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Vienna Institute of Demography (VID)
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#VID | Ein Institut der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften #ÖAW | Vienna Institute of Demography of the Austrian Academy of Sciences

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📢 OECD 7th International PIAAC Conference
Panel discussion "Women and Skills: Advancing Inclusion through Lifelong Learning" with @sonja-spitzer.bsky.social and other experts.
📅 12 December 2025, 14:15-15:30
📍 Madrid/Spain and online
🔗 Register here: www.oecd-events.org/7th-piaac-in...
December 10, 2025 at 10:22 AM
💡 Entdecken wieder mehr junge Menschen im Westen den Glauben? Demografin @anne-goujon.bsky.social bezweifelt das. Seit Jahrzehnten zeigt sich im globalen Norden ein deutlicher Trend: kirchliche Bindungen und religiöser Glaube gehen kontinuierlich zurück.
🔗 Jetzt nachlesen: tinyurl.com/33xxzjmw
Immer mehr Junge im Westen entdecken den Glauben: Flüchtiger Trend oder großes Comeback?
Gebets-Apps, gläubige Influencer auf Social Media, späte Taufen: Ausgerechnet im aufgeklärten Westen finden immer mehr, vor allem junge, Menschen zum Glauben zurück
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December 9, 2025 at 12:08 PM
📢 Call for papers is now open!
We invite you to submit your contributions to the Vienna Yearbook of Population Research 2027 special issue "Demographic perspectives on migration".
📆 Submit until 15 May 2026.
🔗 viennayearbook.org/call
#demography
@vypr.bsky.social
December 9, 2025 at 9:04 AM
📢 New dataset for researchers!
The new European Parenting Leave Policies (EPLP) Dataset tracks parenting leave regulations over five decades! It provides harmonised data on maternity, co-parent, paid parental, and job-protected leave across 21 countries from 1970 to 2024.
🔗 eplp-dataset.org
December 3, 2025 at 7:58 AM
📢 "The real fertility crisis, fertility policy and practice at stake".
📅 9 December 2025, 15:00
📍 The European Parliament, Brussels
🔗 Register here: www.thewhywaitagenda.org/en/brussels-...
December 2, 2025 at 7:50 AM
📢 Einstein Center Population Diversity Tuesday Dialogues
Alexia Fürnkranz-Prskawetz and Miguel Sánchez-Romero: "Old age security in Europe – fair and sustainable pension reforms for heterogeneous ageing".
📅 2 December 2025, 13:00-14:00h
📍 Online
🔗 Register here: tinyurl.com/4yw6m49y
November 28, 2025 at 8:48 AM
💡Demografinnen @buber-ennser.bsky.social und @mwinklerdworak.bsky.social zeigen: Inflation kann dazu führen, dass Menschen ihre Kinderwünsche reduzieren oder ganz aufgeben. Besonders betroffen sind wirtschaftlich schwache Haushalte und junge Erwachsene.
🔗 Jetzt nachlesen: tinyurl.com/4m9k4vbn
Verschobene Kinderwünsche und mehr: Wie Inflation die Familienplanung beeinträchtigt
Globale Krisen hinterlassen nicht nur wirtschaftliche Spuren, sondern verändern auch persönliche Lebenspläne. Welche Bevölkerungsgruppen besonders betroffen sind und wie sich Krisen auf die Familienpl...
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November 27, 2025 at 8:36 AM
📢 Save the date for the next #WICColloquium!
Miguel Sanchez Romero and Tomas Sobotka: "Future Births: A Formal Perspective on Humanity’s Yet-to-Be-Born Generations".
📅 3 December 2025, 13:00-14:00h
📍 PSK Building MR04 (4rd floor) and online
🔗 www.oeaw.ac.at/vid/events/w...
November 26, 2025 at 8:03 AM
📢 Deadline for the #REVES2026 Conference is approaching!
Submit your contribution by 30 November 2025.
Join us to discuss about aging, longevity, and population health — with a focus on health expectancy and policy impact!
📆 11–13 March 2026 | Tokyo, Japan
🔗 www.reves2026.com
#demography
November 25, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Day 3 of the Wittgenstein Centre Conference on “Demographic Perspectives on Migration in the 21st Century”. Today’s program features a Round Table “From Science to Policy” with
@eleonoramilazzo.bsky.social, Guido Tintori, Daniela Vono de Vilhena and Peter Webinger.
🔗 www.oeaw.ac.at/vid/news-eve...
November 21, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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An honor to have Prof. Yuliya Kosyakova as keynote speaker at #WIC2025. Migration is not one decision, it is a sequence of linked transitions.
November 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Day 2 of the Wittgenstein Centre Conference on “Demographic Perspectives on Migration in the 21st Century”. We look forward to a full day of presentations and engaging discussions! Today’s keynote is by @yuliyakosyakova.bsky.social (@iabnews.bsky.social & @uni-bamberg.de) on "When War Follows You".
November 20, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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Understanding Migration in the 21st Century. Great Keynote by Jakub Bijak at #WIC2025
November 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The first day of the Wittgenstein Centre Conference on "Demographic Perspectives on Migration in the 21st Century" started with a keynote by Jakub Bijak. Great to have more than 600 participants with us in Vienna and online!
🔗 www.oeaw.ac.at/vid/news-eve...
#WIC2025 #demography @oeaw.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
📢 The new issue (Nov. 2025) of POPNET, the newsletter of the Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital, highlights recent news, publications, events, and other activities of the population network.

🔗 Read now: mailchi.mp/updates.iias...
November 17, 2025 at 10:04 AM
💡 Die Geburtenrate in Österreich ist auf einem historischen Tiefstand: @settele.bsky.social geht der Frage nach, warum Menschen kinderlos bleiben - mit Beiträgen der Demograf:innen Caroline Berghammer und @erichs.bsky.social.
🔗 Jetzt nachsehen: tv.orf.at/dok-1/dok506...
Dok 1 - tv.ORF.at
tv.ORF.at: Hanno Settele fragt in dieser Dok 1 nach, warum immer mehr Menschen in Österreich aus Überzeugung kinderlos bleiben.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:53 PM
📢 Save the date for the next #WICColloquium!
Jonas Kolb from Statistics Austria: "Migration Survey 2025: Implementation, Experiences and Findings on Migration and Integration in Austria".
📅 13 November 2025, 11:00-12:00h
📍 PSK Building MR04 (4rd floor) and online
🔗 www.oeaw.ac.at/vid/events/w...
November 6, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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@demographyvienna.bsky.social
Attending the GGP-BGR-meeting at the Dutch Academy of Sciences in Amsterdam. An important meeting to discuss the ERIC-application of @ggp.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 10:32 AM
📢 Job opening!
Join our Research Group on Fertility and Population Change as a Postdoctoral Researcher
⏰ Full-time (40h/week), 1-year position
🔗 Infos & application: oeawnr.onlyfy.jobs/job/2bka2yo1
November 5, 2025 at 7:41 AM
💡 Die Menschheit wächst langsamer – und wird wohl bald wieder schrumpfen. Was das für unsere Gesellschaft, Wirtschaft und Zukunft bedeutet, erklärt Demograf Thomas Fent im @derstandard.at Podcast.
🔗 Jetzt nachhören: www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
Was bedeutet es, wenn die Weltbevölkerung wieder schrumpft?
Die Menschheit wächst langsamer – und wird wohl bald wieder schrumpfen. Was das für unsere Gesellschaft, Wirtschaft und Zukunft bedeutet, erklärt der Demograf Thomas Fent im Podcast
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November 4, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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📢 Vienna Institute of Demography @demographyvienna.bsky.social is seeking a Postdoc Researcher in Population Data and Projections RG 📈 📊

I can't recommend enough working at VID, especially with Anne!

💯 friendly, supportive environment with world-class researchers.🤓
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Postdoc (m/f/x) – Population Data and Projections
OeAW - Discovering the futureAs a central non-university institution for science and research, the Austrian Academy of Sciences - OeAW has the task of "promoting science in every respect". F...
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October 31, 2025 at 8:12 AM
📢 Job opening!
Join our Research Group on Population Data and Projections as a Postdoctoral Researcher
⏰ Full-time (40h/week), 1-year position
🔗 Infos & application: oeawnr.onlyfy.jobs/job/km5kybrq
October 31, 2025 at 8:36 AM
🎖️Wolfgang Lutz wurde von Bundespräsident Dr. Alexander Van der Bellen das Österreichische Ehrenzeichen für Wissenschaft und Kunst verliehen - die höchste Auszeichnung für herausragende Verdienste in diesen Bereichen. Wir gratulieren herzlich!
🔗 Jetzt nachlesen: iiasa.ac.at/news/oct-202...
Wolfgang Lutz honored with Austria’s highest award for achievements in science
IIASA Distinguished Emeritus Research Scholar and Sherpa for Asia, Wolfgang Lutz, has been awarded the Austrian Decoration for Science and Art (Österreichisches Ehrenzeichen für Wissenschaft und Kunst...
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October 24, 2025 at 1:49 PM
📖 New special issue: "Levels and Trends of Health Expectancy"! With introduction by Marc Luy, @pdigiulio.bsky.social, @vdilego.bsky.social, @lazarevic.bsky.social, @mmuszynskas.bsky.social and Markus Sauerberg.
🔗 Read now: www.comparativepopulationstudies.de/index.php/CP... #demography
Special Issues | Comparative Population Studies
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October 24, 2025 at 8:18 AM