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May 16, 2012 | News | Event

Workshop on Evolutionary Demography

From June 6-8, a workshop on evolutionary demography will take place at the MPIDR. The aim of the organizers is to bring together scientists who are working in this growing field of research. more

May 15, 2012 | News | Poster award

How influenza pandemics spread

CDC / Cynthia Goldsmith

MPIDR-Researchers Carlo Giovanni Camarda and Jim Oeppen have been awarded a prize for their poster showing a new approach to the analysis of influenza pandemics. more

April 27, 2012 | News | In the Press

Is Aging evitable?

In an interview with academiaNet MPIDR researcher Annette Baudisch explains why it is important to distinguish between the pace and shape of aging. more

April 13, 2012 | News | In the Press

Family structures in Eastern Germany are similar to those found in Scandinavia

“Family structures in Eastern Germany are in many respects more modern than those in Western Germany,” MPIDR researcher Michaela Kreyenfeld said in an interview with the news agency dpa. more

April 11, 2012 | News | New Publication

HIV destroys family structures

iStock: iStockphoto.com / THEGIFT777

AIDS orphans in Zimbabwe are suffering due to the dissolution of the traditional family network, according to a simulation that modeled the population development of the country. more

March 30, 2012 | News

Max-Planck-Fellowship for Nandita Saika

Indian demographer Nandita Saika has been awarded with the Max-Planck-India Fellowship. more

March 28, 2012 | Defo News

Do you know how many children will be born?

Read in the new issue of „Demografische Forschung aus erster Hand“ about why female Turkish immigrants in Germany are getting children less often, and why the birth rate in Germany could be higher than previously thought. more

March 27, 2012 | News

Rostock to become City of Young Researchers 2013

Brigitte Wegner / Fotolia.de

Having entered the competition with the slogan "We produce wind", Rostock has beaten runner-up Jena. The city will receive up to 65.000 euros in prize money. more

March 21, 2012 | News | New Publication

How old is that animal?

BaSTA Film / MPIDR, Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Field ecologists are facing data problems as data sets often have large gaps. A new program developed by MPIDR researchers closes the gap. more

March 11, 2012 | News | Suessmilch Lecture

Why don´t we like immigration?

Economist Christian Dustmann from University College London will give a lecture at the MPIDR addressing the question “Why don´t we like immigration?” more

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