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March 11, 2012 | News | Suessmilch Lecture
Economist Christian Dustmann from University College London will give a lecture at the MPIDR addressing the question “Why don´t we like immigration?” more
March 05, 2012 | News | New Publication
MPIDR researcher Vladimir Shkolnikovhas published a book about life expectancy and causes of death in Ukraine. The book traces a century of European history. more
February 27, 2012 | News
On this date 350 years ago, John Graunt presented to the Royal Society in London the first life tables. This date is considered the birthday of demography. more
February 21, 2012 | News | City of Young Scientists 2013
Rostock and Jena are the finalists in the annual competition. The prize is awarded to cities that have made exceptional efforts to get young people interested in science. more
February 14, 2012 | News
Karin Tesching has defended her thesis successfully at the University of Stockholm. She analysed the interrelations between a woman’s educational trajectory and her childbearing behaviour. more
February 06, 2012 | News
Eva Kibele will be awarded the Young Investigator Award of the German Society for Demography. She investigated mortality on a regional-level. more
February 03, 2012 | News | In the Press
The geriatrician Desmond O´Neill has published an article about this year's MaxNetAging conference in the Irish Times. He was impressed by the diversity of the research areas presented at the conference and the international nature of the meeting. more
January 30, 2012 | News | In the Press
The publication of MPIDR-researcher Emilio Zagheni on the CO2 emissions of people of different ages has been widely perceived in the international media. "Don´t be middle-aged," concludes the Economist for example. more
January 16, 2012 | News | New Publication
Stepfamilies are disadvantaged economically in France and West Germany, but not in the East, finds MPIDR researcher Michaela Kreyenfeld. more
January 10, 2012 | News
How is our brain aging? How was aging perceived in former cultures? These are topics MaxNetAging Researchers are dealing with. In mid-January they will be meeting at their annual conference. more