Symposium and Celebrations "Demography that Matters" - 09 September 2015

Symposium and Celebrations "Demography that Matters" - 09 September 2015

10 SEP 2015

40 years population research at IIASA, 40 years Vienna Institute of Demography and 5 years Wittgenstein Centre were celebrated at this high level symposium.
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New Issue POPNET Newsletter Nr. 47, Autumn 2015

New Issue POPNET Newsletter Nr. 47, Autumn 2015

7 SEP 2015

The latest issue of IIASA's POPNET newsletter features a retrospect on 40 years demographic research at IIASA.
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Older people getting smarter, but not fitter

Older people getting smarter, but not fitter

1 SEP 2015

In a new study, Nadia Steiber shows, that people over age 50 are scoring increasingly better on tests of cognitive function.
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The deceleration of population ageing in terms of cognition

The deceleration of population ageing in terms of cognition

25 AUG 2015

In this paper Bordone, Scherbov and Steiber investigate the Flynn effect on several cognitive tests in England and Germany.
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Remeasuring ageing in Southeast Asia

Remeasuring ageing in Southeast Asia

20 AUG 2015

In this paper Basten, Scherbov and Sanderson present a new series of comparative measurements that provide a more realistic and optimistic view of the future challenges of ageing in Southeast Asia.
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The Wittgenstein Centre at the BSPS Annual Conference

The Wittgenstein Centre at the BSPS Annual Conference

18 AUG 2015

Scientists from the Wittgenstein Centre will present some of our latest research at the British Society for Population Studies Annual Meeting, 7-9 September at the University of Leeds.
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The future of world religions

The future of world religions

10 AUG 2015

New research by Marcin Stonawski, Michaela Potancokova and colleagues projects how world religious affiliations could change up to 2050.
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Wolfgang Lutz appointed lead author at IPSP

Wolfgang Lutz appointed lead author at IPSP

3 AUG 2015

Wolfgang Lutz was appointed to the International Panel on Social Progress (IPSP) as lead author and will participate at the panel launch and first meeting, 27-29 Aug 2015 in Istanbul.
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New Institute for Asian Demographic Research

New Institute for Asian Demographic Research

27 JUL 2015

The Wittgenstein Centre and the University of Shanghai agreed to closely work together in establishing the Institute for Asian Demographic Research in Shanghai.
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A new perspective on patterns of aging in Europe by education and gender

A new perspective on patterns of aging in Europe by education and gender

20 JUL 2015

In this paper Sanderson and Scherbov show that patterns of aging of men and women with high education are comparatively similar to one another, but quite dissimilar in the low education group.
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