Population Studies Group, LSHTM
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Population Studies Group, LSHTM
@psglshtm.bsky.social
Population Studies Group at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine - psg.lshtm.ac.uk
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Surveys are important for miscarriage research, yet questionnaire design and sample characteristics can influence reported miscarriage prevalence

We compared miscarriage reporting across British surveys with @mccompans.bsky.social & @heinivaisanen.bsky.social - take a look at our pre-print here ⬇️
📢 New preprint alert: #Miscarriage reporting in longitudinal and cross-sectional surveys in #GreatBritain!

We compare miscarriage questions and prevalence estimates in British cohort, panel & cross-sectional surveys.

More info below 👇

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February 13, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Tomorrow at 12.45pm, join us for Marília Nepomuceno (@marilianep.bsky.social) and Ugofilippo Basellini (@ugobas.bsky.social) and their joint seminar on Human Longevity and Mortality Forecasting.

In person at the Manson Lecture Theatre or online.

For more details 👇
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
Human longevity and mortality forecasting | LSHTM
This joint seminar brings together two research talks exploring global mortality patterns. The first examines old-age mortality beyond high-income countries, investigating whether older adults in low
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February 11, 2026 at 1:16 PM
PSG seminars continue 📈

Up next on Jan 28 at 12:45, Research Fellow @jacalazans.bsky.social will give a talk on how tobacco control policies influenced adult mortality patterns in Brazil.

Join us in person (LG24, Keppel Street) or online. Find more details 👇
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Tobacco control policies and changes in adult mortality patterns in Brazil
Over recent decades, Brazil has experienced profound changes in its mortality patterns, characterized by a sharp decline in infectious diseases, population ageing, and the growing prominence of
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January 26, 2026 at 10:36 AM
The first London Universities Population Seminar of 2026 is tomorrow!

Francisco Rowe (@fcorowe.bsky.social) is joining us to present his work "Correcting Distorted Human Population Data from Mobile Phone Location Data"

Tomorrow 13.00 at LSE, CON.1.01.
January 19, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Up next in the London Universities Population Seminar Series:

On 25 November at 12:45, Dr Isadora Cruxên (QMUL) will present “Co-creating feminist technology to confront gender-based violence and feminicide.”

Join us in G08 (Keppel Street) or online: www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
Co-creating feminist technology to confront gender-based violence and feminicide
How can technology support social justice struggles against gender-based violence and feminicide? This talk explores this question through the work of “Data Against Feminicide”, a collaborative
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November 17, 2025 at 2:29 PM
We’re happy to welcome two new researchers to the Mortality and Inequalities Research Group at PSG 🙌

Yu Chen has joined us as a Research Fellow, and Jacob Martin, a PhD student at @ined.bsky.social , is visiting for the next two months. A very warm welcome to both!
October 29, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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What happens when abortion access becomes restricted even without a law officially passing?

With Francesco Billari and @aksoyundan.bsky.social, we investigated how incidence of abortion, miscarriage and stillbirth changed under the anti-abortion campaign in Turkey.
October 22, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Kicking off London Universities Population Seminars for the new academic year!

Join us Oct 28 in person (LSE, KSW.G.01) or online to hear from Prof Karen Glaser (KCL) on mental & physical health changes among adults aged 50-69 in England.

Full schedule & sign up:
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October 22, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Tomorrow @farid-flici.bsky.social will talk about population ageing and social security sustainability in Algeria.

Join us! 👇
Join us next week to hear from @farid-flici.bsky.social on population ageing and social security sustainability in Algeria 🇩🇿

🗓 Wednesday, 22 October 2025
🕐 12:45–13:45 (BST)
📍 KS-LG19
💻 Zoom: lshtm.zoom.us/j/89990670777

ℹ️ More details: www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...
October 21, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Join us next week to hear from @farid-flici.bsky.social on population ageing and social security sustainability in Algeria 🇩🇿

🗓 Wednesday, 22 October 2025
🕐 12:45–13:45 (BST)
📍 KS-LG19
💻 Zoom: lshtm.zoom.us/j/89990670777

ℹ️ More details: www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...
October 15, 2025 at 8:02 AM
New week, new publication 📝

Our visiting researcher @farid-flici.bsky.social examines the migrant mortality advantage in Spain by region of origin, now out in Genus.

link.springer.com/article/10.1...
How does origin affect migrant mortality advantage in Spain? - Genus
In high-income countries, migrants tend to have lower mortality compared with natives. It is necessary to understand such a phenomenon, known as “the migrant mortality paradox”, to design better socia...
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September 22, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Sunny skies over London and PSG☀️

We’re happy to welcome three colleagues to the Mortality and Inequalities Research Group.

Julia Calazans @jacalazans.bsky.social‬ & Felipe Sánchez join as Research Fellows, while Rahaf Abu Koura @rabukoura.bsky.social as Research Assistant.

A warm welcome to all!
September 8, 2025 at 3:03 PM
🗣️Exciting PhD opportunity!

Join @lshtm.bsky.social PSG and @mpidr.bsky.social as a PhD student/Research Assistant on an 3-year project leading to a funded PhD. The role focuses on developing cutting-edge methods to model health & mortality in low-income countries.
jobs.lshtm.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
Job Opportunity at LSHTM: Research Assistant
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is one of the world’s leading public health universities. Our mission is to improve health and health equity in the UK and worldwide; working i...
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August 27, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Our MSc RSHR alum Rosa Mackay has just published her MSc dissertation! 🎉 Co-authored with PSG members @rachelhvscott.bsky.social and Melissa Palmer, the paper explores how people in Britain find and use online information during the abortion process.

🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
“I'm Pregnant, What Do I Do?”: Exploring How People Having Abortions in Britain Find and Use Online Sources of Information
Background Accurate, timely, and supportive information is important for high-quality abortion care. Limited research explores how people find and use online sources of information (OSI) during the ...
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July 7, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Deadline for the EvoDemoS conference 2 wks away! Join us at @PembrokeOxford @UniofOxford to discuss the breath and depth of demographic theory and applications in Sept evodemo2025.weebly.com Please retweet @biology.ox.ac.uk @pembrokeoxford.bsky.social @mpidr.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org
EvoDemoS 2025
EvoDemoS 2025 International Conference. The local organising committee welcomes you to the 10th International Conference of the Evolutionary Demography Society, hosted at Pembroke College, Oxford, bet...
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June 12, 2025 at 1:10 PM
PSG member Isolde Birdthistle spoke to The Independent about the impact of cuts to US-funded HIV services on young women in South Africa:

📰 www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

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How sexual violence survivors in Africa are now collateral damage of Trump’s aid cuts
Rape crisis services are suffering the knock-on effect of US funded HIV services being cut, writes Rachel Schraer
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June 2, 2025 at 11:20 AM
🚨 Only 5 days left to apply for the PIC Masters Studentship for prospective MSc Demography & Health and MSc Reproductive & Sexual Health Research students @lshtm.bsky.social !

Find more details here 👉
www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/fees-a...
2025-26 PIC Masters Studentship Scheme in Population Studies | LSHTM
The Population Investigation Committee (PIC) established a scholarship fund in 1996 to facilitate further training in demography past undergraduate level. Eligibility for the studentship is restricted
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May 21, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Join us today, in person or online, at 12.45!
May 15, 2025 at 9:33 AM
🗣️ Just two days left - send your applications for this exciting opportunity to work with José Manuel Aburto and be part of the interdisciplinary PSG team!
📢 Another exciting opportunity to join Mortality and Inequalities Research Group and work with José Manuel Aburto!

We're hiring a 3-year Research Fellow in Population Data Science. Apply by May 16!

🔗 Full details and application: jobs.lshtm.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
May 14, 2025 at 10:15 AM
📢 Next in the London Universities Population Seminar Series (co-hosted with
@lshtmhistory.bsky.social)

🗓️ Thurs 15 May | 🕐 12:45–14:00
📍 LSHTM G24, Keppel St.

Dr. Rachell Sánchez-Rivera will talk about state-sponsored population control in 20th century Mexico

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State-sponsored population control programmes: A new ph(f)ace of eugenics in
In this seminar, Dr. Sánchez-Rivera discusses the changeover from eugenics to population control programs and capitalist ventures during the second half of the 20th Century in Mexico. Special
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May 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Join us for the next CHIPH seminar (in collab. with @psglshtm.bsky.social) on Thursday 15 May, when Dr. Rachell Sánchez-Rivera will be discussing state-sponsored population control in 20th century Mexico. Details below:
Location: G24, Keppel St.
Time: 12:45 - 14:00

www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
State-sponsored population control programmes: A new ph(f)ace of eugenics in
In this seminar, Dr. Sánchez-Rivera discusses the changeover from eugenics to population control programs and capitalist ventures during the second half of the 20th Century in Mexico. Special
www.lshtm.ac.uk
April 30, 2025 at 8:44 AM
We're happy to announce that Rahul Mondal (@rahulmondal.bsky.social) received the BSPS (@bspsuk.bsky.social) LMICs initiative to visit us and participate BSPS 👏

Looking forward to having you here in PSG soon!
April 29, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Check out Q2q, an R package developed by Farid Flici (
@farid-flici.bsky.social), who is visiting PSG this year! 🎉

Q2q makes it easy to interpolate full age-specific mortality rates from abridged life tables, useful for both annual and multi-annual data.
April 28, 2025 at 2:04 PM
📢 Another exciting opportunity to join Mortality and Inequalities Research Group and work with José Manuel Aburto!

We're hiring a 3-year Research Fellow in Population Data Science. Apply by May 16!

🔗 Full details and application: jobs.lshtm.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
April 25, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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📝 A new study involving Dr José Manuel Aburto and Daniel Zazueta explores the impact of violence and COVID-19 on Mexico's life expectancy losses and recent bounce-backs between 2015 and 2022 buff.ly/G2SFOvt @leverhulme.ac.uk @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social @sociologyoxford.bsky.social
Violence and COVID-19 drive decline in Mexico’s life expectancy
An international study involving the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science shows that life expectancy in Mexico declined between 2015 and 2021, before beginning to return to pre-pandemic levels…
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April 16, 2025 at 10:06 AM