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February 06, 2025 | New Faces at MPIDR
Since January, Kelsey Wright is a new member in the Laboratory of Fertility and Well-Being at the Department of Social Demography. In her research she focuses on family formation and fertility and how they are influenced by inequalities in society. She already had a wonderful start at the Institute with her smart, caring and fantastic coworkers. more
February 05, 2025 | New Faces at MPIDR
Benjamin Schlüter is a new member in the Laboratory of Population Dynamics and Sustainable Well-Being at the Department of Digital and Computational Demography. His research interest is particularly focused on health inequalities and vulnerable population groups like orphans. He likes to be close to a river and the sea in Rostock. more
January 29, 2025 | Latest Publications
Find out what new publications have been released in winter 2024/25. more
January 22, 2025
The International Max Planck Research School for Population, Health and Data Science (IMPRS-PHDS) has been made permanent by the Max Planck Society. This decision was announced at the Annual Academy, which took place from 4 to 6 December 2024. more
January 21, 2025 | Blog@MPIDR
MPIDR scientist Risto Conte Keivabu was part of a Max Planck Society delegation that attended COP29 as an observer last year. In this short blog, he summarises his impressions and insights from the trip. more
January 16, 2025 | Russia
Media reports say that many Russians wanted to leave their country after Russia's attack on Ukraine. But data to verify this are not available. A team of researchers has now leveraged a rarely used data source to examine whether this assumption can be proven by science. more
January 15, 2025 | Congratulations
Maria Gültzow from the Social Demography Department successfully defended her doctoral thesis on “Digging Deeper: Exploring mechanisms underlying subgroup variation in mental health” at Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam. more
January 13, 2025
Birth rates are declining in developed countries around the world, a trend often linked with economic and human progress. A study led by Henrik-Alexander Schubert of the MPIDR reveals that fertility rates can actually increase at high levels of human development, a pattern known as the "J-shape." However, this relationship appears to have shifted after 2010, possibly influenced by the 2007/08 economic recession and changing societal values. more
December 18, 2024 | Workshop
For the second time, the researchers of the Max Planck – University of Helsinki Center for Social Inequalities in Population Health met for their annual MaxHel Center meeting at the beginning of November, this year in Rostock. A total of 40 people from MPIDR and the University of Helsinki took part in the two-day event. more
December 18, 2024 | Season´s Greetings 2024
A look back shows that in 2024, the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) saw many accomplishments, scientific gatherings, and reasons to celebrate at the Institute. more