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Invitation to the IPN Colloquium: “Natural Language Processing as a Diagnostic Tool in Evolution Education”
The Department of Biology Education is pleased to welcome Dr. Merav Siani from Herzog Academic College in Alon Shvut (Israel) to the IPN in August.
Research meets art: Science Slam at the IPN Summer Conference
The IPN Summer Conference, which has been held once a year since the coronavirus pandemic, is a great opportunity for young scientists to present their research to a wider audience. This year, three young scientists from the IPN Summer Conference presented a video at the Science Slam that we would …
Learning across borders – A conversation with İrem Uluyol and Katharina Göpel
Over the past two months, İrem Uluyol, a mathematics education student at Necmettin Erbakan University in Turkey, completed an Erasmus+ internship at the IPN.
Qualitative Research and Mixed Methods in Science Education: Dr. Keren Dalyot from the Weizmann Institute Visits IPN
The IPN is pleased to welcome Israeli education researcher Dr Keren Dalyot from the Weizmann Institute of Science, as part of the KielSCN Fellowship Program. Dalyot’s work focuses on qualitative research approaches and mixed-methods designs in the field of science education research.
IPN colloquium on AI-supported tutoring systems: How is Generative AI changing learning with digital systems?
On July 28, Prof. Dr. Zachary A. Pardos from the University of California, Berkeley will be a guest at the IPN. In his presentation "AI-Enhanced Intelligent Tutoring Systems: Bridging Authoring, Feedback, and Student Pathways", the educational researcher and computer scientist will provide exciting…
Are today’s children school-ready? How BRISE is studying and supporting transitions to elementary school
The BRISE research alliance (Bremen Initiative to Foster early Childhood Development) has received funding for a further four years. The money, allocated by Germany’s Federal Ministry for Education, Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMBFSFJ), will enable the alliance to continue its…
“Science communication needs robust knowledge to draw on”: IPN staff talk about their role in a new Leibniz Research Network
The IPN is one of the inaugural institutions of a new Leibniz Research Network, “Evidence-Based Science Communication,” which came into being in June 2025 with the aim of forging closer links between researchers and practitioners in this area, gaining a greater understanding of the mechanisms via w…
How can we be ready for the pandemics of the future? The Leibniz Lab Pandemic Preparedness has the answers – on its new website
The Leibniz Lab Pandemic Preparedness is a joint endeavor brought into being by 41 Leibniz Association research institutes, among them the IPN. Its new website, www.leibniz-lab-pandemic-preparedness.de, launched on June 10, 2025.
IPN welcomes visitors from Taiwan: In conversation with Kristin Litteck and Pin-Chen Guo
The IPN’s Department of Mathematics Education has once again hosted an international visit.
Federal states working together for opportunities in math: Startchancen Competence Center for mathematics launched
The Startchancen Competence Center for mathematics experienced a highly successful kick-off to its work for better equality of opportunity in math across the German states when, between May 22 and 24, 2025, a total of 119 committed specialists from fifteen states came together for the first Germany…
