Moritz Oberndorfer
@moberndorfer.bsky.social
Social epidemiologist at
Helsinki Institute for Demography and Population Health
Max Planck-University of Helsinki Center for Social Inequalities in Population Health.
Affiliated with University of Glasgow
Helsinki Institute for Demography and Population Health
Max Planck-University of Helsinki Center for Social Inequalities in Population Health.
Affiliated with University of Glasgow
Reposted by Moritz Oberndorfer
New book: 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀, 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 (free to download from link.springer.com/book/10.1007...) 1/7
Health Systems, Health Services and Inequality in Population Health
This open access book shows the scientific and policy-added value of combining health systems, health services and population health research.
link.springer.com
October 2, 2025 at 11:47 AM
New book: 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀, 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 (free to download from link.springer.com/book/10.1007...) 1/7
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We are in the process of creating a new journal for our community, the Population Health Journal, and we are now inviting applications for editors:
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October 24, 2025 at 11:18 AM
We are in the process of creating a new journal for our community, the Population Health Journal, and we are now inviting applications for editors:
journals.gla.ac.uk/phj/announce....
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Do register-based research? 🔎 #FIRE Fellowships offer 1–2 month visits to Finland for postdocs & senior researchers.
Apply now 👉
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@utu.fi @stat.fi @aalto.fi #TampereUniversity @helsinki.fi @uniuef.bsky.social @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social @vatt-tutkimus.bsky.social
Apply now 👉
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@utu.fi @stat.fi @aalto.fi #TampereUniversity @helsinki.fi @uniuef.bsky.social @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social @vatt-tutkimus.bsky.social
FIRE Visiting Fellow Programme - FIRE
FIRE fellowships are 1–2 months visits to the Finnish Infrastructure for Register-Based Research (FIRE) to collaborate with our researchers.
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September 26, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Do register-based research? 🔎 #FIRE Fellowships offer 1–2 month visits to Finland for postdocs & senior researchers.
Apply now 👉
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@utu.fi @stat.fi @aalto.fi #TampereUniversity @helsinki.fi @uniuef.bsky.social @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social @vatt-tutkimus.bsky.social
Apply now 👉
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@utu.fi @stat.fi @aalto.fi #TampereUniversity @helsinki.fi @uniuef.bsky.social @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social @vatt-tutkimus.bsky.social
Family-based designs like family fixed effects models are becoming more popular and feasible through family linkages in individual-level population wide data. Can they achieve less confounded effect estimates than other designs?
Don't miss this talk by one of our experts on the topic.
Don't miss this talk by one of our experts on the topic.
PopHel Talks: Next Monday, 13th October, Joonas Pitkänen will be presenting at PopHel Talks on family-based designs in childhood adversity research.
13th October, 02:00-02:45 PM (UTC+2)
Please register for a Zoom link:
elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/13...
13th October, 02:00-02:45 PM (UTC+2)
Please register for a Zoom link:
elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/13...
October 13, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Family-based designs like family fixed effects models are becoming more popular and feasible through family linkages in individual-level population wide data. Can they achieve less confounded effect estimates than other designs?
Don't miss this talk by one of our experts on the topic.
Don't miss this talk by one of our experts on the topic.
Great research and great fun in our international team awaits you!
If you have any informal questions about the team, feel free shoot me a message.
If you have any informal questions about the team, feel free shoot me a message.
🚨Job alert!🚨
Helsinki Institute for Demography and Population Health is recruiting 2 postdocs. Join our team and investigate social inequalities in health!
jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
#postdoc #demography #socialsciences #socialdata
Helsinki Institute for Demography and Population Health is recruiting 2 postdocs. Join our team and investigate social inequalities in health!
jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
#postdoc #demography #socialsciences #socialdata
Two Postdoctoral Researchers on Health Inequalities
Two Postdoctoral Researchers on Health Inequalities
jobs.helsinki.fi
October 13, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Great research and great fun in our international team awaits you!
If you have any informal questions about the team, feel free shoot me a message.
If you have any informal questions about the team, feel free shoot me a message.
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Looks like a great opportunity for pop health researchers... #demography #episky
jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
Two Postdoctoral Researchers on Health Inequalities
Two Postdoctoral Researchers on Health Inequalities
jobs.helsinki.fi
October 11, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Looks like a great opportunity for pop health researchers... #demography #episky
jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
Excited to see @sammalmaetaes.bsky.social defend his masterpiece of a phd thesis today @helsinki.fi !
Go Juha!
Go Juha!
September 26, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Excited to see @sammalmaetaes.bsky.social defend his masterpiece of a phd thesis today @helsinki.fi !
Go Juha!
Go Juha!
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Nuorempana alkoholia laillisesti ostaneet henkilöt ovat sairastuneet ja kuolleet kroonisiin alkoholiperäisiin sairauksiin useammin kuin henkilöt, jotka saivat laillisesti ostaa alkoholia 21–vuotiaana.
Nuoruudessa koettu alkoholipolitiikka yhteydessä myöhempään terveyteen | Helsingin yliopisto
Vapaammalle alkoholipolitiikalle nuoruudessaan altistuneet henkilöt olivat keski-ikään mennessä sairastuneet ja kuolleet alkoholiperäisiin sairauksiin useammin kuin tiukemmalle alkoholipolitiikalle nu...
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September 19, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Nuorempana alkoholia laillisesti ostaneet henkilöt ovat sairastuneet ja kuolleet kroonisiin alkoholiperäisiin sairauksiin useammin kuin henkilöt, jotka saivat laillisesti ostaa alkoholia 21–vuotiaana.
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New study in European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry by Lotta Volotinen, Hanna Remes, Pekka Martikainen and Niina Metsä-Simola found that low parental education is more strongly associated with increased ADHD diagnosis only in families without identified history of ADHD.
Read more: rdcu.be/eG9eY
Read more: rdcu.be/eG9eY
September 19, 2025 at 11:03 AM
New study in European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry by Lotta Volotinen, Hanna Remes, Pekka Martikainen and Niina Metsä-Simola found that low parental education is more strongly associated with increased ADHD diagnosis only in families without identified history of ADHD.
Read more: rdcu.be/eG9eY
Read more: rdcu.be/eG9eY
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Our symposium from #SLLS2025 @sllshome.bsky.social consisted of research from Shubh Sharma @eugeniopaglino.bsky.social @olivia-mcevoy.bsky.social mcevoy.bsky.social @moberndorfer.bsky.social orfer.bsky.social Lauren Bishop and registry data expertise from Hanna Remes.
Thanks to all who attended!
Thanks to all who attended!
September 17, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Our symposium from #SLLS2025 @sllshome.bsky.social consisted of research from Shubh Sharma @eugeniopaglino.bsky.social @olivia-mcevoy.bsky.social mcevoy.bsky.social @moberndorfer.bsky.social orfer.bsky.social Lauren Bishop and registry data expertise from Hanna Remes.
Thanks to all who attended!
Thanks to all who attended!
"help reshape" never gets old
June 16, 2025 at 1:51 PM
"help reshape" never gets old
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New paper (£0): Socio-economic inequalities in uptake and timing of childhood vaccination: Taking a life course approach in an administrative cohort in Scotland www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
May 21, 2025 at 11:42 AM
New paper (£0): Socio-economic inequalities in uptake and timing of childhood vaccination: Taking a life course approach in an administrative cohort in Scotland www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Great to be at #REVES2025 in Tampere 🤓 This morning, I presented on the demography of widowhood in Finland, and we also had an overview of some @pophel.bsky.social works!
@reves-network.bsky.social
@reves-network.bsky.social
May 14, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Great to be at #REVES2025 in Tampere 🤓 This morning, I presented on the demography of widowhood in Finland, and we also had an overview of some @pophel.bsky.social works!
@reves-network.bsky.social
@reves-network.bsky.social
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“Was 55 Mio. Euro Zuschuss bringen? Man weiß es nicht” @diepressecom.bsky.social.
Wieder ein prägnantes Beispiel warum es in 🇦🇹 dringend mehr #Registerforschung braucht.
@registerforschung.bsky.social @mhalla.bsky.social
Wieder ein prägnantes Beispiel warum es in 🇦🇹 dringend mehr #Registerforschung braucht.
@registerforschung.bsky.social @mhalla.bsky.social
May 10, 2025 at 7:18 PM
“Was 55 Mio. Euro Zuschuss bringen? Man weiß es nicht” @diepressecom.bsky.social.
Wieder ein prägnantes Beispiel warum es in 🇦🇹 dringend mehr #Registerforschung braucht.
@registerforschung.bsky.social @mhalla.bsky.social
Wieder ein prägnantes Beispiel warum es in 🇦🇹 dringend mehr #Registerforschung braucht.
@registerforschung.bsky.social @mhalla.bsky.social
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“Declining Fertility, Human Capital & Economic Sustainability”: M Myrskyla @angelorenti.bsky.social @htikkanen.bsky.social et al show how fertility & investment in education affect pension burden. @flux-consortium.bsky.social @mpidr.bsky.social @pophel.bsky.social read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...
March 28, 2025 at 6:06 PM
“Declining Fertility, Human Capital & Economic Sustainability”: M Myrskyla @angelorenti.bsky.social @htikkanen.bsky.social et al show how fertility & investment in education affect pension burden. @flux-consortium.bsky.social @mpidr.bsky.social @pophel.bsky.social read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...
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It’s been some time since you last submitted work for publication with us."
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It’s been some time since you last submitted work for publication with us."
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March 25, 2025 at 1:29 PM
"Dear Moritz Oberndorfer,
It’s been some time since you last submitted work for publication with us."
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It’s been some time since you last submitted work for publication with us."
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This afternoon ⬇️⬇️⬇️
PopHel Talks: Aapo Hiilamo presents with the title “Children's out-of-home care in Finland, 1993-2020: lifetime risks, expectancies, exit routes, and number of placements for synthetic cohorts”
24th March, 02:00-02:45 PM (UTC+2)
Please register for a Zoom link:
elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/13...
24th March, 02:00-02:45 PM (UTC+2)
Please register for a Zoom link:
elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/13...
March 24, 2025 at 7:22 AM
This afternoon ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Check out what we have been up to lately and what’s on the horizon.
Especially interesting to demography, epidemiology, and register-based data folks.
Especially interesting to demography, epidemiology, and register-based data folks.
📢 PopHel Newsletter for Summer 2024 - Winter 2025 is out!! 📰
To receive our newsletter you can subscribe to our mailing list by sending an email to mila.lyytinen@helsinki.fi 📩
You will also receive information on upcoming public talks 👩🏫 and open positions at PopHel ‼️
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To receive our newsletter you can subscribe to our mailing list by sending an email to mila.lyytinen@helsinki.fi 📩
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PopHel Newsletter | Helsinki Institute for Demography and Population Health | University of Helsinki
This newsletter shares our research activities at the Helsinki Institute for Demography and Population Health (PopHel).
www.helsinki.fi
March 12, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Check out what we have been up to lately and what’s on the horizon.
Especially interesting to demography, epidemiology, and register-based data folks.
Especially interesting to demography, epidemiology, and register-based data folks.
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The I-SES is excited to announce our 2025 Call for Awards to recognize the exceptional work of doctoral students, postdoctoral fellows, & early career researchers in social epidemiology!
Please see the flyer below & go to www.social-epi.org/ises-awards for more details.
And please share widely!
Please see the flyer below & go to www.social-epi.org/ises-awards for more details.
And please share widely!
March 1, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The I-SES is excited to announce our 2025 Call for Awards to recognize the exceptional work of doctoral students, postdoctoral fellows, & early career researchers in social epidemiology!
Please see the flyer below & go to www.social-epi.org/ises-awards for more details.
And please share widely!
Please see the flyer below & go to www.social-epi.org/ises-awards for more details.
And please share widely!
We opened two new postdoc positions! Deadline 14th March.
If you want to work with amazing Finnish register data on social inequalities in population health, this is the place to be. Get in touch with us if you have questions.
jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
If you want to work with amazing Finnish register data on social inequalities in population health, this is the place to be. Get in touch with us if you have questions.
jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
Two Postdoctoral Researchers on Social Inequalities in Health
Two Postdoctoral Researchers on Social Inequalities in Health
jobs.helsinki.fi
February 28, 2025 at 10:13 AM
We opened two new postdoc positions! Deadline 14th March.
If you want to work with amazing Finnish register data on social inequalities in population health, this is the place to be. Get in touch with us if you have questions.
jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
If you want to work with amazing Finnish register data on social inequalities in population health, this is the place to be. Get in touch with us if you have questions.
jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
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Science is a noble but fragile endeavour that must be protected from political control and censorship.
Scientific communities, around the world, should show solidarity with our colleagues in the US and denounce this chilling attack on science and scientists.
Share this if you agree!
#ScienceSky
Scientific communities, around the world, should show solidarity with our colleagues in the US and denounce this chilling attack on science and scientists.
Share this if you agree!
#ScienceSky
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
February 4, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Science is a noble but fragile endeavour that must be protected from political control and censorship.
Scientific communities, around the world, should show solidarity with our colleagues in the US and denounce this chilling attack on science and scientists.
Share this if you agree!
#ScienceSky
Scientific communities, around the world, should show solidarity with our colleagues in the US and denounce this chilling attack on science and scientists.
Share this if you agree!
#ScienceSky
We are starting our online public seminar series PopHel Talks next Monday. (@pophel.bsky.social)
Our colleague Alvaro is kicking us off with his talk next Monday. Anyone can register and attend online.
Stay tuned for more PopHel Talks in the future.
Our colleague Alvaro is kicking us off with his talk next Monday. Anyone can register and attend online.
Stay tuned for more PopHel Talks in the future.
PopHel Talks: Alvaro Obeso presents with the title “Microevolutionary genetic processes of Roma population based in the Basque country - A Short Tandem Repeat based study.”
10th February, 02:00-02:45 PM (UTC +2)
Please register and we will send you a Zoom link:
elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/13...
10th February, 02:00-02:45 PM (UTC +2)
Please register and we will send you a Zoom link:
elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/13...
February 4, 2025 at 3:32 PM
We are starting our online public seminar series PopHel Talks next Monday. (@pophel.bsky.social)
Our colleague Alvaro is kicking us off with his talk next Monday. Anyone can register and attend online.
Stay tuned for more PopHel Talks in the future.
Our colleague Alvaro is kicking us off with his talk next Monday. Anyone can register and attend online.
Stay tuned for more PopHel Talks in the future.
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George Leckie and I have created a new short MAIHDA tutorial, with videos and practical exercises:
www.ncrm.ac.uk/resources/on...
It's based on our tutorial paper in SSM Pop Health, but shorter and more interactive.
Hope it's helpful! @ncrm.ac.uk
www.ncrm.ac.uk/resources/on...
It's based on our tutorial paper in SSM Pop Health, but shorter and more interactive.
Hope it's helpful! @ncrm.ac.uk
NCRM resource | Multilevel models to study intersectionality by Andrew Bell and George Leckie
Multilevel models allow researchers to analyse data that has a clustered structure such as pupils nested within schools, or individuals within neighbourhoods. Recently, a version of multilevel models
www.ncrm.ac.uk
January 30, 2025 at 12:33 PM
George Leckie and I have created a new short MAIHDA tutorial, with videos and practical exercises:
www.ncrm.ac.uk/resources/on...
It's based on our tutorial paper in SSM Pop Health, but shorter and more interactive.
Hope it's helpful! @ncrm.ac.uk
www.ncrm.ac.uk/resources/on...
It's based on our tutorial paper in SSM Pop Health, but shorter and more interactive.
Hope it's helpful! @ncrm.ac.uk
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I am hiring a PhD student to work with me in my group Migration and Health Inequalities at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research! Come work with me! ⬇️
🚨JOB OFFER🚨PhD Student | Research Group Migration & Health Inequalities
@mpidr.bsky.social is seeking to appoint a full-time PhD student to join the Group of @loisilvia.bsky.social.
📅Deadline: Feb 28, 2025
Admitted students take part in the @imprs-phds.bsky.social.
www.demogr.mpg.de/en/career_61...
@mpidr.bsky.social is seeking to appoint a full-time PhD student to join the Group of @loisilvia.bsky.social.
📅Deadline: Feb 28, 2025
Admitted students take part in the @imprs-phds.bsky.social.
www.demogr.mpg.de/en/career_61...
January 28, 2025 at 9:05 AM
I am hiring a PhD student to work with me in my group Migration and Health Inequalities at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research! Come work with me! ⬇️
Where can you nowadays find areas with a lot of space and cheap rents? That's right, in the supplementary material. (Discussing housing market with @ldeibardi.bsky.social )
January 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Where can you nowadays find areas with a lot of space and cheap rents? That's right, in the supplementary material. (Discussing housing market with @ldeibardi.bsky.social )