News at the IFS

09/02/2025

Prof. McElvany proposes “Learning German” as an additional school subject

In an interview with RP, Nele McElvany suggests “Learning German” as an additional school subject if German language skills are insufficient.

09/01/2025

Successful closing of the interdisciplinary research area FAIR

Successful completion of the interdisciplinary research area From Prediction to Agile Intervention in the Social Sciences (FAIR)

09/01/2025

IFS presented a wide range of research findings at the EARLI 2025 conference

The IFS presented innovative research contributions in various lecture formats at EARLI 2025 in Graz.

08/27/2025

A. Kosubek receives EARLI SIG 8 Student Research Excellence Recognition 2025

Anne Kosubek is being honored for her excellent research achievements with the EARLI SIG 8 Student Research Excellence Recognition 2025.

08/21/2025

24th edition of the IFS Yearbook on School Development published

The IFS Yearbook deals with the topic of ‘Educational Processes and Competence Development in the Context of Linguistic and Social Heterogeneity’.

08/21/2025

IFS at the 5th meeting of national coordinators for PIRLS 2026

Ramona Lorenz and Ulrich Ludewig are attending the 5th meeting of national research coordinators for PIRLS 2026 in Warsaw.

08/07/2025

New milestones in the SPEAK project

SPEAK project concludes pilot study and completes post-tests of the main study.

07/24/2025

Guest lecture by Dr. Alexander Robitzsch in the IFS lecture series

Dr. Alexander Robitzsch spoke on “Group comparisons in educational comparison studies” as part of the IFS lecture series.

07/23/2025

Podcast “Pausenhof” returns with innovative teaching

In the podcast “Pausenhof” (Schoolyard), students of the BA Educational Science programme discuss current studies.

07/23/2025

Decline in reading skills: School closures and learning environment causes

New study shows that the decline in reading skills is due to school closures and difficult extracurricular learning conditions.

07/11/2025

IFS at the 7th Dortmund Science Conference “Education in Transition”

IFS participated in several formats at the 7th Dortmund Science Conference “Education in Transition – Shaping the Future in Challenging Times”.

07/10/2025

TfE – 2nd series successfully completed, 3rd series to start in fall 2025

The successful “Tuesdays for Education” program series is taking a summer break and will return in the fall with new and exciting content.