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As part of our diverse and, in some cases, interdisciplinary research projects, our researchers are investigating contemporary teaching and learning, developing new approaches to significant and topical issues, and thereby shaping the educational processes of the future.
Our research findings are intended to be put into practice in schools and wider society, where they will provide impetus for contemporary teaching and learning. This is particularly successful in our knowledge transfer projects, where we develop innovative concepts in collaboration with partners from civil society and the education sector.
The close link between theory and practice, as well as the transfer of research activities and findings into teaching and continuing professional development, is a key priority for us. To this end, our university collaborates with numerous inter-university, regional, national and European partners.
The Teaching and Learning Laboratories (LLL) are a particular flagship of our university. At these extracurricular learning venues for children and young people, we test and evaluate new educational programmes and teaching concepts for the STEM subjects: biology, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, physics and technology. These programmes and concepts are developed as part of our educational research.
Furthermore, our areas of specialisation set strategic priorities in terms of thematic focus. The researchers at our university collaborate here both across disciplines and departments, as well as with external partners.
Other projects
You can find out more about numerous other research projects across a range of disciplines on the respective websites of the participating institutes and organisations.
For many of our PhD students, the thematically focused doctoral programmes provide an ideal environment for their research and personal professional development.
As part of the ‘Quality Initiative for Teacher Training’ funded by the federal and state governments, our university is further developing the ‘Media Education and Digital Education’ module – which is already compulsory for its teacher training students – and is designing, testing and evaluating innovative digital teaching and learning concepts in seven subject-specific sub-projects, whilst continuing to expand its Innovation Space.
The seven sub-projects are being carried out as part of a postgraduate training programme.
Funding: BMBF and the State of Baden-Württemberg
Duration: 2020 to 2023
As part of the ‘Quality Initiative for Teacher Training’ funded by the federal and state governments, our university is further developing the ‘Media Education and Digital Education’ module – which is already compulsory for its teacher training students – and is designing, testing and evaluating innovative digital teaching and learning concepts in seven subject-specific sub-projects, whilst continuing to expand its Innovation Space.
The seven sub-projects are being carried out as part of a postgraduate training programme.
Funding: BMBF and the State of Baden-Württemberg
Duration: 2020 to 2023
Participating universities: All universities of education in the state of Baden-Württemberg (Freiburg, Heidelberg, Karlsruhe, Ludwigsburg, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Weingarten)
Funding: Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts of Baden-Württemberg
Duration: 2017 to 2020 (1st funding phase) / 2020 to 2023 (2nd funding phase)
Participating universities: All universities of education in the state of Baden-Württemberg (Freiburg, Heidelberg, Karlsruhe, Ludwigsburg, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Weingarten)
Funding: Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts of Baden-Württemberg
Duration: 2017 to 2020 (1st funding phase) / 2020 to 2023 (2nd funding phase)
Participating higher education institutions: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and Karlsruhe University of Education
Funding: Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts of Baden-Württemberg
Duration: 2016 to 2021
Participating higher education institutions: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and Karlsruhe University of Education
Funding: Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts of Baden-Württemberg
Duration: 2016 to 2021
Participating universities: Universities of Education in Freiburg, Heidelberg, Karlsruhe, Ludwigsburg and Weingarten
Funding: Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts
Duration: 2016 to 2021
Participating universities: Universities of Education in Freiburg, Heidelberg, Karlsruhe, Ludwigsburg and Weingarten
Funding: Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts
Duration: 2016 to 2021
Participating higher education institutions: The Universities of Education in Freiburg, Schwäbisch-Gmünd and Weingarten; the Protestant University of Applied Sciences in Freiburg; and Eberhard Karl University of Tübingen
Funding: Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts
Duration: 2015 to 2019
Participating higher education institutions: The Universities of Education in Freiburg, Schwäbisch-Gmünd and Weingarten; the Protestant University of Applied Sciences in Freiburg; and Eberhard Karl University of Tübingen
Funding: Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts
Duration: 2015 to 2019
Updated on 7 October 2026 by Kordula Manegold
