People with higher levels of education are less likely to be single parents, and they place higher demands on themselves when it comes to raising children. In a European comparison, however, there are also many country-specific differences in how the level of education affects family life, as sociologist Caroline Berghammer and her research team have found out.
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The Institute for Systems Analysis IIASA is participating in an international research group that explores how different forms of forest management interact with climate change on a global scale. A particular focus is being placed on biodiversity issues, and beetles have an important role to play in this context.
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“Surzhyk” is a linguistic mix between Russian and Ukrainian that is widely used in oral communication in Ukraine. While there is already a larger body of research on “Old Surzhyk”, which is more strongly based on Ukrainian, there are still large research gaps in respect of “Neo-Surzhyk”, which sticks more closely to Russian. The Slavist Tilmann Reuther and his team have set out to close these gaps.
Continue reading “Mixing like in a paint box”The European Union has recently adopted far-reaching sanctions against Russia following its invasion of Ukraine. The political scientist Katharina Meissner of the University of Vienna has been studying EU sanctions regimes for some time. What has to happen for sanctions to be adopted? And what can we hope they will achieve?
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Kerstin S. Jobst, a specialist in Eastern European history at the University of Vienna, speaks about the impact of the Ukraine war on her research, about the background of the Russian invasion of its neighbour, about the origin of the deep-seated mistrust between East and West and about why this conflict represents a watershed in global politics.
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Antonia Lichtenegger’s research is focused on gaining the most accurate insights possible into the tissues of our bodies. During her Schrödinger stay in Japan, the physicist was successful in helping her host develop an improved imaging method for cancer research. She will soon return to Austria, bringing home many new contacts and a fascination for her host country.
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