RPTU Research Magazine – Knowledge that shapes the future

Mäppchen mit Buntstiften auf einem Tisch. Darunter ein Blatt Papier, auf dem "Bildungssystem" steht.

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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Sandsäcke sorgen für Schutz vor Hochwasser.

Human nature in disaster response

Floods, wildfires, and heatwaves show how fragile our systems become in a crisis. Before official help arrives, people often rely on each other. In ...

Life

Society

Who has the right to alter the climate?

The idea of dispersing sulphur particles in the atmosphere to cool the Earth sounds adventurous, but it is being discussed. However, geoengineering is ...

Climate

Politics

Firefighters using water fog spraying down fire from oil rig factory explosion.

AI troubleshooting: detecting anomalies

Whether in chemistry or technical systems, even the smallest deviations can be dangerous. Deep learning, a method of artificial intelligence (AI) ...

Digitalization

Economy

Artificial Intelligence

Large Language Models cannot think

Prof. Dr. Katharina Zweig advocates for artificial intelligence (AI) to be designed with people in mind. In this interview, the computer science ...

Artificial Intelligence

Technology

Society

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