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Jasmine Fledderjohann @jfledderjohann.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Journals are a scam (we all know it). While authors & reviewers provide free labour, journals charge exorbitant rates for open access/hide behind paywalls. They should at least be respectful of our time when requesting our free labour. We need a better system. #AbolishJournals #JournalShame

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Hello,

I received the first invitation to review less than 48 hours ago. This is not an acceptable waiting period before sending a reminder. Reviewers are busy people who perform free labour to keep journals running. Adding to my already bursting inbox will only delay my response.

Please update your journal practices to reflect a more reasonable and respectful invitation and reminder practice.

Thank you,

Jasmine

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Heini Väisänen @heinivaisanen.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Have you ever wondered what would happen if one compared miscarriage data from healthcare records to survey data at the individual level? If yes, the article that you are looking for is below 👇 Fresh off the press by @soc-misc.bsky.social

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Rebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Panicked headlines about a “fertility crisis” are not being driven by experts who understand fertility trends 👇 Next time you see such a headline, worth thinking about whose interests “demographic collapse” narratives serve

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Bastian Betthaeuser @betthaeuser.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

📣 Join our ERC LEARN Research Team at CRIS/Sciences Po, Paris, to investigate how major disruptive events affect children's educational development. Apply by 3 December: ⭐️Doctoral Researcher / PhD candidate drive.google.com/file/d/1DT8i... ⭐️Postdoctoral Researcher drive.google.com/file/d/1AiRo...

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Brian G. aka urbanbohemian 🪩🥂💖 @urbanbohemian.com · 30/09/2026

We're on Bluesky, put the link in your post. Put the link in your post. Put. The. Link. In. Your. Post. Links in posts aren't buried or de-prioritized here. This is one of the last platforms you don't have to make interested users do detective work to find the link. Just put it in the post.

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Karen Benjamin Guzzo @karenguzzo.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

UNC Sociology is hiring an OPEN-RANK position for a Population Health and Aging scholar! We are especially interested in more advanced and senior scholars. Full position details, qualifications, and application instructions are available at: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/325...

Position Summary: The Department of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill invites applications for an open rank (tenure-track) faculty position to begin July 1, 2027. We are seeking candidates with research and teaching interests in population health and aging. This is the first of an anticipated five related searches over the next four years in a new UNC-Chapel Hill initiative on biosocial health and aging. We seek applications from scholars who exhibit a record of strong and innovative research and excellence in teaching. Candidates are expected to hold a Ph.D. in Sociology or a related field by July 1, 2027.

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FemQuant @femquant.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Our first seminar of the autumn term is coming up next week. There is still time to sign up to join us!

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Le Coin Des LGBT+ @lecoindeslgbt.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Aujourd'hui, c'est la Journée de Visibilité Bi ! Quelles sont tes revendications ?

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Charlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

literally thousands of jobs in higher education were cut *last year alone* and there's been almost no media coverage and no government action

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Riikka Suominen @riikkasuominen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Uuden aborttilain tarkoitus oli poistaa 1970-luvun lain indikaatioperusteisuus ja lääkäreiden teoreettinen portinvartijuus abortin myöntämisen taustalta. Pidän periaatteellisena ongelmana, että ne palautuvat nyt toimenpidemaksun kautta osaksi aborttia, vaikka se ei olisi ollut tarkoituksena. 5/5

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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

It continues to amaze me, despite all the geopolitics and crises, that Global North countries still see themselves as "leaders" in global health, human rights, international law, and morals

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Heini Väisänen @heinivaisanen.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I am very much looking forward to the next FemQuant seminar by Signe Svallfors on exposure to violent crime and pregnancy outcomes. More information and the sign up link below 👇

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Heini Väisänen @heinivaisanen.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I am very much looking forward to the next FemQuant seminar by Signe Svallfors on exposure to violent crime and pregnancy outcomes. More information and the sign up link below 👇

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FemQuant @femquant.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

It's September and we're kicking off another term of monthly #FemQuantSeminars! Join us online on 29 Sept for a presentation by @signesvallfors.bsky.social on Exposure to Local Violent Crime and Abortion, Miscarriage, and Stillbirth in Mexico. Info & sign-up: femquant.wordpress.com/seminar-seri...

Foto of speaker and seminar details on blue background. Exposure to local violent crime and abortion, miscarriage and stillbirth in Mexico. Dr. Signe Svallfors, Stockholm University. Tuesday 29 September 2026, 8:00 ET/ 13:00 BST/ 14:00 CEST. Link to more information in post

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A Jean Stevenson @amandajean.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Come learn about reproductive process models, demographic data, and more in Boulder or online Nov. 11-13. Apply to join me, @lesja.bsky.social, and legend Jane Menken, with talks from others working in this area. Being wrong about birthrates is easy. But being right isn't *too* hard and we'll help!

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Reproductive Demography Workshop

Workshop dates: Wednesday, November 11th - Friday, November 13th, 2026 The Colorado Fertility Project and CUPC are pleased to announce a workshop for graduate students and early-career researchers wh...

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Ewa Batyra @ewabatyra.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

One more week left to apply for a 3-year postdoc in Demography (deadline: Sept 16, 12:00 midday UK time). Join me at the Sociology Department in Oxford to study global fertility change as part of the DIVREP project! 👇

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Rebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Co-organising (with Wendy Sigle and Sarah Walters) a new strand at the @bspsuk.bsky.social conference this year on the Politics of Demography, to encourage more discussions among demographers about the political implications of their work, and about the politics of producing demographic knowledge

Banner of the BSPS at the entrance to the conference venue

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

if it took you 5 seconds of contemplation to think of an alternative you should take at least another 5-10 to at least consider the possibility that it at least crossed the minds of 1 or 2 of the people who dedicate their lives and research careers to dealing with the problems we post about on here

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Tim Smedley @timsmedley.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

"Merz has made the mistake of trying to push what was a popular centre-right party under Angela Merkel much further to the right in an attempt to win over disgruntled voters." This never works. And seemingly politicians never learn. theconversation.com/even-if-it-d...

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Even if it doesn’t form government, the far-right AfD has shaken Germany’s political establishment to the core

Voters in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt punished the major parties for their handling of the cost-of-living crisis.

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Maggie Archibald @maggiearchibald.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The World Endometriosis Organization is conducting a global survey on experiences with endometriosis and access to care. The survey takes about 10–15 minutes. SURVEY: www.surveymonkey.com/r/P53BM8M?fb...

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SOC-MISC @soc-misc.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

A SOC-MISC team member, Jairo Loja Torres will present results on intergenerational transmission of #miscarriage risk using BCS70 data in the @bspsuk.bsky.social annual conference on Wed 9 Sep at 2pm. Please do join us there! See the full programme here: www.lse.ac.uk/internationa...

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Annual Conference

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

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Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

This is a fascinating study by @tboeggild.bsky.social and @m-b-petersen.bsky.social - it suggests political discontent is a wicked problem, but also fundamentally about inequality.

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Vagina Museum @vaginamuseum.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

📣EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT📣 Pregnancy Endings by the Feminist Miscarriage Project is coming to the Vagina Museum in London from 2 September – 31 December 2026. See the exhibit for free five days a week, Wednesday to Sunday.

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Opening Celebration - The Feminist Miscarriage Project presents Pregnancy Endings Tickets - London - OutSavvy

“… this new exhibition expands the frame by bringing stories of all pregnancy endings together, inviting solidarity across experiences — including miscarriage, abortion, birth and more — that are…

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Heini Väisänen @heinivaisanen.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Some of our results from the @soc-misc.bsky.social project on miscarriage in France were widely covered in French news outlets today. The thread below provides links to the ones we have identified so far

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SOC-MISC @soc-misc.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

📢 Nouvelle publication SOC-MISC ! Une femme sur cinq en France connaîtra une fausse couche au cours de sa vie, alors que la prise en charge est souvent vécue comme mal adaptée, entre paroles blessantes et manque de suivi. À lire dans le dernier Population & Sociétés : doi.org/10.3917/pops...

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SOC-MISC @soc-misc.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

📢New publication alert from SOC-MISC! One in five women in France will experience a miscarriage in their lifetime, while miscarriage care is often experienced as badly adapted due to hurtful language used and lack of follow up. See more in the latest Population & Societes: doi.org/10.3917/pops...

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

A succinct verdict on the persecution of the poor young academic who just died by suicide. Plagiarism is common. Persecution of the kind he endured is uncommon, aka selectively applied. The reason why he was targeted seems as clear as it is ugly.

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Musa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

From this review- “Think of all the diligent, decent black academics who have been lumbered with the embarrassment of having Arday as a figurehead” - no, think of *why* black academics are held collectively responsible in ways that white academics are not

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Ruth Pearce @notrightruth.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Regardless of anything and everything, Jason's life had value. He did not deserve (no one would deserve) the vicious racist obsession he was subject to from the British press, nor the failings of universities and academic journals.

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

🧵On @thenewsagents.co.uk yesterday, school closures and the lab leak theory were offered as two examples of legitimate questions that were hard to ask. Both have in fact been asked constantly since 2020. But here's a thread on why I think they were wrong and dangerous on school closures 1/12

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 30/07/2026

Scientists and healthcare workers have saved millions of lives throughout the pandemic and in return have received relentless attacks and harassment. If we don’t support those who work hard to protect us, what exactly do you think will happen next time there is a deadly global outbreak?

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Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 27/07/2026

Sociologists' kids be like

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

This is an important role - National Data Guardian. Advises the health and care system so people’s information is kept safe and confidential, and is shared when appropriate to achieve better outcomes for patients. £63k for 3.5 days a week apply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk/roles/9039

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Appointment details – National Data Guardian – Apply for a public appointment – GOV.UK

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

UKRI are recruiting for a new Exec Chair for Research England (£160k-£170k). It is a crucial role including QR funding and the REF. I hope they get a great field. But I worry a bit. It's hard to find on their website (see link below) fa-evzn-saasfaukgovprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

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UKRI Careers

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Jasmin Abdel Ghany @jasminabdelghany.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Working on climate & population? Keen to discuss future directions & methodological frontiers? Join 28-29 Jan in Bologna 🇮🇹 📩 Call for abstracts by 20 Sep! Organized with POPCLIMA project, @iussp.bsky.social Panel on Climate & Environmental Demography & @eaps.bsky.social Climate Demography.

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POPCLIMA: Call for Abstracts - POPCLIMA

Population Dynamics in a Changing Climate – Future Directions for Climate Demography Organiser: University of Bologna (POPCLIMA – ERC Consolidator Grant), in...

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SOC-MISC @soc-misc.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

🇫🇮 New miscarriage care recommendations were published in Finland in May. A medical visit is recommended already after the 1st miscarriage (with escalation in case of multiple miscarriages) and they emphasise the need for empathetic care. More information (in Finnish): www.kaypahoito.fi/hoi50138

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Keskenmeno

Noin 10–15 % havaituista raskauksista päättyy keskenmenoon. Valtaosa keskenmenoista tapahtuu ensimmäisellä raskauskolmanneksella.

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SOC-MISC @soc-misc.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

🎙️Hélène Malmanche of SOC-MISC was invited on "So Ovaires It" podcast on women's health (in French), with Dr Mégane Acheche (Besançon University Hospital), to talk about miscarriage.  Thank you Amandine Mousset for the invitation!  Airing in September. #Miscarriage #WomensHealth #ReproductiveHealth

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Aurelien Mondon @aurelmondon.com · 17/07/2026

This may seem trivial to some but these are fully conscious choices often made to ensure that those described don't get upset for having their politics named for what they are In turn, it prevents readers from fully appreciating the threat they pose

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Aurelien Mondon @aurelmondon.com · 17/07/2026

This article is a great example of the extent of mainstreaming of far- and extreme-right ideas Extreme right ideas (Pizzagate, remigration) are called "far-right" while far-right ideas are euphemised as "hard-right" or "populist" It is also a sign of abdication www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

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Liz Truss assembles host of rightwing speakers for UK’s first CPAC event in London

Keynote speakers included US influencer Jack Posobiec as former PM aims to gain influence among British right

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Reminder! There are alternatives to Substack! Which do not have its ethical problems! (My newsletter is on Ghost, which is fabulous, and Buttondown is among the others I've heard praised.) Thread--

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Cal Horton (they/them) @fiercemum.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Just had meeting with kiddo's school. She has been fully supported, treated with full equality & dignity for years. All of that changes from September. Full segregation & humiliation across the board. The school staff cried in the meeting. This will absolutely lead to children's deaths 1/2

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Alliance for Choice @all4choice.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Minister for Enterprise Peter Burke has said that new pregnancy loss leave in Ireland will not differentiate between an abortion and miscarriage, ensuring those that need the support can access it. 📰 www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

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James Greenwood-Reeves @jgreenwoodreeves.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

As an academic, I have decided to pre-empt AI taking my job, so I am going to take ITS job! I am going to start hallucinating, lying to my students, and drinking 700,000 litres of water

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