News at the IFS
06/23/2026
Tuesdays for Education on June 23 – Attitudes Toward Diversity in Society
An IFS study examines unconscious attitudes toward various stereotyped groups in society among key age groups.

06/22/2026
Professor Isabell van Ackeren-Mindl Gives a Lecture at the IFS
Professor Isabell van Ackeren-Mindl (UDE) will held a lecture on findings regarding school development in socially disadvantaged areas.

06/12/2026
Professor Benjamin Fauth Speaks at IFS Lecture Series
Professor Benjamin Fauth (University of Education Freiburg) gave a lecture on classroom research and instructional development.

06/11/2026
Keynote “Classroom Emotions in Civic Education” at EARLI SIG 13 & 19
At the EARLI SIG13 & 19 conference, Dr. Elisabeth Graf delivered a keynote on her research on emotions.

06/10/2026
Now Online: The Second Issue of the IFS Newsletter
Read the latest issue now and stay up to date on the most important developments!

06/02/2026
New Article published in Large-Scale Assessments in Education
The study investigates the relationship between academic optimism and fourth-grade students’ reading achievement over a period of five years.

05/29/2026
Ruben Kleinkorres at the Austrian Integration Advisory Council
Dr. Ruben Kleinkorres speaks about the educational success of children with a migration background in Germany.

05/26/2026
IFS Lecture Series with Professor Anita Schilcher
Professor Anita Schilcher (University of Regensburg) discusses the impact of German language teachers’ professional knowledge on student performance.

05/22/2026
New Article published in Learning and Individual Differences
The study presents findings from the BiSS-EvalLesen project on the perception of motivational support in elementary school.

05/21/2026
Expert report by Aktionsrat Bildung: Social Media–Education–Integrity
Education researcher Professor Nele McElvany outlines recommendations for action in elementary schools

05/20/2026
PIRLS: Vocabulary Shapes Educational Inequality in Reading
Early vocabulary development plays a key role in reducing educational inequality, suggest findings of a new analysis of the IGLU study.

05/19/2026
Application for a University Consortia of Excellence: IFS in the RIL
RUB and TU Dortmund University apply as a University Consortia of Excellence; IFS researchers contribute to a potential area.





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