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„Don’t Lose Your Brain at Work – The Role of Recurrent Novelty at Work in Cognitive and Brain Aging,” reveals new findings about how work affects brain aging. Ursula Staudinger co-authored the research article published in Frontiers in Psychology earlier this year. Read more

„Education and Integration“ was the motto of the 6th Berlin Demography Forum taking place from 15 to 16 February in Berlin. Experts from more than 20 countries debated on the impact of demographic change on families, work life, health and migration and the importance of education as a key factor for societal participation. A central question was what kind of school and work qualification young people, older employees as well as refugees need for the digitalized working world of today and tomorrow. Read more

On 7 and 8 July 2017, the annual Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Group of Twenty (G20) will take place under German Presidency in Hamburg. In addition to issues related to global economic growth and financial market regulation, an important focus of the G20 Summit will be health. Read more

From October 17 to 19, world leading aging experts, representatives of Chinese corporations and Chinese ministries gathered at the Global Summit on Population Aging in Shanghai. The main goal of the conference – co-hosted by Columbia University and Fudan University – was to analyze the characteristics, challenges and opportunities of China’s fast aging population in the context of international experience and to share new knowledge and best practice among scientists, policy makers and industry. Read more