Happy diamond anniversary to the journal Population Studies!

Solving the evolutionary puzzle of twinning

Not all twins are identical, and that’s been an evolutionary puzzle until now

What makes a good or a bad peer review? Tips for excelling at reviewing

Following on from a previous post on ‘Tips for good practice in peer review’, this post gives some further thoughts [...]

Grandmothers and public health: unlocking the potential of older women to improve maternal and child health

In May, we organised a workshop at LSHTM aimed at raising the awareness of the importance of grandmothers in improving [...]

Tips for good practice in peer review

For peer review week, I co-wrote a post for the Royal Society with tips for good practice in peer review

Girls Who Grow Up Without Their Father Start Their Periods Earlier, Or Do They?

There is a curious finding well known in some academic disciplines: girls who grow up in households without a father [...]