Portrait of Dieter Lukas looking at a computer screen

Dieter Lukas

Researcher at the MPI for Evolutionary Anthropology

My research focuses on understanding why populations differ so widely in their social behaviour. My work involves classifying the extent of cooperation and competition between individuals in a wide range of species and human populations and to identify which aspects of an environment are shared between species with similar behaviour. I am a Senior Researcher in the Department of Human Behavior, Ecology and Culture at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. If you want to know more about my research, please check my main website. You can also find me on Mastodon.


Blog entries:

Why you should write a press release

How to consider your audience, draft your message, structure your text, prepare for a response, and check the reaction.

What to consider when planning an academic career

What are the different options in academia, how to find positions, and what to consider when planning the next steps

How to search for comparative data

Some strategies to build a comparative datasets

How to approach reviewing for peers

Advice for how to give feedback on the work of others

What to consider when organising academic seminars

Some of the logistics to consider when having a series of talks in your institution

Writing registered reports

Benefits of getting your research peer-reviewed before you submit it