Evolutionary Demography Group

A Conversation piece co-written by Rebecca Sear, with Joe Tomkins and Wade Hazel, on a recent publication of theirs about twinning

https://theconversation.com/not-all-twins-are-identical-and-thats-been-an-evolutionary-puzzle-until-now-138209

A second post from Rebecca Sear on the Royal Society webpages about good practice in peer review

Sophie Hedges was asked to write up one of her PhD papers for the IUSSP online magazine, N-IUSSP. Here’s a summary: “Fostering is common throughout sub-Saharan Africa, but the motivations for fostering and consequences for fostered children remain unclear. In northern Tanzania, Sophie Hedges, Rebecca Sear, Jim Todd, Mark Urassa, and David W. Lawson find that fostered children suffer minimal educational disadvantages, even when orphaned, and argue that strong family networks and children’s work contributions make fostering beneficial for foster carers and children alike.”

http://www.niussp.org/article/earning-their-keep-fostering-education-and-work-in-tanzania/

Rebecca Sear was asked to write up some ‘tips for good practice in peer review’ for the Royal Society website for peer review week: “The theme of Peer Review Week 2019 is ‘Quality in peer review’. We spoke to Dr Rebecca Sear, Head of the Department of Population Health at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and member of the Editorial Board of our journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, about this topic. Rebecca has developed a training course on ‘Good practice in peer review,’ which she presents to students at her institution.”

Tips for good practice in peer review