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April 27, 2012 | In the Press
In an interview with academiaNet MPIDR researcher Annette Baudisch explains why it is important to distinguish between the pace and shape of aging. more
April 13, 2012 | In the Press
“Family structures in Eastern Germany are in many respects more modern than those in Western Germany,” MPIDR researcher Michaela Kreyenfeld said in an interview with the news agency dpa. more
April 11, 2012 | New Publication
AIDS orphans in Zimbabwe are suffering due to the dissolution of the traditional family network, according to a simulation that modeled the population development of the country. more
March 30, 2012
Indian demographer Nandita Saika has been awarded with the Max-Planck-India Fellowship. more
March 27, 2012
Having entered the competition with the slogan "We produce wind", Rostock has beaten runner-up Jena. The city will receive up to 65.000 euros in prize money. more
March 21, 2012 | New Publication
Field ecologists are facing data problems as data sets often have large gaps. A new program developed by MPIDR researchers closes the gap. more
March 11, 2012 | Suessmilch Lecture
Economist Christian Dustmann from University College London will give a lecture at the MPIDR addressing the question “Why don´t we like immigration?” more
March 05, 2012 | New Publication
MPIDR researcher Vladimir Shkolnikovhas published a book about life expectancy and causes of death in Ukraine. The book traces a century of European history. more
February 27, 2012
On this date 350 years ago, John Graunt presented to the Royal Society in London the first life tables. This date is considered the birthday of demography. more
February 21, 2012 | City of Young Scientists 2013
Rostock and Jena are the finalists in the annual competition. The prize is awarded to cities that have made exceptional efforts to get young people interested in science. more