RPTU Research Magazine – Knowledge that shapes the future

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How VERA can improve teaching

At the Zentrum für Empirische Pädagogische Forschung (zepf) researchers study how to develop and ensure quality in schools and classrooms. One example of this is the nationwide standardized assesment (VERA). This concept originated in Landau in the early 2000s.

School

Education

When groundwater levels decline

Environmental Sciences

Dry streams, dwindling springs and rising irrigation demand: climate change is altering the landscape water balance across many regions of Germany. Groundwater is increasingly under pressure, with far-reaching implications for ecosystems, agriculture and drinking water resources.

Environment

Agriculture

Sustainability

Rethinking construction

Engineering Sciences

What would happen if the colleague handing over the bricks were a robot? The "Building of the Future" initiative coordinates research projects that aim to make planning, construction, and renovation more climate-friendly and resource-friendly.

Technology

Sustainability

Economy

Gruppe von Menschen liegt im Kreis im Grünen

Good friends, good life

Social Sciences

More than a third of people in Europe feel lonely at least occasionally. Yet friendship is one of the most important things in life. This article explores what makes for good friendships and why they are crucial to our well-being.

Life

Society

Psyche

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Regulate emotions and stay mentally healthy

Distraction or reinterpretation: there are various strategies for dealing with stressful situations – and the negative emotions that accompany them ...

Psyche

Health

FOTOMONTAGE der vier Kanzlerkandidaten 2025: Friedrich Merz (CDU), Olaf Scholz (SPD), Robert Habeck (Buendnis90/Die Gruenen) und Alice Weidel (AfD,v.l.n.r.)

Election campaigns on television

In front of millions of viewers, the leading candidates faced off in six televised debates in the run-up to the 2025 federal elections. Researchers at ...

Politics

Live-Gespräch auf der Online-Plattform X (vormals Twitter) zwischen Alice Weidel, Kanzlerkandidatin der Partei Alternative für Deutschland, und dem US-amerikanischen Tech-Unternehmer Elon Musk. Auf einem Laptop wurde der X-Account von Alice Weidel mit dem Live-Talk geöffnet. Davor wurde auf einem Smartphone der X-Account mit dem Link zu dem Live-Talk aufgerufen.

Politics and social media: Trust at risk

Parties in constant conflict, a sense of crisis in society – trust in politics is crumbling. Two media researchers explain the role of social media in ...

Democracy

Politics

Manufacturing in sync with energy

Yoghurt, pharmaceuticals, specialty coatings: many products are manufactured in multi-stage, finely tuned steps known as batch processes. These are ...

Sustainability

Technology

Economy

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The magic formula for sustainable investing

Financial mathematician Ralf Korn is working on ways to make climate-friendly investments – such as those in renewable energy – more effective using ...

Sustainability

Economy