💡[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...

On the third day of SICSS Saarbrücken, we had the pleasure of learning from @ezagheni.bsky.social (@mpidr.bsky.social), who shared his expertise on “𝑀𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑏𝑖𝑎𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑑𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑑𝑎𝑡𝑎”.

In the afternoon, @theiletom.bsky.social (@mpidr.bsky.social) guided participants through a hands-on tutorial on the LinkedIn Campaign Manager, where everyone had the chance to set up and run their own data collection.

Ben Malinga John began leading a Max Planck Partner Group (UNIMAX) at the University of Malawi in Zomba. Over the next five years, he will study family formation processes among highly educated individuals. www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_even...

When do people become parents—and in what unions? @aledinal.bsky.social studies the risks of first parenthood (15–50) by union status and parental class across cohorts. Read more: www.demographic-research.org/articles/vol... #FamilyFormation #ReproducibleResearch

‼️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

🚨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

Um den Folgen des Demografischen Wandels zu begegnen, wurde seitens der Politik darauf gesetzt, die #Geburtenrate zu steigern. Ohne nennenswerten Erfolg. Dabei gäbe es eine bessere Lösung. Wie #Bildung und #Rente zusammenhängen -> mpg.de/25296991/bil... #Demografie @mpidr.bsky.social

Mentoring & advising doctoral researchers is at the very heart of the PHDS School. We are much indebted to PHDS faculty for their invaluable services in mentoring predocs as well as to Thomas Koch for leading a two-day workshop on "Supervising Doctoral Researchers" @mpidr.bsky.social. Thank you all!

🎉🎊A week full of celebrations ✨Two ERC Starting Grants for the MPIDR✨ We are thrilled to announce that @marilianep.bsky.social and @ugobas.bsky.social have each been awarded with an ERC Starting Grant by the @erc.europa.eu. #ERCStG www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_even... #ERCStartingGrant #longevity

🏆Congratulations🎉@juliahellstrand.bsky.social, alumna of @imprs-phds.bsky.social and fellow at the MaxHel Center who has been honored with the prestigious European Demographer Award. @populationeu.bsky.social @helsinki.fi www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_even...

✨20th anniversary of the European Doctoral School of Demography✨On this day 20 years ago(Sept 1, 2005) the EDSD opened its doors @mpidr.bsky.social for the 1st time. Today, we welcome the 21st cohort. We wish everyone a great year of study, research & networking! www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_even...

🚨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

👓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...

It was such a treat to visit @mpidr.bsky.social! Many thanks to @loisilvia.bsky.social for hosting me, and to everyone else for generous feedback on my work + lots of fun chats. I'll miss Rostocker the beer, but Rostockers the people even more! Next stop: Amsterdam 🌷 / more end-of-summer-denial

#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

Out-of-Home Care for Children in Finland Has Doubled Since 1993! Scientists @mpidr.bsky.social & @helsinki.fi analyzed how the risk of Finnish children being placed in out-of-home care has evolved. www.demogr.mpg.de/go/ohc ‪A.Hiilamo, J.Pitkänen, @morettimarg.bsky.social P.Martikainen, M.Myrskylä

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

When you almost couldn't connect to the WiFi because you spelled Lexis diagram wrong 👀 Excited to be visiting @mpidr.bsky.social‬ for the next two weeks in beautiful Rostock! ☺️

‼️Register now‼️Climate Conference 🌍 Climate Change, Environmental Hazards & Population Dynamics 🗺️ Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) 📆Nov 11–12, 2025 Sign up here: www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_even... @mpidr.bsky.social @iussp.bsky.social @conteristo.bsky.social @ezagheni.bsky.social

🔦[SPOTLIGHT] MPIDR researcher Steffen Peters used register data to predict the likelihood of young men forming a family based on leadership skills. He found that those with higher leadership skills at the age of 17–20 were 10–15% more likely to be married by 39. www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_even...

Congratulations, @larabister.bsky.social!🥳

Hidden population heterogeneity: Using highly stratified neonatal cohort lifetables @jschoeley.com shows how mortality selection acts on the observed distribution of frailties and provides a test for the selection hypothesis of "ontogenescence". www.demographic-research.org/articles/vol...

#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_...

A Swedish summer and a conference! Our colleagues enjoyed the IC2S2 in Norrköping, and also seized the opportunity to catch up with former colleagues and guests of the MPIDR: @afcastr0t.bsky.social, Carolina Coimbra Vieira, Xinyi Zhao, @akbaritabar.bsky.social, Egor Kotov, Ole Hexel & Johannes Mast.

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...

🚨New Publication🚨 A recent study published in @pnas.org by @athinaanas.bsky.social, @ezagheni.bsky.social @mpidr.bsky.social + Helga de Valk examined the limitations of theoretical and methodological approaches to understanding gender-specific migration trends. www.demogr.mpg.de/go/predictin...

The 11th International Conference on Computational Social Science – IC2S2 in Norrköping, Sweden started. We are there! Look out to meet Carolina Coimbra Vieira, @olhxl.bsky.social, @akbaritabar.bsky.social and @ekotov.pro. #IC2S2 www.ic2s2-2025.org 📸 iStockphoto.com / Marcus Lindstrom

🦘#IPC2025 – Final Day We hope you enjoyed IPC2025 as much as we did and still do. Last day and last chance to meet: Megan Evans, @isamarinetti.bsky.social and @conteristo.bsky.social. @iussp.bsky.social

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...

🦘#IPC2025 – Day 4 We're not tired of conferencing yet! Meet Carolina Coimbra Vieira, @vinodjosephkj.bsky.social (Poster), Alyson van Raalte, @lpcalderonb.bsky.social and @conteristo.bsky.social. @iussp.bsky.social

🦘#IPC2025 The first meeting of the new IUSSP Panel on "Kinship Structures, Dynamics and Inequalities" starts in a bit at 19:30 at the The Plough INN, 29 Stanley St Plaza, Brisbane. Steering committee members Saroja Adhikari & @bhuenteler.bsky.social will be there. www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_even...

🦘#IPC2025 – Day 3 Meet Andrea Colasurdo, Maria Laura Miranda, Saroja Adhikari and @anaguv.bsky.social. Also, there will be a first meet up of the new IUSSP Panel on Kinship Structures, Dynamics and Inequalities at 7:30 pm at The Plough INN, 29 Stanley St Plaza, Brisbane. @iussp.bsky.social

🦘#IPC2025 – Day 2 Today you have the chance to meet @ebrusanliturk.bsky.social, Zafer Büyükkeçeci, Nataliia Levchuk, Saroja Adhikari, @bhuenteler.bsky.social and @ezagheni.bsky.social in their sessions. @iussp.bsky.social

Hello and good morning🦘#IPC 2025! We are kicking off with a day full of presentations: Irena Chen, Linda Vecgaile, Maciej Danko, @thiagomalaguth.bsky.social, @alysonvanraalte.bsky.social, @aledinal.bsky.social, @anwer32.bsky.social, Chiara Micheletti & @ezagheni.bsky.social. @iussp.bsky.social

#IPC2025 You are in Brisbane? Attending IPC? Come and see us at booth #22 in the exhibition area. We are looking forward to meeting you!

🚅🛫🛄 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

🆕 IUSSP Panel on Kinship Structures, Dynamics and Inequalities Open Meeting of the Panel at #IPC2025 📅July 16🕢19:30 🗺️The Plough INN, 29 Stanley St Plaza, Brisbane. www.demogr.mpg.de/.../new_iuss.... @iussp.bsky.social @demography.bsky.social @bhuenteler.bsky.social 📸iStockphoto.com / Macrovector

👓Recommended Reading📚 How is Depression Linked to Childlessness? @kailaheimosanna.bsky.social, Mikko Myrskylä, and colleagues from the @mpidr.bsky.social & @pophel.bsky.social @helsinki.fi examined the relationship between #depression and #childlessness. www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_even...

🛫🛄🕶️ Who else is getting ready to go Down Under? 🐨🦘 MPIDR is definitely is gearing up for Brisbane & #IPC2025. While presentations & posters are already in the making, any advice on what to pack for Australian winter? Where to meet us at IPC2025: www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_even... @iussp.bsky.social

🆕📰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

Are you looking for easy to use temperature data for Europe from 1980 to 2024? If so, check out the Temperature Extremes in Europe (TEE) dataset! It includes 67 commonly used extreme temperature metrics at the NUTS 2 and 3 scales. See here for more info: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Today's the 2nd day of our symposium "Demographic & Health Consequences of Violence & Armed Conflict" where international scholars present research on the impact of armed conflict & violence on mortality, migration, fertility, the environment, & population health. www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_even...

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

🎓🎓🎓Congratulations, Antonino Polizzi!🎉🎉🎉 In May, @polizzan.bsky.social successfully defended his doctoral thesis, "The Causes and the Consequences of Growing Life Expectancy Shortfalls" @ox.ac.uk. ‪ Read all: www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_even... @sociologyoxford.bsky.social @oxforddemsci.bsky.social

Second day of the @migrantlife.bsky.social Symposium Our colleague Kelsey Quinn Wright got up early today to present her research on the '𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗜𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱'𝘀 𝗙𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗺𝗲' this morning @uniofstandrews.bsky.social! #Fertilty #Migration #Health #Refugees

Hello, @migrantlife.bsky.social Symposium @uniofstandrews.bsky.social! Today, @loisilvia.bsky.social presented her research on 'Understanding Differential Physical and Mental Health Trajectories of Refugees and Migrants'. Don't miss the presentation of Kelsey tomorrow (June 26) at 🕤9:30 on ... 1/2

🔦[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

This week, @jschoeley.com from @mpidr.bsky.social shares his experience in designing and implementing impactful scientific data visualizations in a 5-day @imprs-phds.bsky.social elective course. Participants create, critique and refine visualizations, culminating in a final project. We are excited!

#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...