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March 21, 2013 | Press Release
New MPIDR projections: In many developed countries the trend of falling cohort birth rates reverses. Women born in the 1970s will have more babies than previous cohorts. more
March 11, 2013 | News | In the Press
An article in the newspaper “Tagesspiegel” looks at longevity research at the MPIDR. It poses an important question that we have yet to fully answer: Why do we keep getting older? more
March 04, 2013 | Press Release
The global population may not stabilize at a level of 10 billion, as projections by the United Nations suggest. more
February 14, 2013 | News | Suessmilch Lecture
Albert Esteve from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) will give a lecture at the MPIDR entitled “The Second Demographic Transition in Latin America: are we seeing the first traces?” more
February 08, 2013 | News | Lecture
Sociologist Barbara Hofmann from the Institute for Employment Research (IAB) in Nuremberg will give a lecture at the MPIDR entitled “Labor market uncertainty and fertility” more
February 01, 2013 | News
On January 31 was the official opening of the new Max-Planck Center on the Biodemography of Aging. more
January 31, 2013 | News | New Research Project
A new research project will investigate how family structures in Europe are changing. MPIDR researcher Michaela Kreyenfeld is participating in the project. more
January 29, 2013 | News | Suessmilch Lecture
Demographer Jane Falkingham from the University of Southampton will give a lecture at the MPIDR titled “Changing living arrangements across the live course; a focus on the UK” more
January 25, 2013 | News
At the opening event of the “Caravan of Science” (Wissenskarawane) on January 28 at the MPIDR school students can visit the institute and to get insights into the work of demographic researchers.
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January 24, 2013 | News | The Biodemography of Aging
The Max Planck Society, in association with Syddansk University, has established a center for research on the biodemography of aging. MPIDR Director James W. Vaupel will head up the center, which opens on January 31, 2013. more