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.
07/23/2026
A Tip for Vacation Reading
The break from classes is just around the corner. Before we head into summer, we have one more special reading recommendation for you.
07/16/2026
Welcome to the team!
We are very pleased to welcome Jennifer Lisa Sakamoto and Reem Nashef-Hamuda (a postdoctoral fellow of the Minerva Foundation) as our new colleagues.
07/09/2026
We're back from the IAGG 2026 World Congress in Amsterdam, and we have some fantastic news!
Effective immediately, Martina Brandt has officially assumed the role of Chair of the Socio-Behavioral Section on the new IAGG European Region Board.
07/02/2026
Society for Longitudinal and Lifecourse Studies (SLLS) Annual Conference 2026 in Brussels
Our department presented the latest research findings on key issues related to the life course and aging.
06/25/2026
Presentation by Carolin Kunz at the Annual Conference of the Pension Insurance Research Data Center (FDZ-RV)
On June 18, 2026, Carolin Kunz presented findings from the GeReAlt collaborative project at this year's annual conference.
06/19/2026
Recommended Reading on the Topic of “Active Aging”
The article “Activities in Old Age, Health, and Well-Being” by Martina Brandt and Frank Micheel discusses “active aging.”
06/11/2026
Paper by Frank Micheel, Alina Schmitz, and Martina Brandt Selected as “Editors’ Choice.”
The editorial board of the journal *Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly* has selected the paper as an “Editors’ Choice” for the upcoming August…
05/28/2026
FAIRGENs Research Project Launches
We are very pleased to be part of the new Horizon Europe research project FAIRGENs.
