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January 11, 2021
Researchers at the data lab developed the Short Term Mortality Fluctuations database (STMF) – providing internationally comparable Covid-19 related data. To continue this timely work they have now received funding from the German Volkswagen Foundation. more
December 17, 2020 | Season’s Greetings
We wish all of our employees, alumni, and those associated with our Institute happy holidays and a wonderful start to 2021, a year hopefully less influenced by the pandemic. more
December 09, 2020 | Prize for Excellent Paper
A paper on parental well-being in the U.S. by Daniela Negraia and a colleague was granted the newly established award in the name of former MPIDR director Jan Hoem. more
December 03, 2020 | Interview
A new field of research has emerged. Computational Social Science is an interdisciplinary area combining computing and social sciences. Demography is at the very heart of it. In this interview, Samin Aref, computer scientist at MPIDR, introduces us to the new field. more
November 18, 2020 | Interview
In October and November five women started their research projects at the MPIDR in Rostock. They work in fields like statistics, migration and population health. more
October 29, 2020 | Award ceremony
The Finnish Demographic Society has awarded MPIDR Director Mikko Myrskylä an honorary prize for advancing the field of demographic research. The award was presented during a virtual ceremony. more
October 14, 2020 | Postdoc Stipend
Thanks to the funding from the foundation, Viorela Diaconu will further expand her research at MPIDR. She investigates socioeconomic inequalities in mortality among the elderly in Europe. more
September 30, 2020 | Welcome to the MPIDR
How do people spend their time throughout a typical day? And how to collect data about it? That is what Gordon Rinderknecht, new researcher at the Digital and Computational Demography Lab drives most in his research. In Rostock, he likes the architecture and the view from his office the most; and German bread. more
September 17, 2020 | Welcome to the MPIDR
In September five PhD students from five countries started their research projects at the MPIDR in Rostock. They work in fields like population health, fertility and digital demography. more
September 16, 2020 | Welcome to the MPIDR
How do families support each other across generations with monetary and material gifts in different countries? Ole Hexel, new researcher at MPIDR, is investigating these and other questions. Born and raised in Rostock, he loves the Baltic Sea at all seasons. more