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October 16, 2012 | Lectures
Within the framework of the international Ph.D. program Demo-Doc, three renowned scientists will hold lectures on October 22 and 23 on well-being and happiness. The lectures are open to the public. more
October 08, 2012 | New Publication
Using demographic methods, ecologist Roberto Salguero-Gómez investigates desert plants to find out how vulnerable they are to climate change. The results of his newest study are surprising: Climate change may have a positive impact on some plants. more
September 04, 2012 | New Publication
Almost half of the Earth´s land surface is covered with deserts, savanna, and steppe. Nevertheless, these dryland ecosystems are only poorly investigated. MPIDR-researcher Roberto Salguero-Gomez has guest edited a theme issue on this topic. more
August 16, 2012 | Suessmilch Lecture
Sociologist Gøsta Esping-Andersen from the Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona will give a lecture at the MPIDR titled “Re-theorizing family demography” on August 23th. more
August 07, 2012 | Upcoming Publication
MPIDR researcher Saskia Hin has written a book that provides a new perspective on the population history of Italy during the late Roman Republic. more
July 31, 2012
MPIDR researcher Ekaterina Ogurtsova was awarded a prize for the best student presentation at the International Workshop on Statistical Modelling. more
July 23, 2012 | In the Press
MPIDR researcher Emilio Zagheni has shown that migration trends can be measured using e-mail traffic, a result widely covered in the media. more
July 17, 2012
Former MPIDR researcher Setsuya Fukuda has been awarded a prize by the Population Association of Japan for his paper investigating the home-leaving patterns of young adults in Japan. more
July 13, 2012
Virginia Zarulli from the Laboratory of Survival and Longevity has successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis at the University La Sapienza in Rome. more
July 10, 2012
Adam Lenart from the Laboratory of Survival and Longevity has successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis at the University of Rostock. He examined a mathematical model widely used to describe mortality in demographic research. more