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Call for Papers!

Submit your paper for the conference: 'Kinship Structures, Dynamics and Inequalities', taking place on 8 and 9 June 2026 @mpidr.bsky.social in Rostock organized by @demography.bsky.social, @iussp.bsky.social +coll.
Deadline: 21 January 2026
www.demogr.mpg.de/go/kinship-conference
November 6, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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📢Job Offer‼️New Max Planck Research Group on Reproductive Ageing
Interview with D. Susie Lee 이수지 Leader of the Group:
https://www.demogr.mpg.de/go/RGRA
Job:
https://www.demogr.mpg.de/en/career_6122/jobs_fellowships_1910/postdoc_research_scientist_in_the_reproductive_ageing_research_group_14844/
November 19, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Gaza: Study Reveals Unprecedented Losses of Life & Life Expectancy
Researchers from MPIDR & the Centre for Demographic Studies (CED) investigated the impact of the conflict in Gaza on mortality. Life expectancy 2024 fell to nearly half the level expected without the war. www.demogr.mpg.de/go/GazaLE
November 25, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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💡[SPOTLIGHT] 💡Too Many Men, Too Few Women
Research by Henrik Schubert & @cdudel.bsky.social shows that regional partner markets —particularly the ratio of ♂️ to ♀️ in the relevant age & educational groups — significantly influence childlessness among men in Finland.
www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_even...
A map of Finland showing the individual regions in different colors. The colors indicate the extent of childlessness among men in these regions. The map refers to men aged 45, born between 1968 and 1975. Childlessness is expressed as a percentage.
September 16, 2025 at 6:29 AM
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🚨Job Offer🚨PhD Student Position
The @lshtm.bsky.social, in partnership with the @mpidr.bsky.social is opening an 18-month Research Assistant position, with the successful candidate embarking on a PhD program at LSHTM.
www.demogr.mpg.de/en/career_61...
@ezagheni.bsky.social #phd #jobs #demography
September 8, 2025 at 6:47 AM
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‼️Free IDEM 187 Course‼️
Topics in Digital and Computational Demography
📅3-7 November 2025
💻Online 💸no tuition fee
📝Application deadline: 28 September 2025
www.demogr.mpg.de/go/idem2025

@imprs-phds.bsky.social @mpidr.bsky.social @conteristo.bsky.social @ezagheni.bsky.social @j-d-klein.bsky.social
September 10, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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🚨Open Positions!🚨
Postdoc/Research Scientist Positions
Migration | Population Dynamics | Computational Demography
Application Deadline: Oct 10, 2025
See job description here:
www.demogr.mpg.de/en/career_61...
#Postdoc #Jobs
@ezagheni.bsky.social @perrottadaniela.bsky.social @ugobas.bsky.social
August 28, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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Do you know somebody who isn't yet a fan of #demography? Send them episode 1 of "Certain Futures": a new podcast with our amazing experts from "FutuRes" project.

certain-futures.podigee.io

With: Jakub Bijak, U Southampton, Alexia Fürnkranz-Prskawetz, Miguel Sánchez-Romero, TU Wien. Host: Dan Stern
Colorful illustration of a person with an abacus for a head, holding a stork and a skull. Copy reads: Certain Futures, Episode 1
August 21, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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👓Recommended Reading📚Facebook Ads for Scientific Data Collection? @jdonzowa.bsky.social Z.Zindel & S.Kühne investigated how ad design influences quality of survey responses. Ads explicitly referencing specific topics generate more clicks but lower-quality responses:
www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_even...
August 27, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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#LifeExpectancy rose rapidly in the first half of the 20th century. But will those born between 1939 and 2000 benefit from these rapid gains in #longevity? A recent study suggests that none of these #generations will reach 100 years of age on average. 1/2 www.demogr.mpg.de/go/LifeExpectancy2025
August 26, 2025 at 6:43 AM
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#Stellenausschreibung #Jobangebot
Mitarbeiter*in Veranstaltungsorganisation & Hausdienste (m/w/d)
Deadline: 8. September 2025
@mpidr.bsky.social in Rostock sucht zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt ein*e Mitarbeiter*in Veranstaltungsorganisation & Hausdienste (m/w/d).
www.demogr.mpg.de/de/karriere_...
July 30, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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In spring Henrik Schubert, Research Scientist @mpidr.bsky.social spent two months at the United Nations Population Division in New York.
This is part two of our MPIDR on Tour blog about his stay. Enjoy Henrik’s vibrant storytelling!
www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_even...
July 24, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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In spring 2025, Henrik Schubert, Research Scientist at the MPIDR spent two months at the United Nations Population Division in New York.
This MPIDR on Tour blog about his stay comes in two parts. Enjoy Henrik’s vibrant storytelling. A highly recommended read!
www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_even...
July 17, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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Unfortunately, the link in the post is broken. So please follow this one:
www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_even...
MPIDR - New IUSSP Panel on Kinship Structures, Dynamics and Inequalities
We are happy to announce that the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP) has recently created the Scientific Panel Kinship Structures, Dynamics and Inequalities, chaired by...
www.demogr.mpg.de
July 11, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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🚅🛫🛄 Australia, brace yourself! MPIDR Alpaka Max & colleagues are setting off on their journey Down Under. We look forward to meeting you at #IPC2025! Safe Travels!
@conteristo.bsky.social @philippdierker.bsky.social
@aledinal.bsky.social @isamarinetti.bsky.social @thiagomalaguth.bsky.social
July 11, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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Kinderplanung und Gesundheit von Migrant*innen
Die neue Ausgabe (Nr. 02/2025) von Demografische Forschung Aus Erster Hand, dem demografischen Newsletter mit verständlich aufgearbeiteten Ergebnissen der aktuellen Forschung, ist erschienen.
demografische-forschung.org
July 1, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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🆕📰Rapid Demographic Changes Reshape Family Structures: Accelerated demographic change is creating significant differences in the number of relatives between peers of similar ages shows a study by @shajiang.bsky.social et al. in @readdemography.bsky.social. www.demogr.mpg.de/go/rapidchange
July 2, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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🔦[SPOTLIGHT] Should you Claim Your #Pension Early or Wait? Retiring later increases the monthly pension amount in the US. @shajiang.bsky.social et al. have investigated whether this is optimal, given the uncertainties surrounding #LifeSpan. What they found:
www.demogr.mpg.de/go/USApension
June 25, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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#IPC2025 🦘🐨 We are getting ready!
Workshop:
𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮
📅12 July 2025
🕐1pm-4pm
🗺️University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Organizers:
Carolina Coimbra Vieira & @ebrusanliturk.bsky.social
@mpidr.bsky.social
Info:
ipc2025.iussp.org/cms/wp-conte...
June 23, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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👓Recommended Reading📚 #Basketball, #Physics, and #Demography in one paper? Can we predict Steph Curry’s next move on the court? Boris Barron @mpidr.bsky.social & his colleagues @cornelluniversity.bsky.social analyze detailed positional info of players in #NBA games. www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_even...
June 20, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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We welcome the participants of this years Population & Social Data Science Summer Incubator Program 2025!
We put together a video of our favorite places in and around Rostock for them to explore during the summer. After all, great research requires awesome breaks. www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_even...
June 4, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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🚨Job Offer🚨
St Andrews–Max Planck PhD Studentship in Population, Health and Data Science
3.5-year St Andrews–Max Planck PhD studentship in Population, Health and Data Science.
Deadline: June 11
@mpidr.bsky.social @uniofstandrews.bsky.social @imprs-phds.bsky.social
www.demogr.mpg.de/en/career_61...
May 23, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Ever wonder what demographers do when they are not "demographing"? Sometimes they run! 🏃‍♂️ 🏃‍♂️ 🏃‍♂️ 🏃‍♀️ 🏃‍♀️ 🏃‍♀️
Yesterday Team Tempo-Effects represented the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) at the Rostocker Citylauf. Along the course they had the best MPIDR fans ever!
Go MPIDR!
May 19, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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Science Night in #Rostock! We were delighted by the level of interest in #demography among the people of Rostock. The room was packed, and we even had to set up extra chairs.
The hand strength measurement was also a big success!
Thanks to all our guests & to our host - the University of Rostock.
May 16, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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Open call for Associate Editors at our journal!! To find out more about requirements and application procedures 👀 here www.demographic-research.org/files/Call_f...
May 9, 2025 at 1:18 PM