i've already ranted about this elsewhere but i'll rant here too: people who talk about AI "inevitability" or say "people doubted electricity, cars etc." too and call us Luddites - what I am saying is that maybe we actually ought to embrace thinking things through before we remake society around them

Organising this summer school with support from @thesociologicalreview.org 🚨Class, Culture & Discontents 📍23rd & 24th July 🏫 Balham, South London 🧑‍🍳 Free lunch Great line-up of speakers on a wide range of topics, come one, come all Free tickets ⬇️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/summer-sch...

Tomorrow! Final reminder - there's still time to sign up to attend. Link to zoom will be emailed out on the day of the event, a few hours before the start time. Join us!

Carceral border policies are also fundamentally incompatible with reproductive justice. They are shaped by anxieties about who can reproduce the country "properly" AND prevent some people from accessing the resources they need for genuine reproductive autonomy.

⏰ The polls are open! Can you feel the ENERGY? 💚 Lewisham has been a one-party state for too long - but today feels different. The momentum is real, the people of Lewisham are ready for change. GO VOTE 🙌 Polls close at 10pm - let's go Lewisham! #lewisham #greenparty #london #elections #politics

We’re pleased to support the Methodologies and Epistemologies of Social Reproduction workshop as part of our Seminar Series, this Friday 8 May! Scholars, practitioners & activists come together to explore innovative approaches to social reproduction research Register now: buff.ly/ddTuZmQ

RESEARCH PROJECT! Are you from a minority ethnic/BAME background and often get mistaken for an ethnicity that isn't your own? Are you interested in discussing the impact of these experiences on your identity? If so, I would love to interview you! Please contact me at: [email protected]

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Losing the will to live over the journal submission formatting and especially picky file format requirements for figures. Why can’t academic publishing just collectively agree that we only jump through the fine print hoops after acceptance (or at least at R&R stage)?

APPLY & SHARE 📢 EOI for PhD in Sociology & Demography at @cedemografia.bsky.social @uab.cat in Barcelona Topics: Families, Inequalities, Life Course, Well-Being Supervisors: @maikevd.bsky.social & me Deadline: 12 May, 2026 Call👇 8d87235d-b140-4b6e-949c-c9606376b3fa.usrfiles.com/ugd/8d8723_a...

First copies of Absent Minds are here 💙 Launch on 7th May! www.waterstones.com/book/absent-...

My teen calls me on her way to school to tell me about dogs she’s met on the way. I’d be happy for her never to grow out of that

How do we better understand identity, belonging and family in a changing policy landscape? Last few days to join us on 28 Apr for the 2026 #TCRU_Coram_AnnualLecture with Dr Sophie Zadeh, followed by panel discussion bringing legal and lived experience perspectives into conversation. bit.ly/4cGgpE9

We’re excited to announce that we’re hosting the @womensbudgetgrp.bsky.social Early Career Network Spring Conference on 27 May at LSE! 💜 Join scholars, practitioners and policymakers for a day of networking, a panel discussion and interactive workshops! Find out more and sign ip via the QR code!

Join us for the next online FemQuant seminar on 12 May, when Chae Kim will present her paper "Abortion Access in the Post-Dobbs Era: Measuring the Effect of Abortion Bans on Distance to Clinics". More information and link to sign up: femquant.wordpress.com/seminar-seri...

Help Faten Sweedan to reunite with her family and to fund her MRes, the next step in her ambitions to do a PhD

As the crowdfunder for the first radical bookshop icon Newcastle for 40 years gets closer to the end I’m making the bold move of calling on all the academics I sort of vaguely know and also those I don’t to share the link for our crowdfunder: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/booksfromb...

HIGHLY recommend this to anyone wanting to expand their critical understanding of epistemic injustice. I attended a preview lecture by Zara and learned so much, got great reading recs, sparkly patter, and a new framework! 10/10 would recommend ❤️

If you're an early career researcher using population studies data to look at digital tech and social media use among children and teens the next @closer-uk.bsky.social Emerging Longitudinal Scholars Symposium is for you! closer.ac.uk/news-opinion...

@abortionbookclub.bsky.social is back on the 15th! We’re (re)reading The Incendiaries by RO Kwon- sign up & come along for pro-abo chats (& we don’t even require you to have read the book!) www.otherabortionstories.space/2026

I wrote a book about migrant women's experiences of pregnancy and maternity care in England. And the e-book is open access! bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/borders-citi...

Demography of menopause @bspsuk.bsky.social 2026! The strand on "Women's health: Beyond maternal mortality" will host a special session on #menopause. Submit your works 👇until April 17 (5pm UK time) Call for papers: www.lse.ac.uk/internationa...

Some thoughts about the emerging "back to analog" trend in teaching. I admit I'm somewhat intrigued by some of these ideas, and I add my own questions on how we can explore this in a way that includes a robust rather than cursory engagement w/accessibility beyondthescope.substack.com/p/the-analog...

I wrote a post about the extremely unexpected award I received recently, and the context in which I received it. From the stress, exhaustion, and overwhelm of academia, to the power and joy of social movements and coming together with other women.

Working on a powerpoint slide deck about abortion in NJ. I tried the "designer" option, and it suggested a background photo of an infant. This is definitely new and suggests some strong bias in the AI behind it.

New harmonized fertility data across four British longitudinal cohort studies (1946–90) show consistency with national statistics – opening up new possibilities for cross-generation research on fertility & family life in Britain. @clscohorts.bsky.social www.demographic-research.org/articles/vol...

Resist the temptation to address society-wide problems with individual solutions. At best, they isolate and exhaust everyone who cares until many of them abandon the cause. At worst, they reinforce the very problem we wanted to solve.

When billionaires warn that “civilization” will end if women have fewer children, we should ask: Whose civilization? Our guests Nandita Bajaj and @michelebgoodwin.bsky.social connect Musk-style panic to white nationalism, eugenics, and patriarchal control.

📢 Call for Papers: Special Issue of Frontiers focusing on feminist quantitative research methods. Editors invite papers that examine the connections between feminist research, quantitative methods, intersectionality, and epistemology. Deadline for extended abstract: 15 March 2026.

The latest FemQuant Newsletter is out now!

📣 Registration for our Feminist Demography pre-conference workshop at #PAA2026 is now live! 🔎 Learn more: www.feministdemography.org/event-list 📝 Register: tinyurl.com/ktsh4b3s 🎤 Submit a flash talk: tinyurl.com/z3napf3a Please share widely!

Do I know anyone who is a) going to RGS this year and 2) would agree be on a panel for my book Borders, Citizenship, and Pregnancy? You would get my undying gratitude, and a free copy of my book! Please share! #AcademicSky @isameier.bsky.social @jonnydarling.bsky.social @bordercrim.bsky.social

Coming up next week and there’s still time to sign up to join the conversation!

85k before the weekend folks for the excellent @nionwomen.bsky.social? You might have questions or concerns about sharing spaces, but hopefully you’ll look at what’s happening in the world (hello USA 🇺🇸) and conclude there is a more compassionate way. Sign and share here: notinourname.org.uk

Reflexivity and Positionality Statements in Quantitative Research "Choices about research questions, data sources, analytical techniques, and interpretation are all influenced by researchers’ epistemological commitments, their lived experiences..." By @maddipow.bsky.social & @scordoban.bsky.social

Join us for a conversation with @feministdemography.bsky.social on 3 March 2026. Online, free and open to all. More info and link to sign up: femquant.wordpress.com/seminar-seri...

Thanks to everyone who joined us last week for @honoratabogusz.bsky.social's #FemQuantSeminar presentation and discussion on the Deroutinization of Labor and Second Birth in West Germany! For anyone who missed it, or might want to watch the presentation again, the recording is now available!

For the second year, BSPS @bspsuk.bsky.social will host a session on queer demography! It focuses on LGBTQIA+ populations, experiences, and demographic processes (e.g. dating, families, health). Questions? Contact @mortenkthomsen.bsky.social or me. Please share! www.lse.ac.uk/internationa...

Explore queerness, migration & heritage with Imogen Patel in a Design Your Own Identity Postcard workshop. Define how you wish to be seen — send the postcard to yourself or someone else. 📍 Part of our Queer Migration Stories pop-up at the Royal Maritime Museum’s Fierce Queens evening.

We very intentionally launched S.A.F.E. on Valentine's Day because we know that helping people access safe abortions is an act of radical compassion and love. Happy birthday to us!

Destination: Love 💌 🗺️ People migrate for many reasons — safety, family, and new beginnings. Today, we’re sharing a few story discs shared by visitors that remind us how often love is the lead. Swipe to read. #Valentines

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Yesterday, SEI hosted David Davies for the launch of his new monograph ‚The Regulation of Gender Stereotypes in Advertising‘: www.routledge.com/The-Regulati...

Coming up this week- Join us! The zoom link will be emailed out on the day of the event to everyone who has signed up in advance. More information and link to sign up here: femquant.wordpress.com/seminar-seri...

This is our most-watched FREE class. All to boost your scientific writing and change the way you manage your time 🎊 Click at the 📸 to sign in and watch the replay buff.ly/Jqgzf2f #AcademicSky #ECRchat #WomeninSTEM #AcWri #Postdoc #NewPI

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Happening March 3rd! Our next installment in the Critical Quantitative Methodologies Series will feature @bakerdphd.bsky.social. The talk is entitled: "Examining the Higher Education Policy Discourse through 75 Years of Congressional Hearing Testimony". Register at: vcu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

This Wednesday!! Come along 😊

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