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Algorithmen Literacy und Sourcing-Kompetenz in außerschulischen Bildungssettings (AlLiS)
Project management
Several Duration
01/2025 - 06/2028 Funding
Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF):
690 000 €
In view of the increasing influence of data-based intelligent technologies, known as artificial intelligence (AI), on our daily lives, developing digital skills is a key social task that cannot be achieved in formal educational settings alone. With a focus on algorithms literacy and sourcing skills (the ability to competently evaluate sources), the project investigates how key aspects of digital skills can be fostered in young people in out-of-school educational settings.
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Bewegte Kinder = Gesündere Kinder (BeKiGeKi)
Project management
Dr. Florian Bähr Duration
07/2022 - 12/2028 Funding
Several donors
652 241 €
‘Bewegte Kinder = Gesündere Kinder (BeKiGeKi) is a Thuringia-wide programme to support the movement-related skills of children of primary school age.
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FBDGVisual – Development and Evaluation of Visualisations of Food-related Nutritional Recommendations
Project management
Dr. Sabine Best Duration
04/2024 - 03/2026 Funding
Bundesministerium für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft (BMEL):
400 000 €
The aim of the research work is to examine existing visualisations for food-related dietary recommendations (food based dietary guidelines, FBDG) based on specific reception criteria for different target groups. Based on qualitative studies, Sabine Best's team wants to use creative techniques to identify the challenges for the target groups (e.g. children, adults, senior citizens) and develop ideas for suitable forms of visualisation. Quantitative studies will then be used to review these…
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IMPACTS – Investigating Motivations, Practices and Unintentional Consumption of Toxic Skin-Lightening
Project management
Several Duration
11/2025 - 10/2026 Funding
German Alliance for Global Health Research:
120 000 €
Skin lightening is a complex public health and social problem that is widespread in many countries of the Global South, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. The practice is shaped by beauty ideals, social and economic expectations, and inadequate regulation, and poses significant health risks due to harmful substances. Previous research has focused primarily on users, while products, sales structures and unclear labelling have been largely unexamined. The IMPACTS project aims to close this gap by…

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