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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

The Max Planck Artificial Intelligence Network (MP-AIX) empowers doctoral researchers by linking them with advisors across the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft to develop and apply AI methods in every scientific discipline. MPIDR advisors are: Susie Lee Marcus Ebeling Emilio Zagheni 👉🏼 ai.mpg.de/en

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

📣Call for Papers to Special Collection at Demographic Research‼️ 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆: 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀, 𝗗𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 🗓️Deadline: 15 December 2026 www.demographic-research.org/files/… Diego Alburez Elena Pojman

Silhouettes of a family made up of many little people: a call for papers on kinship demography, closing 15 December 2026.

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

🆕📰Parenthood with Multiple Partners: A new study by Stefano Arnolfo, Nicole Hiekel & Aart Liefbroer reveals that gender & social background shape family complexity through distinct life-course pathways. www.demogr.mpg.de/go/MP-parenthood

A silhouette of a family comprising two adults and two children against a sunset, exploring the theme of multiple partnerships in parenthood.

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗳𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝘂𝘀 𝗘𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱 Die neue Ausgabe von Demografische Forschung Aus Erster Hand, dem demografischen Newsletter mit verständlich aufgearbeiteten Ergebnissen der aktuellen Forschung, ist erschienen. www.demografische-forschung.org/art…

Grafik zeigt den Einfluss des Geburtszeitpunkts auf die Entwicklung von Kindern mit Behinderung in Haushalt und Familie.

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

👏Alyson van Raalte 🎉has been appointed as Honorary Professor at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine | Population Studies Group, LSHTM www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_events_61…

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

WelcomeWeeks@MPIDR: Hello Kirsten Emmert!👋 The team of the International IMPRS-PHDS is happy to welcome Kirsten Emmert as the new IMPRS-PHDS Coordinator. www.demogr.mpg.de/pages/news?id=157…

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🎂Happy Birthday to us!🍾 MPIDR is turning 30 on this very day. 🎉 Thanks to everyone who has supported us along the way, helps moving demography forward and, overall makes MPIDR such a fantastic place! www.demogr.mpg.de/go/30yMPIDR | English www.demogr.mpg.de/go/30jMPIDR | Deutsch

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

How much do our birth circumstances shape where we end up? New #HorizonEurope project LIFe will trace how advantages & disadvantages build up across whole lives & generations. MPIDR’s Department of Digital & #ComputationalDemography leads demographic and health modelling. #IntergenerationalFairness

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

What happens to researcher mobility in war & armed conflict? A new study traces scholars in #Ukraine from 2009–2022: conflict-affected regions lost researchers within Ukraine & abroad. The findings challenge the idea that #ScholarlyMmobility is simply a matter of free choice. #ResearchersAtRisk

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

WelcomeWeeks@MPIDR: Hello Dr. Miriam Franchina! Based in Berlin, Miriam will support the PR department in the area of science communication and also work for Population Europe. www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_events_61…

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A new paper shows that british universities face a potential funding crisis by 2030, as the number of international undergraduate students is expected to stagnate or decline. www.demogr.mpg.de/go/UKstuMobility Ruth Neville Emilio Zagheni Geographic Data Science Lab UCL University of Liverpool

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

When an adult child is out of work, the effects can ripple across generations. A new study of 73k+ adults in #India finds a higher risk of depression among parents of unemployed adult children, especially in more unequal states. An active social life may help. 🔗www.demogr.mpg.de/go/worried-parents

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Blog@MPIDR | Familie von gestern, Demografie von morgen? Halten traditionelle Familienmodelle dem demografischen Realitätscheck stand? Henrik-Alexander Schubert, Anne-Kristin Kuhnt & Michaela Kreyenfeld werfen einen Blick auf Deutschland und kommen zum Schluss: eher nicht. www.demogr.mpg.de/go/FvG

A woman in a vintage dress is vacuuming the living room while her husband sits on the sofa; their child is sitting on the floor in front of an old TV in the retro-style living room.

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

WelcomeWeeks@MPIDR! We are welcoming quite a few new people into our MPIDR team. Today we welcome Martina Matthies! She joins our administration as Accounting and Bookkeeping Clerk. www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_events_61…

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

🎉PHD🎓 Congratulations, Adarsh! Adarsh successfully defended his doctoral thesis, “Drugs, Deaths and Cohorts “, at the University of St Andrews. IMPRS-PHDS www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_events_61… #Phd #Demography #Mortality

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

👓Recommended Reading: Comparison of Microsimulated and Register-based Kinship Data In their recent paper, Liliana P. Calderón-Bernal et al. examine the agreement between microsimulated and register-based kin counts. www.demogr.mpg.de/go/RRead Diego Alburez | Martin Kolk | Emilio Zagheni

Average number of different relatives in 2017 by year of birth, shown in two charts using data from SOCSIM and Swedish registries.

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

🚨Job Offer🚨Postdoctoral Researcher: Max Planck Research Group on Medical Demography 📅Application Deadline: October 13, 2026 www.demogr.mpg.de/en/career_6122/jo…

Job posting for postdoctoral researchers in the Max Planck Research Group on Medical Demography.

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

🛫🛄MPIDR on Tour: We are happy to join the Annual Conference of the British Society for Population Studies at the University of Kent from today until Thursday. Our colleagues are looking forward to presenting and discussing their research. Jose Andrade Ana Cris GUV Elena Pojman #BSPS2026

A historic building at the University of Kent in Canterbury featuring an announcement for the annual meeting of the British Society for Population Studies in September 2026.

Program overview for the MPIDR@BSPS2026 conference, featuring presentations on queer studies, changes in fertility, and population projections on September 9 and 10, 2026.

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

👏 Alyson van Raalte and Kieron Barclay appointed new Editors-in-Chief of Population Studies www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_events_61…

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

IDEM 187 | 💻Online Classes 👉Topics in Digital and Computational Demography 📅November 02–06, 2026 💸No tuition fee ✍️Deadline: 25 September 2026. Ebru Sanliturk | Emilio Zagheni | @theiletom.bsky.social | Liliana P. Calderón-Bernal | Jordan D. Klein www.demogr.mpg.de/go/DCD26

Online course on digital and computer-based demography topics, November 2–6, 2026, coordinated by Carol Coimbra Vieira.

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

It is this time of year again! A new #EDSD cohort (the 22nd) is beginning their journey with us before they move on to the @sghwarsaweu.bsky.social at the end of October. We wish everyone an enjoyable and productive year of study, research and networking! eaps.nl/page/europea...

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Eight researchers are standing, smiling, in front of the Universidad de Costa Rica's Edificio Educación Continua building.

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

MPIDR@ALAP2026 Last day of the conference. Last MPIDR presentation. Don't miss! Friday 29 August | 🕑 8:30 am📍 Educon A309 🗣️ Liliana P. Calderón-Bernal | Measuring the Overlap with Ancestors Throughout the Life Course of the Swedish Cohorts 1751—2000 #ALAP2026 www.demogr.mpg.de/go/ALAP2026

Friday 29 August | Viernes, 28 de Agosto
🕑 8:30 am📍 Educon A309
🗣️ Liliana P. Calderón-Bernal | Presentation
Measuring the Overlap with Ancestors Throughout the Life Course of the Swedish Cohorts 1751—2000

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

MPIDR@ALAP2026 #ALAP2026 and we are still here! Come and see us today: 🗣️ Abi Tun | Carolina Coimbra Vieira | Thiago Malaguth | www.demogr.mpg.de/go/ALAP2026

Jueves, 27 de Agosto
10:30 am Auditorio Educon
Abigail Tun Mendicuti | Presentation
The role of family in onward and return migration plans among migrants in Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica and Uruguay
🕑 1:30 pm📍Educon A314
🗣️ Carolina Coimbra Vieira | Presentation
Global Migration of Professionals in the 21st Century Disaggregated by Gender, Education and Industry
🕑 1:30 pm📍 Educon A314
🗣️ Thiago Zordan Malaguth | Presentation
A Life Course Perspective on Migration of Scholars Worldwide

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

MPIDR@ALAP2026: Hello San José, we are still at #ALAP2026. Meet MPIDR at four presentations today: 🗣️ Jose Andrade | Katherine Del Salto Calderon | Thiago Malaguth | Maria Laura Miranda | www.demogr.mpg.de/go/ALAP2026

26 de agosto
🕑 11:00 am📍Educon A102
🗣️ Jose Andrade | Presentation
🕑 1:30 pm📍Auditorio Educon
🗣️ Katherine Del Salto Calderon | Presentation
🕑 1:30 pm📍Educon A206
🗣️ Thiago Zordan Malaguth | Presentation
🕑 1:30 pm📍Educon A206
🗣️ Maria Laura Miranda | Presentation

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

MPIDR@ALAP2026 Good Morning #ALAP2026, today we proceed with th pre-conference schools. Grab a coffee and get ready! Ebru Sanliturk | Thiago Malaguth | Diego Alburez | Liliana P. Calderón-Bernal www.demogr.mpg.de/go/ALAP2026

Martes, 25 de Agosto: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Aulas y Laboratorios de la Sede del Pacífico
Diego Alburez-Gutierrez | Liliana Calderon-Bernal | Enrique Acosta
Demografía del parentesco con énfasis en estimaciones de duelo
8:30 am - 4:30 pm Aulas y Laboratorios
🗣️ A. Ebru Şanlitürk | Carolina Coimbra Vieira | Thiago Zordan Malaguth | Camila Montiel | Martín Koolhaas | Victoria Prieto
Nuevos datos de huellas digitales para el estudio de la migración: aplicaciones con Facebook y datos bibliométricos

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Event announcement for MPIDR@ALAP2026 on Monday, August 24, featuring presentations on demography and migration in Spanish. 🕑 8:30 am - 4:30 pm📍 Aulas y Laboratorios de la Sede del Pacífico
🗣️Diego Alburez-Gutierrez | Liliana Calderon-Bernal | Enrique Acosta (CED)
Demografía del parentesco con énfasis en estimaciones de duelo

🕑 8:30 am - 4:30 pm📍 Aulas y Laboratorios de la Sede del Pacífico
🗣️ A. Ebru Şanlitürk | Carolina Coimbra Vieira | Thiago Zordan Malaguth | Camila Montiel (CED) | Martín Koolhaas (Universidad de la República) | Victoria Prieto (Universidad de la República)
Nuevos datos de huellas digitales para el estudio de la migración: aplicaciones con Facebook y datos bibliométricos

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

✈️MPIDR@ALAP2026⛱️🥥 Our bags 🧳 are packed and we are on our way. So brace yourself, Costa Rica! MPIDR is coming. If you want to now, where and when our colleagues will present, check here: www.demogr.mpg.de/go/alap2026 #ALAP2026

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

🛫MPIDR on Tour🧳 @josecas91.bsky.social followed an invitation from the National Institute of Statistics and Census of Ecuador (INEC) in Quito. This week, he is presenting a training course titled “Mortality Forecasting: Methods and Applications” for INEC researchers and technical staff.

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

🎓Congrats! @athinaanas.bsky.social successfully defended her thesis “The Second Migrant: The role of gender in demographic theories, methods, and data for migration research“ @rug.nl "cum laude" - a rare distinction in the NL (roughly 5%) @imprs-phds.bsky.social www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_even...

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

🆕Publication Fewer Heart Attacks, More Cancer Cases, Better Survival Chances Medical progress is currently one of the strongest forces shaping populations & their health. Researchers examined how disease prevention has affected various diseases in Sweden. www.demogr.mpg.de/go/advancesprevention

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

MPIDR@ALAP2026! El MPIDR participará en la conferencia ALAP 2026, que se celebrará en San José (Costa Rica) del 24 al 28 de agosto de 2026. Ofrecemos dos escuelas en el congreso. 📅Fecha límite de inscripción: 2 de agosto de 2026‼️ ✍️Inscríbete aquí: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Individual-Level Mortality Predictions: Statistical Models vs. Machine Learning Study examined whether ML could improve individual-level lifespan predictions. www.demogr.mpg.de/go/ML-SM-LS Monica Alexander | Ugofilippo Basellini | Emilio Zagheni | Demography - the flagship journal of PAA

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

🎉PHD 🎓Congratulations, Sanny Afable successfully defended his thesis, "The Spatial Dynamics of Health and Intergenerational Ties in Later Life," @ University of St Andrews. www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_events_61… IMPRS-PHDS

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

📣Herausforderung Demografischer Wandel – wie sich unsere Gesellschaft verändert Das MPIDR lädt anlässlich seines 30-jährigen Bestehens am 10. September 2026 ab 16:30 Uhr zu kurzen Impulsen und einer Podiumsdiskussion ein. 📅10. September 2026 🕑16:30 Uhr www.demogr.mpg.de/go/30JahreMPIDR

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Announcement of a panel discussion on demographic change on September 10, 2026, hosted by the Max Planck Institute in Rostock.

Program overview featuring short presentations on demography, obstetrics, working hours, and migration at the MPIDR.

Ankündigung einer Podiumsdiskussion zum demografischen Wandel am 10. September 2026 in Rostock mit Veranstaltungsdetails.

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Pension system reforms aim to extend working life. Reforms have been implemented throughout Europe, albeit to varying degrees in different countries. Jan Einhoff examined the progress: www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_events_61…

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Conference Recap: Researchers Discuss Kinship, Care, and Inequality Call for papers for special issue in Demographic Research www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_events_61…

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Rente und Integration Die neue Ausgabe (Nr. 02/2026) von Demografische Forschung Aus Erster Hand, dem demografischen Newsletter mit verständlich aufgearbeiteten Ergebnissen der aktuellen Forschung, ist erschienen. www.demografische-forschung.org Vienna Institute of Demography (VID)

Artikel über die demografische Forschung mit Fokus auf Rentenentwicklung und Integration ukrainischer Mütter in deutschen Kitas.

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Population and Social Data Science ☀️Summer ☀️Incubator Program 2026 Since the beginning of June, MPIDR has been hosting the "Population and Social Data Science Summer Incubator Program 2026." Learn all: incubator.demogr.mpg.de Emilio Zagheni Aliakbar Akbaritabar

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Risto & Maria Rubio-Cabañez examined 3.4M births in 🇪🇸 to determine the impact of wildfires & air pollution on the health of newborns. Mothers affected by🔥were more likely to have premature births & the children had lower birth weights. www.demogr.mpg.de/go/BirthWildfire @cedemografia.bsky.social

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Demographers running: Last week the infamous Rostocker Firmenlauf (Rostock Company Run) took place with more than 4100 runners from companies operating in and around Rostock. MPIDR was a part of it. We had a lot of fun, running and cheering! Thanks to the organizers, we're definitely back in 2027.

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Tee final to a week of celebrations:🎓CONGRATS! Angela Carollo successfully defended her doctoral thesis, “Statistical Analysis of Time-to-Event Data with Multiple Time Scales“. www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_events_61…

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

SMD 2.0 @akbaritabar.bsky.social & @theiletom.bsky.social not only won the EAPS Open Science and Outreach Award (www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_even...). They also updated the @smdatabase.bsky.social. More dissaggregations: Gender, field of science, subnational location. www.scholarlymigration.org

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

🎉Congratulations 🏅Henrik-Alexander Schubert was awarded the Otto Hahn Medal for his doctoral thesis. www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_events_61… 📸© David Ausserhofer / MPG Max-Planck-Gesellschaft

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

🎉Congrats! Carolina Coimbra Vieira🎓successfully defended her doctoral thesis at the Universität des Saarlandes. IMPRS-PHDS | Emilio Zagheni. www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_events_61… #PHD #DataEngineering #Demography

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

🎉Congratulations, Rishabh Tyagi!🎓 Rishabh Tyagi successfully defended his dissertation at the Universitetet i Oslo. www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_events_61… IMPRS-PHDS Vegard Skirbekk Christian Dudel Peter Eibich

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Welcome to Rostock! It is that time of the year again. The Population and Social Data Science Summer Incubator Program 2026 just started this Monday. We hope you will have a good time and we did our best to secure a ☀️sunny summer ☀️ incubator.demogr.mpg.de/Program

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Conference@MPIDR #EPC2026 is over but no time to rest for MPIDR! Today we're heading into the second day of the Conference "Kinship Structures, Dynamics, and Inequalities" here in Rostock. www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_events_61…

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

MPIDR@EPC2026 We are on our ways home and looking back at a great conference. We had fun, great talks, delicious food, simply a really good time. Thanks to the organizers, thanks to Bologna, thanks to everyone who was there. We are looking forward to #EPC2028 in Tallin! #EPC2026

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