News and events

FutuRes is pleased to be a partner in the next Berlin Demography Days. The theme will be “Overcoming Crises – Shaping Policy for an Uncertain Future”. We invite you to join us for panel discussions with distinguished experts from politics, business, science and civil society

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Have you ever caught yourself speaking about “generations” as if they were different species? Labels like “boomers” and “generation X, Y, Z, …” are incredibly popular in public discourse these days. Unfortunately, these labels give us warped ideas about ageing.

To counter these myths, the EU-funded FutuRes research project is launching the series “Myth Busting for Ageing Societies”.

Register now for our virtual Press Hour.

Connecting Population and Crisis Foresight to Policy Challenges

Whether slow-onset changes or abrupt “shocks”, research evidence can help reduce the “fog of uncertainty” when it comes to societal developments. In particular, policy makers often look for research tools that can predict changes in population dynamics so that they can plan how to manage them.

Outcomes of the first FutuRes Policy Lab

Participants from science, politics and civil society discussed factors for building societal “resilience” in Europe at the first FutuRes Policy Lab meeting.

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Low birth rates: Ten steps towards more baby-friendly policies for 2024 and beyond

by Anna Rotkirch, Population Research Institute, Väestöliitto (The Family Federation of Finland)

A public panel of high-level experts on the subject of work has launched the “FutuRes Policy Lab”. The experts from science and politics came together online on June 27, 2023. A video recording of the debate is available here.

Quality of Working Life as Key to a more Resilient Labour Market" | A FutuRes Policy Lab Dialogue

with Beatrice Covassi, European Parliament | Jutta Allmendinger, WZB Berlin Social Science Center | Massimiliano Mascherini, European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions | Arnstein Aassve, crisis resilience expert, Bocconi University | Ulrich Becker, Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy, Munich.

By Apolline Parel, AGE Platform Europe

The EU should build its policies upon the resilience of older people.

As a partner in this project, AGE Platform Europe will address the aspects of human-rights and non-discrimination.

Eight institutions from science and civil society join hands for a resilient Europe