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Tom Emery

@drtomemery.bsky.social
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Exec Director of @odissei.bsky.social and Associate Professor of Sociology, @erc.europa.eu StG. Co-Director of @ipdln.bsky.social & Social Science Lead at the PDPC (edu.nl/hr9eh). See tomemery.eu for more detail

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Tom Emery @drtomemery.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
New paper in European Journal of Population 💡💡. What happens when demographic surveys move from face-to-face to online? Using a 3-country GGS experiment 🇩🇪🇭🇷🇵🇹, we find that mode matters for social desirability items, respondent burden and who participates. edu.nl/7mbhx
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Tom Emery @drtomemery.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
This was a really interesting read from @sarayeatman.bsky.social but feel like it only tells part of the WFS story. Maybe a bit of a thread: www.demographic-research.org/articles/vol...
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Demographic Research - A personal perspective on the history of the World Fertility Survey and The Demographic and Health Surveys Program: An interview with Tom Pullum (Volume 55 - Article 6 | Pages 2...
Volume 55 - Article 6 | Pages 201–222
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Rense Corten 🟥 @rensec.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Are you a sociologist studying social inequality? Come join our awesome sociology department at @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social as an assistant professor www.uu.nl/en/organisat...
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Assistant Professor in Social Inequality
Are you an expert in the sociology of social inequality or social stratification? Do you want to inspire students? Become our new assistant professor!
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Aliakbar Akbaritabar @akbaritabar.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
𝐀𝐰𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐬 list is live since a few weeks! Access and share it with others: opensciencedemography.github.io/awesome-demo... Several colleagues generously added their suggestions (Thanks). You can contribute to it by adding new items here github.com/OpenScienceD...
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ODISSEI @odissei.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
🎙️ New episode of the ODISSEI podcast is out now! @drtomemery.bsky.social speaks with Lana Fani, Managing Director of the Netherlands Cohorts Consortium, about how linking data across cohorts could open up findings that a single study could seldom reach on its own. 🔗 Listen here: edu.nl/gef8x
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International Journal of Population Data Science (IJPDS) @ijpds.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
IPDLN 2026 Conference Proceedings are now Published! Explore the innovative research being presented, discover new ideas, and start planning your conference. Happy reading! 𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗪 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗙𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗖𝗘𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘: ijpds.org/issue/view/47 @drtomemery.bsky.social @kasiakarpinska.bsky.social
IPDLN 2026 Conference Proceedings are now Published!

Explore the innovative research being presented, discover new ideas, and start planning your conference.

Happy reading!

𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗪 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗙𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗖𝗘𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘: https://ijpds.org/issue/view/47 

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Tom Emery @drtomemery.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO SLEEP
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ODISSEI @odissei.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
🎓 That’s a wrap on SICSS-ODISSEI 2026! Two weeks of computational social science, community, and hands-on research at Erasmus University Rotterdam. A big thank you to everyone who taught, organised, and showed up! See you in 2027 👋
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Jack Fitzgerald @jackfitzgerald.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Happy to have the CBS Replication Games (and my replication research more broadly) featured on the ODISSEI Podcast! Tune in if you're interested in hearing @drtomemery.bsky.social and I nerd out over replication!
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clementinecttn.bsky.social @clementinecttn.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Last week to apply for the *Behave Summer school on Agent Based Modelling*. Very happy to be involved this year by presenting works from @erc-segue.bsky.social and other collaborations on the last day... behavelab.org/behave-summe...
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BEHAVE Summer School on Agent Based Modelling
University of Brescia, Department of Information Engineering via Branze 38, Brescia, Italy, 31 August-11 September 2026 (hybrid) Jointly organised by the Department of Social and Political Sciences, ...
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Tatiana Filatova @tatianafilatova.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
🌟 TWO fully-funded 4-year PhD positions 🌟 at TU Delft (NL) on how #climate #risks impact our #homes, property #prices, #inequality, #mortgage portfolios and eventually #systemic economic and social #stability. What can different ‘climate risk owners’ do to reduce adverse impacts? Details 👇
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Sociological Science @sociologicalsci.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
NEW: Nicolás Soler, Tom Emery, Agnieszka Kanas, "Family Networks and Childcare Choices: A Predictive Machine Learning Approach" sociologicalscience.com/articles-v13...
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Family Networks and Childcare Choices: A Predictive Machine Learning Approach
Article: Family Networks and Childcare Choices: A Predictive Machine Learning Approach | Sociological Science | Posted June 2, 2026
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Platform for Large-scale Analysis of Networks @planet-nl.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Our @iasamsterdam.bsky.social Festival session was a hit! Thanks to @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social (Complexity Science Hub), Laure Michon (City of Amsterdam), & @drtomemery.bsky.social (ODDISEI) for their insights on how network science can evolve to meet the challenges of the next decade.
Three panelists and one moderator sitting in front of a room with a presentation slide on the screen behind themAudience members sitting in chairs in front of a window
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ODISSEI @odissei.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
📣 Submit your paper to the ODISSEI Conference! We're celebrating 10 years of advancing Dutch social science research infrastructure. Open to all (computational) social science researchers, in the Netherlands and beyond. 🔗 Submit your abstract: edu.nl/hyyyk
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Tom Emery @drtomemery.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
I talked to @chrisbail.bsky.social about all things #SICSS for the ODISSEI podcast. We are running our 5th edition of SICSS which Chris founded alongside @msalganik.bsky.social Chris explained how he was there right from the beginning of analyzing social media data odissei-data.nl/odissei-podc...
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ODISSEI Podcast - ODISSEI – Open Data Infrastructure for Social Science and Economic Innovations
ODISSEI podcast is your introduction to the ODISSEI research infrastructure and how it facilitates the development of computational social sciences in the Netherlands.
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ODISSEI @odissei.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
We’re excited to share the Action Plan Towards FAIR Implementation in Dutch SSH 🎉 FAIR principles are widely endorsed, but implementation is hard. This plan identifies key challenges and points to actionable solutions. Many thanks to all contributors who shaped it! 📄 Read more: edu.nl/x847c
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ODISSEI @odissei.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Nominations for the ODISSEI Open Science Award 2026 are now open! We’re looking for researchers or teams in computational social science who are leading by example: making their research outputs open, FAIR, and impactful. ⏱️ Deadline to nominate: 30 September 2026 👉 edu.nl/nxcmy
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
The UK govt is Palantir’s 2nd biggest customer. Why? Or, more to the point, how? Our latest @thenerve_news investigation reveals a web of cronyism into the highest levels of govt. But Palantir also has a spin machine that uses political journalists to launder its PR 1/
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Tom Emery @drtomemery.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
The sociology of sociologists is fascinating
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ODISSEI @odissei.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
🎧 New episode! How do you make social science research more accessible? @kturek.bsky.social tells @drtomemery.bsky.social about the Comparative Panel File, an open-source project bringing together survey data from across the world. 🌍 Listen here: odissei.transistor.fm/episodes/the...
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Tom Emery @drtomemery.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
The worst type of review request is being called in on 2nd or 3rd round. What is the point? There are normally two or three reviewers already and the authors have responded. Surely the editor can just take a position, especially with a shallow reveiwer pool. What am I missing here?
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Suze Zijlstra @suzezij.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Fellowships! The National Maritime Museum in Amsterdam has published a call for proposals to conduct research into its maritime historical collection. More information, including the English translation of the call texts, can be found here www.hetscheepvaartmuseum.nl/collectie/on... #skystorians
Between large book cases, a researcher is conducting research in the museum collection. Photo by Almicheal Fraay
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ODISSEI @odissei.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Just one day left for Early Bird Registration for the IPDLN Conference 2026 - don’t miss the chance to secure your spot! Find more information about the conference programme and registration below 👇
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ODISSEI @odissei.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Early Bird registration for the IPDLN Conference 2026 closes March 31 — just one week left! ⏳ Join 11 workshops on linked data, trusted research environments, data governance, community engagement, and more. 🔗 Register now: edu.nl/mrnvv
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Tom Emery @drtomemery.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Amazing work
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ODISSEI @odissei.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
🎧 New podcast episode: making use of ODISSEI infrastructure! @drtomemery.bsky.social talks with @kasiakarpinska.bsky.social about how ODISSEI can improve your research and make it easier 💡 ➡️ They also introduce the ODISSEI Early Career Board 🔗 Listen to the podcast episode here: edu.nl/dvdcf
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Tom Emery @drtomemery.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
I’ve been working with population scale networks for a while now and there are now versions in 🇳🇱🇸🇪🇩🇰 But I want one in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 so we can validate Ellis James Cymru Connects. FWIW the average degrees of separation in the NL is about 4.5 so it’s not surprising. youtu.be/omONxHtQAyg?...
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Cymru Connection: Elis' best work yet? | Elis James and John Robins
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ODISSEI @odissei.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Just over one week left to apply ⏱ Make sure to submit your proposal for MAG 2026-1 by March 26th at 15:00. Researchers at ODISSEI member organisations are eligible to apply, and we particularly encourage those in their early-career to do so. 🔗 Find out more here: edu.nl/ecpnr
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Tom Emery @drtomemery.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
The wording of this title is an interesting choice: “The Mortality Risk of Raising Grandchildren in the United States” Homicidal grandchildren everywhere journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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ODISSEI @odissei.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
ODISSEI is excited to launch the Early Career Board, an initiative to strengthen the voice and engagement of early career researchers in our community. Please welcome the members of the 2026 Board: @elenacandellone.bsky.social, Oskar Veerhoek, Goan Booij, and Tilbe Atav. Read more about them below 👇
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Tom Emery @drtomemery.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
When the funding rate is too low, increase it.
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ODISSEI @odissei.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Due to the high number of extraordinary proposals for the 2025 LISS panel Grant, ODISSEI and Centerdata have decided to award additional projects 🌟 The grantees will explore themes surrounding domestic gender imbalances, political polarization, and more. Read more here: edu.nl/nv8x4
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Ben Goldacre @bengoldacre.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
OpenSAFELY is open from today! Huge thanks to all who supported this vast collaboration: whole population GP data; in a productive platform; innovative privacy protections; unprecedented support from professions, privacy campaigners; &c Now it's over to users! www.bennett.ox.ac.uk/blog/2026/02...
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OpenSAFELY news: you can apply to do non-COVID research, from today! | Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science
We are delighted to announce that - from today - you can submit applications to the OpenSAFELY service for non-COVID-19 studies.
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ODISSEI @odissei.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
From medical imaging to building sustainable research tools 🛠️ In the latest episode of the podcast, Adrienne Mendrik tells @drtomemery.bsky.social about Eyra, the open science software solution for science she co-founded. 🎧 Listen to the podcast here: edu.nl/kd6w9
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Tom Emery @drtomemery.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
In the Netherlands we are upgrading and integrating the Social Science and Humanities Research Infrastructure through a project called SSHOC-NL which is led by ODISSEI and CLARIAH. You can find more about what we are up to in these videos: sshoc.nl#wp--skip-lin...
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SSHOC-NL
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Tom Emery @drtomemery.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
If I didn't know any better, I would assume that NS has shares in Teams and Zoom and does this on purpose.
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ODISSEI @odissei.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
@ipdln.bsky.social is opening nominations for the role of Director (2027–2028 term) 💼 The role provides strategic leadership for the future of the network, including overseeing the 2028 IPDLN Conference. For more info: edu.nl/egxdf
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Nominations for the 2027-2028 IPDLN Directorship - IPDLN
IPDLN is seeking nominations for individuals interested in running for the new Director of the network for calendar years 2027 and 2028.
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ODISSEI @odissei.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Curious about what high-resolution geospatial LISS panel data enables for social science research? Join this online session 🧑‍💻 @drtomemery.bsky.social and Joris Mulder (LISS panel) will walk participants through using this data in SANE. 📆 18 February, 12-13 hours 🔗 odissei-data.nl/event/online...
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ODISSEI @odissei.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Sometimes the smallest things tell the biggest stories 💡 @drtomemery.bsky.social explains in @itcooperativesurf.bsky.social latest feature how studying families reveals how society works. Everyday choices ripple into culture, trust, and misinformation. 🔗 www.surf.nl/en/story/fam...
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Family and the Big Picture: A New Lens on Society
Zooming in on family life, which provides lots of inspiration for his research, and zooming out for a broad perspective on society, using advanced IT infrastructures. It characterises sociologist Tom Emery (40). In the coming years, he will oversee the building of the world’s first population-scale Macroscope, that will shed light on how societies change over time.
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Matthew Salganik @msalganik.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Great job available at @odissei.bsky.social: Chief Technology Officer. This position provides an opportunity to help create the future of computational social science: www.eur.nl/en/working-a...
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Tom Emery @drtomemery.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
What if you could combine the strengths of digital trace data and large scale representative surveys? Really clear demonstration of the insights offered and new research lines that are opened up when infrastructure breaks structural barriers between data ecosystems. Great paper
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ODISSEI @odissei.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
What can the past tell us about modern society? 🔎 Kristina Thompson from @w-u-r.bsky.social joins us for the latest episode of the ODISSEI podcast to discuss trends at the intersection of history and public health. Listen to the episode here: edu.nl/uqf3f
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ODISSEI @odissei.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
ODISSEI Summer School 2026 is now open for applications📣 8–19 June | @erasmusuniversity.bsky.social | 5 ECTS. Learn to work with high-resolution, sensitive data in a secure environment and apply your skills in group research projects. Deadline: 28 Feb 2026 Participation is free 🔗 edu.nl/3t8pc
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Netherlands eScience Center @esciencecenter.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
27 & 28 January: Introduction to Deep Learning. This workshop covers the basics of deep learning in a practical and hands-on manner. Upon completion, you will be able to train your first neural network and understand what next steps to take to improve the model. Register now! buff.ly/vr9Tdi8
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Tom Emery @drtomemery.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Come and help build the next generation of Computational Social Science Infrastructure @odissei.bsky.social as our new CTO. DM's open if you have questions. Please share far and wide. www.eur.nl/en/working-a...
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Chief Technology Officer
ODISSEI is looking for a new Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to lead its strategic development and ensure it supports groundbreaking, world-leading research.
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Tom Emery @drtomemery.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
This is a very interesting paper for me in so may ways: 1) using Dutch admin data without any Dutch affiliations on the paper is a sign of good accessibility 2) linking details in CAOs with individual level admin data is really powerful docs.iza.org/dp17957.pdf
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Tom Emery @drtomemery.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Every year at this time we make the long migration to 🇨🇿 for 🎄. We don’t fly so it normally takes 14 hours or more with two kids. However the @europeansleeper.eu gods have smiled on us and we can now get a direct sleeper train from The Hague to Prague!! This should be normal
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ODISSEI @odissei.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
What does "AI-ready" research infrastructure look like? In our new podcast episode, we talk with @mercecrosas.bsky.social from Barcelona Supercomputing Center about how AI is transforming social science infrastructure and what researchers need in an AI-driven landscape Listen here: edu.nl/a966w
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ODISSEI @odissei.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
⏳ 4 days left to submit your abstract for the 2026 @ipdln.bsky.social Conference, organised by ODISSEI at @erasmusuniversity.bsky.social ✨ Empirical studies 🔗 Population sata linkage 🧪 Methods ⚖️ Ethics Deadline: 14 Dec. Submit 👉 edu.nl/yjnhc #PopulationData #Research #SocialScience
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Call for Abstracts International Population Data Linkage Network 2026 - IPDLN
Call for Abstracts The Call for Abstracts is now open for oral, poster, and rapid-fire presentations. Submissions are invited until December 14, 2025. The 2026 IPDLN Conference will place particular e...
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