04/23/2026

Expert discussion in the Bundestag committee

On April 15, 2026, Martina Brandt spoke at the expert discussion on "Social participation of older people" in the Paul Löbe House.

04/09/2026

Welcome, Daniel Chigudu!

Back in March, we welcomed Daniel Chigudu from the University of South Africa as a Senior Fellow.

04/03/2026

Happy Easter...

from the Social Structure and Sociology of Ageing Societies team!

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…