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Sozialstruktur und Soziologie alternder Gesellschaften
Fakultät Sozialwissenschaften
Studenten im Sommer auf dem Campus Nord, rote Zahnräder im Hintergrund © Roland Baege​/​TU Dortmund
01/08/2025

Now published: The Ninth Report on Ageing!

The ninth report on ageing was published on January 8, 2025.
Prof. Dr. Martina Brandt together with Lisa Paus, Federal Minister for Senior Citizens, at the presentation of the Ninth Report on Ageing at the press conference.
11/26/2024

Elected speaker of the section Medical and Health Sociology of the German Sociological Association (DGS)

Dr Alina Schmitz has been elected as a speaker of the Medicine and Health Sociology Section of the German Sociological Association (DGS) on 22…
Portrait Alina Schmitz
11/19/2024

New publication: No socioeconomic inequalities in mortality among Catholic monks

Alina Schmitz has published a new paper together with Patrick Lazarevič (Statistics Austria) and Marc Luy (Vienna Institute of Demography).
Close-up of a monk reading the Bible and holding a rosary.
11/08/2024

Invitation to guest lectures as part of the seminar “Quantitative research designs”

We are pleased to be able to offer a series of guest lectures as part of the seminar “Quantitative research designs”.
Five students sitting in the seminar room at the table. A female student raises her hand.
11/05/2024

New book chapter sheds light on the health of older people in the Ruhr region

Dr. Alina Schmitz has published a new chapter in the anthology StadtGesundheit im Ruhrgebiet I together with Thorben Frie and Ferzaneh Fakdani.
Books with the inscription dissertation on a bookshelf in the library.
10/21/2024

“Dortmund Demography Forum 2024: Old and young in transition” will be opened by Martina Brandt & Aladin El-Mafaalani

On November 20, 2024, the Dortmund Demography Forum will take place in Dortmund City Hall.
Invitation card for the Dortmund Demography Forum 2024.
10/19/2024

New article in the TU Dortmund University research magazine “mundo”

Prof. Martina Brandt talks about the challenges of demographic change in the context of science communication
10/08/2024

Prof. Martina Brandt gives keynote speech at symposium on ageing research with Federal Minister for Family Affairs in Berlin

On October 8, 2024, the symposium “Ageing research in challenging times: Impulses for Society and Politics” will take place in Berlin.
Old person hands are holding a cane.
09/16/2024

Chair colloquium with nine internal and external PhD students and post-docs

A Chair Colloquium was held on 6 September to present and discuss current projects.
The participants of the Chair Colloquium on 6 September 2024 pose for a group photo at a vantage point. The skyline of Dortmund can be seen in the background.
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