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Elias Hofmann @eliashofmann.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Really enjoyed attending the Second International Workshop on Life Course Analysis, and presenting on the life satisfaction implications of undesired staying! 🏙️🌞 A big thank you to the wonderful organizers, support staff, presenters and attendees!🤩💪🤓

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Elias Hofmann @eliashofmann.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

This also marks the end of my three-month research stay at @uclgeography.bsky.social. I'm extremely grateful for the opportunity to spend time in London's academic ecosystem, for the great people I've met, to admin for making it possible, and especially to my gracious host, Rory Coulter!😃🗺💂🇬🇧

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Elias Hofmann @eliashofmann.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Last week, I participated in the #INAS2026 conference at @nuffieldlibrary.bsky.social: exciting research, thought-provoking discussions and keynotes, and great people! Thank you to the organizers, @aksoyundan.bsky.social David Kretschmer @awaldendorf.bsky.social @kasimirdederichs.bsky.social!🏰🤩

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Elias Hofmann @eliashofmann.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

What an incredible couple of weeks!😃🤓 On June 24, I presented my work on undesired staying and life satisfaction at @iseressex.bsky.social. A big thank you to Michaela Benzeval, Angelina Nazarova, and all those who took the time to meet with me before/after the presentation! 🌞📈

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Elias Hofmann @eliashofmann.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Had a great time last week at #EPC2026 in beautiful Bologna!🤩🇮🇹 Met great people, listened to inspiring presentations, looked at wonderful posters, and received spot-on feedback on my project on the well-being implications of undesired staying!🤓😃

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Elias Hofmann @eliashofmann.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Just attended a great workshop organized by Alberto Prati, Habtamu Ali Beshir and Hedvig Horvath at @ucl.ac.uk SSEES! 😃🤓 Inspiring talks, great feedback and exchange!🤩🤓 (and 🍕)

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Elias Hofmann @eliashofmann.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Last week arrived in London, and since yesterday officially at UCL!🤩 Looking forward to a stimulating and productive research stay in a beautiful city!📖🤓📈

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Elias Hofmann @eliashofmann.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Exciting presentations, posters, talks and panel discussions on last week's #AkadSoz25 in Mainz!🤩📈 Really enjoyed presenting our weekend commuting project!🤓👥

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Elias Hofmann @eliashofmann.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Just had a productive week at #DGS2025 Duisburg, presenting findings on costs and benefits of weekend commuting as a spatial adaptation strategy for couples!👥 Also: Great keynote by @marioluissmall.bsky.social on interaction between big data and fieldwork; along with other fascinating research!🏙️

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Elias Hofmann @eliashofmann.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Delighted to come back to my alma mater @wisocologne.bsky.social for an excellent #ECSR2025 conference! Big thanks to the local organising team - and to many brilliant colleagues for their inspiring presentations and posters!😃🤓🤩

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Elias Hofmann @eliashofmann.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

Great to get feedback on our weekend commuting paper from the well-being/QoL people at #ISQOLS2025 in Luxembourg - and to listen to an inspiring keynote by Lord Richard Layard, alongside other fascinating research!😃

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Elias Hofmann @eliashofmann.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Just arrived in Barcelona!🧳 Looking forward to a productive two weeks of exchange with @svidal.bsky.social and his team at @lifelongmove.bsky.social @cedemografia.bsky.social @uab.cat!📈🤓 If you are in town & want to talk about spatial mobility of couples and well-being, just pop me a message.🌞👥

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Elias Hofmann @eliashofmann.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

The idea has matured - and so have I!🤓 Just presented the current (now submitted) paper on distance gradients in income gains from internal migration building on my MT at the DGD (German Demographic Society) conference 2025😃

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Elias Hofmann @eliashofmann.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Great time with my peeps at the BiB-PhD-workshop; inspiring papers and discussions, an insightful panel debate on how to prepare for a productive PostDoc, and the most relevant input on how to assume lead(ership) roles during PhD!😃📈 Thank you @tamilwhy.bsky.social & Lidia Gutu for organizing!

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Elias Hofmann @eliashofmann.bsky.social · 22/03/2024

Extremely honored to have received a DGD award for my MT on “The effect of moving distance on income returns in Germany”. Shout-out to my supervisors Prof. Clara Mulder ( @unigroningen.bsky.social) and Prof. Michael Wagner (University of Cologne), and my current colleagues at the BiB!

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Elias Hofmann @eliashofmann.bsky.social · 09/02/2024

Really happy about the great feedback I received for my paper on internal migration and subjective well-being at #YoungDemographers conference in Prague! It has been a great experience, grateful to the organising team!

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