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June 16, 2016 | Interview
Since April 2016, Roland Rau has been heading the new MPIDR research group "Mathematical and Actuarial Demography". In this interview, he explains why it is important to return to the origins of demography. more
June 06, 2016 | Rostocks Eleven
Single parents get ill notably more often than mothers who have a partner at their side. MPIDR-researcher Mine Kühn has investigated why this is so. She found out that a job worked full-time of all positively affects the health of these women. more
April 28, 2016 | In the press
Women outlive men in almost all countries. The genders are converging but some differences will remain, says MPIDR-researcher Anna Oksuzyan in an article on sueddeutsche.de about her research. more
April 20, 2016 | Demografische Forschung aus Erster Hand
Unmarried births are becoming the norm in Western Europe, but their share is falling in Eastern Europe as a study by MPIDR researcher Sebastian Klüsener shows. more
April 19, 2016 | Suessmilch Lecture
On April 26, Annette Baudisch from the University of Southern Denmark, Odense, will give a lecture at the MPIDR. She will explain how a shift in perspective on individuals and populations opens new directions in mathematical demography. more
April 06, 2016
On April 1, André Schmandke took over as chief research coordinator of the MPIDR. Prior to his new position, the 33-year-old had headed the Max Planck International Research Network on Aging for two years. more
April 06, 2016
On April 1, Beatrice Michaelis took over as head of the Max Planck International Research Network on Aging (MaxNetAging). The 36-year-old came from the “Young Academy” in Berlin, where she worked as a research coordinator. more
March 29, 2016 | New Publication
After years of stagnation, life expectancy for women in Denmark is increasing again. A new study published today in PNAS by MPIDR researchers explains the reasons for this increase. more
March 22, 2016 | PAA 2016
Several MPIDR researchers will present their work at the Meeting of the Population Association of America, which takes place in Washington, D.C., from March 31 – April 2. The Institute will also have an exihibition booth. more
March 05, 2016
MPIDR Chief Research Coordinator Frans Willekens turns 70 on March 5. The staff at the MPIDR wish him a Happy Birthday! more