News at the IFS

01/21/2025

Successful VKS on “Multilingualism in the family and classroom”

Internationally renowned guests at the 5th VKS on January 13 and 20 on the topic of “Language and Learning in multilingual families and classrooms”.

01/14/2025

Tuesdays for Education 14.01. – Digital-based language support

Study shows effectiveness of digitally supported language support right from the start of school.

01/08/2025

Successful grant for Allan Wigfield's guest stay at the IFS

Sebastian Vogel successfully raised funding for a guest stay by Prof. Allan Wigfield to the IFS as part of the tu.hosts program.

12/12/2024

Successful habilitation lecture by Dr. Sittipan Yotyodying

As part of his habilitation process, Dr. Sittipan Yotyodying successfully gave his scientific lecture on digital transformation.

12/12/2024

Article in Electoral Studies published

This article revisits eligibility effects of voting at 16 years in Austria based on regression discontinuity analyses.

12/02/2024

Prof. McElvany as an expert for the NRW Landtag

Prof. McElvany contributed her expertise as an expert to the commission of inquiry “Equal Opportunities in Education” of the NRW Landtag.

11/21/2024

Professor Birgit Heppt holds inaugural lecture

Professor Birgit Heppt presented her research program at Faculty 12 as part of her inaugural lecture.

11/13/2024

Article in Frontiers in Education published

This article examines pre-service teachers' competences for digital collaboration.

11/06/2024

IFS participates in the raising of DGPs co-operation grant

Dr. Justine Stang-Rabrig and her research colleagues successfully raise a cooperation grant from the Educational Psychology Section of the DGPs.

11/05/2024

Tuesdays for Education 5.11. – Conditions for reading literacy

To improve reading skills, vocabulary and decoding skills must be promoted and family-related differences must be compensated for more effectively.

10/31/2024

IFS at the TU Dortmund University Open Day on November 9, 2025

IFS takes part in TU Dortmund University's Open Day with a simulation game on the research process – educational research that you can touch!

10/29/2024

Save the Date – 10th SYM “Education in transition” on July 4, 2025

On July 4, 2025, we will host the 10th SYM on the topic of “Education in Transition: Between Technological Innovation and Social Responsibility”.