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January 01, 2014 | News | New Research Project

Where is the eagle owl?

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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

Congratulations!

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

Daycare more important than culture

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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

Aging out of bounds

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

One is better than none

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

Stepparents are not always evil

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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

Junior Professorship of Trifon Missov extended for another 3 years

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

Congratulations!

Nora Sánchez Gassen

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

The poor die younger

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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

All based on pure calculation?

Read in the new issue of “Demografische Forschung Aus Erster Hand” which pensioners live longest and why fathers are taking parental leave. more

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