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January 01, 2014 | News | New Research Project
Zoos play an important role in species protection, because breeding programs help conserve rare animal species. An new MPIDR research project has been started to record zoos that keep rare European animal species. more
December 16, 2013 | News
Former MPIDR-researcher Esther Geisler has successfully defended her dissertation at the University of Rostock. Her Ph.D. dissertation focuses on the influence of welfare state policies on parental employment patterns. more
December 11, 2013 | Press Release
New MPIDR study: Low birth rates in Germany do not result from German culture, but rather from too little provision of public child care. more
December 08, 2013 | Press Release
New Nature study: MPIDR researchers publish demographic data that show how diversely different species age across the tree of life. Evolutionary theories can not yet explain why. more
December 06, 2013 | Defo News
In the new issue of “First Hand Demographic Research,” read about how the state of the economy at the start of life can affect a person’s cognitive abilities in old age, and what couples do when they disagree about whether to have a child. more
November 12, 2013 | Press Release
Parents’ strategy to love their children depends on more than blood ties, finds a new MPIDR study by Kai Willführ. more
October 28, 2013 | News
Three years ago, mathematician Trifon Missov was appointed junior professor by the University of Rostock and the MPIDR. Having been successfully evaluated, the professorship has now been extended for another three years. more
October 20, 2013 | News
Former MPIDR-Researcher Nora Sánchez Gassen successfully defended her thesis with summa cum laude. She investigated whether demographic changes and changes in the electoral laws in Germany have an influence on the composition of the electorate. more
October 15, 2013 | News | New Publication
In 2008, 65-year olds enjoying a high retirement income could expect to live for another 20 years. Peers living on a very low pension, by contrast, had a remaining life expectancy of not even 15 years. more
October 09, 2013 | Defo News
Read in the new issue of “Demografische Forschung Aus Erster Hand” which pensioners live longest and why fathers are taking parental leave. more