📢 New paper out in the European Journal of Population (@eaps.bsky.social)! With Nicoletta Balbo and Francesco Billari, we investigated how Romania's 1960s abortion ban shaped the next generation's family formation outcomes.

I contributed to a @euronews.com article by @servetyanatma.bsky.social exploring the fertility decline Turkey has been experiencing and why the story behind it is more complex than it seems. www.euronews.com/health/2026/...

Next in London Universities Population Seminars 📢 Liliana Andriano (@uossocstatdemo.bsky.social) presents her work "Timing matters: Heterogeneous effects of climatic events on school attendance in Nigeria". Join us on Feb 26 at 12.45 📍 G05 LSHTM or online: lshtm.zoom.us/s/82310981248

A new publication at www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... We find that religious markers (esp. beards) can reduce perceived trustworthiness in Turkey. (That's why you often see me clean shaven ;-)

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 ⬇️

1/ A nice summary of the current trends in cohort fertility and how period measures may be overstating recent drops. #demography #birthrates #fertility

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...

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.

🚨 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...

🔎 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/...

📢 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...

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

🗣️ 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!

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 🧐

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...

📢 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...

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.

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

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 🧡

📢 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...

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

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 🥇🏆

📢 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).

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

📣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 👇

📢 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

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.

Spread the word, we joined the Bluesky party 🥳

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

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

📣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.

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/ !

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

Disgusted by the Home Office's treatment of my brilliant colleague @DoselineKiguru, whose six-year old daughter has been denied a UK visa. This decision needs to be reversed immediately. Please repost and share. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023...

Research job! Work with the brilliant Heini Väisänen on her ERC project at INED: Social Inequalities in the Risk and Aftermath of Miscarriage. Apply by 13 Nov 2023. 3-year post (+poss ext to end 2028). More info: heinivaisanen.com/2023/10/17/s...

Jin, jiyan, azadî ✌️

Socioeconomic context matters for pregnancy outcomes. @selinkoksal.bsky.social and I found that a woman or her partner's job loss during the pregnancy is associated with higher risk of miscarriage and stillbirth. The article is available on Human Reproduction doi.org/10.1093/humr...