The Daimler and Benz Foundation is providing funding of up to 300,000 euros for a new research project to promote cooperation between German and African research institutions. Applications can now be submitted.
The Daimler and Benz Foundation is reinforcing international research alliances focusing on the biocultural evolution of humans in Southeast Asia. This flexible funding program is directed towards young scientists active in the fields of paleoanthropology, prehistory, and early history; it is implemented in cooperation with other foundations.
On September 10 and 11, 2025, the partners from the interdisciplinary KonCheck Research Network met in Ladenburg. The scientists are developing innovative tools to help vulnerable groups find their way around the information jungle of the Internet
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.
A meeting of the association “Verein zur Förderung von Verfahren zur Sprachstandserhebung und Sprachförderung e. V.” took place in Ladenburg on July 28 and 29. The objective was to further develop the WUSCHEL language diagnosis app and, on this basis, language support measures for children with a migration background.
