.William Viney examines the projectification of academic research and argues for critical responses to the normalisation of casualised work cultures in medical humanities funding schemes thepolyphony.org/2024/06/18/med…

I think Department of Health needs to look into the marketing/advertising strategies used by private fertility clinics/providers & implement better regulation...some of their social media/online content is questionable

And, for what it's worth, the evidence does NOT support the idea that AN in adolescence (and resultant secondary amenorrhea) contributes to infertility in adulthood. So... not an effective scare tactic and also not true. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.100… sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

As someone who does ethnographic and interview-based work, I'm always concerned with issues of confidentiality and data protection of communities I study. For these reasons, I developed a short bibliography of materials to develop Composite Narratives: docs.google.com/document/d/1dv…

Register for The Preconception EMCR Network 2024 Conference. Where Jayne Walker will be presenting about the insights from a pilot study exploring preconception health. 🗓️ Thursday 14 November 11am - 4.30pm (BST) 📍Leicester & online 🔗bit.ly/3XT1Xkq

The data are in! The total fertility rate in Canada reached a new low in 2023 at 1.26 births per woman. We now have "lowest low" fertility here, defined as being below 1.3 births per woman, as we see in Japan, S Korea, Italy and Spain. StatsCan report: www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quoti…

"race is a meaningful facet of social class for many respondents, in particular 'lower class' people were more frequently seen as people of color and 'upper class' people more frequently seen as White." link.springer.com/article/10.100…

I’m super nervous to peer review a paper for the first time in my area! :0

It’s not just heart disease — other conditions that are often missed in women thetimes.com/article/737d53…

Hmm… thoughts? An exploration of physics envy with implications for desiderata of psychology theories. buff.ly/4dpv8BG

Patient involvement in development of medical curriculums is less common than in their delivery. Amber Bennett-Weston and colleagues argue that greater patient involvement would benefit both patients and doctors bmj.com/content/386/bm…

"Wisdom may appear to be shaped by cultural differences, but the core aspects of what makes someone wise are largely the same across cultures... Contrary to widespread stereotypes, people recognise wisdom in a similar way across east & west, south & north."theconversation.com/what-makes-a-p…

Doing a systematic review and meta-analysis for the first time? Check out this useful guide: A 24‑step guide on how to design, conduct, and successfully publish a systematic review and meta‑analysis in medical research link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Are you an early-mid career researcher with an interest in reproductive and maternal health? Join us for our #HiPPP_EMRC Annual Research Conference in October. Registrations are still open ➡️ eventbrite.com.au/e/2024-hybrid-…

Our next SEEN virtual postgrad/doc meet up is this Thurs, Oct 3rd at 4pm BST... We'll spend a bit of time discussing writing abstracts for the World Congress on Endometriosis before more general open and informal discussion/sharing/networking

📢Passionate about reproductive health? Join our Independent Advisory Group! We're looking for individuals to provide valuable feedback and help shape the unit’s success. Express your interest by October 21st: ucl.ac.uk/health/health-… #ReproductiveHealth #AdvisoryGroup #Research

It's International Day of Older Persons The world is living longer, but not necessarily healthier. Across all regions, millions of older people are still experiencing unmet care needs. To make the most of our longer lives, transform the way we care: bit.ly/4duNIIA

⭐️Registration now open for Nov 2024 training courses!⭐️ ➡️Supervising a qualitative or mixed-methods PhD (20 Nov, online) - Nicola Morant & Helena Joffe ➡️Theory in qualitative research (29 Nov, online) - Julia Bailey & Tom Witney Register: ucl.ac.uk/qualitative-he…

🤔 "Am I ready to review someone else’s research?" This question is common among early career researchers (ECRs) as they step into peer review for the first time. 👇Discover how 2️⃣ Early career researchers navigated peer reviewing in our latest blog spkl.io/6015fzNy1

"The Politics and Ethics of Representation in Qualitative Research: Addressing Moments of Discomfort" An excellent, #Free2DownloadAndRead collection by The Critical Methodologies Collective. taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-edit/…