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Sociology at Oxford @sociologyoxford.bsky.social · Aug 20

🚨 New Job Alert! 🚨

Join Dr @ewabatyra.bsky.social as a Postdoc Researcher in Demography!

Contribute to a global study on disparities in reproductive behaviour, focusing on childbearing age & fertility levels 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦

Apply now 👉 www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/event/postdo...

We're hiring: Postdoctoral Researcher in Demography, deadline: 30 September 2025

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SOC-MISC @soc-misc.bsky.social · Aug 5

🔎 The University of St Andrews research team led by Katherine Keenan and partner in the SOC-MISC project is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to work on analysing Scottish public data on miscarriages.

More information in the link below :
👉 www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/I/...

Post-doctoral Research Fellow – AR3162

Post-doctoral Research Fellow – AR3162, School of Geography and Sustainable Development, Salary: £38,249 - £45,413 per annum, Start: Earliest December 2025 (to be confirmed), Fixed term for 18 mont...

www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk

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SOC-MISC @soc-misc.bsky.social · Aug 27

📢 The SOC-MISC project will be at #BSPS2025 in Swansea!

📅 3 Sept
🎤 @selinkoksal.bsky.social : miscarriage measurement & reporting in UK surveys
🎤 @mccompans.bsky.social : hospital-care seeking after a miscarriage in France

➡️ Full programme: www.lse.ac.uk/internationa...

Annual Conference

The British Society for Population Studies holds an annual conference in a different venue each September.

www.lse.ac.uk

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Selin Köksal @selinkoksal.bsky.social · Aug 27

Thinking about a PhD? Don’t miss this opportunity from the amazing @psglshtm.bsky.social and @mpidr.bsky.social, apply by Sep 25! 👇

Population Studies Group, LSHTM @psglshtm.bsky.social · Aug 27

🗣️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...

jobs.lshtm.ac.uk

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Population Studies Group, LSHTM @psglshtm.bsky.social · May 14

🗣️ 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!

Population Studies Group, LSHTM @psglshtm.bsky.social · Apr 25

📢 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...

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Selin Köksal @selinkoksal.bsky.social · May 13

It was amazing to be part of this insightful and stimulating workshop on miscarriage measurement. Huge thanks to the SOC-MISC team for organising it! Heading back to London with lots to reflect on 🧐

SOC-MISC @soc-misc.bsky.social · May 13

Many thanks to all the speakers @selinkoksal.bsky.social, @joestrong.bsky.social and @bethsully.bsky.social and participants (Katy, Hanna, @mccompans.bsky.social, Hélène, Anissa, @heinivaisanen.bsky.social) for the excellent discussions throughout the day! 7/7

7 demographers and 2 doctors met at the headquarters of Ined to discuss about msicarriage. The workshop was organised by the SOC-MISC project's team.

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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · May 13

Planning a career in demographic research?🌍

This studentship scheme may be of interest if you're looking to study MSc Demography & Health or MSc Reproductive and Sexual Health Research @‌LSHTM this September.

Apply by 26 May 2025 👇

www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/fees-a...

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Population Studies Group, LSHTM @psglshtm.bsky.social · May 7

📢 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

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

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FemQuant @femquant.bsky.social · May 6

May 2025 Newsletter with FemQuant response to the UK Supreme Court ruling. FemQuant will remain a collective by and for those interested in trans-inclusive Feminist Quantitative Science.

May 2025 Newsletter & Statement on UK Supreme Court Ruling

FemQuant response to the UK Supreme Court ruling In light of the recent UK Supreme Court ruling on gender, the FemQuant organising collective wishes to express its support and solidarity to tr…

femquant.wordpress.com

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Joe Strong @joestrong.bsky.social · May 6

FINAL WEEK [deadline May 9th] to apply to this year's BSPS Demography Conference @bspsuk.bsky.social

Strands on:
💚 Fertility and Sexual and Reproductive Health
🧡 Critical Demography

Friendliest conference in town. Only 250 word abstract. Go go go!!!

tinyurl.com/ueuyb9xj

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Selin Köksal @selinkoksal.bsky.social · May 5

4 more days to go! Don’t forget to submit your abstracts to the Fertility and SRH strand at #BSPS2025 (@bspsuk.bsky.social). @joestrong.bsky.social and I will be reading them with care 🧡

Selin Köksal @selinkoksal.bsky.social · Mar 31

📢 Spread the word! The call for papers for #BSPS2025 is now open.

I’m co-organising the Fertility and Sexual & Reproductive Health strand with @joestrong.bsky.social and we can't wait to read your fascinating work.

📝 Submit your abstracts by May 9, 5 PM (BST).

Annual Conference

The British Society for Population Studies holds an annual conference in a different venue each September.

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Population Studies Group, LSHTM @psglshtm.bsky.social · Apr 25

📢 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...

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Kazuyo Machiyama @kmachiyama.bsky.social · Apr 13

In this article the korean professor says this. So well said.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

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Selin Köksal @selinkoksal.bsky.social · Apr 11

What a way to kick off #PAA2025! Our paper with Riccardo Omenti and Orsola Torrisi offering a global perspective on violence and adolescent fertility received the poster award, so proud 🥇🏆

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Selin Köksal @selinkoksal.bsky.social · Mar 31

📢 Spread the word! The call for papers for #BSPS2025 is now open.

I’m co-organising the Fertility and Sexual & Reproductive Health strand with @joestrong.bsky.social and we can't wait to read your fascinating work.

📝 Submit your abstracts by May 9, 5 PM (BST).

Annual Conference

The British Society for Population Studies holds an annual conference in a different venue each September.

url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com

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Selin Köksal @selinkoksal.bsky.social · Mar 6

Applications are open for the Basia Zaba Scholarship for the MSc in Demography and Health @lshtm.bsky.social @psglshtm.bsky.social! Find out more 👇

Population Studies Group, LSHTM @psglshtm.bsky.social · Mar 6

📢 Funding opportunity 📢

We’re accepting applications for the Basia Zaba Scholarship for the MSc in Demography & Health @lshtm.bsky.social 🎓

The scholarship covers full tuition fees for a UK home student
for the 2025-26 academic year. Deadline 26 March.

For more information 👉 tinyurl.com/3j7esk22

Basia Zaba Memorial Scholarship | LSHTM

This scholarship is for the MSc Demography & Health. Professor Basia Zaba (1949-2018) Basia started her long association with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) in 1975 when she

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Population Studies Group, LSHTM @psglshtm.bsky.social · Mar 3

📣Reminder! Join us tomorrow for an exciting London Universities Population Seminar!

We are hosting Joshua Wilde (@oxforddemsci.bsky.social) who will present his work on climate change and fertility.

More details below 👇

Population Studies Group, LSHTM @psglshtm.bsky.social · Feb 25

📢 Next in the London Universities Population Seminars!

We're excited to host Joshua Wilde (@oxforddemsci.bsky.social) presenting on #ClimateChange and #Fertility

📅 4 March | 12:45 GMT
📍 Manson Lecture Theatre, LSHTM
🔗 lshtm.zoom.us/j/98684293654

co-organized by @clscohorts.bsky.social and pop@LSE

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Population Studies Group, LSHTM @psglshtm.bsky.social · Feb 25

📢 Next in the London Universities Population Seminars!

We're excited to host Joshua Wilde (@oxforddemsci.bsky.social) presenting on #ClimateChange and #Fertility

📅 4 March | 12:45 GMT
📍 Manson Lecture Theatre, LSHTM
🔗 lshtm.zoom.us/j/98684293654

co-organized by @clscohorts.bsky.social and pop@LSE

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Alison Gemmill @alisongemmill.bsky.social · Feb 13

Our two papers on abortion bans and fertility/infant mortality are now out.

In 14 states w/ abortion bans, fertility increased 1.7% and infant mortality increased 6%.

Key takeaway is that these impacts were disproportionately felt among those w/ greatest structural disadvantages.

Links below.

JAMA @jama.com · Feb 13

🧵 US states that implemented abortion bans saw higher than expected infant mortality rates, with larger increases among Black infants and those in southern states, according to this analysis of US national vital statistics data from 2012–2023.

ja.ma/4aVchPn

#MedSky

Figure 1. Trends in Biannual US Infant Mortality Rates, 2012-2023

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Selin Köksal @selinkoksal.bsky.social · Feb 13

Spread the word, we joined the Bluesky party 🥳

Population Studies Group, LSHTM @psglshtm.bsky.social · Feb 13

The Population Studies Group @lshtm.bsky.social is now on Bluesky! ☁️💙 Stay tuned for the latest population research, upcoming events, and more updates from the PSG team.

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Selin Köksal @selinkoksal.bsky.social · Feb 4

Don't miss the next London Universities Population Seminar!

@mireilleleguen.bsky.social (UCLouvain) will discuss why men's contraceptive use remains understudied in demography.

📅 Feb 11 | 13.00-14.00 GMT
📍 LSE, Room CON 1.01, or join online

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Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science, Oxford University @oxforddemsci.bsky.social · May 8

How did Romania’s abortion ban in 1966 shape the next generation’s family formation decisions? Find out in our next seminar by @selinkoksal.bsky.social on Wednesday 22 May ➡️ www.demography.ox.ac.uk/news/lcds-se...

@leverhulme.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social

LCDS Seminar on Wednesday 22 May with Selin Köksal

How did Romania’s abortion ban in 1966 shape the next generation’s family formation decisions? Find out in our next LCDS Seminar on Wednesday 22 May by Selin Köksal, Associate Professor in Demography ...

www.demography.ox.ac.uk

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Heini Väisänen @heinivaisanen.bsky.social · Mar 1

📣An important announcement!

My #ERC project Social Inequalities in the Risk and Aftermath of #Miscarriage (SOC-MISC) now has an online presence. Follow us here and check the profile description to find the link to our website and more information about the project.

SOC-MISC @soc-misc.bsky.social · Mar 1

The "Social Inequalities in the Risk and Aftermath of Miscarriage" (SOC-MISC) project is the first comprehensive study of the patterns of social inequality in miscarriage and its outcomes, lead by @heinivaisanen.bsky.social.

Find out more on soc-misc.site.ined.fr/en/ !

SOC-MISC

soc-misc.site.ined.fr

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SOC-MISC @soc-misc.bsky.social · Mar 1

The "Social Inequalities in the Risk and Aftermath of Miscarriage" (SOC-MISC) project is the first comprehensive study of the patterns of social inequality in miscarriage and its outcomes, lead by @heinivaisanen.bsky.social.

Find out more on soc-misc.site.ined.fr/en/ !

SOC-MISC

soc-misc.site.ined.fr

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Selin Köksal @selinkoksal.bsky.social · Feb 16

Save the date 📣 EAPS Infertility and Medically Assisted Reproduction Working Group is organizing a pre-conference workshop at European Population Conference 2024!

12 June 2024 13:00-17:00, Edinburgh

eaps.nl/page/inferti...

@fertdem.bsky.social @passetwittig.bsky.social and Alice Goisis

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