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January 20, 2014 | News
Spiegel Online has constructed an interactive map of Germany's population development - with data supplied by MPIDR researcher Sebastian Klüsener. The Institute is making available the original data to those interested. more
January 17, 2014 | News
MPIDR researcher Michaela Kreyenfeld has been appointed Professor of Sociology at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin. more
January 12, 2014 | News
At the opening event of the “Caravan of Science” (Wissenskarawane) on January 15, 2014 at the MPIDR school students have the possibility to visit the institute and to get insights into the work of demographic researchers. more
January 09, 2014 | News | Science Soap aus Rostock
Friday, the 10th of January will see the fifth and last episode of the Science Soap “Storm of Knowledge” (“Sturm des Wissens”) – at least for now. The series is shot in Rostock and aims to encourage young women to take up university studies in the technical and natural sciences. more
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