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August 23, 2013

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On August 22, Sandra Krapf from the Laboratory of Economic and Social Demography successfully defended her dissertation at the University of Rostock. In her thesis Sandra Krapf investigated if childcare provision has an effect on fertility behavior more

August 11, 2013

MPIDR at the International Population Conference

The International Population Conference,will take place in Busan, South Korea from 26- 31 August, 2013.Please find below a list  of all MPIDR-researchers participating at the conference and their contributions to the meeting more

August 08, 2013

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MPIDR-Researcher Iain Ridgway has come second in a half marathon held as part of the “Rostock Marathon Night”. He covered 21.5 kilometers in 1:17:44 hours more

July 31, 2013

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As the first occupational trainee of the MPIDR, Ralf Behrendt has successfully qualified as IT specialist in July more

July 25, 2013

1.3 Million Euro Grant for Mikko Myrskylä

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MPIDR-researcher Mikko Myrskylä receives a 1.3 million euro grant from the European Research Council for a research project on the health consequences of increasing age at  parenthood. more

July 24, 2013 | Poster Award

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During the 28th International Workshop on Statistical Modelling  Ph.D. student Silvia Rizzi won the Toyota Motor Corporation Award for the best student poster more

July 17, 2013 | New Publication

For the first time, higher life expectancy is reported for East Germany

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 For the first time, women in the East between the ages of 50 and 64 have lower mortality than women in the West more

July 12, 2013

Poster Award for Christine Schnor

Ph.D. student Christine Schnor was awarded a poster prize during the international workshop “Life Course Transition after Separation“ more

July 04, 2013

Mikko Myrskylä has been appointed full professor at LSE

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MPIDR-researcher Mikko Myrskylä has been appointed full professor at the London School of Economics. He will take up his new position in the Department of Social Policy in September. more

June 20, 2013

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On June 19, Boris Kramer from the Laboratory of Evolutionary Biodemography successfully defended his dissertation at the University of Mainz. His Ph.D. research focused on the lifespan of eusocial insects. more

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