News at the IFS

01/30/2026

Successful VKS on “Well-being in the Educational Context”

International experts presented recent research on the topic of “Well-being in the Educational Context” at the 6th VKS.

01/29/2026

beVinuS.nrw: Findings on the use of digital mathematics learning resources

beVinuS.nrw, piloting a virtual zero semester at TU Dortmund University and evaluated by the IFS, has concluded.

01/20/2026

Tuesdays for Education on January 20 – Political Education

Development of political and civic skills among young people: Interest and willingness to participate tend to be low

01/19/2026

DFG research project CIVIC investigates civic literacy among young people

The new DFG project CIVIC investigates how school and extracurricular factors influence the development of political skills.

01/13/2026

Open Access edited volume on the 9th Dortmund Symposium published

The edited volume for the 9th SYM, “Socio-emotional and cognitive development in learning: Educational goals in competition?!” has been published.

01/07/2026

Junior professorship focusing on attitudes, motivation, and well-being

Justine Stang-Rabrig starts as assistant professor for “Empirical Educational Research with a Focus on Attitudes, Motivation, and Well-Being.”

12/19/2025

Guest stay of Dr. Pascal Alscher at UCLA

As Futures Fellow at the University Alliance Ruhr, Pascal Alscher collaborated with Laura Wray-Lake on the joint “Education and Community” study.

12/18/2025

Leonie Dargiewicz finishes research stay at New York University

During a research stay, Leonie Dargiewicz worked with Prof. Susan Neuman on a project examining synergy effects between medium and text genre.

12/12/2025

Enhancing teacher well-being: Context matters

How can teachers' well-being be promoted? This question was the focus of the final meeting of the DGPs cooperation.

12/11/2025

New article published in Learning and Individual Differences

The article deals with the development and prediction of motivational regulation in university students.

12/10/2025

Arta Sejdiu researches sustainable education as a DBU Fellow at the IFS

As a DBU Fellow, Arta Sejdiu is developing an inclusive, multilingual digital learning framework at the IFS that promotes environmental awareness.

12/02/2025

New publication in Pädagogische Psychologie

The article examines the role of family characteristics in the academic success of children with and without their own and family migration history.