Development and Feminist Economics – she has been part of the IATUR community, notably serving as the local organizer for our 2015 conference in Ankara. Her research bridges the gap between academic inquiry and policy, demonstrating the power of time-use data to uncover hidden inequalities and shape equitable public reforms.

We stand in solidarity with Professor Memiş, her family, students, and academic colleagues during this difficult time. IATUR advocates for a swift resolution to her situation and for the protection of the academic freedom and scholarly exchange upon which scientific progress depends.

Read the Full Statement here.

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Registration deadline for 48th IATUR conference 31 July 2026

The registration deadline for the 48th International Time Use Research Conference taking place at Lisbon, Portugal on 16 - 18 September 2026 is 31 July 2026. Register here for the conference.

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Just launched: The Routledge International Handbook of Time Use Data and Methods Time Use Research Volumes 1 and 2

Professor Oriel Sullivan (Centre for Time Use Research, University College London) and Emeritus Professor Michael Bittman (University of New England) recently co-edited a two-volume Handbook on Time Use in Routledge's International series. Written by leading international scholars, the hand book provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date reference work on the collection, analysis, and application of time use data. The first volume addresses methodological issues concerning the collection and analysis of data. Readers are introduced first to general methodology and design issues, followed by an overview of major time use diary surveys that are available worldwide, and an exploration of the innovations in design that are currently under development. The second volume provides an authoritative outline of the contribution of time-use research to key contemporary scholarly and policy applications in both the Global North and the Global South. 

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IATUR Membership

If you have registered on the IATUR website you are able to become a member of IATUR vzw by clicking on this link. Your membership dues facilitate the information distribution in which IATUR engages, provision of financial support to some participants at conferences, IATUR publications, including the  new JTUR, and maintaining the connected network at the heart of the time use data collection and research community. You are also able to regsiter for IATUR vzw conferences and other IATUR vzw events at lower rates. 

IATUR offers a reduced membership and conference fee for students, people who have retired from employment, and people based in a low income economies. To see the criteria for eligibility for these reductions, select this option in your Profile under the Billing tab. If you meet these criteria, please upload evidence of your eligibility. You will be notified by e-mail if your request for this reduction is approved. This reduction only applies after you receive this confirmation e-mail. Please do not pay for your membership and/or conference fee before you have received this e-mail. We normally take up to 3 working days to process requests. In August, requests may take longer to process.

Note that IATUR now offers a discounted annual membership renewal rate to people who keep their membership dues current over consecutive years. You will be automatically invited to renew you membership at this discounted rate next year.

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Journal of Time Use Research

Behind the scenes a number of dedicated people have been working hard to make a restart of the electronic International Journal for Time Use Research (eIJTUR). This restart involved a name change to Journal of Time Use Research (JTUR) and a reformulation of the journal’s aim and scope. JTUR is a double-blind refereed journal, it is published by IATUR vzw and has open access policy. New publications will appear online immediately. Publications from the previous eIJTUR journal are freely available in the archive JTUR. An online submission system will be available soon, but manuscripts can be submitted already by emailing to editor@iatur.net. Submission guidelines can be found on the website. Currently, JTUR is looking for people to join the editorial board. If interested, please contact us at editor@iatur.net.