Green holiday card with white school logo top left, white outline of Santa’s sleigh with three reindeer upper center, “Happy Holidays” below, white snowflakes top right and lower left.
Season’s Greetings from the GESS
This season invites both reflection and gratitude. Thank you for walking alongside us through 2025’s many moments, the quieter days and the moments of joy alike.  Season’s greetings to you and yours. May your holidays be joyful and peaceful, your winter break restful, and your new year full of ...
Christian Fäth, lächelnd vor einer hellen Wand.
Vorwort des Personalratsvorsitzenden
Christian Fäth wagt einen vorsichtig optimistischen Blick auf 2026 in der Prima Ausgaben 4–2025.
International Perspectives on Educational Data Literacy
Check out our latest publication co-edited with Clara Schumacher: “International Perspectives on Educational Data Literacy” 📚This edited collection explores the complexities of educational data literacy and data-driven decision-making with international contributions.
Outstanding Journal Article Award
We are thrilled to announce that our article, “Designing adaptive learning environments for continuing education: Stakeholders’ perspectives on indicators and interventions,” has received the Outstanding Journal Article Award from the hashtag#AECT25 Division Distance Learning! 🏆
Empowering children online: a holistic skills framework for cybersecurit
A new open access article has been published, presenting a skills framework developed through a systematic literature review and a two-round Delphi study with professionals, which is designed to enhance the online protection and cybersecurity awareness of children.
PyDI – Python Data Integration Framework Version 0.2 released
We are happy to announce the release of Version 0.2 of the PyDI Data Integration Framework. The new release features improved data normalization and trans­lation methods, JSON Schema integration, additional use cases, as well as new tutorials and extended documentation.
Ein Kind kippt Sand aus einem Spielzeug-Laster.
Mehr Druck, weniger Kinder: Wie der Wettbewerb zwischen Eltern die Geburtenrate senkt
Eine neue Studie der Mannheimer Ökonomin Michèle Tertilt und Kollegen zeigt: Der soziale Vergleich zwischen Eltern und der Wettbewerb um die beste Bildung ihrer Kinder führen dazu, dass Familien weniger Kinder planen oder bekommen.
Meta-Analyse zu Mitgefühl und Wohlbefinden publiziert
Unsere kürzlich veröffentlichte Meta-Analyse deutet auf einen positiven Zusammenhang zwischen Mitgefühl für andere und eigenem Wohlbefinden.
Congratulations!
Congratulations to Yiqi Chen who defended his doctoral project with Prof. Krüger at Prof. Alpers' chair last week. Prof. Chao Liu from Beijing Normal University joined the committee via Zoom.
Neu erschienen: Im Fokus Forschungs­hemmnisse und -chancen in Deutschland
Neue Bestandsaufnahme zeigt: Deutschlands Gentechnikforschung steht unter Druck – bietet aber enormes Potenzial