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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
April 01, 2015 | News | Süßmilch Lecture
On April 14, 2015, demographer and statistician Griffith Feeney will give a lecture at the MPIDR. He will address problems demographers face when investigating demographic issues in developing countries. more
March 19, 2015 | News
Former MPIDR-researcher Anne-Kristin Kuhnt has received a prize for young researchers at this year’s Annual Meeting of the German Society for Demography (DGD). more
February 21, 2015 | News | Supercentenarians
140 years ago, on February 21, 1875, Jeanne Calment was born in the town of Arles, southern France. She died in 1997 at the ripe age of 122, with the longest confirmed human lifespan at record. Why she lived that long is a puzzle to researchers. more
February 10, 2015 | News
In a new study, MPIDR-researcher Olga Grigorieva has shown that people with higher education are less likely to use long-term care than people with lower education. more
February 04, 2015 | News
The MPIDR welcomes the new cohort of the MaxNetAging Research School. Since February 2, 2015, 12 participants from six countries have been staying at the Institute for six months. more
February 03, 2015 | News
On January 27, MPIDR-researcher Maarten Wensink has successfully defended his PhD thesis at the University of Leiden, Netherlands. In his dissertation, he evaluated current theories on the evolutionary basis of aging. more
January 09, 2015 | News
On January 8, 2015, former MPIDR-researcher Felix Rößger has successfully defended his PhD thesis at the University of Rostock. In his dissertation, he focused on migration processes, taking a demographic perspective. more
December 18, 2014 | News
On December 17, MPIDR-researcher Tomasz F. Wrycza has successfully defended his PhD at the University of Rostock. His doctoral work provides the mathematical foundations for an approach to aging that is still new. more
December 10, 2014 | Defo News
Read in the new issue of “Demografische Forschung Aus Erster Hand“ what factors affect the stability of marriage, why academics are having more children again, and who decides on the number of children to have – the man or the woman? more