Felix C. Tropf

Achtung! Deadline approaching the end of this week!

Interested in using polygenic scores (PGS) in social science or health research? We are running a 2-day intensive short course @stats_UCL (20–21 April 2026): tinyurl.com/5n6hwyxy. Ideal for all quantitative researcher across Social and Health Sciences! Get started!

@RondaLoPsych @stats_UCL Apologies! ucl.ac.uk/short-courses/…

@fctropf @stats_UCL the link isnt working! could you send a working one, im interested

🚨 PhD Fellow opening @UniOslo: Join a top team exploring men's health + family dynamics in the ERC HOMME project! 3-4 yrs, quantitative background (psych, soc, econ), rich Norwegian population data. Deadline 31 March 2026. jobbnorge.no/en/available-j…

Do you like social science genetics and Italy as much as I do? Then you'll love this: abstract deadline for the ESSGN Conference (May 21-22) in Bologna has been extended till the end of this week! ... and attendance is free! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

🚨 New fully-funded DPhil studentship 🎓 Research British hacking & cybercrime 💻🔐 supervised by Associate Prof Jonathan Lusthaus. Open to home & overseas students. 📅 Deadline: 3 March 2026 📍 Start: Oct 2026 Apply now! ⬇️ sociology.ox.ac.uk/event/research…

PhD position in Norway Focus: Using artificial intelligence (AI) to study intrinsic capacity - the combined physical and mental abilities that allow people to function and thrive as they age. 2411.webcruiter.no/Main2/Recruit/… Dr Zotcheva leads the project and I am a co-supervisor.

🚀New #OpenAccess! Using new data on the establishment of Norwegian colleges 1969–1992 linked to individual register data, #AF_Rogne #TK_Knutsen #J_Modalsli revisit the role of local access to higher education in shaping gendered educational outcomes! 🔓doi.org/10.1093/esr/jc…

ASA methodology mid year meeting will be hosted at University of Toronto this year on April 24-25. Submission ddl March 5 @ASAnews @AsaMethodology

In “A Profile of Great-Grandparenthood in the U.S.,” @margolis_r & @AVerdery find rates of great-grandparenthood for older cohorts are stable bc of ↑ life expectancy & postponed fertility, but rates for younger cohorts are lower. @westernuSocSci @icds_psu

In 2035, 50% of the NHS d- patient interactions are supposed to be genetically informed. Festival of genomics and biodata in London.

Welcoming the rising star of sociogenomics in London. Thanks for sharing a meal @FuruyaShiro @Harvard @CLScohorts.

One more week before the deadline of the Amsterdam UMC Fellowship (= €750k + tenure track): werkenbij.amsterdamumc.org/en/nieuws/tran…

Behavioral, social and health scientists: if you’d like to combine social and genetic data, this is for you: shorturl.at/8gUcu. This course in London features all aspects from data collection to model estimation in cohort data - and the incredible Tim Morris as instructor.

📢 We're looking for a full-time Research Assistant to work with Prof Ozan Aksoy on a project evaluating the DfE's Fundamental British Values initiative. Perfect for those who've done an undergrad in sociology, politics or economics! 🔗➡️ my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecruit…

Nice commentary by @fctropf reflecting on our study on not having sex: pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn… (for full study, see quoted tweet below)

🆕@laui_silva @fctropf @_twolfram explore how neighbourhood deprivation interacts with genes in shaping academic achievement! By boosting motivation, better neighbourhoods decreases the gap between individuals with high and low predisposition! #openaccess doi.org/10.1093/esr/jc…

@elisabettadecao @ERC_Research Incredible news! Bravissimo! :) Congratulations!

That’s it, I GOT IT!!! Uncovering the Roots of Harsh Parenting (HARSH) has been funded by @ERC_Research #ERCCoG!! 🎉🎉🎉 This victory is for the 2 most amazing women in my life: my daughter and my mom—because where there’s a will, there’s a way. [1/n]

Another incredible opportunity for a faculty position in (socio)genomics @LifeAtPurdue careers.purdue.edu/job/Assistant-…