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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
May 06, 2015 | News
MPIDR researchers Alyson van Raalte and Vladimir M. Shkolnikov have been awarded a Poster Prize at this year's Meeting of the Population Association of America (PAA). The two researchers compared mortality data of industrialized countries in order to understand mortality differences among these countries. more
May 02, 2015 | News
MPIDR-director Jim Vaupel turns 70 on May 2. The MPIDR staff wish him a happy birthday! more
April 21, 2015 | News
Many MPIDR researchers will present their work at the Meeting of the Population Association of America, which takes place in San Diego from 30 April to 2 May. The Institute will also have an exihibition booth. more
April 20, 2015 | News
On April 14 2015, demographer and statistician Griffith Feeney held a lecture about the problems in developing countries demography at the MPIDR. more
April 14, 2015 | News
On April 13 Felix Ringelhan, a doctoral student at the MPIDR, has successfully defended his PhD. His dissertation focused on the aging processes of various basal animals, particularly Cnidaria. more
April 14, 2015 | Defo News
Read in the new issue of “Demografische Forschung Aus Erster Hand“ why retirees today are much more active than in the past and what advantages demographic change could bring us. more