Annette Baudisch

Annette Baudisch is a Professor and Director of the Interdisciplinary Centre on Population Dynamics (CPop) at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU), affiliated with the Faculty of Social Sciences. Her research focuses on lifespan variation, aging mechanisms, and biodemography, with notable contributions to understanding sex differences in longevity, evolutionary perspectives on senescence, and the societal impacts of aging populations.

• Affiliations: CPop Director, SDU’s Faculty of Social Sciences
• Key Roles: ERC Consolidator Grant awardee, leading projects on lifespan disparities and conservation demography

Her work combines demographic methods with biological insights, exploring topics such as human and animal aging, pandemic impacts on mortality, and the role of welfare systems in shaping lifespan outcomes. Recent projects include analyzing post-pandemic life expectancy changes and investigating why certain species (e.g., turtles) exhibit negligible senescence.

Key Awards:

• ERC Consolidator Grant (2022)
• SDU 2021 Inspiration Prize

Research Themes:

• Lifespan variation and inequality
• Evolutionary and biodemographic perspectives on aging
• Demographic effects of global health crises
• Conservation demography for endangered species

Her team at CPop collaborates across disciplines, publishing in top journals like Science and PLOS ONE, and addressing both theoretical and applied questions in population dynamics.