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July 10, 2015 | News | Save The Date
On September 1, the European Doctoral School of Demography celebrates its 10th birthday. The program will include a symposium on education as well as opportunities for young scholars to meet with eminent demographers to discuss their research plans and scientific career development. more
July 10, 2015 | News | Save the date
The Rostocker Ring is an initiative that helps friends, alumni, and current members of the MPIDR to stay in touch. The 3rd Conference of the Rostocker Ring will take place on August 31. more
July 07, 2015 | News
A new study shows that the satisfaction levels of parents depend not only on the number of children they have, but also on the point in time when they start a family. more
July 01, 2015 | News
On July 1, MPIDR doctoral candidate Oliver Wisser successfully defended his doctoral dissertation. In his work, he refined a mathematical model that can be used by demographers to describe mortality. The goal of the work was to reflect better the gender-specific differences in mortality. more
June 30, 2015 | Defo News
In our new issue of “Demografische Forschung Aus Erster Hand,” read about which destinations migrants are choosing as they seek their fortune, and how parents are finding happiness. more
June 17, 2015 | News
On June 17, former MPIDR researcher Christine Schnor received the Otto Hahn Medal for her PhD dissertation. The medal was awarded at the Annual Meeting of the Max Planck Society, and came with a cash prize of 7,500 euros. more
June 04, 2015 | News | Rostock´s Eleven
How many children we get and when we get them is not just a conscious decision made during adulthood. This was shown by MPIDR-researcher Katharina Wolf, taking the example of Turkish female migrants who had spent their childhood in Turkey and their youth in Germany. more
June 01, 2015 | News
On May 29, 2015, Swedish Lund University has awarded an honorary doctorate in economy to MPIDR-Director James W. Vaupel. more
May 20, 2015 | News | Call for Papers
On October 28-30, a workshop on the individual decision-making process will take place at the MPIDR. Paper proposal can be submitted until July 15. more
May 12, 2015 | News
At this year's Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, MPIDR-researcher Sebastian Klüsener has been awarded a prize for a research poster. The research project addresses the question of why various social groups experience demographic change at different pace – temporally and spatially. more