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Heini Väisänen
@heinivaisanen.bsky.social
Social demography, sexual & reproductive health (#abortion, #miscarriage) at INED, France.

PI of ERC Starting Grant "Social Inequalities in the Risk and Aftermath of Miscarriage (@soc-misc.bsky.social)".

@FemQuant.bsky.social co-ordinator.

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Be clear, the American far right are coming for British democracy.
November 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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I'm biased, but this looks like a brilliant job opportunity to me. Join us at the Department of Sociology & Nuffield College. www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/the-college/...
Associate Professorship in Sociology - Nuffield College Oxford University
www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk
November 7, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Sociology journal is looking for new Board members!

Do you specialise in quantitative or computational methods? Apply now!

The full list of expertise we need and how to apply can be found below. Applications close 11 November 2025.
www.mi-nomination.com/britsoc
November 7, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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📢 Now open: BSPS 2026 Call for sessions and strands. Come and join us in Canterbury. 8-10 September 2026: www.lse.ac.uk/internationa...
November 6, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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When we dismiss years of careful research because it lacks a national headcount, we're not being rigorous, we're being reductive.

The question we should be asking isn't just 'How many?' but 'What counts as knowing’?
November 5, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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The paradox is demanding precise answers to questions we haven't sought to measure. We want to know 'how many' before we ask 'who they are', 'what they need', or 'how we can support them'; letting the absence of one type of data eclipse the presence of another, often more relevant form of knowledge
November 5, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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JOIN US: The Sociological Review journal is recruiting 15 new Editorial Board members who will take up post in February 2026.

Our aim is to recruit a cohort of globally minded scholars reflective of the richness and diversity of the sociological community.

➡️ Deadline 5 December buff.ly/wQQwoHU
November 5, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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I think this constant push for immigrants to feel & act ‘grateful’ is so insidious. Let’s change the narrative. Migration is a normal part of human behaviour, not a charity case. If you’re doing your best to do your best, you don’t need to do even more to be accepted. It’s your right to be accepted.
November 4, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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November 2025

Events FemQuant—November Panel: Feminist Research and Data Activism in Political Turmoil: A Year in Review November 5th at 11:30am Eastern/4:30pm GMT/5:30pm CET: signup form here. Description: This virtual event will be a moderated panel discussion featuring a mix of researchers who…
November 2025
Events FemQuant—November Panel: Feminist Research and Data Activism in Political Turmoil: A Year in Review November 5th at 11:30am Eastern/4:30pm GMT/5:30pm CET: signup form here. Description: This virtual event will be a moderated panel discussion featuring a mix of researchers who use feminist approaches to quantitative research within the social sciences. The discussion will cover more specific topics and questions about international data challenges and activism from the last year since Trump’s re-election.
femquant.wordpress.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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A new study shows that COVID19 during pregnancy was associated with a significant increase in the odds of neurodevelopmental conditions in offspring.

This supports literature suggesting that infections during pregnancy can increase the odds of ASD in offspring.

It also supports vaccination.
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October 31, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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📢 Vienna Institute of Demography @demographyvienna.bsky.social is seeking a Postdoc Researcher in Population Data and Projections RG 📈 📊

I can't recommend enough working at VID, especially with Anne!

💯 friendly, supportive environment with world-class researchers.🤓
oeawnr.onlyfy.jobs/job/km5kybrq
Postdoc (m/f/x) – Population Data and Projections
OeAW - Discovering the futureAs a central non-university institution for science and research, the Austrian Academy of Sciences - OeAW has the task of "promoting science in every respect". F...
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October 31, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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organised as part of the Reproduction Research Group in the Dept. of Global Health & Social Medicine @kings-sga.bsky.social, we're delighted to celebrate the work of Drs Vacarezza, @cordyf.bsky.social, Chaparro-Buitrago. Come join us in person or online! www.outsavvy.com/event/31065/...
October 30, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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Anti-abortion politics & changes in abortion, miscarriage & stillbirth across time and social strata in Turkey
doi.org/10.55016/ojs...
Paper in @cphjournal.bsky.social by @selinkoksal.bsky.social @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Senior Research Fellow Francesco Billari & Fellow @aksoyundan.bsky.social
Anti-abortion politics and changes in abortion, miscarriage, and stillbirth across time and social strata in Turkey | Journal of Critical Public Health
Abortion has been legal without restriction in Turkey since 1983. However, the government’s anti-abortion campaign in 2012 has resulted in significant restrictions on abortion services, particularly…
doi.org
October 24, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Mifepristone has a well-documented safety record, demonstrated through real-world use and in over 100 peer-reviewed research publications.

The FDA’s inquiry into the safety of mifepristone is senseless and politically motivated. #AbortionAccurate
Science, not politics, should lead abortion decisions at the FDA
Rather than placing more limits on medication abortion, the scientific evidence points in a completely different direction.
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October 29, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Want to learn more about harmonised fertility datasets in four British cohorts?

Read the latest CLS working paper to find out how these data can enhance cross-cohort research on fertility and family life and how they compare with ONS statistics on fertility. Read now 👉 buff.ly/u66v1Nt
October 29, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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📣 Out now: a commentary by @heinivaisanen.bsky.social and Hanna Remes discussing an article using the eMKF method to estimate pregnancy loss trends in the US, and also examining more generally the challenges of estimating pregnancy loss trends.

Read it here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author...
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October 29, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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Disparities in stillbirth rates according to municipal deprivation levels: a nationwide study in Brazil

Ismina Papadhima, Lays Janaina Prazeres Marques, Elzo Pereira Pinto Jr, Hannah Blencowe, Marcia Furquim de Almeida, et al

bmcpregnancychildbirth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Disparities in stillbirth rates according to municipal deprivation levels: a nationwide study in Brazil - BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Background Investigating the relationship between stillbirth and deprivation is essential to guide healthcare improvements, as evidence is scarce in LMIC contexts. This study estimated the stillbirth ...
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October 28, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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3 full-time positions on Probabilistic Migration Modeling at University of @helsinki.fi in collaboration with @mpidr.bsky.social and Mikko Myrskylä.

DM me if you want to know more, as I'm part of the project. Definitely DM me if you heard of conformal prediction

www.vaestoliitto.fi/en/news/post...
Postdoctoral Researchers in Demography and Population Projections
The Population Research Institute (PRI) at Väestöliitto – Family Federation of Finland and the University of Helsinki invite applications for three positions as Postdoctoral research fellow to study…
www.vaestoliitto.fi
October 27, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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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.
October 22, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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We have a fantastic line-up of panel speakers - Christina Dragon, Fernanda Fortes de Lena, Onikepe Owolabi, and Kristopher Velasco - for our November FemQuant online event: Feminist Research and Data Activism in Political Turmoil. Sign up to join us on 5 Nov femquant.wordpress.com/seminar-seri...
October 23, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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We've created a starter pack for anyone interested in any form of pregnancy loss/endings

If you want to be added (or have suggestions for additions), please let us know

@keelinodonoghue.bsky.social, @maritahennessy.bsky.social

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November 9, 2024 at 9:26 AM
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#ICFP2025 is more important than ever: a space to champion evidence-based action and defend #SRHR. Connect with our researchers and join our side event on November 5th.

🔗 Guttmacher’s program: https://gu.tt/4737XvM
🔗 Side event registration: https://gu.tt/4owlSSi
October 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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The Introduction of the 2025 Issue of the @vypr.bsky.social is out! An overview of the 22 contributions on the interplay between population diversity, social inequality, and the causes and consequences of socio-economic status (SES) differences in demographic behaviour.
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Vienna Yearbook of Population Research 2025
The Vienna Yearbook of Population Research is an open access journal that features contributions addressing population trends as well as a broad range of theoretical and methodological issues in popul...
https://austriaca.at/?arp=0x0040e0d3§0x0040e0d1
October 22, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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📢 CREST & ENSAE Paris (IP Paris) are hiring an Assistant/Associate Professor in Computational Sociology starting Sept 2026!
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🧠 Quantitative & computational focus
🌍 Open to all
📅 Apply by Jan 31 2026 → recruitment@ensae.fr
#AcademicJobs #Sociology #HiPARIS #CREST
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October 17, 2025 at 5:40 AM