01/08/2025

The Chair's team presents its new social media presence.

The Instagram and LinkedIn accounts were officially launched on 08.01.2025.

03/19/2026

Exciting new open access publication

The study analyzed data from over 60,000 people aged 50 and over from 27 countries (SHARE data).

03/13/2026

Doc Day on 13.03.2026

Today was our Doc Day at the Chair of Social Structure and Sociology of Ageing Societies.

03/05/2026

Welcome Sara Rebottini!

We are very pleased to welcome Sara Rebottini as a guest researcher at our chair!

02/27/2026

Goodbye, Kempten!

The spring conference at Kempten University of Applied Sciences is drawing to a close and we can look back on two exciting days!

02/20/2026

When parents grieve

A new study based on SHARE data examines how adult children can best support their parents during this phase.

02/05/2026

How do we make the welfare state fit for the future?

At the end of January, Pia Friedrichs, Svea Kietzmann and 15 other scholarship holders from the Hans Böckler Foundation took part in the GVG…

01/29/2026

A lot of traveling in the name of age(ing) research

Martina Brandt has had an eventful week!

01/15/2026

A warm welcome to Dortmund, Giorgio Di Gessa!

We are delighted to welcome Giorgio Di Gessa from University College London (UCL) to TU Dortmund University.