News & Press Releases

February 01, 2013

New Max Planck Odense Center has been opened

On January 31 was the official opening of the new Max-Planck Center on the Biodemography of Aging. more

January 31, 2013 | New Research Project

How will families look like in the future?

A new research project will investigate how family structures in Europe are changing. MPIDR researcher Michaela Kreyenfeld is participating in the project. more

January 29, 2013 | Suessmilch Lecture

Changing living arrangements

Demographer Jane Falkingham from the University of Southampton will give a lecture at the MPIDR titled “Changing living arrangements across the live course; a focus on the UK” more

January 25, 2013

Caravan of Science 2013

At the opening event of the “Caravan of Science” (Wissenskarawane) on January 28 at the MPIDR school students can visit the institute and to get insights into the work of demographic researchers.

A new Max Planck Center opens in Denmark

The Max Planck Society, in association with Syddansk University, has established a center for research on the biodemography of aging. MPIDR Director James W. Vaupel will head up the center, which opens on January 31, 2013. more

January 18, 2013 | Suessmilch Lecture

Genetics and Demography

Sociologist Melinda Mills from the University of Groningen will give a lecture at the MPIDR titled “Fertile Frontiers: Towards genetically-informed demographic research to study fertility” more

January 15, 2013 | New Research Project

From disparities in mortality trends to future health challenges

Why do some countries experience continuous improvements in health and survival while others are lagging behind? A French-German team of scientists aims to answer this question more

January 07, 2013 | New Publication

France is growing while Germany is shrinking

In the future, fewer people will live in Germany than in its neighbor to the west more

December 18, 2012 | New Publication

Family and Partnership in eastern and western Germany: Things staying different after all?

Twenty years into unification - and still, eastern and western Germans continue to have different living arrangements. Which are these? A book, co-edited by MPIDR-researcher Michaela Kreyenfeld, provides answers. more

November 06, 2012 | New Publication

Regional Mortality Differences in Germany

The MPIDR has published a new monograph in the "Demographic Research" series. In this book, author Eva Kibele researches and illustrates the distribution pattern of mortality risk in Germany. more