University of Malawi and MPIDR Launch Exciting New Research Cooperation

In September 2025, Ben Malinga John became the head of the Max Planck Partner Group UNIMAX at the University of Malawi in Zomba. Previously, he worked at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) in the Laboratory Fertility and Well-Being. In February, he and his colleagues from Department of Sociology and Population at the University of Malawi hosted a kickoff workshop for the new Partner Group "UNIMAX: New Perspectives On The Demography Of The Family In Sub-Saharan Africa". The