Fanny Janssen

Prof. Fanny Janssen is an Honorary Professor in Mortality and Longevity at the University of Groningen's Faculty of Spatial Sciences and a Senior Researcher at the Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI-KNAW). She holds a PhD in Medical Demography (2005) from Rotterdam and has been active in academic research since. Currently, she focuses on mortality trends, health determinants, and socioeconomic inequalities in aging populations. Her work bridges demography, epidemiology, and public health, addressing topics like smoking’s impact, alcohol-related mortality, and cross-country health disparities.

• Education: Bachelor in Human Geography (Groningen), Master in Demography (Groningen), Master in Epidemiology (Rotterdam), PhD in Medical Demography (Rotterdam, 2005).
• Affiliations: University of Groningen (Honorary Professor), NIDI-KNAW (Senior Researcher), University Services (Grant Proposal Trainer).

Her research emphasizes forecasting mortality patterns and understanding lifestyle’s role in health outcomes. She received the VIDI (2014) and VICI (2020) grants from NWO and the European Demography Award (2018). Notable projects include studying smoking’s long-term effects and socioeconomic mortality gaps.

Prof. Janssen also trains researchers in grant proposal writing and collaborates internationally on population health studies. Her lab focuses on data-driven approaches to demographic challenges, with contributions to global health policy discussions.