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January 16, 2012 | New Publication
Stepfamilies are disadvantaged economically in France and West Germany, but not in the East, finds MPIDR researcher Michaela Kreyenfeld. more
January 10, 2012
How is our brain aging? How was aging perceived in former cultures? These are topics MaxNetAging Researchers are dealing with. In mid-January they will be meeting at their annual conference. more
January 06, 2012
At the opening event of the “Caravan of Science” (Wissenskarawane) on January 17 at the MPIDR school students can visit the institute and to get insights into the work of demographic researchers. more
December 14, 2011
The 9th Supercentenarian Workshop will be held in Rome on May 11-12, 2012. The workshop is dedicated to the study of people aged 110 years and older. more
December 09, 2011 | Suessmilch Lecture
On December 13, Anna Cabré from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona will give a lecture at the MPIDR on a Historical Demography project in Barcelona. more
December 02, 2011 | Suessmilch Lecture
On December 6, the demographer Nico W. Keilman from the University of Oslo will give a lecture at the MPIDR. more
December 01, 2011
On November 30, MPIDR Research fellow Anika Rasner defended her doctoral thesis at the TU Berlin. Among other things, she looks at the impact of marriage and divorce on the amount of pension women receive. more
November 23, 2011
MPIDR Director James W. Vaupel has been awarded the renowned European Latsis Prize by the European Science Foundation. more
November 19, 2011
Former Guest Researcher Nandita Saikia was awarded for a study about life expectancy in India conducted during her stay at the MPIDR. more
November 15, 2011 | Obituary
The former Head of the Office of Information Systems and Services of the MPIDR Nancy Vaupel passed away November 11. more