What kind of research is most important for our society? Of course, there is no single answer to this question. Through its “Forum Research” funding program, the Daimler and Benz Foundation is supporting seven new forward-looking projects—selected from over 1,000 applications received. The research projects will receive a total of over one million euros in funding for a period of one to three years.
Lecture by Prof. Dr. Ralf Poscher. Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law. The talk is available as a vidoepodcast here.
The new research project “Computational and Algorithmic Principles in LEGO®-Enriched Mathematics Learning (COMPILE)” is investigating how primary-school pupils in Baden-Württemberg can learn the principles of computational thinking and how to use computers in a playful way. A sum of about 180,000 euros is available for this project in the “Research Forum” funding line.
